Budget Committee

The Ashland Budget Committee was established by a vote of the Town Meeting in March 1936. The principal duty of the Committee, according to RSA Chapter 32, is to review the proposed budgets and the warrant articles requesting appropriations for the Town of Ashland and its utilities, and the Ashland School District. The process includes a public hearing on the Committee’s initial decisions. The Committee then recommends its own version of the annual budget and expresses its opinions on the warrant articles to the voters, who have the final say on the budget and warrant articles.

BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETINGS

The Committee meets as needed throughout the year. Find the dates of upcoming meetings on the calendar under “Town Government Meetings.”

BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS

The Budget Committee consists of five at-large citizen members, plus two ex-officio members and two alternates representing the Select Board and the School Board. The at-large members are elected by the voters, and the ex-officio members and alternates are appointed by their respective boards.

Kendall Hughes, Chairman  (term expires 2024)
David Ruell, Vice Chair  (term expires 2025)
Lee Nichols  (term expires 2024)
Jamie Lyford (term expires 2026)
David Unangst  (term expires 2025)
Sandra Coleman, School Board Representative  (term expires 2025)
Jesse Farris, School Board Alternate  (term expires 2024)
Ann Barney, Select Board Representative  (term expires 2024)
Andy Fitch, Select Board Alternate  (term expires 2024)

MINUTES of the Budget Committee

2024 Minutes

January 12, 2024      January 10, 2024     January 9, 2024

2023 Minutes

December 21, 2023
December 19, 2023    December 12, 2023     October 14, 2023
June 20, 2023              January 17, 2023        January 12, 2023
January 10, 2023        January 6, 2023          January 5, 2023

2022 Minutes

December 20, 2022     October 11, 2022            September 27, 2022
June 21, 2022                 May 10, 2022                   April 12, 2022
February 5, 2022           January 25, 2022            January 13, 2022

2021 Minutes

December 28, 2021        December 21, 2021
December 14, 2021         December 8, 2021           November 30, 2021
November 23, 2021         October 7, 2021              August 11, 2021
May 11, 2021                     April 14, 2021                 January 6, 2021

2020 Minutes
December 30, 2020       December 16, 2020
December 8, 2020          November 10, 2020         October 27, 2020
October 15, 2020             June 3, 2020                    January 6, 2020

2019 Minutes
December 23, 2019        December 23, 2019 (B)
December 17, 2019         December 10, 2019           November 26, 2019
September 10, 2019        August 13, 2019                 June 11, 2019
May 14, 2019                    April 22, 2019                    January 3, 2019

2018 Minutes
November 13, 2018           October 9, 2013
September 11, 2018           August 14, 2018                 June 6, 2018
May 2, 2018                        January 11, 2018                 January 8, 2018

2017 Minutes

November 13, 2017            October 23, 2017                  September 25, 2017
September 15, 2017            September 8, 2017              August 30, 2017
August 25, 2017                  July 31, 2017                         April 28, 2017
February 4, 2017                January 12, 2017                  January 11, 2017
January 9, 2017                  January 6, 2017                    January 5, 2017

2016 Minutes

December 30. 2016            December 21, 2016              December 20, 2016
December 14, 2016             December 9, 2016               November 30, 2016
November 16, 2016            November 9, 2016               October 19, 2016
September 21, 2016           August 31, 2016                    August 17, 2016
August 10, 2016                  July 20, 2016                        May 11, 2016 
March 2, 2016                    January 14, 2016                  January 13, 2016
January 6, 2016

2015 Minutes

December 30, 2015             December 29, 2015             December 28, 2015
December 17, 2015              December 15, 2015              November 23, 2015
November 18, 2015             November 12, 2015             October 22, 2015
August 20, 2015                   August 13, 2015                    July 30, 2015
July 23, 2105                        May 7, 2015                           January 31, 2015
January 14, 2015

2014 Minutes

December 29, 2014              December 18, 2014              December 16, 2014
December 11, 2014               December 4, 2014                November 13, 2014
November 6, 2014                October 30, 2014                 October 23, 2014
October 16, 2014                   October 6, 2014                   October 2, 2014
September 18, 2014             July 24, 2014                        July 17, 2014
July 10, 2014                         May 22, 2014                        April 23, 2014
February 1, 2014                  January 16, 2014 (and School Budget Hearing)
January 15, 2014 (and Town Budget Hearing)               January 9, 2014
January 8, 2014

2013 Minutes
December 30, 2013              December 28, 2013             December 17, 2013
December 11, 2013               December 5, 2013                November 26, 2013
November 21, 2013              November 19, 2013              November 13, 2013
November 7, 2013                October 30, 2013                  October 24, 2013
October 17, 2013                   October 10, 2013                  October 3, 2013
September 12, 2013             August 8, 2013                      July 31, 2013
July 25, 2013                        July 11, 2013                          June 27, 2013
May 8, 2013                          April 25, 2013                       January 10, 2013
January 9, 2013                  January 5, 2013                     January 3, 2013
January 14, 2013

2012 Minutes

December 29, 2012              December 20, 2012             December 18, 2012
December 13, 2012              December 12, 2012              December 10, 2012
December 6, 2012                November 29, 2012             November 15, 2012
November 8, 2012               October 25, 2012                  October 18, 2012
October 11, 2012                  September 13, 2012              September 8, 2012
May 10, 2012                        April 12, 2012                        March 29, 2012
January 19, 2012                  January 13, 2012                  January 11, 2012
January 5, 2012                   January 4, 2012

2011 Minutes

December 28, 2011              December 22, 2011              December 20, 2011
December 15, 2011               December 13, 2011               December 8, 2011
December 1, 2011                 November 17, 2011               November 15, 2011
November 10, 2011              November 8, 2011                October 13, 2011
October 6, 2011                    September 8, 2011               August 24, 2011
July 14, 2011                         June 16, 2011                        June 9, 2011
May 18, 2011                         May 11, 2011