1/13/1992 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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y t .F rt r BOARD of SELECTMEN Page MINUTES M MONDAY, JANUARY 1 , 1992 COMMUNICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE: Selectman Jacobson gave thanks to the School committee for the use of the Economics Lab for the Nutrition center. A St, Patrick ' s Day dance is scheduled for March 14, 1992 at the Sons of .Italy Hall , This is a fund raiser for the senior center building-- addition fund informs selectman Jacobson. The Leisure service Department should be commended for the winter program offered in the Community School notes Selectman Jacobson. Cape Cod Commission Chairman Richard Armstrong has indicated that Mashpee has been selected for funding. of the six applicants , four were selected to join the three pilot town - The town ' s - included in the cape Cod Commissions Local Comprehensive plan are Mashpee, Falmouth, Barnstable, Brewster, sandwich, Truro and Yarmouth. The Local Planning Committee will be working on a local comprehen- sive plan for the town ' s involved. The amount of funding over the next two years i $44,605 informs Selectman Jacobson. 7 : 19 p.m. Quarterly Tax Bills : Selectman Vaccaro asked that this be placed on the agenda in order to increase cash flow and decrease the amount of money the Town would need to borrow. Response from the'I Department of Revenue indicates that two thirds of the communities involved in the program no longer need to borrow,: or the cost is approximately 10% of what they used to borrow relates Selectman Vaccaro. In correspondence from the Assessing Department, Mr . Bailey notes that this may help in our reval this year. With quarterly tax payments , there are no financial draw backs to the Assessors Department, No additional staffing is required or computer modifications indicates Mr. Bailey* Quarterly tax bills require a lot of public relations with the influx of questions relates Mt . Bailey. The realistic approach is the Department of Revenue is gearing towards quarterly tax bills. If it is adopted, Mr . Bailey isihpeful the public will be made aware of what is going on. There is no need to write up a recap sheet ,informs Mr. Bailey. We cut the first gears tax ball in half. The disadvantage is before Christmas , the taxpayer would get the bill with the full impact of the tax increase. The advantage would be to be on a schedule motes Selectman Vaccaro. Mr. Bailey agrees . It would be an advantage to" know. a certain amount of money is coming in,: . He notes the Tax collector may have a larger work load. There is another semi-annual bill than did not pass, but has been refiled informs Mrs . Shaw. This has been reintroduced and may be the best for the Town. The Taxation Committee is looking at this very favorably. If enacted, it could be ready for next fall indicates Mrs . Shaw. This bill is similar to the quarterly tax bill informs Mrs . Shaw, The new tax period would be August lst and February 1st. Them is a three year implementation schedule that would allow the taxpayer time to slide into this . You would receive o of the tai bill on August 1st rather than one quarter. It will give a better cash flow to the Town indicates Mrs . Shaw.