Planning Board from 9-9-26
SPEAKER_1 explained that the three-person Cemetery Trustees requested via RSA 289 that the Town Council appoint up to two alternates for one-year terms. The trustees now meet quarterly and struggle to achieve a quorum, requiring more flexibility to conduct business. Two ordinances were presented: one updates the RSA to include the cemetery trustees and corrects errors in the boards list, and another adds the trustees' authority composition to the municipal code. SPEAKER_2 accepted a motion to open the public hearing, moved by Ted and seconded by Dan. The vote to open was unanimous (AYE). Following SPEAKER_2's call for public input, no members of the public wished to speak. SPEAKER_2 subsequently moved to close the public hearing.
Small boards, they're three-person board and they're elected. Under RSA 289, 6, and 7, they do have the ability to request that the appointing board, the appointing authority, which in this case is the council, appoints up to two alternates to them. Those alternates, if the town council chooses to approve them, they would be appointed for one-year terms. The cemetery trustees is trying to meet quarterly instead of bi-annually now, and in order to effectively conduct their business, they need, people are busy. Getting a quorum is incredibly difficult. The meeting I went to for them, one of the members was absent. One had a hard out at 6 p.m., so I went through PowerPoint faster than I've ever gone through one before. And I speak quickly, so that should tell you something. So it would be their, it is a request from them. It would give them more flexibility and more capable. to perform their duties. At the same time as we need to update the RSA to include the cemetery trustees, because that never happened before, I also went through and corrected the list of boards, committees, and commissions, fixed various scriveners errors, erroneous references to RSAs, and updated the charter references in that particular section. And the second ordinance simply adds to the municipal code. the description of the authority composition, organization, and charge of the cemetery trustees. Does the board have any questions? All right, I'll accept a motion to open public hearing? So moved. Motion from Ted, second from Dan. All of the favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Chair will be the affirmative. Anyone from the public wish to speak on cemetery trustees. Seeing none, I'll accept the motion to close public hearing.