TOWN OF HANOVER NEW HAMPSHIRE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2015 & 2016 TOWN MEETING ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Voting: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Business Meeting: 7:00 p.m. Hanover High School Gymnasium 41 Lebanon Street FIRE DEPARTMENT IN REMEMBRANCE JERYL L. FRANKENFIELD On September 13, 2015, the Town of Hanover lost a valued friend. Jerry was the cornerstone of the Fire Department, spending a 42 year career working in various positions for the department, most recently that of the Deputy Fire Chief / Hanover Fire Marshal. Jerry was a thoughtful, passionate person who valued codes, rules and regulations. His goal was to make both the Town of Hanover and the Dartmouth campus a safer place for its citizens and students. His job required him to work with people of all walks of life and he earned the respect of professors, administrators, contractors and laborers alike. He had a valued, longstanding working relationship with Dartmouth College and he knew top to bottom every building on campus, as well as in the Town. As a tribute to Jerry for his service to their community, on September 25-26, 2015, Dartmouth College lowered their flag to half-staff on the Green; a tradition reserved to honor deceased trustees, students, faculty and staff and one that speaks volumes. Jerry was highly respected by those he worked with at the Hanover schools and he remained a volunteer for the high school’s annual Project Graduation long after his children had graduated. On a personal side, Jeryl was an avid collector of antique John Deere tractors and a member of many clubs. He also shared his joy of deep sea fishing with many of his co-workers taking them on annual fishing trips to Maine. Jerry, you were a “class act” who gave us so many cherished memories! TABLE OF CONTENTS Town Directory, Phone, Office Location, Email and Hours ..................................................................... 3 Town Elected & Appointed Officials, Boards & Committees .................................................................. 5 Town Organizational Chart ....................................................................................................................... 8 Town Employees & Employee Milestones List ........................................................................................ 9 WARRANT FOR 2016 TOWN MEETING & TOWN MODERATOR’S MESSAGE – (Yellow pages) ........... 15 WARRANT BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND ZONING AMENDMENTS – (Green pages) ................... 25 BUDGET & FINANCIAL REPORTS Report of the Board of Selectmen and Town Manager ........................................................................... 53 Finance Committee Statement on Proposed FY 2017 Budget ................................................................ 63 Budget Overview FY 2016-2017 ............................................................................................................. 64 Budget Departmental Summary .............................................................................................................. 65 Budget Functional Presentation ............................................................................................................... 69 Pie Charts: Proposed Budget Uses of General Fund Resources & Sources of General Fund Resources ........... 72 Projected Property Tax Rates (for tax rates overseen by the Board of Selectmen) ................................. 74 Ten-Year Tax Rate History – Fire Districts 1 & 2 .................................................................................. 75 Independent Auditor’s Report & Balance Sheet for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2015 ......................... 78 Statement of General Indebtedness for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2015 ............................................. 98 Trust Fund Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2015 ........................................................................ 99 Treasurer Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2015 ........................................................................ 100 Tax Collector’s Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2015 .............................................................. 101 Town Clerk’s Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2015 ................................................................. 102 Supervisors of the Checklist .................................................................................................................. 103 Voter ID Law ............................................................................................................................. 104 Town Clerk’s Office .............................................................................................................................. 105 REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS Assessing Department ........................................................................................................................... 106 Advisory Board of Assessors ..................................................................................................... 107 Etna Library & Hanover Town Library Trustees .................................................................................. 108 Hanover Town Library (Etna) Trustees ..................................................................................... 111 Fire Department ..................................................................................................................................... 112 Howe Library ......................................................................................................................................... 116 Howe Library Corporation ........................................................................................................ 120 Human Resources Department .............................................................................................................. 122 Parks & Recreation Department ............................................................................................................ 124 Planning & Zoning Department ............................................................................................................. 126 Building Inspections & Code Enforcement ............................................................................... 126 Health Officer ........................................................................................................................... 126 Rental Housing ......................................................................................................................... 127 Building Code Advisory Committee ......................................................................................... 127 Conservation Commission ......................................................................................................... 127 (Includes Trails Committee, Stewardship Committee and Biodiversity Committee Reports) Planning Board .......................................................................................................................... 131 Zoning Board ............................................................................................................................. 132 Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS – Continued Police Department (includes Parking Division) .................................................................................... 135 Parking Division ........................................................................................................................ 139 Public Works Department ...................................................................................................................... 141 Water ......................................................................................................................................... 153 Water Reclamation ................................................................................................................... 154 REPORTS OF BOARDS & COMMITTEES Hanover Bicycle/Pedestrian Committee (HBPC) .................................................................................. 156 Building Code Advisory Committee ........................................ (see Planning & Zoning Department) 127 Conservation Commission ........................................................ (see Planning & Zoning Department) 127 Trails Committee ....................................................................................................................... 128 Open Space Committee ............................................................................................................. 128 Biodiversity Committee ............................................................................................................. 128 Planning Board ......................................................................... (see Planning & Zoning Department) 131 Sustainable Hanover Committee ........................................................................................................... 158 Zoning Board of Adjustment .................................................... (see Planning & Zoning Department) 132 REPORTS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS Connecticut River Joint Commissions................................................................................................... 160 Upper Valley Subcommittee of the Connecticut River Joint Commissions.............................. 161 District One, State of New Hampshire .................................................................................................