Town of Phillips

Road Commissioner

The Town of Phillips is seeking a full-time Road Commissioner.    Must have knowledge and experience in areas of winter and summer road maintenance and repair, and the ability to improve on and oversee an equipment preventive maintenance program.  This position requires scheduling, planning and assigning work, problem solving and possessing a keen sense of public relations and customer service.  Operation of snowplow in the winter is a requirement.    

Desired qualifications include high school diploma, current CDL with endorsements, prior supervisory and road maintenance experience, working knowledge of public works heavy equipment and maintenance thereof, budget preparation and management and the ability to comprehend and administer town, state and federal laws.  Pre-employment physical and alcohol/drug screening is required.

An application, including a job description, can be obtained at the Town Office located at 124 Main Street, Phillips, Maine.

Direct all correspondence to:

Road Commissioner Search

  Town of Phillips  124 Main Street, Phillips, Maine 04966

The Town of Phillips is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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We are looking to fill the CEMETERY SEXTON position. Please contact the office for details. 

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THE TOWN OF PHILLIPS is working with THE NATURE CONSERVANCY to do a study on the flood events in our town. If you are interested in participating in sharing your experiences or have input, please notify the town office at 639-3561 to leave your name and contact information.

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The Annual Town Meeting was held on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 9AM at the Phillips Area Community Center. 

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On August 26, 2025, the Phillips Select Board committed the taxes for the 2025-26 year. The town has finalized a town wide revaluation this year. The mil rate was set at 10.48, down from 22.3 the prior year.  It has been 25 years since the last revaluation. Tax bills were put in the mail Friday, August 29th.

Taxes reflect  operating costs that are raised at the Annual Town Meeting by the registered voters of the town that attend. These include Public Works, Transfer Station, Fire Department, Administrative Costs, Cemetery and Parks, General Assistance, Community Services, Debt Service and Reserve Accounts. Though not voted on, yet required to pay by law, are the Phillips’ portion of district School costs and County tax. This year the total Municipal appropriations (operating cost) are $1,466,147.00. The budget approved by registered  voters for the MSAD School district has the Phillips share at $1,288,172.00. The County tax is $196,040.00.

Revenues used to offset the town appropriations amounted to $826,235.00 of which $155,000.00 is State Revenue Sharing. Other revenues used range from Agent fees through Auto Excise Tax. Franklin County and Avon are billed for services provided by the Transfer Station and Fire Department. Also included is reimbursement received from Homestead Exemptions and Business Equipment Tax Exemption. For this year, a healthy overlay was required in the amount of $51,923.45 to handle assessment reviews.

 An additional $50,000.00 for both the Contingency and the School Withdrawal Committee costs are to be sourced from the Undesignated Balance and funds were not raised for these two purposes, though they are part of the town’s budget.

 The Capital Road account was reduced by 1/2 in the appropriations with the intent to reduce municipal expenditures to meet rising education and County costs. A special town meeting is anticipated to ‘appropriate’ funds received from FEMA to Capital Roads out of the Undesignated Account after the funds are received to supplement this account.