Town Informational Meeting

February 15, 2024 /

Town of Woodstock

Select Board Meeting

February 24, 2024

10:00 am

Town Hall & Zoom

Agenda

 

  1. Call to order

 

  1. Informational Meeting to discuss the following articles:
    1. To see if the Town will vote to collect the Town General, Highway, School Taxes and State Education Taxes on real property and all other taxes levied through the Treasurer under the provisions of Title 32 VSA Chapter 133 and fix the dates of payments as November 1, 2024 and May 2, 2025 and to require payment to be received by the Town Office by close of business on those dates.
    2. To see if the Town will vote to pay the Town Officers in accordance with Title 24 VSA, Section 932 as follows:

Select Board                                                           $1,000.00 per year

Town Treasurer                                                      $13,000.00 per year

Listers                                                                    $28.15 per hour

Constable                                                               $25.76 per hour

Town Clerk                                                             $35.47 per hour

Moderator                                                              $100.00 each time serves

  1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Eight Million Twenty Thousand Three Hundred Fifteen Dollars ($8,020,315) which includes the specified sums of money to operate each department; and to raise by taxation the amount of Six Million Six Hundred Three Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Five Dollars ($6,603,975) which is the necessary sum to defray operating costs for FY 2024-2025.

Culture and Recreation                                      461,500

Town Hall Building                                            83,000

General Government                                         826,504

Planning and Zoning                                          193,367

Town Clerk                                                       233,237

Town Highways                                              2,268,006

Cemetery Maintenance                                      18,500

Sanitation                                                         33,528

Welcome Center                                                80,581

Ambulance Department                                    1,470,724

Health Officer                                                    3,700

Fire Department                                               661,399

Communications – Dispatch                               495,583

Constable                                                         10,850

Town Police                                                      459,486

Select Board Contingency                                  315,250

Irene Bond                                                        55,100

Economic Development Commission                     350,000

Total                                                                   $8,020,315

  1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Million Three Hundred Thirty Five Thousand Five Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars ($1,335,538), which includes One Million Three Hundred Four Thousand Seventy Five Dollars ($1,304,075) from user fees and Thirty One Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Four Dollars ($31,464) from other revenues, to pay the current expenses and debt of the sewer department for FY 2024-2025.
  2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Nine Hundred Dollars ($900) and pay each of the Trustees Three Hundred Dollars ($300) for the purpose of paying the Trustees of Public Funds for services rendered and approve the expenditure from the income of the Trust Funds for that purpose.
  3. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500) for the purpose of having the Public Trust Funds audited and approve the expenditure of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500) from income of the Trust Funds to pay for the Annual Audit.
  4. The election of Town Officers for the ensuing year as required by law including:

Select Board (3-year term)

Select Board (2-year term)

Select Board (1-year term)

Moderator (1-year term)

Lister (3-year term)

Auditor (1-year term)

Auditor (2-year term)

Auditor (3-year term)

Cemetery Commissioner (3-year term)

Trustee of Public Funds (3-year term)

Grand Juror (1-year term)

First Constable (1-year term)

Town Agent (1-year term)

Mountain View School District (3-year term)

Mountain View School District (3-year term)

  1. To see if the Town will assess a one percent (1%) local options sales tax in accordance with 24 V.S.A. Section 138 with proceeds to be allocated towards infrastructure costs with each expenditure approved and voted on by the Select Board at a warned public meeting.
  2. Shall the town vote to appropriate the sum of Fifty One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($51,250) for the Norman Williams Public Library to help support the operations and maintenance of the library.
  3. Shall the Town of Woodstock vote to raise, appropriate, and expend the sum of $1,800 for the support of The Special Needs Support Center to provide services to residents of the Town.
  4. Shall the Town of Woodstock appropriate the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) for the Ottauquechee Health Foundation (OHF).
  5. To see if the Town will vote either or both of the exemptions listed for the buildings known as Mertens House, located on land owned by The Homestead Inc, for a period of five years.
  1. Exemption from all local property taxes including local education, highway, and town general.
  2. Exemption from the state education property taxes and to raise by property taxation a sum of money to pay the exempted amount to the appropriate entity.
    1. Shall the Town of Woodstock appropriate the sum of $2,500 (two thousand five hundred dollars) to Windsor County Mentors for youth mentoring services provided to the children of Windsor County.
    2. Shall the Town of Woodstock appropriate the sum of $500 (five hundred dollars) to Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County to develop opportunities for people age 55 and older to positively impact the quality of life in the community of Woodstock through volunteer service.
    3. Shall the Town of Woodstock vote to raise, appropriate and expend $3,500 (Three Thousand Five Hundred dollars) for Senior Solutions, the nonprofit area agency on aging serving Southeastern Vermont, to serve older Vermonters and younger disabled Vermonters with nutrition and wellness programs, application assistance for state and federal benefit programs, Medicare enrollment guidance, long term care Medicaid program care coordination, Volunteer Visitor programs, and more, in accordance with 24 V.S.A Section 2691 (social services for town residents).
    4. Shall the Town of Woodstock appropriate the sum of $10,000 for the Woodstock History Center in support of their educational mission.
    5. To see if the Town will vote to either or both of the exemptions listed for the building known as Simmons Building, owned by the Ottauquechee Health Foundation, for a period of 5 years.
  3. Exemption from all local property taxes including local education, highway, and town general.
  4. Exemption from the state education property taxes and raise by property taxation a sum of money to pay the exempted amount to the appropriate entity.
    1. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of twelve hundred and fifty dollars ($1,250) to support programming of the Spectrum Teen Center. Our objective is to engage teens in healthy activities and make youth feel supported, welcomed, and included. There is no charge to attend our program.
    2. To see if the Town will vote either or both of the exemptions listed below for the building known as the Prosper Community House for a period of five years.
  5. Exemption from all local property taxes including local education, highway, and town general.
  6. Exemption from state education property taxes and to raise by property taxation a sum of money to pay the exempted amount to the appropriate entity.
    1. Shall the Town raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) to support the mission of WISE providing free and confidential 24-hour crisis support services and advocacy to victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking, and stalking.
    2. To see if the Woodstock Voters will vote either or both of the exemptions listed below for the land and buildings owned by the Woodstock Associates now known as the Woodstock Recreation Center for a period of 5 years.
  7. Exemption from all local property taxes including education, highway, and town general.
  8. Exemption from the educational property taxes and to raise by property taxation a sum of money to pay the exempted amount to the appropriate entity.
    1. Shall the Town of Woodstock vote to raise, appropriate and expend the sum of $42,000 for the support of Pentangle Arts, founded in 1974 to provide arts programming for area schools, live performances, and feature film screenings 42 weekends for audiences of all ages.
    2. To see if the Town will vote either or both of the exemptions listed below for the land and buildings owned by the Woodstock Masonic Association Inc. for a period of five years.
  9. Exemption from all local property taxes including education, highway, and town general.
  10. Exemption from the educational property taxes and to raise by property taxation a sum of money to pay the exempted amount to the appropriate entity.
    1. Shall the Town of Woodstock vote to raise, appropriate and expend the sum of $20,000 for the support of Woodstock Area Adult Day Services dba Scotland House Adult Day Care to provide services to residents of the Town.
    2. Shall the Town of Woodstock vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Forty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($43,200), for the support of services of the Woodstock Area Council on Aging doing The Thompson Senior Center. The Thompson is an important community resource – providing daily meals, medical and area transportation, and an array of health, educational and social services that assist residents to age well.
    3. To see if the Town will vote either or both of the exemptions listed below for The Homestead Inc. for a period of five years.
  11. Exemption from all local property taxes including education, highway, and town general.
  12. Exemption from the educational property taxes and to raise by property taxation a sum of money to pay the exempted amount to the appropriate entity.

 

  1. Other business

 

  1. Adjournment

 

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