Topics of Interest
Budget and Warrant Preparation
The NH Attorney General’s Office issued a letter dated August 2, 2010 to the NH Secretary of State’s Office concluding that it is not legal to include the estimated tax impact of an appropriation on the warrant article for town meeting: Estimated Tax Impacts on Warrant Articles
The state Department of Revenue Administration website offers a variety of helpful documents to assist municipalities in the budget and warrant preparation process. Below are direct links to select documents:
Technical assistance for town, village district and budget committees
(information regarding the budget preparation process)Technical assistance for SB 2 municipalities
(official ballot referendum form of government)Suggested warrant articles for towns and village districts
(updated for 2011)
Town Meeting and Elections
The following documents were provided at LGC's 2010 Moderators Workshop:
- Basic law of town, village district and school district meeting
- Rules of procedure, ranking of motions
- Election law for new moderators
- Election law: What’s new?
- Polling place checklist
Legal Briefs
The LGC Legal Services attorneys respond to a wide array of questions from member municipal officials. View a selection of Legal Brief responses.
Visit the New Hampshire Town and City Article Index to access additional legal articles.