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APPROVAL OF THE 2025 MILEAGE RATE 

IR-2024-312, Dec. 19, 2024

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced that the optional standard mileage rate for automobiles driven for business will increase by 3 cents in 2025, while the mileage rates for vehicles used for other purposes will remain unchanged from 2024.

Optional standard milage rates are used to calculate the deductible costs of operating vehicles for business, charitable and medical purposes, as well as for active-duty members of the Armed Forces who are moving.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car, van, pickup or panel truck will be:

70 cents per mile driven for business use, up 3 cents from 2024.

21 cents per mile driven for medical purposes, the same as in 2024.

21 cents per mile driven for moving purposes for qualified active-duty members of the Armed Forces, unchanged from last year.

14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations, equal to the rate in 2024.

AGENDA BUSINESS:

BOARD-COMMISSION UPDATE - Recreation Commission

Reminder

LITCHFIELD BUDGET COMMITTEE 

PUBLIC HEARING & MEETING NOTICE

TOWN AND SCHOOL BUDGETS / WARRANT ARTICLES

The Litchfield Budget Committee will hold the 2025 Town and School budget hearings at Campbell High School Auditorium on Thursday, January 16, 2025

at 7:00 P.M. All interested residents are urged to attend. Following the close of the hearings, the Budget Committee will convene at the same location to take action on proposed budgets and warrant articles. 

Town of Litchfield 2025 ATM

ARTICLE 9 - NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING

Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Million Nine Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Two Dollars ($5,964,832) for the purpose of financing the costs of planning/feasibility analysis, architecture and engineering fees, constructing, sitework, landscaping, furnishing, and equipping and related costs of a new Police Department building, and to authorize the issuance of Five Million Nine Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Two Dollars not more than ($5,5964,832) of bonds or notes under and in accordance compliance with the provisions of the Municipal Finance Act (RSA Chapter 33),; and to authorize the selectmen to issue, and negotiate, sell and deliver such bonds or notes and to determine the rate of interest thereon and the maturity and other terms thereof; to authorize the selectmen to apply for, accept and expend federal, state or other aid, if any, which may be available for said project and to comply with all laws applicable to said project; to authorize the selectmen to use any available impact fees to reduce the amount to be bonded; and to authorize the selectmen to take any other action or to pass any other vote relative thereto. (3/5

ballot vote required). Estimated 2025 tax rate impact: $0.00. 

Estimated 2025 tax rate impact: $0.XX. 

Recommended by Board of Selectmen (x-x-x)

Recommended by Budget Committee (x-x-x)

 6.  Warrant Article Draft Discussion/ 2025 Budget Updates 

TOWN ADMINISTRATOR REPORT

1.  January Newsletter was issued - Reflection on 2024

2. CY 2024 Report from Trustees of the Trust Funds,  December 2024 Report from Trustees of the Trust Funds

3.  2025 Townhall hours - seems to working - no comments received

4. The, Pennichuck East Utility, Inc., Pittsfield Aqueduct Company, and Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. (collectively, the Joint Petitioners)  January 14, 2025 PUC Public Hearing

5. 2025 Board and Commission Meetings with the Board of Selectmen - schedule is below. January 27th will be Chair Croteau from Planning Board on Zoning Amendments

6. Leadership meeting is January 22nd - Town Services Academy and Strategic Plan

7. Reminder - Petition Warrant Articles due to Town Clerk by Tuesday, January 14, at 4pm.

8. Town Submitted the 2nd  Granite State Clean Fleet program report to NHDES - now only awaiting reimbursement of funds (see below).

9. Reminder January 20, 2025 is a holiday - Town hall will be closed

10.   January 30 & 31st - TA will be on  vacation. 

SELECTMEN REPORTS

1. Recreation Commission Representative - Steven G. Gannon

2. School Facilities Improvement Committee - Robert F. Leary Sr.

3. Budget Committee Representative - F. Robert Leary Sr. 

4. Planning Board Representative - Kevin Lynch

5. Capital Improvement Committee Representative - Kimberly M. Queenan

6. Conservation Commission Representative - John Brunelle

7. Heritage Commission Representative - G. Steven Gannon

8. Emergency Management Team - John Brunelle

9. Energy Committee - John Brunelle

10. Economic Development Committee - Kimberly M. Queenan

NON PUBLIC SESSION

RSA91-A:3II(c) - Matters that, if discussed in public, would likely adversely affect the

reputation of any person, other than a member of the body itself, unless such person

requests an open meeting.

RSA 91-A:3, II(i) Consideration of matters relating to the preparation for and the carrying out of emergency functions, including training to carry out such functions, developed by local or state safety officials that are directly intended to thwart a deliberate act that is intended to result in widespread or severe damage to property or widespread injury or loss of life.