Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee approves amendment to require tax-impact estimates on municipal websites
Summary
Sen. Victoria Sullivan sponsored a bill to require municipalities to publish tax and proposed-project impact information online; the committee amended the bill to express impact as per $1,000 of equalized valuation and approved the amendment and motion of OTP, then placed the bill on consent (later removed by a senator).
Senate Bill 217, introduced by Sen. Victoria Sullivan, would require cities and towns to post tax information and project tax-impact estimates on municipal websites and social media to improve transparency for taxpayers.
"This bill simply, the first part of it, takes what is information that's readily available in the Department of Treasury website ... and it breaks it down so they will be visible on every town's or city's website and on their…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
