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- Zoning Board of Adjustment
- Library Trustees
- Trustees of Trust Funds
Select Board Office
Duties & Responsibilities
- Board of Selectmen meet every other Tuesday at 3:30pm to review documents and recess until 4:30pm for public meeting.
Select Board Recorded Meetings
- For older Select Board recorded meetings, until December, 1, 2020: Click Here
- For our current Recordings, please visit our YouTube channel.
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Town Administrator - John Doe
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Chairman - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2024
Member - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2025
Member - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2026
Budget Committee
Duties & Responsibilities
The Budget Committee prepares an independent budget for annual Town Meeting.
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Board
Chair - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2024
Vice Chair - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2026
Member - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2024
Capital Improvement Program Committee
Duties & Responsibilities
The Planning Board appointed a Capital Improvement Program Committee to develop an initial CIP. The CIP Committee consisted of members of the Planning Board, Select Board, Budget Committee, Trustees of Trust Funds, Library and Historic District Commission.
Starting in 2021, the Planning Board will update the CIP in work sessions as needed.
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Chair - John Doe
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(Back to top)Conservation Commission
Duties & Responsibilities
The Effingham Conservation Commission (ECC), established in 1976, is a volunteer advisory board appointed by the Board of Selectmen. Our primary responsibility is to protect the natural resources of the community. The ECC supports and advises the Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, and Zoning Board of Adjustment on conservation issues.
- For more information on the Conservation Commission: Please visit our page.
The Conservation Commission (ECC) meets on the first Monday of each month at 6:30PM at the Town Office. If you care about natural resources, consider joining the ECC to help make a difference in Effingham!
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Chair - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2022
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Vice Chair/Treasurer - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2022
Recording Secretary - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2024
Member - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2023
Member - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2023
Alternate - John Doe
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Historic District Commission
Duties & Responsibilities
Communications intended for the HDC should be submitted through the Effingham Town Office. Applications for HDC Certificate of Approval should be sent to the Effingham Town Office c/o Historic District Commission or bought before the Commission at a regularly scheduled monthly meeting.
Members are appointed by the Board of Selectmen, often upon the recommendation of the Commission. For anyone interested, we suggest you attend a meeting of the HDC to advise us of your interest and learn what we do. Then the Commission can recommend you to the Board of Selectmen for a seat or alternate position if one is available.
Electronic submissions are REQUIRED for Applications for Certificate of Approval.
The HDC meets the second Monday of each month at 7pm in the meeting room of the municipal offices.
For more information, please contact the Commission or attend one of our meetings.
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Board
Chair - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2024
Secretary - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2025
Member - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2023
Member - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2025
Alternate - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2024
Planning Board
Duties and Responsibilities
- Meets 1st Thursdays at 6:30 pm. for its regular meeting
- 3rd Thursdays at 6:30pm for its work session
- At the town offices
Board
Chair - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2024
Vice Chair - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2026
Signing Secretary - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2025
Member - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2024
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Duties and Responsibilities
Regular meetings shall be held at the Effingham Town Offices at 7:00 P.M. on the first Wednesday of each month. Other meetings may be held on call by the chairman provided public notice and notice to each member is given at least 24 hours excluding Sundays and legal holidays prior to such meetings.
- ZBA Rules of Procedure
Board
Member - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2026
Member - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2024
Library Trustees
Duties and Responsibilities
Meets at the Library second Tuesdays at 6pm. Meetings are open to the public.
Board
Chair - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2025
Treasurer - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2026
Member - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2025
Trustees of Trust Funds
Duties and Responsibilities
Meets periodically for any decisions or actions. Annual Reports are published each year in the Town Report.
Investment Policy
- 2019 Trustees of Trust Funds Investment Policy
- 2018 Trustees of Trust Funds Investment Policy
- 2017 Trustees of Trust Funds Investment Policy
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Board
Chair - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2026
Member - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2025
Member - John Doe
- Term Expires: 2024