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.
Jeanette Stewart, Chairperson (term expires 2023)
David Ruell, Vice Chair (term expires 2022)
Lee Nichols (term expires 2024)
Kendall Hughes (term expires 2024)
David Unangst (term expires 2022)
Sandra Coleman, School Board Representative (term expires 2022)
Jen Foote, School Board Alternate (term expires 2022)
Eli Badger, Select Board Representative (term expires 2022)
Andy Fitch, Select Board Alternate (term expires 2022)
MINUTES of the Budget Committee
[See the Town Clerk for availability of Budget Committee minutes]
2021 Minutes
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