Selectboard debates small mill-rate increase to cover expenses

Town staff presented two mill-rate scenarios and explained their revenue implications. The difference between $13.95 and $14.00 per thousand was quantified: staff said the five-hundredths-of-a-dollar increase would change revenue by about $15,709.53 under the $13.95 scenario versus $34,527.90 at $14.00.

A selectboard member moved to set the mill rate at $14.00 per thousand. "The difference ... is fifteen thousand seven hundred nine dollars fifty three cents for them $14 per thousand it's thirty four thousand five hundred twenty seven dollar ninety two cents," the member said while outlining the fiscal effect of the two options. The motion was made and seconded according to the transcript, but a final recorded vote or result is not present in the meeting record.