On Friday, 7/1, Essex Junction City became Vermont's tenth city. VLCT extends a warm welcome and congratulations to the Essex Junction municipal staff and all of the city's residents.
The Green Mountain Care Board is currently taking public comment on health care affordability and the proposed rate increases from health insurers. According to the Office of the Health Care Advocate, premiums will rise an average of 15% if rate increases proposed by insurers are approved. We encourage you to comment on how the proposed increases will impact your budget and trickle down to taxpayers!
Act 182, signed by Governor Scott on 6/7, requires that once notified of a pending VHAP application, a town may not proceed with a tax sale until the homeowner is deemed ineligible, the application is closed due to inaction by the applicant, or payment is issued to the municipality on a qualifying application.
This year’s municipal calendar is bigger than ever – in both size and number of entries. Calendars will arrive in your mailbox soon, or you can view all the information online right now.
VLCT staff joined others in South Hero last week to witness the governor sign the FY23 transportation bill. This legislation will enable projects to be completed sooner and offer Vermonters improved transportation networks and more choice.
Annual PCORI fees, federally mandated on all HRA (health reimbursement arrangement) plans, must be paid by 8/1. The fees per 2021 HRA plan participant are now $2.79. Click here for the updated 720 form and instructions.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness is a student education loan forgiveness program targeted to borrowers who work in specific types of public service positions. Due to some changes announced recently in the program, some borrowers – who have been in repayment for a number of years – are now qualifying for forgiveness as soon as they apply!
You can run the payroll report and budget reports to submit your complete response to our Compensation & Benefits Survey! The deadline for those following a fiscal year is 7/31. The intrinsic value is contributing to a robust body of data from a variety of Vermont municipalities. The extrinsic value is getting the report earlier than others and not paying $100 to access it.
PACIF urges members with one or more covered bridges not to guess about the value to list on your schedule, lest a severe loss reveal a troubling undervaluation.
