2019 Town Report
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TOWN OF HANOVER NEW HAMPSHIRE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019 & 2020 TOWN MEETING Photo Credit: Michael Michael Hinsley ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday, June 23, 2020 (Rescheduled from May 12, 2020) Voting: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Business Meeting: 7:00 p.m. Hanover High School Gymnasium 41 Lebanon Street TABLE OF CONTENTS Town Directory, Phone, Office Location, Email and Hours 3 ➢ Mission Statement & Town Management Staff ........................................................................... 4 Town Elected & Appointed Officials, Boards & Committees ................................................................. 5 Town Organizational Chart ...................................................................................................................... 9 Town Employees & Employee Milestones List ..................................................................................... 10 WARRANT FOR 2020 TOWN MEETING & TOWN MODERATOR’S MESSAGE – (Yellow pages) .......... 16 WARRANT BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND ZONING AMENDMENTS – (Green pages) .................. 32 ➢ Appendix A ................................................................................................................................ 44 ➢ Appendix B ................................................................................................................................ 58 BUDGET & FINANCIAL REPORTS Report of the Selectboard and Town Manager ....................................................................................... 62 Finance Committee Statement on Proposed FY 2021 Budget ............................................................... 72 Budget Overview FY 2020-2021 ............................................................................................................ 73 Budget Departmental Summary ............................................................................................................. 74 Budget Functional Presentation .............................................................................................................. 76 Pie Charts: Proposed Budget Uses of General Fund Resources & Sources of General Fund Resources ............ 79 Projected Property Tax Rates (for tax rates overseen by the Board of Selectboard) ............................. 81 Ten-Year Tax Rate History – Fire Districts 1 & 2 ................................................................................. 82 Independent Auditor’s Report & Balance Sheet for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2019 ........................ 85 Statement of General Indebtedness for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2019 ............................................ 99 Trust Fund Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2019 ..................................................................... 100 Treasurer Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2019 ....................................................................... 101 Tax Collector’s Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2019 ............................................................. 102 Town Clerk’s Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2019 ................................................................ 103 Town Clerk’s Office ............................................................................................................................. 104 ➢ Supervisors of the Checklist ..................................................................................................... 105 REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS Assessing Department .......................................................................................................................... 106 ➢ Town Owned Property .............................................................................................................. 108 ➢ Advisory Board of Assessors .................................................................................................... 111 Etna Library & Hanover Town Library Trustees ................................................................................. 112 ➢ Hanover Town Library (Etna) Trustees .................................................................................... 115 Fire Department .................................................................................................................................... 116 Howe Library ........................................................................................................................................ 120 ➢ Howe Library Corporation ....................................................................................................... 124 Human Resources Department ............................................................................................................. 127 Parks & Recreation Department ........................................................................................................... 130 TABLE OF CONTENTS REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS – Continued Planning & Zoning Department ............................................................................................................ 134 ➢ Building Inspections & Code Enforcement .............................................................................. 134 ➢ Health Officer ........................................................................................................................... 135 ➢ Rental Housing ......................................................................................................................... 135 ➢ Zoning Administration & Enforcement .................................................................................... 136 ➢ Zoning Board ............................................................................................................................ 136 ➢ Planning Board ......................................................................................................................... 138 ➢ Conservation Commission ........................................................................................................ 140 (Includes Trails Committee, Stewardship Committee and Biodiversity Committee Reports) Police Department ................................................................................................................................ 144 ➢ Parking Division ....................................................................................................................... 149 Public Works Department ..................................................................................................................... 151 ➢ Water ........................................................................................................................................ 158 ➢ Water Reclamation ................................................................................................................... 160 REPORTS OF BOARDS & COMMITTEES Hanover Bicycle/Pedestrian Committee (HBPC) ................................................................................. 163 Sustainable Hanover Committee .......................................................................................................... 164 REPORTS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS Advance Transit .................................................................................................................................... 167 Connecticut River Joint Commission ................................................................................................... 168 ➢ Upper Valley Subcommittee ..................................................................................................... 169 District One, State of New Hampshire ................................................................................................. 170 Hanover Improvement Society ............................................................................................................. 171 Public Health Council of the Upper Valley .......................................................................................... 172 Community Access Television ............................................................................................................. 173 Town Meeting Minutes for 2019 .......................................................................................................... 174 Town Rate & Fee Schedule .................................................................................................................. 194 ➢ Parking Rates ............................................................................................................................ 208 ➢ Parks & Recreation Rates ......................................................................................................... 212 ➢ Water Rates ............................................................................................................................... 215 ➢ Sewer Rates .............................................................................................................................. 216 2020 Hazardous Waste Collections ...................................................................................................... 219 Town Report Abbreviations ................................................................................................................. 220 TOWN OF HANOVER DIRECTORY Department Phone Address Email Hours Ambulance, Fire, 911 24 hours/day --- 7 days/week Police…...EMERGENCY Animal Control - Police 643-2222 46 Lyme Rd 24 hours/day --- 7 days/week Assessing Department 640-3207 41 South Main