Selectmen’s Meeting
November 11, 2025
Present: Rich Dufresne, Jonathan Shomody, Chet Bowles
Call to order by Rich Dufresne at 5:30 pm
The purpose of this meeting is to set the 2025 tax rate. The Town Administrator gave an explanation of equalization ratios. Jim Frederickson, School Board Representative gave an explanation of the school portion of the tax rate.
Avatar and the DRA will be contacted to set up a meeting to give more explanations of equalization ratios.
There was discussion about using the fund balance to help reduce the tax rate and how much fund balance should be retained. Motion to use $50,000 of the fund balance to create a tax rate for 2025 of $17.82/M (Bowles/Dufresne). All in favor, motion carried.
Frederickson informed the Board that the School Board has started working on the 2025-2026 school district budget.
Motion to adjourn – Bowles
Meeting adjourned at 6:16 pm.
Minutes taken by Debra Harling. Approved on 11/18/2025.
Debra Harling