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Council approves expanded veteran tax exemptions under Conn. Gen. Stat. §12-81
Summary
The Bristol City Council voted by roll call to adopt a resolution authorizing additional municipal tax exemptions for military veterans and surviving spouses under Connecticut General Statute 12-81; the measure passed with recorded affirmative votes.
The Bristol City Council voted to approve a resolution authorizing additional property-tax exemptions for military veterans and their surviving spouses under Connecticut General Statute section 12-81. Acting Town Clerk conducted a roll-call vote and the resolution passed with recorded affirmative votes from council members.
The measure, introduced as a single resolution, directs the city tax assessor to take the actions necessary to implement the exemptions and to make any adjustments required to the grand list. During the roll call the acting town clerk recorded “yes” responses from the council members present, including Council member Dicau, Council member Hahn and Mayor Ellen Zapposasu, among others, and the mayor announced, “Okay, the resolution passes.”
City officials said the resolution would require administrative steps by the tax assessor’s office to apply the exemptions and update property records. The council did not discuss specific fiscal estimates of the revenue impact during the meeting. The resolution was placed under agenda item 10 and carried following the roll-call recorded vote.
Next steps: the tax assessor’s office is authorized to implement the policy changes and to make adjustments to the grand list as needed; no effective date was specified in the council discussion at the meeting.
