Selectmen approve routine warrants, appoint building inspector and clear payments for 250th celebration

Lichfield — The Board of Selectmen handled multiple administrative items at its June meeting, approving routine financials, appointments and event payments while tabling several policy items for additional review.

The board approved the night’s consent agenda (accounts payable and payroll manifests for late May and early June) and accepted minutes of the May 11 meeting after a placement amendment. The board also approved several vendor and reimbursement requests from the town’s 250th celebration committee; Joe Stapleton, the committee treasurer, told the board he would consolidate invoices and provide W‑9s and insurance certificates for vendors. Stapleton noted the historical society reimbursement request (presented to the board as $342.50) and described flyer and mailing costs (flyer printing $1,045; mailing $831.40) among the items submitted; the board approved the payments as presented.

The board appointed Kenneth Dagel as the town’s building inspector by unanimous roll call. It also accepted the proposed 2027 budget schedule (roll call 5–0) and approved four land‑use tax changes for Telerico parcels as read into the record. The board authorized a warrant under RSA 466:14 to pursue unlicensed dogs and directed the town clerk to turn the list over to police for enforcement.

Several items were deferred for further work: the personnel plan’s wage appendix was tabled pending completion of a salary study; the hawkers and peddlers ordinance was held to allow legal review of enforcement language; and the cash receipts policy (first read) will be revised to consider replacing a phone‑call notice with mailed notices for returned checks at the transfer station and to remove disciplinary language that could expose part‑time attendants to adverse employment action.

Town administrator Miss Kleiner updated the board on other administrative matters: Primex surplus credit options, trustee trust fund matters related to the library, mailbox repair/placement policy questions, fuel cost pressure (an estimated diesel budget overrun was noted), and responses to a public RFQ for managed IT services (three proposals received). The board set follow‑up items and adjourned to non‑public session at 8:41 p.m.

What the board will act on next: legal counsel input on the hawkers/peddlers language, a salary study to finalize the personnel appendix, and the cash receipts policy revisions (public comment requested).