The BC met last night @ 7PM and the following actions were taken and points discussed:

• Welcome to members. Mrs. Douglas was nominated as chair in a 6-1-2 vote. Mr. Cutter was nominated as vice chair in a 7-0-2 vote
• During Public Input, an inquiry was made on the failed teacher contract and better understanding why previous no vote BC members made that decision and what would help sway their votes to yes 

Town Update as presented by Selectman Leary and Selectman Lemire

• Unanticipated water and fuel costs at new FD for the first part of this year
• Temporary heating in place at Talent Hall. New heating system being planned for summer installation
• New Police Officer was hired
• The BOS has not had discussion regarding the future state of the current FD 

School Update as presented by Representative Meyers

• ALICE Training has been completed
• Homeland Security review and plans underway for new entrance at LMS 

Election Results were reviewed by the BC

• The budget calendar was presented by the Chair. The Committee to finalize the anticipated review/voting dates at next meeting
• The BC bylaws were reviewed by the committee. Annual acceptance of the bylaws is scheduled for the next meeting
• The BC discussed social media posts and process. Mr. Cutter was selected to post BC updates through the LitchfieldNH FB page and then share it with the What’s Up FB page. Commentary is welcome on all posts, however, specific questions to the BC will be addressed at our next scheduled meeting. Anyone is also welcome to send inquires to the BC at BudComm@litchfieldnh.gov. (As the process to post on the LitchfieldNH page needs to be ironed out, this post will be directly made to the Whats Up page)
• Mr. Cutter presented an overview of town related budget vs actual expenses from 2004 through present. The committee will review and Mr. Cutter will share a school overview at the next scheduled meeting
• The next BC meeting will be on April 18, 2019

As shared by Andrew Cutter via Facebook on 3/29/2019.