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Attorney: Selectmen lack authority to warn motor-vehicle tax referendum
Summary
Town counsel reviewed a petition to set motor-vehicle taxation at 0 mills and concluded the selectmen are not compelled and lack authority to warn a special town meeting or hold a referendum on the petition’s question.
Canterbury officials discussed a citizen petition seeking a special town meeting and referendum on motor-vehicle taxation after the town clerk verified signatures and sent the petition for legal review. The petition asks whether the town should adopt an ordinance setting the motor-vehicle mill rate at 0, citing Connecticut General Statute 12-71e and related state law updates.
The chair said town counsel provided a written opinion after reviewing the petition and applicable statutes and case law, concluding the selectmen “are not compelled to warn the special town meeting or conduct a referendum on the issue presented in the petition.” The chair told the petitioner he would provide a copy of the letter for the petitioner’s records. The petitioner, Jenkins, requested a copy during the meeting.
