Phippsburg board signs payroll and accounts-payable warrants, reviews county assessor return

The Phippsburg Select Board on July 8 reviewed and signed payroll and accounts-payable warrants and examined the county assessor’s return for the town’s share of county taxes.

The board recorded a payroll warrant of $16,738.19 and an accounts-payable warrant reported in the meeting audio as $482,092.70; Select Board member (S2) moved to sign and approve the warrants and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The transcript records the amounts as read aloud during the review; a roll-call tally was not recorded in the open meeting.

The board also reviewed the assessor’s return for the county tax assessment. Chair (S3) read figures from the return and said the town is the third-highest payer in the county; the meeting audio lists a county-tax portion of $1,869,362. The assessor’s return was made available at town hall, the board said.

Why it matters: the accounts-payable warrant amount is a substantive near-term financial obligation for town operations. The county-assessment review provides residents transparency on how town property valuation contributes to county taxes.

What’s next: the warrants were signed and will be processed; board members directed staff to keep the assessor’s documentation available at town hall for public review.