Policies and ordinances were the chief points of discussion at Wednesday’s Select Board meeting in Rindge.
After some debate, board members amended the police detail ordinance to incorporate previously approved detail rates and to incorporate language to refer to the police department’s revolving fund. Two other policies and an ordinance were discussed during the meeting.
“The rates were approved but never attached to the ordinance,” said Board chair Roberta Oeser, of the police detail ordinance. “We have been charging the increased rate.”
The board also approved replacing the old volunteer policy with a new agreement, a fire department detail policy, and a change to the fireworks ordinance to have the fire department enforce fireworks permits.
The Selectmen’s office will be closed on Fridays starting June 2, to allow Executive Secretary Christine Smith complete tasks uninterrupted. The Town Clerk and Tax Collector’s offices will remain open regular hours.
Selectmen ratified the March 2017 election results after holding a public hearing in which there were no public comments received. Towns were given the option to ratify the election results by Chapter 20:6 of the NH laws of 2017 after there was much controversy throughout the state after Rindge and other towns elected to move their voting days due to a snowstorm.
The board decided to tow an abandoned vehicle from a piece town-owned land on Rand Road that the town is preparing to auction off. The board also decided to see if the car runs before deciding whether or not to invest the money to turn ownership of the car over to the town.
A special event permit was approved for the Independence Day Family Festival. The Family Festival and Memorial Day event were also both voted in as town events.
Nicholas Handy can be reached at 924-7172 ext. 235 or nhandy@ledgertranscript.com. He is also on Twitter @nhandyMLT.