Politics & Government
2013 Town Meeting: Municipal Ballot Results
How Merrimack voted on the town ballot.
Here are the 2013 ballot and candidate results for Merrimack municipal meeting. There were a total of 2,061 ballots cast. School results can be found here.
* indicates the winners
Town Ballot
Yea Nay Pass/Fail Article 2:
The Municipal Operating Budget, which is the subject of Article 2, funds the general costs of operating all Town departments. The Municipal Operating Budget is summarized on the attached chart by department. The recommended 2013-14 Municipal Operating Budget is $28,725,477. Included in the Town Council’s proposed budget are all of the capital items that have historically been approved by the Town Council throughout the year. This change was implemented in the 2009-10 budget year. Although the appropriation amount requested for 2013-14 is less than what was approved in 2012-13, to compare the budget request one should reduce both budgets by the capital purchases. If these capital projects were not included in both budgets, the 2013-14 appropriation would be $375,455 or 1.76% greater than in 2012-13. 1,198
727
Pass
Article 3:By approving Article 3, the Town would ratify the proposed collective bargaining agreement between the Town of Merrimack and NEPBA Local 112 and approve the wage and benefit adjustments contained therein. Included are a $1,500 one-time wage adjustment for 2013-14, $0 in 2014-15 and $0 in 2015-16. This agreement extends the current 10% employee HMO health and dental insurance premium cost sharing. Beginning on July 1, 2015, the Office Visit copay changes from $10 to $20and the Pharmacy copay changes from $0/20/30 to $10/20/45. The associated cost has been estimated at $27,661. This agreement covers the Dispatchers and office staff of the Police Department
Estimated 2013 Property Tax Bill Impact: Per $1,000 of Assessed Valuation – $0.01 1,266
733
Pass
Article 4:By approving Article 4, the Town would ratify the proposed collective bargaining agreement between the Town of Merrimack and Teamsters Local 633 and approve the wage and benefit adjustments contained therein. Included are a $1,500 one-time wage adjustment for 2013-14, $0 in 2014-15 and $0 in 2015-16. This agreement continues the current 10% employee HMO health and dental insurance premium cost sharing. Beginning on July 1, 2015, the Office Visit copay changes from $5 to $20and the Pharmacy copay changes from $0/20/30 to $10/20/45. The associated cost has been estimated at $19,860. This agreement covers supervisory and clerical employees of the Highway, Solid Waste Disposal, Wastewater Treatment and Equipment Maintenance Divisions of the Public Works Department.
Estimated 2013 Property Tax Bill Impact: Per $1,000 of Assessed Valuation - LESS THAN $0.01 1,161
794
Pass
Article 5:
By approving Article 5, the Town would ratify the proposed collective bargaining agreement between the Town of Merrimack and NEPBA Local 12 and approve the wage and benefit adjustments contained therein. Included are a $1,500 one-time wage adjustment for 2013-14, $0 in 2014-15 and $0 in 2015-16. This agreement continues the current 10% employee HMO health insurance premium cost sharing that is applicable to new hires hired on or after July 1, 2006 and a capped cost share of 3.0% for all employees existing as of June 30, 2006, based on gross pay before overtime until June 30, 2015. Beginning on July 1, 2015, all members will pay 10% of the HMO health and dental insurance premiums,, the Office Visit copay will change from $10 to $20, and Pharmacy copay will change from $0/20/30 to $10/20/45. The associated cost has been estimated at $73,394. This agreement covers patrolmen, detectives and sergeants of the Police Department.
Estimated 2013 Property Tax Bill Impact: Per $1,000 of Assessed Valuation – $0.03
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781
Pass
Article 6:
By approving Article 5, the Town would ratify the proposed collective bargaining agreement between the Town of Merrimack and AFSCME 93, Local 3657 and approve the wage and benefit adjustments contained therein. Included are a $1,500 one-time wage adjustment for 2013-14, $0 in 2014-15 and $0 in 2015-16. This agreement continues the current 10% employee HMO health insurance premium cost sharing that is applicable to new hires hired on or after July 1, 2006 and a capped cost share of 2.0% for all employees existing as of June 30, 2006, based on gross pay before overtime until June 30, 2015. Beginning on July 1, 2015, all members will pay 10% of the HMO health and dental insurance premiums, the Office Visit copay changes from $5 to $20, and the Pharmacy copay changes as follows: Retail: from $0/15/15 to $10/20/45 and Mail Order Pharmacy: from $0/1/1 to $10/20/45. . The associated cost has been estimated at $33,665. This agreement covers the supervisory employees of the Fire and Police Departments (Lieutenants and Captains).
Estimated 2013 Property Tax Bill Impact: Per $1,000 of Assessed Valuation – $0.01
815
Pass
Article 7:By approving Article 7, the Town would ratify the proposed collective bargaining agreement between the Town of Merrimack and IAFF, Local 2904 and approve the wage and benefit adjustments contained therein. Included are a $1,500 one-time wage adjustment for 2013-14, $0 in 2014-15 and $0 in 2015-16. This agreement continues the 10% employee HMO health insurance cost sharing that is applicable to new hires hired on or after July 1, 2006 and a capped cost share of 2.0% for all employees existing as of June 30, 2006, based on gross pay before overtime until June 30, 2015. Beginning on July 1, 2015, all members will pay 10% of the HMO health and dental insurance premiums, the Office Visit copay changes from $5 to $20, and Pharmacy copays change as follows: Retail: from $0/15/15 to $10/20/45 and Mail Order Pharmacy: from $0/1/1 to $10/20/45. . The associated cost has been estimated at $127,069. This agreement covers the firefighters and paramedics of the Fire Department.
Estimated 2013 Property Tax Bill Impact: Per $1,000 of Assessed Valuation – $0.04 1175 819
Pass
Article 8:This Article amendment language allows for the appointment of the Town Manager to be the Cemetery Trustee. By law the Town needs to have cemetery trustee.
No tax impact. 1,562 363
Pass
Town Council (three, three-year seats)
# of Votes *Dan Dwyer
1,353
*Dave Yakuboff
1,301
Ethics Committee (One, three-year seat)
# of Votes Write ins to be counted
205
Trustee of Trust Funds (One, three-year seat)
# of Votes *Chris Christensen
1,522
Library Trustee (One, three-year seat)
# of Votes *Richard Barnes 1,499
Library Trustee (One, two-year seat)
# of Votes *Jennifer Jobin
1,485
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