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Regular readers may or may not know that in addition to what we do here at the ‘Grok, Skip and I are active in town politics as well. A trip to our sister site, GilfordGrok reveals the other side of our lives as involved citizens right where we live.
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One of the discussions that has come up throughout town, as well as on the Municipal Budget Committee is the question of asking the Selectmen and School Board to print the names and salaries, along with the value of all benefits and deposits, of every employee of the Town and School District in the Annual Report. We used as examples three that we could easily put our hands on: Loudon, Hudson, and Hampstead. The question of how many other towns and schools throughout NH do this has been asked. Unfortunately, there really isn’t any good place to go to readily obtain the answer. So we thought we’d take our case to the ‘Grok readers from here in NH.
Does your New Hampshire town list the names of all town & school employees with salaries and benefits in your Annual Report?
If you do (or even if you don’t) please let us know either in the comment section below or via email at the "contact" link above…
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We touched upon the issue and the broader theme of open and transparent government this past weekend on MTNP radio. Download here, or use this handy player to listen:
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