VOLUNTEERS
ARE NEEDED FOR
PARKS &
RECREATION
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PLANNING BOARD
ZONING BOARD
ENERGY COMMITTEE
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you have any interest in joining any Board or Committee please download
a Volunteer Interest Form Appointed
and Elected position descriptions Almoners for the Foster &
Currier Funds:
These funds aid the worthy poor of Warner.
Application is submitted and the Almoners determine if the need
is there. The Foster Fund is
set up with the requirement that if the income for the year is not spent
by the end of the year the money will go to the library.
This is an elected volunteer position with a 3 year term Budget Committee:
The Budget Committee reviews the proposed budget for the Town as
submitted by the Selectmen and various departments. The result is a
recommended budget presented to the public at the Public Budget meeting.
Incorporating any changes as the result of the Public Budget Meeting,
the budget is then presented to the voters at Town Meeting. This
is an elected volunteer position that has a 3 year term.
The Budget Committee meets 1-2 times a month during the budget
process that runs from August to February.
Members are also required to attend Town Meeting. Conservation
Commission:
The Conservation Commission is concerned with the proper
utilization and protection of the Town’s natural resources, both land
and water. The Commission administers a conservation fund which it uses
to acquire conservation easements from willing landowners to protect
parcels with exceptional natural qualities. The Commission advises other
Town boards on resource management issues. It also undertakes studies
from time to time, and conducts public information activities.
This is an appointed position with a 3 year term.
The Commission meets on the first Wednesday of every month
beginning at Energy
Committee: This is
an appointed volunteer position that is charged with presenting to the
Selectmen various recommendations that will reduce energy consumption
within the town. The
Committee meets monthly (schedule yet to be determined). Parks
& Recreation Commission:
This is an appointed volunteer position with a 3 year term.
The members will elect a Chairman.
The Commission’s charge is to provide recreation opportunities
for the residents of Warner. Planning
Board: The Planning
Board is responsible for preparing and amending from time to time the
Town Master Plan. The Board recommends programs for development of the
municipality, makes changes to the Zoning Ordinance, conducts site plan
reviews for major developments, reviews and approves subdivisions. This
is an appointed position with a 3 year term.
Planning Board meets on the first Monday of every month as well
as meeting on the third Monday for work sessions. Recycle
Committee: This is
an appointed volunteer position charged with presenting ideas and
recommendations to the Selectmen on how to promote recycling in town. Selectman:
The Board of Selectmen consists of 3 members with staggered terms who
are elected to "manage the prudential affairs" of the Town.
"Prudential affairs" means the same thing as filling in the
details, thus the Selectmen are the Executive, Managerial and
Administrative body that does what is necessary to carry out the votes
of the towns people enacted at Town Meeting. This is an elected position
for a three year term which receives an annual stipend.
The Board of Selectmen meets every other Tuesday beginning at Tax Collector:
The Tax Collector is responsible for the billing and collection of
property taxes and the collection of other taxes due the Town based on
warrants provided by the Selectmen. The Tax Collector also computes
interest charges on delinquent taxes and places liens on property for
non-payment of taxes. This
is an elected position for a 3 year term which receives a salary and
benefit package. Town Treasurer:
The Town Treasurer is responsible for the receipt and disbursement of
all funds provided to the town from Federal, State and local sources and
the proper accounting of the same. This
is an elected position with a 3 year term which receives an annual
stipend. Trustees
of Town Cemeteries: This
is an elected volunteer position with a 3 year term consisting of 5
trustees who are responsible for the care and maintenance of all town
cemeteries. Trustees of the Trust Funds: This
is an elected volunteer position. Trustees
consist of 3 members with staggered 3 year terms.
Trustees shall organize by electing one member to be the
bookkeeper, who shall keep the records and books for the trustees, and
shall require a voucher before making any disbursement of funds from
said trusts. The bookkeeper
will receive an annual stipend. Zoning Board of Adjustment:
The Zoning Board, established under the Zoning Ordinance, has the power
to make variances or exceptions to the Zoning Ordinance. This is an
appointed volunteer position with a 3 year term.
Zoning Board meets on the second Wednesday of every month unless
otherwise posted.
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