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 2027)
David Ruell, Vice Chair (term expires 2028)
Michelle Roloff, Secretary (term expires 2027)
Jamie Lyford (term expires 2026)
Frank Garcia (term expires 2028)
Sandra Coleman, School Board Representative (term expires 2025)
Jesse Farris, School Board Alternate (term expires 2027)
Jennie Angell, Select Board Representative
Ann Barney, Select Board Representative Alternate