Town Office Safety Improvements

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The Town of Mendon Selectboard has created a plan for safety improvements to the Town Office.  These improvements would allow the office to be reopened without the requirement of an appointment.  The current design of the entrance of the Town Office was considered as well as the secure access to the Castleton Police Department to prepare the proposed plan.  The improvement would result in full customer service through a transaction window within the building.  The current estimates for construction would not exceed $30K.  Funds are available from ARPA (federal funds) and the Town Office Maintenance Fund (town funds).

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Second Property Tax Payment Due Monday March 11.

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REMINDER

PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT – SECOND INSTALLMENT

DUE MONDAY MARCH 11, 2024

ACCORDING TO STATE STATUTE (32 V.S.A. §1674), ANY PAYMENT NOT RECEIVED IN THE OFFICE OR POSTMARKED (USPS POSTMARKS ONLY) BY MONDAY MARCH 11, 2024 WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SUBJECT TO AN 8% PENALTY AND 1% INTEREST PER MONTH OR ANY PART THEROF.

Extended Office hours are:

Thursday March 7 – open 8am-6pm

Monday March 11 – open 8am-6pm

Town Office: 802-775-1662

We now accept credit card payments!

Health Insurance

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There was a discussion about health insurance at Town Meeting.  Below are the details about 2024 health insurance funding.

Selectboard Meeting Minutes 11/13/23:

Health Insurance S. Tully submitted funding recommendations for health insurance for 2024. The town has funded health insurance premiums at 92.75% and the employees pay 7.25% of premiums. Employees have the option to purchase the plan that best suits their needs. They can buy up to purchase the premium plan or utilize funds to purchase a high deductible plan with the implementation of an HSA. MVP currently has lower rates then Blue Cross Blue shield by 3.5%. Health insurance is increasing for two reasons one is the percent increase from the rates and the second is the makeup of employees and what plans they are eligible for. In 2023 the town spent $107,402 on health insurance and it’s expected that in 2024 this will increase to $123,647. This amount is reduced by $17,000 because the new employees will not be eligible for health insurance based on their probationary period. V. Taylor move to approve the 2024 funding levels as recommended.

2024 Funding Levels     BUYOUT

SINGLE                                12,186                               4874

TWO PERSON                 24,372                                 9749

PARENT/CHILD               23,519                                 9407

FAMILY                                 34,242                                 13697

Motion seconded by S. Bridge. The Selectboard unanimously approved the motion.

Any questions or concerns should be directed to Sara Tully , 802-558-3935 [email protected]