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Article 20 forth in clauses Forty-First, Forty-First B, and Forty- First C of said Section 5, by an amount equal to the To see if the Town will vote pursuant to the provisions increase in the Consumer Price Index published by the of General Laws Chapter 59, §5,Clause Forty-First C Unites States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor to adopt the following adjustments to the senior citi- Statistics, for such year; said adjustments to be effec- zen real property tax exemption qualifying factors tive for exemptions granted for any fiscal year begin- under said statute: 1) reduce the requisite age of eli- ning on or after July 1, 2015, or take any other action gibility from 70 to 65 years or older; 2) increase the relating thereto. gross receipt from all sources limit from $13,000 to $20,000, if single and combined gross receipts with Submitted by the Board of Assessors his/her spouse from $15,000 to $30,000, if married; and 3) increase the whole estate limit from $28,000 to Explanation: This article would annually adjust the $40,000, if single, and from $30,000 to $55,000, if Senior Tax Exemption income and asset qualification married; said adjustments to be effective for exemp- for low income seniors by the Federal Cost of Living tions granted for any fiscal year beginning on or after Adjustment. This will help maintain parity with July 1, 2015,or take any other action relating thereto. seniors' income and the exemption of qualification criteria in future years. Submitted by the Board of Assessors The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by Explanation: This article would assist seniors who a vote of 5-0. are struggling to pay their property tax bills with eas- ier access to a $500 Senior Tax Exemption that is The Finance Committee recommends approval by under-utilized. Because of the existing high age limit a vote of 6-0, 1 absent. and antiquated income and asset qualification amounts, only twelve (12) Mashpee seniors currently Motion made by Selectman Carol Sherman. qualify for this exemption. Passage of this articles does not require additional revenue to be budgeted as Motion: I move the Town vote to approve Article 21 the Assessor's Reserve for Abatements and as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the Exemption account will absorb the expected increase phrase"or take any other action relating thereto." i of seniors qualifying for this exemption. Motion passes unanimously at 8:18 PM. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. Article 22 The Finance Committee recommends approval by To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions a vote of 6-0, 1 absent. of General Laws Chapter 59, §5, Clause Twenty- Second F,as amended by Section 12 of Chapter 62 of Motion made by Selectman Michael Richardson. the Acts of 2014, which authorizes the real estate tax exemptions available to certain veterans pursuant to Motion: I move the Town vote to approve Article 20 clauses Twenty-Second, Twenty-Second A, Twenty- as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the Second B, Twenty-Second C, Twenty-Second D, phrase "or take any other action relating thereto." Twenty-Second E,and Twenty-Second F to be granted to otherwise eligible persons who have resided in the Motion passes unanimously at 8:15 PM. Commonwealth for one (1) year prior to the date of filing for exemptions pursuant to the applicable Article 21 clause;said adjustments to be effective for exemptions granted for any fiscal year beginning on or after July To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions 1,2015,or take any other action relating thereto. of General Laws Chapter 59, §5,Clause Forty-First D which increases annually the amounts of the gross Submitted by the Board of Assessors receipts and whole estate, real and personal, as set 63