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At a glance: Select Board raises certified ratio to 61% and approves small abatement warrant
Summary
The board voted by voice to raise the town's certified ratio to 61%, approved Abatement Warrant No. 2026‑01 for the stated amount, and voted to enter executive session under the cited statute to discuss general assistance.
At its meeting the Bristol Select Board recorded three formal actions by voice vote.
Certified ratio: Chair (S1) moved to raise the town’s certified ratio — the state’s measure of assessed value used for tax calculations — from the previously cited 55% to 61%, the level members said the state allows. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Members explained the ratio change reflects state valuation and that a revaluation expected in 2027 would align assessed values closer to 100%.
Abatement warrant: Committee member (S5) moved to approve Abatement Warrant No. 2026‑01 for the year 2025 in the amount read into the record; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The board did not record an individual roll‑call in the transcript.
Executive session: Near the end of the meeting the Chair moved that the board enter executive session pursuant to the statutory citation read aloud "MRS title 1 chapter 13 4 0 5 6 f" to discuss general assistance; the motion was seconded and the board entered executive session.
The transcript records motions, seconds and voice votes but does not include a roll‑call tally for these items. The board indicated they will proceed with administrative steps related to the certified ratio and abatement processing following the meeting.
