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1 Board of Selectmen Minutes December 8, 2004 Present: Selectman Green, Selectman Taylor, Selectman Myers Town Manager Joyce Mason Absent: Selectman Cahalane, Selectman Marsters Meeting Called to Or by Vice-Chairman Green at 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, Conference Room#1. APPOINTMENTS AND HEARINGS: Public Hearing(continued)—Tax Classification: The Board of Selectmen met in joint convention with members of the Mashpee Water District for the purpose of selecting a residential factor which will determine the percentages of the tax burden to be borne by each class of property for fiscal year 2005. The Board of Selectmen and Mashpee Water District Commissioners re-opened the Public Hearing to hear comments on the allocation of the tax levy by classification of property. The purpose of said hearing is to solicit comments on whether each classification of property should have a different tax rate or whether the tax rate should be the same for all classifications. The tax rate should be set by 12/31/04. John Duffy, Assessor was present to discuss the four choices related to the manner in which property is taxed in the Town of Mashpee. The four choices are as follows: 1. Split Tax,Rate 2. Small Business Exemption 3. Open Space Discount 4. Residential Exemption The Board of Selectmen may elect a factor greater than the minimum residential factor, or a factor of"I"which will result in a uniform allocation of the tax burden among all classes of property. The Selectmen also have the option of granting an open space discount, residential exemption and small commercial exemption. Discussion followed with respect to the options available to the Town of Mashpee. A residential factor of"1"without exemptions would result in a tax rate of$6.49 per$1,000 valuation. The current rate is $9.74.