Select Board adopts updated welfare guidelines and application effective Sept. 3

The board adopted revised welfare guidelines and a streamlined application form that town staff said had been reviewed by the town attorney and updated to reflect new state law and New Hampshire Municipal Association input. Town Administrator (speaker 1) explained that the packet includes a tracked version and a clean copy for signature; one attorney suggestion to remove a residency proof requirement was discussed and staff said they retained a residency definition because a new statute supports that language.

A motion by a board member to approve the guidelines, with an effective date of Sept. 3, 2026, was seconded and passed 4–0. Staff said welfare intake and emergency response procedures meet statutory response timing, and the board directed staff to finalize any small adjustments prior to posting the application.