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Mashpee Select Board Minutes July 24, 2023 APPOINTMENTS & HEARINGS Public Comment: (continued) Lynne Barbee resides on Surf Drive. Ms. Barbee commented on the Select Board Minutes approved June 26, 2023 stating the Board of Health Agent was omitted from the Reappointment List and was to be a topic on the next agenda. Ms. Barbee indicated this topic has not been on the agenda. Ms. Barbee asked the Board to please place this item on agenda. For clarification it was disclosed the Board of Health Agent is appointed by the Board of Health. With regards to Policy 001, Ms. Barbee urged the Select Board to develop a simple standard form for every committee, commission, board and council. Ms. Barbee also recommended that postings for vacancies be updated regularly, and in a place on the website that can be easily found for public review. Recess: 7:07 p.m. Meeting Resumed: 7:08 p.m. Discussion with Regard to Residential Tax Exemptions: Director of Assessing Joseph Gibbons: Members of the Select Board met with Joseph Gibbons, Director of Assessing and Paul Andrew, Chair of the Board of Assessors to continue discussions regarding Residential Tax Exemptions. A 5% residential exemption was adopted at last November's Tax Classification Hearing. This resulted in a 33,268 valuation ($233.21 tax) discount for all approved domiciliary properties. This adoption created an increase in the residential tax rate to $7.01 from the natural tax rate of $6.94. Commercial, Industrial and Personal properties remained at the natural tax rate of $6.94. Of the 2,600 residential exemption applications, 2,434 were approved in Fiscal Year 2023. Prior estimates indicated approximately 4,800 potential RX qualifiers. An increase in the RX percentage will, most likely, result in more applicants due to the increased value of exemption. It is recommended that taxpayers that may qualify for an exemption, file by September 1 st. This would allow the abatement to be included in the tax rate. Residential Exemptions Options: Percentage Exempted Value Tax Rate Tax Exempted Amount Savings 0% $6.94 $0 5% $33,268 $7.01 $233.10 $179.17 10% $66,356 $7.07 $470.74 $370.59 15% $99,803 $7.14 $712.59 $558.51 20% $133,071 $7.22 $960.15 $744.44 25% $166,339 $7.29 $1,212.61 $942,97 30% $199,607 $7.36 $1,469.11 $1,145.54 35% $232,875 $7.44 $1,732.59 $1,347.39