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Brockton council keeps residential tax shift at 1.75 after rejecting 1.73 proposal
Summary
After a two-hour hearing on property valuations, the Brockton City Council voted to retain the residential tax shift factor at 1.75 for FY2026. A motion by Councilor Thompson to set the factor at 1.73 failed 10–1; the council later accepted the tax class order by roll call.
The Brockton City Council on Dec. 8 held its annual tax classification hearing and voted to retain a residential shift factor of 1.75 for fiscal year 2026.
John O'Donnell, chairman of the Board of Assessors, presented the valuation data underlying the hearing, saying the city's total taxable value for FY2026 is “just over $14,000,000,000,” an 8.21% increase from the prior year and the highest total taxable value in the city's history. O'Donnell explained the council's choice determines whether Brockton uses a single tax rate or a split rate that distributes the levy…
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