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Select board reappoints tax-sale counsel amid new state threshold
Summary
The Select Board voted unanimously to hire the same outside attorneys to handle the town's tax-sale process after staff explained that a recent state change raises the minimum delinquency threshold to $1,500 and alters the timing for sales.
The Morristown Select Board voted unanimously to reauthorize outside counsel to carry out the town's tax-sale process. Town staff explained the state's law changes now exempt delinquencies under $1,500 and require a 12-month waiting period before properties may be put to sale, reducing the list of eligible accounts.
The change in state statute means fewer small delinquencies will go to tax sale, staff said. Sarah (town staff) told the board the back-of-packet list shows accounts under $1,500 while the front list shows amounts above that threshold and colored markings indicate years of delinquency and redemptions. "The list on the back is less than 1,500. The list on the front is over," she said.
Richard moved to approve engaging SBNF attorneys to conduct the tax sale; the motion was seconded and carried without dissent. The board asked staff to continue sending demand letters and to return to the board if a sale becomes necessary.
The vote authorizes town staff to proceed with the same counsel used last year and to follow statutory timelines set by state law. The board did not set a specific schedule for any future tax sale; staff said they would bring the matter back when further action is warranted.
