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Town of Monroe Board of Finance sets FY2026–27 mill rate at 29.88 mills
Summary
At a May 14 special meeting, the Town of Monroe Board of Finance set the property tax rate for fiscal year 2026–2027 at 29.88 mills, citing the budget approved by referendum May 5 and a charter provision; the session also noted a town-attorney opinion on House Bill 5563.
The Town of Monroe Board of Finance set the property tax rate for fiscal year 2026–2027 at 29.88 mills during a special meeting on May 14, 2026. The action followed a motion to take up a previously tabled item from the board’s May 7 meeting.
Board member Steve Pers moved to take from the table the motion related to setting the mill rate; a colleague seconded the motion and the board proceeded to resolve the matter. Members recalled that the rate was tied to the Monroe town budget approved by referendum on May 5, 2026. Citing chapter 8, section 6 of the town charter, the board formally set the rate at 29.88 mills for FY2026–2027. The transcript records the decision as unanimous; individual vote tallies were not specified.
Earlier in the meeting the board also acknowledged receiving a legal opinion from the town attorney concerning House Bill 5563 and said the opinion provided necessary clarity amid public questions; no substantive debate about the bill is recorded in the transcript. After the mill-rate action the board moved to adjourn and concluded the special meeting.
The board did not record detailed individual vote counts in the provided transcript. The next procedural step recorded in the meeting was adjournment.
