Committee to model senior- and disabled-veteran tax-exemption changes and review committee charter ahead of budget

Chair told the committee the state has changed allowable income thresholds for the senior-citizen property-tax exemption and recommended modeling the local impact ahead of budget and levy-setting. Chair said the committee will discuss those models in December so any changes would be well in advance of the budget calendar.

Committee member A raised related questions about disabled-veteran exemptions and multi-tier qualification language at the state level. "We've also gotten a couple of emails about a disabled veteran tax exemption ... there’s confusion about who actually qualifies because there’s multi tiers of disabled veterans," Committee member A said. Chair agreed to pair those topics and bring clarity to what is in the district’s purview and what levers the board would need to exercise. Chair also announced a draft of the merged committee charter is posted for review and will be discussed before being forwarded to the full board.