The Special Joint Meeting of the Bristol City Council and Board of Finance to approve 2020-21 city budget will be held online at 5:30 p.m. today.

To view the meeting or phone in, follow the directions on the agenda.

For a copy of the agenda, follow this link: https://www.bristoledition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Joint-board-meeting-to-approve-2020-2021-city-budget.pdf.

To login from here, follow these instructions:

• Go to the webex website: https://www.webex.com/
• Click the Join tab, upper right
• Meeting number: 798 693 766
• Password: 123456
• Also join the meeting by phone by dialing +1-408-418-9388 and entering the meeting number.

The vote had been postponed a week to pursue further cuts, which have resulted in a reduction from the original increase of 38.5 mills to 38.38 mills.

For an idea about what this means, a property assessed at $150,000 will incur an increase of $49.5 for the tax year 2020-21 or $4.125 a month.

In a social media post, Bristol Republican Town Chair Jeff Caggiano, writing on behalf of the Republican Town Committee, issued a statewide invitation for individuals to join in a protest rally against the increase. The rally is scheduled at 5 p.m. in the parking area across from city hall.