What it means: During police operations, items of value may be forfeited by individuals. There are expenses associated with the management of such property, including storage, the return of items where appropriate, etc. NH law permits the auctioning of abandoned property, and the proceeds are put into a fund. This Article would allow the funds to be withdrawn to cover departmental costs, as approved via the RSAs. The actual amount is unknown at voting time. The $90,000 is seen as the upper limit of what may be available to withdraw.
Those in favor say: No one spoke in favor of this Article at Deliberative Session.
Those opposed say: Those opposed take issue with the taking of property, or have issues with how funds are spent. Both of these issues are defined at the state level and are not affected by the voters’ decision.
Fiscal impact: There would be no new tax impact, since this money is in a set-aside fund. This is a routine measure, seen every year, to allow the withdrawal of the funds for various Police Department needs.