Ipswich assessors commit $27,433.55 in supplemental real estate taxes to collector

The Ipswich Board of Assessors issued a warrant on July 20, 2026 committing $27,433.55 in supplemental real estate taxes for Fiscal Year 2026 to Kevin Merz, Collector of Taxes. The action was documented on state forms in the Board’s administrative packet and recorded in the meeting minutes.

The board’s State Tax Form 58 instructs the collector to “levy on and collect … the sum total of such list being Twenty Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Three dollars and 55 cents ($ 27,433.55),” and to remit collections to the Treasurer in the manner required by law. The warrant cites General Laws, Chapter 60, Section 2 as the statutory framework for levy and collection and sets an expectation that the collection account be completed on or before June 30 of the fiscal year to which the tax list relates.

The form directs the collector to pursue standard enforcement steps if taxes are not paid, including issuing a warrant to collect after demand and, where applicable, seeking court remedies. The materials filed with the minutes identify the commitment on a State Tax Form 54 (notice to the Town Accountant) and the corresponding State Tax Form 58 (warrant to the collector). The meeting record includes the board’s signatures on the minutes and the forms; no separate roll-call vote on the warrant is recorded in the minutes.

Next steps are administrative: the collector is responsible for levy and collection under the warrant and must account for collections to the Treasurer and the assessors as required by statute.