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Board dismissal of community resolution on personnel and transparency
Warner Select Board, 3/17/26: Nine residents presented a 30-signature resolution demanding reinstatement of Town Administrator Kathy Frenette, fulfillment of RSA 91-A requests, and action on 2024 audit findings. Board refused... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/warner/select-board/2026-03-17/ #MeetingWatch #WarnerNH
Internal board division on addressing the Town Administrator matter
At the 3/17/26 Warner Select Board meeting, Mike Smith stated nothing prohibits the board from voting to reinstate the Town Administrator and that the new board has a right to be informed. The other members stayed silent on the... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/warner/select-board/2026-03-17/ #MeetingWatch #WarnerNH
Split vote and limited response to resident concerns
Warner Select Board approved a $1.2M+ manifest 3/17/26 by 2-1 vote (Smith dissenting). Meeting also set new schedule of 2nd/4th Tuesdays at 6 PM. Public comment on audit accountability received no board engagement. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/warner/select-board/2026-03-17/ #MeetingWatch #WarnerNH
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Warner Select Board meeting 3/17/26 drew nine public speakers with a 30-signature resolution calling for immediate reinstatement of Town Administrator Kathy Frenette, full responses to RSA 91-A requests, and action on 2024 audit findings including... #MeetingWatch #WarnerNH
Board members declined to discuss the resolution or reinstatement, stating legal counsel advised against comment due to the ongoing Merrimack County Sheriff's investigation. No agenda item addressed the audit or personnel matter.
Mike Smith noted that nothing prohibits the board from taking a reinstatement vote and that the new board has the right to be informed. The other members offered no response. The meeting ended without action on the residents' demands. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/warner/select-board/2026-03-17/
At the March 17, 2026 Select Board meeting in Warner, nine residents spoke during public comment and presented a resolution signed by roughly 30 people. It called for reinstatement of Town Administrator Kathy Frenette, completion of outstanding RSA 91-A requests, and concrete steps on the 2024 audit findings such as welfare list leaks and duplicate payments. The board declined to engage on the resolution or any reinstatement vote, citing advice from legal counsel tied to the ongoing Merrimack County Sheriff's investigation. Mike Smith stated that nothing legally bars the board from acting and that the new board is entitled to information on the matter. No other members responded. The same meeting approved a manifest exceeding $1.2 million by a 2-1 vote, with Smith dissenting, and set a regular schedule of second and fourth Tuesdays at 6:00 PM. No timeline was given for addressing the audit or personnel issues raised by residents. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/warner/select-board/2026-03-17/ #MeetingWatch #WarnerNH