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Scotland selectmen set 2026–2027 mill rates at 32.62 (RE/PP) and 32.46 (MV)
Summary
The Scotland Board of Selectmen voted June 10 to set the 2026–2027 mill rate at 32.62 mills for real estate and personal property and 32.46 mills for motor vehicles; the MV rate is recorded as capped under Connecticut General Statute § 12-71e(a). Meeting opened at 5:05 p.m. and adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
The Scotland Board of Selectmen voted on June 10 to set the fiscal year 2026–2027 mill rate at 32.62 mills for real estate and personal property and 32.46 mills for motor vehicles. Selectman Michael Gurnack moved the measure and Selectman John Aldrich seconded; the minutes state the motion "carried." The minutes also note that the motor vehicle mill rate is capped at 32.46 per Connecticut General Statute § 12-71e(a).
First Selectman Dana Barrow Jr. called the special meeting to order at 5:05 p.m.; Treasurer David Zito participated by telephone and Executive Administrator Wendy O’Connor was present. The minutes record attendance and that the board acted on the mill rate during this brief session. No vote tally (yes/no/abstain by name) is listed in the minutes.
The adopted rates—32.62 mills for real estate and personal property and a capped 32.46 mills for motor vehicles—are the numeric determinations recorded in the official minutes. The record does not include accompanying budget detail, tax levy estimates, or a breakdown of revenue impacts by category. The minutes list no amendments, conditions, or follow-up tasks tied to the motion.
The board adjourned at 5:15 p.m. following a separate motion by Selectman Gurnack, seconded by Selectman Aldrich. The short special meeting contained no additional public comment or recorded debate on the mill-rate motion.
