TOWN OF HANOVER NEW HAMPSHIRE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2016 & 2017 TOWN MEETING The Trust for Public Land Public for Trust The - Hudson Farm Farm Hudson Photo Credit: Mim Adkins Adkins Mim Photo Credit: ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday, May 9, 2017 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 Town Elected & Appointed Officials, Boards & Committees .................................................................. 5 Town Organizational Chart ..................................................................................................................... 11 Town Employees & Employee Milestones List ...................................................................................... 12 WARRANT FOR 2017 TOWN MEETING & TOWN MODERATOR’S MESSAGE – (Yellow pages) ........... 17 WARRANT BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND ZONING AMENDMENTS – (Green pages) ................... 27 BUDGET & FINANCIAL REPORTS Report of the Selectboard and Town Manager ........................................................................................ 47 Finance Committee Statement on Proposed FY 2018 Budget ................................................................ 59 Budget Overview FY 2017-2018 ............................................................................................................. 60 Budget Departmental Summary .............................................................................................................. 61 Budget Functional Presentation ............................................................................................................... 65 Pie Charts: Proposed Budget Uses of General Fund Resources & Sources of General Fund Resources ........... 68 Projected Property Tax Rates (for tax rates overseen by the Board of Selectmen) ................................. 70 Ten-Year Tax Rate History – Fire Districts 1 & 2 .................................................................................. 71 Independent Auditor’s Report & Balance Sheet for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2016 ......................... 74 Statement of General Indebtedness for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2016 ............................................. 86 Trust Fund Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2016 ........................................................................ 87 Treasurer Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2016 .......................................................................... 88 Tax Collector’s Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2016 ................................................................ 89 Town Clerk’s Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2016 ................................................................... 90 Town Clerk’s Office ................................................................................................................................ 91 Supervisors of the Checklist .................................................................................................................... 92 REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS Assessing Department ............................................................................................................................. 93 Advisory Board of Assessors ....................................................................................................... 97 Etna Library & Hanover Town Library Trustees .................................................................................... 98 Hanover Town Library (Etna) Trustees ..................................................................................... 101 Fire Department ..................................................................................................................................... 102 Howe Library ......................................................................................................................................... 107 Howe Library Corporation ........................................................................................................ 110 Human Resources Department .............................................................................................................. 113 Parks & Recreation Department ............................................................................................................ 115 Planning & Zoning Department ............................................................................................................. 119 Health Officer ........................................................................................................................... 119 Rental Housing ......................................................................................................................... 120 Building Code Advisory Committee ......................................................................................... 120 Building Inspections & Code Enforcement ............................................................................... 121 Conservation Commission ......................................................................................................... 122 (Includes Trails Committee, Stewardship Committee and Biodiversity Committee Reports) Planning Board .......................................................................................................................... 125 Zoning Board ............................................................................................................................. 127 Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS – Continued Police Department (includes Parking Division) .................................................................................... 128 Parking Division ........................................................................................................................ 132 Public Works Department ...................................................................................................................... 134 Water ......................................................................................................................................... 145 Water Reclamation ................................................................................................................... 147 REPORTS OF BOARDS & COMMITTEES Hanover Bicycle/Pedestrian Committee (HBPC) .................................................................................. 152 Sustainable Hanover Committee ........................................................................................................... 153 REPORTS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS Advance Transit ..................................................................................................................................... 156 Connecticut River Joint Commissions................................................................................................... 157 District One, State of New Hampshire .................................................................................................. 158 Hanover Improvement Society .............................................................................................................. 159 Mascoma Valley Health Initiative (MVHi) ........................................................................................... 160 Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission .............................................................. 161 WISE ...................................................................................................................................................... 162 Town Meeting Minutes for 2016 ........................................................................................................... 163 Town Rate & Fee Schedule ................................................................................................................... 190 Parking Rates ............................................................................................................................. 197 Parks & Recreation Rates .......................................................................................................... 199 Water Rates ................................................................................................................................ 201 Sewer Rates ............................................................................................................................... 202 2017 Hazardous Waste & Unwanted Medicine Collections ................................................................. 204 Page 2 TOWN OF HANOVER DIRECTORY Department Phone Address Email Hours Ambulance, Fire, 24 hours/day --- 7 days/week Police…...EMERGENCY 911 Animal Control - Police 643-2222 46 Lyme Rd 24 hours/day --- 7 days/week Assessing Department 640-3207 41 South Main St [email protected] Monday – Friday (Town Offices) 8:30am - 4:30pm Cemetery Department 640-3376 194 Lebanon St [email protected] Monday – Friday (Public Works Department) Route 120 7:00am - 3:30pm Etna Library 643-3116 130 Etna Rd [email protected] Monday & Thursday 3:00pm - 7:00pm; Etna Tuesday 9:00am - 2:00pm; Wednesday 2:00pm - 6:00pm; Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm; Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm Closed on Sundays Finance and Administration 640-3204 41 South Main St [email protected] Monday – Friday (Town