Board weighs placing $18,000 from Boston Central School into highway truck reserve

The board reviewed a proposal to allocate $18,000 received from Boston Central School back into the Highway Department's truck capital reserve fund. The town administrator explained the money was received and suggested returning it to the CRF to help fund the next truck purchase; she said "my motion is that we put the money back in there for the next truck."

A trustee/public commenter raised a statutory point, stating "RSA 35 5 only allows you to fund CRFs or EFTs or trust through town meeting," and recommended an alternative accounting approach: leave the money in the trust fund and use unanticipated revenue to offset the purchase. Board members discussed that the $18,000 is currently held in trust and considered next steps for a warrant article if necessary. No final allocation motion to move the funds was recorded at the meeting; staff will confirm the funds' status and legal pathway.