Fairfax Town Warning - 2009

[Henry]

      WARNING 2009 FAIRFAX ANNUAL TOWN MEETING            
                  
The inhabitants of the Town of Fairfax who are legal voters in the ANNUAL TOWN MEETING                  
are hereby warned and notified to meet in the Elementary Auditorium of Bellows Free Academy                  
Fairfax on Saturday February 28, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. for the purpose of voting upon or transacting                    
such business not involving voting by Australian ballot.                  
                  
ARTICLE 1 and ARTICLE 2 to be voted upon by the use of the official Australian ballot, the polls                  
will be open on Tuesday March 3, 2009 at 7:00A.M. to 7:00P.M.                  
                  
ARTICLE 1      To elect from the legal voters of the town the following officers:            
      

Town Moderator	One Year Term
Selectperson	Two Year Term
Selectperson	Three Year Term
Lister	Three Year Term
Town Grand Juror	One Year Term
Town Agent	One Year Term
Community Library Trustee	Five Year Term
Delinquent Tax Collector	Three Year term
Town Constable	Three year Term
Cemetery Commissioner	Five Year Term

   
                  
                  
ARTICLE 2      To see if the voters of the Town of Fairfax will approve a Town Budget of            
      $1,730,456.00 of which $1,514,066.00 is to be raised by taxes.            
                  
ARTICLE 3      To act on the reports of the several town officers.            
                  
ARTICLE 4      To see if the Voters of the Town of Fairfax will approve to purchase a new Tank            
      Truck at a cost of $200,000.00 to be paid for with a $160,000.00 loan financed over            
       2 years and the remaining balance from the Fairfax Fire Department Replacement Fund.             
                  
ARTICLE 5      To see if the voters of the Town of Fairfax will authorize the sum of $3,000.00            
      for the sidewalk improvement fund which will accumulate to a substantial             
      amount for a sidewalk project approved by the Select board.            
                  
ARTICLE 6      To see if the Town of Fairfax will approve an Australian Ballot Vote in 2010             
      asking the voters to increase the Veteran Exemption from $10,000.00 to $40,000.00.            
                  
ARTICLE 7      To see if the Town of Fairfax will approve the sum of $19,878.00 in support            
      of the Fairfax Rescue toward their operation expenses.            
                  
ARTICLE 8      The undersigned hereby petition the town clerk and other town officers of the Town            
      of Fairfax, County of Franklin, Vermont that the Town build a safe walking path(sidewalk)             
      from Hunt St. to Nan's station, all in one fiscal year.            
                  
ARTICLE 9      To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to place the tax bills in the            
      hands of the treasurer as here to fore.            
                  
ARTICLE 10   To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer to collect the taxes on real            
      estate that are due to the Town of Fairfax, with a due date of Nov. 16, 2009.            
                  
ARTICLE 11   To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to borrow money in             
      anticipation of property taxes for the current year expenses.            
                  
ARTICLE 12      To act on any other business.            
                  
ARTICLE 13      To adopt the Town report.            
                  
ARTICLE 14      To recess Town Meeting until March 3, 2009 at 7:00A.M.            
                  
Dated at Fairfax, County of Franklin, State of Vermont, this 26th day of January 2009                  
                  
Judy Cleary, Chair                  
                  
                  
Randy Devine                  
                  
                  
Robert Horr                  
                  
                  
William Ormerod                  
                  
                  
Charles Swanson                  

[Henry]

ARTICLE 6      To see if the Town of Fairfax will approve an Australian Ballot Vote in 2010 asking the voters to increase the Veteran Exemption from $10,000.00 to $40,000.00.

I was asked a question the following question on this:

HENRY I SEE ON ARTICLE SIX THE VETERANS DISCOUNT FROM 10,000 TO 40,000 IS UP FOR AUSTRALIAN BALLOT......DOES THIS MEAN ON SAT THIS WILL BE VOTED ON?

I believe that this means we will vote to see if we want to put this on the ballot next year - Perhaps somebody more knowledgeable about this stuff can answer, but that is the way I read it, not that we will be voting on the actual change this year.