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Town of Henniker New Hampshire

Selectmen's Office

About  |  Contact   |  Public Meetings  |  Citizen Requests  |  Selectmen Policies 

Contact

Board of Selectmen

Kris Blomback, Chairman
Leo Aucoin, Vice Chairman

Thomas Watman
Robert T. French, Jr.

Ronald C. Taylor

Staff

Charles E. Connell, Town Administrator (townadministrator@henniker.org)

Russ Roy, Finance Director / Systems Administrator (finance@henniker.org)

Nicole Gage, Exec. Secretary / Land Use Coord. / Webmaster (secretary@henniker.org)

Cynthia Marsland, Assessing Technician (assessing@henniker.org)

Valerie Simeone, Finance Assistant & Assistant to the Selectmen's Office (val@henniker.org)

 

Location / Mailing Address  Town Hall, 18 Depot Hill Road, Henniker NH 03242

 

Phone  (603) 428-3221

 

Fax (603) 428-4366

 

Hours  8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday thru Friday*

*NOTE:  The Town Clerk / Tax Collector's office is also located inside Town Hall, but has different hours of operation.

About

The Town of Henniker operates under a Board of Selectmen form of government.  The five member board is elected at town meeting, each term for a three-year period.  The Board of Selectmen is the governing body responsible for establishing town policies.  The citizens are known as the legislative body.  The Town Administrator is appointed by the Board of Selectmen to be responsible for supervising and conducting the day-to-day operations of the town and to carry out the policies established by the Board of Selectmen.

The Henniker Selectmen's office offers the following:

• Abatements, Credits & Exemptions

• Assessing

• Building & Other Permits

• Code Enforcement

• Committee Meetings

• Current Use

• Deeds

• Emergency Management

• Excavations

• Finance

• Health Officer

• Historic District Commission

• Human Services (Welfare)

• Maps

• Municipal Records

• Planning & Zoning

• Rental of Town Facilities

• Trustees of the Trust Funds

Public  Meetings

The Selectmen meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month, 6:15 pm at the Town Hall (unless posted otherwise).  Agendas are typically posted at the following locations:  Town Hall, Post Office & town website.  Meetings are open to the public.  Minutes are available upon request at Town Hall or at the town website.  The charge for photocopies is $0.50/page.

• Upcoming Meeting Notices

• Minutes

Citizen Requests

Please note that we maintain an “open door” policy and the Town Administrator welcomes all and any inquiries as a first stop for citizen concerns.  Making your request in writing, however, can speed things up.  Please use one of the the forms below:

• Citizen Request / Complaint Form 

• Request for Information - Right-to-Know-Law

• Request to Appear Before the Selectmen

Selectmen Policies

The Selectmen have adopted the following policies to help guide them in their duties as a governing body:

• Selectmen's Policies Manual - (61 pages)

  Includes the following:

Section I – General Policies

     I.1.        Policy Adoption

     I.2         Building Permit Policy

     I.3         Hawkers, Peddlers & Itinerant Vendors Ordinance

 

Section II – Meeting, Board & Committee Policies 

     II.1        Board of Selectmen Meeting Procedures

     II.2        Public Hearings

     II.3        Citizen Participation at Meetings

     II.4        Town Committees and Boards

     II.5        Litigation Involving Town Boards and Committees

     II.6        Request of Legal Inquires or Opinions from

                  Town Counsel

     II.7        Budget Advisory Committee Operational Policy

     II.8        Athletics – Code of Conduct

 

Section III – Financial & Town Property Policies 

     III.1      Procurement Policy

     III.2      Disposal of Surplus Material

     III.3      Cash Receipts Policy

     III.4      Acceptance of Donations and Gifts

     III.5      Investment Policy

     III.6      Grant Request and Submission Policy

     III.7      Rental of Community Center & Grange Hall

     III.8      Rental of Town Athletic Fields

     III.9      Field Use Application

     III.10    Liability Waiver (use of Town Field or Snack Shack)

     III.11    Selling Goods at a Sporting Event

     III.12    Mailbox Ordinance (Rev. Chapter 97)

 

Section IV – Personnel Policies 

     IV.1      Hiring Policy for PT Employees by Town Administrator

     IV.2      Job Openings Posting Policy

     IV.3      Drug and Alcohol Policies & Procedures

     IV.4      Addendum to Drug and Alcohol Policies

     IV.5      EMT / Ambulance Standbys Policy

     IV.6      Towing Policy