The legal voters of the Town of Hardwick, Vermont are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Hardwick Elementary School Gymnasium in said Town of Hardwick on Tuesday, March 7, 2000 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon to act on the following business:
(Election of Town Select Board, Hardwick town School District Directors, and Union School District No. 26 Directors shall be voted on by Australian ballot. The polls will be opened from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.). If special accommodations are necessary because of physical disabilities, please contact the Town Manager's Office (472-6120).
Article 1. To elect a moderator to govern said Town Meeting and for the year ensuing.
Article 2. Shall the Town accept the Town Report, year ending June 30, 1999.
Article 3. To vote a budget of one million three hundred fifty thousand five hundred fifty two dollars ($1,350,502.00) to meet the expenses and liabilities of the Town and authorize the Select Board to set a new tax rate sufficient to provide the same.
Article 4. Shall the Town enter the Vermont Municipal Employees Retirement plan Group D for Town police officers effective July 1, 2001; said enrollment being voluntary for current officers and mandatory for all officers hired after July 1, 2001.
Article 5. To elect all Town Officers and School District directors as required by the public laws of Vermont and the Town Charter. (Select Board, Hardwick Town School District Directors, and Union School District No. 26 Directors, to be voted by Australian Ballot).
One Lister........................................................................................................3
year term
One Auditor.....................................................................................................3
year term
First Constable................................................................................................
1 year term
Second Constable....... ...................................................................................1
year term
One Town Agent..............................................................................................1
year term
Surveyor of Wood, Bark and Lumber...............................................................1
year term
Tree Warden....................................................................................................1
year term
Cemetery Trustees..........................................................................................1
year term
Main Street
Maple Street
Fairview
Sanborn
West Hill
Hardwick Street
Hardwick Center
Fire Dept. Officers (can be voted as one vote)................................................1
year term
One Library Trustee.........................................................................................5
year term
Grand Juror......................................................................................................1
year term
Trustee of Public Funds...................................................................................1
year term
Trustee of Public Funds...................................................................................1
year term
Trustee of Public Funds...................................................................................1
year term
Fence Viewers.................................................................................................1
year term
Article 6. Shall the Town have its current taxes collected by the town Treasurer.
Article 7. Shall the Town collect taxes on real property in installments as provided for in Sections 4871 and 4872, title 32, VSA.
Article 8. Shall the Town authorize the Select Board, for the period of one year, to enter into contracts with new industrial and commercial owners, lessees, bailees, of real property, or with existing or new owners, lessees, bailees, or operators who construct, acquire to renovate industrial and/or commercial real property, including additions to existing property for the purpose of fixing and maintaining the municipal rate applicable to such real property or for the purpose of fixing the amount of money which shall be paid as an annual municipal tax upon such real property pursuant to the provision of Title 24, VSA, Section 2741.
Article 9. Shall the Town authorize the Select Board, for the period of one year, to enter into contracts with operators of agricultural real property, or with existing or new owners, lessees, bailees, or operator who construct, acquire, or renovate, or who intend to construct, acquire or renovate agricultural real property for the purpose of fixing and maintaining the valuation of such real property in the Grand List for the purpose of fixing and maintaining the municipal rate applicable to such real property or for the purpose of fixing the amount in money which shall be paid as an annual municipal tax upon such real property pursuant to provisions of Title 24, VSA, Section 2741.
Article 10. Shall the Town exempt from taxes the real estate owned by the Hardwick Senior Citizens Center, for a period of one (1) year.
Article 11. Shall the Town appropriate a sum of money not to exceed one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100.00) for the support of A.W.A.R.E.
Article 12. Shall the Town appropriate a sum of money not to exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) for the support of the Town Recreation Committee.
Article 13. Shall the Town appropriate a sum of money not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600.00) for the support of Northeast Kingdom Youth Services.
Article 14. Shall the Town appropriate a sum of money not to exceed three hundred ten dollars ($310.00) for the support of the Vermont Center for Independent Living.
Article 15. Shall the Town appropriate a sum of money not to exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500.00) for the support of Caledonia Home Health Care Agency, Inc.
Article 16. Shall the Town appropriate a sum of money not to exceed three thousand one hundred ten dollars ($3,110.00) for the support of Northeast Kingdom Mental Health Service, Inc.
Article 17. Shall the Town appropriate a sum of money not to exceed three thousand nine hundred dollars ($3,900.00) for the support of Northeast Kingdom Area Agency on Aging.
Article 18. Shall the Town appropriate a sum of money not to exceed eight hundred dollars ($800.00) for the support of the Hardwick Senior Citizens.
Article 19. Shall the Town appropriate a sum of money not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the support the Northeast Kingdom Adult Learning Services.
Article 20. Shall the Town appropriate a sum of money not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) for the support of Lamoille Family Center.
Article 21. Shall the Town appropriate a sum of money not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the support of the Greensboro Community Childcare Center.
Article 22. Shall the town appropriate a sum of money not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the support of the North Country Animal League.
Article 23. Shall the town appropriate a sum of money not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the support of Orleans Southwest Even Start.
Article 24. Shall the town appropriate a sum of money not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for the support of Lamoille Family Housing Partnership.
Article 25. Shall the town appropriate a sum on money not to exceed six hundred fifty dollars ($650.00) for the support of Out and About, Lamoille Area Adult Day Care Center.
Article 26. Shall the Town appropriate a sum of money not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the support of the Hardwick Area Chamber of Commerce.
Article 27. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to support the Hardwick After School Program.
Article 28. To transact any other nonbinding business proper to the brought before said meeting.
The legal voters of the Town of Hardwick are further notified that voter qualification, registration and absentee voting relative to said Annual town Meeting shall be as provided in Chapters 43, 51, and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.
Dated at Hardwick, Vermont this 3rd day of February, A.D., 2000.
Select Board,
Town of Hardwick, Vermont
Richard Brochu, Chairman
Helmut Nottermann
Anne Batten
M. Tod DeLaricheliere
Sherry Lussier