TOWN OF BROOKFIELD
ANNUAL MEETING
WARNING
The legal voters of Brookfield
are hereby warned to meet for the annual Town Meeting at the Brookfield
Elementary School auditorium at 1725 Ridge Road, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at
10:00 A.M. to transact the following business:
Article:
To
elect all officers as required by law for the ensuing year by Australian
ballot. For this purpose, the polls will be open from 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.To
hear and act on reports of the Town Officers.To
see if the Town will authorize the Selectboard to borrow money in anticipation
of revenues.To
see if the Town will vote to have all taxes paid into the Treasury as provided
by law in two installments, and if so, to set the dates.To
see if the Town will authorize the Selectboard to engage the firm of Vermont
Appraisal Company to complete a Town-wide reappraisal of all properties within
the Town. The cost for which shall not exceed $81,000; the funds for which are
already in place.To
see if the Town will vote to contribute $300.00 to the Randolph Area Mentoring
Program (RAMP), a community-based mentoring program serving the communities of
Brookfield, Braintree, and Randolph.To
see if the Town will vote to contribute $250.00 to the Vermont Family Network,
to provide services for families of children with special needs.To
approve a 12 month budget for the financial year of July 1, 2020 to June 30,
2021 to meet the expenses and liabilities of the Town General Fund and to
authorize the Selectboard to set a tax rate sufficient to provide the same.To
see if the Town will authorize the Selectboard to approve the construction of a
new Town Garage building (or another option as presented and discussed at Town
Meeting). The cost not to exceed $1,075,000, to be financed over a 25 to 30 year
period.
10. To see if the Town will
authorize the Selectboard to enter into a lease/purchase Agreement to replace
the Town Highway Department Loader. The cost, allowing for the trade-in value
for the current Loader, not to exceed $140,000 (plus finance charges), to be
paid for over a 7-year period.
11. To approve a 12 month budget
for the financial year of July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 to meet the expenses
and liabilities of the Town Highway Fund and to authorize the Selectboard to
set a tax rate sufficient to provide the same.
12. To see if the Town will vote
to have 5 members on the Selectboard by floor vote at Town Meeting. (17 VSA
Sec. 2650(b)(1))
13. To transact any other proper
business.
Dated at Brookfield, Vermont, this 30th day of January
2020.
Attest: Teresa Godfrey, Town
Clerk: _______________________________
There will be an informational
meeting about the Town Budget on Monday evening, February 24, 2020 at 6:30 P.M.
at the Town Clerk’s Office
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