{"id":3769,"date":"2023-08-08T07:23:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T11:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=3769"},"modified":"2023-08-08T07:23:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T11:23:16","slug":"press-release-regarding-the-resignation-of-tim-siekmann-from-the-londonderry-budget-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=3769","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: Regarding the Resignation of Tim Siekmann from the Londonderry Budget Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3772\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 13, 2023, the Town was notified that Budget Committee member Tim Siekmann had been arrested on a warrant charging him with 15 felony counts of possessing child sex abuse images. Mr. Siekmann is an elected member of the Budget Committee. Neither Londonderry\u2019s Town Charter nor New Hampshire law allow the removal of an elected Budget Committee member under these circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On August 6, 2023, Budget Committee Chairman Patrick Cassidy received Siekmann\u2019s resignation, and<br>transmitted it to the Town Manager and Town Council. The Town Council Chair immediately scheduled a<br>special meeting on the next business day to act upon Siekmann\u2019s resignation. At that meeting, the Town<br>Council accepted Siekmann\u2019s resignation effective immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following Siekmann\u2019s arrest, the Town acted diligently to ascertain its options. While the Town acknowledges the desire for prompt and decisive action, the Town acted within the parameters of its legal authority to secure an appropriate result for the community. The Town Council intends to promptly fill the vacancy created by Siekmann\u2019s resignation, and one other existing vacancy, and is pleased the Budget Committee can begin its work on the FY 2025 budget without distraction or delay.<br>The Town thanks Budget Committee Chairman Patrick Cassidy for his assistance with these efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/siekmann_resignation_press_release.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Embed of siekmann_resignation_press_release..\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-4cfa9f25-a20c-48d7-bfc1-458b83dabd46\" href=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/siekmann_resignation_press_release.pdf\">siekmann_resignation_press_release<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/siekmann_resignation_press_release.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-4cfa9f25-a20c-48d7-bfc1-458b83dabd46\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 13, 2023, the Town was notified that Budget Committee member Tim Siekmann had been arrested on a warrant charging him with 15 felony counts of possessing child sex abuse images. Mr. Siekmann is an elected member of the Budget Committee. 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