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Select Board adopts annual general‑assistance amounts that follow state mandates
Summary
The Select Board held a public hearing and approved updated general‑assistance appendices that adjust dollar amounts in line with state guidance; staff said changes are minor and routine.
Rangeley held a public hearing on a routine annual update to the town’s general‑assistance appendices and approved the updated figures used to determine eligibility and benefit amounts.
Joe, a town staff member, opened the public hearing and explained the packet materials. Tracy, a town staff member who assembled the packet, told the board the changes are limited to dollar amounts; “they just raise them just a little tiny bit,” she said. Tracy added that the town adopted broader ordinance amendments the prior year to address homelessness‑related language and immigration matters, and this annual update does not change that policy.
After no comments from the public, the board closed the hearing and approved the general‑assistance appendices by motion. The motion passed by voice vote; a roll‑call tally was not recorded in the meeting transcript.
Board members characterized the update as routine and consistent with state mandates for annual adjustments.
