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Board pauses to confirm how municipal, local‑agreement and education rates combine on tax bills
Summary
Members delayed finalizing the exact rate motion until staff confirmed whether municipal and local‑agreement components should be added to both homestead and nonhomestead education rates; staff confirmation was obtained before the vote so bills can be mailed on time.
Board members debated how to present and vote on the tax rates — whether to vote an overall summed rate or to vote individual components (municipal, local agreement, homestead education, nonhomestead education). Several members said they were not comfortable approving a summed overall rate without confirming how the components would be applied to different taxpayer categories.
Connie said she would call Darlene to confirm the computation and then reported that Darlene confirmed the municipal and local‑agreement rates are added to each education bucket as appropriate on individual tax bills. After that confirmation, members agreed to vote on the four individual components so the town could proceed with billing. One member said, “I’m not ready to vote on a tax rate if we don’t understand it.”
