ARTICLE 1: To elect the following town officers for the following terms: 1 Selectperson 3-year term, 1 Town Clerk 1-year term, 1 Treasurer 1-year term, 1 Tax Collector 1-year term, 1 Deeding Agent 1-year term, 1 Road Agent 1-year term, 1 Budget Committee 3-year term, 1 Cemetery Trustee 3-year term, 1 Trustee of Trust Funds 3-year term, 2 Planning Board Members 3-year terms, and any other officers as required by law.
Officers elected:
Selectman (3 Years): Tamara Fairbank
Town Clerk (1 Year): Michelle Goffreda
Treasurer (1 Year): Trish Weekes
Tax Collector (1 Year): Sharon Proulx
Deeding Agent (1 Year): Sharon Proulx
Road Agent (1 Year): Scott Sanborn
Budget Committee (3 Years): Louis Shelzi
Trustee Of Trust Funds (3 Years): Karen McFarlane
Planning Board (3 Years): Tessa Michetti and Karen McFarlane
Planning Board (1 Year): Bruce Ells
Cemetery Trustee (3 Years): Gulley Dunlap
ARTICLE 2: To see if the Town will authorize the Tax Collector to accept the prepayment of taxes pursuant to RSA 80:52-a. Taxpayers shall be allowed to prepay taxes no more than two years in advance of the due date of the taxes. No interest shall accrue to the taxpayer on any prepayment, nor shall any interest be paid to the taxpayer on any prepayment which is later subject to rebate or refund.
Article 2 passed.
ARTICLE 3: To see if the Town will authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of five Orange residents, two of whom may be officers or employees of the town (excluding members of the Select Board, Tax Collector, Treasurer, Town Clerk, and Select Board Secretary), to study the salaries of the Town officers and employees and report their findings and recommendations in the next annual Town Report, including a warrant article that they deem appropriate.
Article 3 passed.
ARTICLE 4: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate eight thousand dollars ($8,000.00) to be paid into the Highway Equipment Capital Reserve Fund.
Article 4 passed.
ARTICLE 5: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) to be paid into the Town House Capital Reserve Fund.
Article 5 passed.
ARTICLE 6: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) to be paid into the Revaluation Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of revaluation of real estate. Revaluations of all real estate are required by law every five years.
Article 6 passed.
ARTICLE 7: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to be paid into the Town Road Improvement and Repair Capital Reserve Fund.
Article 7 passed.
ARTICLE 8: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the Budget Committee’s recommended sum of $241,132.00, not including appropriations by special warrant articles and other appropriations voted separately, for the ensuing year for the Town’s general operations.
Article 8 passed.