Annual Town Informational Meeting

When:
March 1, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
2025-03-01T09:00:00-05:00
2025-03-01T12:00:00-05:00
Where:
Town Office
42 School Street Extension

∗ OFFICIAL WARNING:  Annual Town Meeting

The legal voters of the Town of Isle La Motte are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Isle La Motte Town Office/former Elementary School on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM to transact the following articles of business.  

Article 1:  To hear and act on the reports of the Town Officers as published in the Town Report.

Article 2:  To transact any other business proper to come before this meeting and to discuss any articles to be voted on by Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Remote participation may be accessed via the following methods:

By Computer: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88093679235?pwd=OTZOUldCdW5sQmFmWXlaVHJHMmM2Zz09

By Phone: +1 646 931 3860 or find your local number at https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kett6ovVBV

Passcode: 416755

Meeting ID 880 9367 9235

2025 ARTICLES OF BUSINESS

The legal voters of the Town of Isle La Motte are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Isle La Motte Town Office/former Elementary School on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 between the hours of 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM at which time the polls will be open for the purpose of voting by Australian ballot.  

Article 1:  To elect the following officers required by law:

Cemetery Commissioner – 3 years

Cemetery Commissioner – 2 years

Constable – 1 year

Delinquent Tax Collector – 1 year

 Grand Juror – 1 year

Lister – 3 years

Justice of the Peace – 2 years (Feb 2027)

Selectboard Member – 3 years

School Board Member – 3 years

Town Agent – 1 year

Town Clerk – 3 years

Town Moderator – 1 year

Town Treasurer – 3 years

Trustee of Public Funds – 3 years

Trustee of Public Funds – 1 year

Article 2:   Shall the voters authorize general fund expenditures of $466,681?  This includes all Articles as approved by the Selectboard to meet the general expenses and liabilities for the Town for 2025, $399,542 to be raised by taxes and $67,139 by non-tax revenue.  The Appropriation Articles for 2025 total $52,845, already included in the budget.

Article 3: Shall the voters authorize highway expenditures of $324,700?  With the amount to be raised by taxes of $241,921 and $82,779 by non-tax revenue to be used for year-round maintenance of the Town roads?

Article 4:  Shall the Town establish a reserve fund to be called the “ILM Highway Reserve Fund” to be used for unbudgeted and emergency highway projects and grant matching?  This fund is to be established by depositing up to $5,000 of existing highway surplus and going forward any yearly surplus from the highway budget at the discretion of the Selectboard in accordance with 24 V.S.A. §2804.

Isle La Motte SelectboardPeter Brzozowy, Chair – Mary-Catherine Graziano – Cary Sandvig – Joseph Deller – Patricia Treckman

Received for record and posting this 31 January 2025 at the Isle La Motte Town Office.

Attest:  Vickie Buswell, Town Clerk