(a) The board of civil authority, with the listers and the town treasurer, shall constitute
a board for the abatement of town and property taxes and water and sewer charges.
(b) The act of a majority of a quorum at a meeting shall be treated as the act of the
board. This quorum requirement need not be met if the town treasurer, a majority of
the listers, and a majority of the selectboard are present at the meeting. (Amended 1999, No. 49, § 82, eff. June 2, 1999; 2017, No. 74, § 82; 2017, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)
Aiken v. Malloy, 315 A.2d 488 (Vt. 1974). “24 V.S.A. §§ 1533, 1537. Such board may abate the taxes of persons who have died" insolvent, removed from the state, or are unable to pay their taxes.”
Chapin Hill Estates, Inc. v. Town of Stowe, 298 A.2d 815 (Vt. 1972). “Although, there is no right of appeal from the action of the board of abatement provided by 24 V.S.A. § 1533, its *13 action, nevertheless, is subject to court review under Rule 75 “if such review is otherwise available by law.”
Guntlow & Winterkorn v. Bd. of Abatement, Town of Pownal, 2014 VT 118 (Vt. 2014). “24 V.S.A. § 1533. However, this quorum requirement need not be met if the town treasurer, a majority of the listers, and a majority of the selectboard members are present at the meeting.”
Oetjen v. Burlington (Vt. Super. Ct. 2026). “See 24 V.S.A. § 1533; 32 V.S.A. § 4404. As relevant here, BCAs perform a variety of functions relating to elections.”
Howard Wilkinson v. Westminster Bd. of Abatement (Vt. 2014). “Taxpayer further complains that the listers “illegally” served as members of the abatement board. He cites a statutory provision that concerns the role of the listers in property- tax appeals before the board of civil authority.”
Forbes v. Town of Middlebury, 480 A.2d 423 (Vt. 1984). “The Board of Selectmen having no authority to abate taxes or to enter into tax stabilization agreements, 24 V.S.A. §§ 1533, 1535, 2741, there were no genuine issues as to any material fact to be resolved.”
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