Regular Meeting
Minutes were approved. Budget changes kept the overall total the same. Revenue numbers are pending. The DPW plan was changed to delay paving gravel roads. Updates confirmed Summer Camp will extend to 6 weeks with 3 counselors and ages 6-12. Linda declined the PD administration position, and hiring a full-time administrator was approved. For the Fire Station, the project cost is expected to exceed $1.3 million. The USDA grant is a reimbursement, requiring a bond for the full project. FD will report costs to Selectboard by 1/14/2026. The bond meeting on 1/26/2026 will not include the Fire Station request. Key dates are: Deliberative Session on 3/14/2026, Voting Day on 3/10/2026, and the next BAC meeting on 1/28/2026. Source: https://www.hancocknh.org/Documents/Boards Committees/A to M/Budget Advisory Committee/Agenda and Minutes/2026/BUDGET COMMITTEE MTG NOTES Approved 010726.pdf?t=202602030831320
Hancock Budget Advisory Committee 010726 1 Cisco Confidential HANCOCK BUDGET ADVISORY MEETING MINUTES – 01/07/26 5:00 PM – Commencing CHAIR – Kristin Omlor SECRETARY – Dave Wallace (for David Kidd) MEMBERS – Dave Wallace, Peter Webster, Jim Frame, Bill Rouff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minutes of the last meeting approved. Updates from Selectboard: • Will confirm with Malachi on extending Summer Camp to 6 weeks and reduced number of counselors to 3 (from 4). • Lifeguards are there for the town so should be on duty past the time the camp gets out. Ideally one of the counselors is lifeguard trained. • Ages limited from 6-12 (same as last year). Prefer smaller, safe camp then larger camp with more safety challenges. Update from PD at Selectboard – Linda (PD) took a position with the legal advisor, so not taking PD administration position. PD approved to hire full time administrator. Update from Water Dept at Selectboard • Tom discussed warrant article for excavator and the warrant article for the reserve fund Update from Fire Department at Selectboard meeting • Paul reported the Construction Manager is planning the building design is continuing for the original project scope, and the reduced scope agreed upon with Selectboard in multiple phases • USDA grant paperwork arrived today for Fire Station, which requires additional input prior to finalizing the grant • Question for FD was how the funding was to be rolled out. Feedback from John was that the grant is a reimbursement, thus the entire project will require a bond for the full project. • Full scope of the project cost is expected to be more than the original $1.3 Million estimate • FD will report the cost to the Selectboard by 1/14/2026 • Bond meeting on 1/26/2026 will not include the Fire Station budget request since the estimate must be public for 2 weeks before the hearing • Jonathan is working on setting up a bond meeting for the FD project and may submit another request from the Bond Counsel • A robust discussion of concerns about the viability of the FD project and process Hancock Budget Advisory Committee 010726 2 Cisco Confidential Changes to the budget • Some changes were made but the overall budget is the same • Revenue numbers are still coming in • DPW plan changed to delay paving of gravel roads • ??? Thank you to Kris for her presentation to the selectboard on 12/22/2025 Bond Meeting on Monday 1/26/2026 at 6pm. The final Bond Hearing before town meeting is Monday 2/23/2026 at 6pm Voting day is 3/10/2026 and Deliberative Session is 3/14/2026 Next BAC meeting is 1/28/2026 at 5pm Meeting Adjourned at 6:02pm