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TOWN OF HALIFAX VERMONT ANNUAL MEETING WARNING
March 5, 2024
The legal voters of the Town of Halifax, Vermont are hereby warned and notified to meet in the Halifax Elementary School Multipurpose Room, 246 Branch Road in said Town on Tuesday March 5, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. to transact the following business from the floor:
Article 1: To hear the reports of Town officers.
Article 2: Shall the Town collect taxes for the Town and the Halifax School District as follows: Taxes will be due on or before September 30, 2024 payable to the Town Treasurer by delivery to town hall postmarked on or before that date. Taxes will become delinquent after September 30, 2024 and payable with penalties and interest to the Collector of Delinquent Taxes.
Article 3: Shall the Town approve Selectboard and Highway expenditures of $2,432,019 of which $1,967,319 shall be raised by taxes and $464,700 by non-tax revenues to care for the expenses and liabilities of the Town for FY25.
Article 4: Shall the Town set the Treasurer’s budget for salary and collection of current taxes at $20,000 plus $4000 for expenses for FY25.
Article 5: Shall the Town rescind the reserve fund called the Grant Reserve Fund to be used for the purpose of grant management accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 2804 and deposit the remaining funds, $ 136,056.46, formerly the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) balance, into the general fund.
Article 6: Shall the Town appropriate $3000 to the Wings Community Programs’ programming providing after school and summer camps including academic and physical activity programs for students entering grade K-8 in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 2691.
Article 7: Shall the Town appropriate a total of $20,574 to the following social service agencies, in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 2691?
| $250 | American Red Cross | Emergency & disaster
assistance |
| $200 | Brattleboro Area Hospice | Death & grief support |
| $500 | Deerfield Valley Community Partnership | Substance abuse prevention |
| $500 | Deerfield Valley Food Pantry | Hunger & food insecurity relief |
| $50 | Green Up Vermont | Roadside trash cleanup |
| $2000 | Halifax Community Club | Community service & events |
| $1000 | Halifax Fire Company | Fire & medical first response |
| $750 | Healthcare and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS) | Mental health services |
| $550 | Senior Solutions (Council on Aging for Southern Vermont) | Services for seniors |
| $790 | Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA) | Anti-poverty programs & services |
| $2184 | Southern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS) | Workforce & economic coordination services |
| $500 | The Gathering Place Adult Day Program | Elders & adults with disabilities programming |
| $1900 | Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of Vermont and New Hampshire, Inc | Hospice & home health |
| $3000 | Whitingham Fireman’s Association | Emergency Medical Services |
| $5000 | Whitingham Free Public Library | Library services |
| $500 | Windham County Disaster Animal Response Team (WinDART) | Emergency animal sheltering |
| $700 | Women’s Freedom Center | Domestic violence survivors support |
| $200 | Youth Services | Restorative justice, prevention & intervention for youth |
Article 8: Shall the town assess a one percent (1%) tax on rooms in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 138(b).
The following articles will be voted by Australian ballot:
Article 1: To elect by Australian Ballot all Town Officers required by law to be elected at the Annual Town Meeting and to fill all vacancies.
OFFICE TERM LENGTH TERM EXPIRATION
Town Moderator 1 year Term expires 2025
Selectboard 3 years Term expires 2027
Selectboard 2 years Term expires 2026
Lister 3 years Term expires 2027
Auditor (to stagger years of election) 3 years Term expires 2027
Auditor (to stagger years of election) 2 years Term expires 2026
Auditor (to stagger years of election) 1 year Term expires 2025
(Normal auditor term is a 3-year position for all 3 seats)
Collector of Delinquent Taxes 1 year Term expires 2025
Trustee of Public Funds 3 years Term expires 2027
Cemetery Commissioner 3 years Term expires 2027
Halifax School Moderator 1 year Term expires 2025
Halifax School Director 3 years Term expires 2027
Trustee to the Whitingham Library 3 years Term expires 2027
Polls open from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
Dated this 2nd day of February, 2024
Signatures:
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