Dorchester — Voters approved all warrant articles Saturday in what proved to be a “very quiet” Town Meeting that lasted about 80 minutes.

Residents unanimously passed Dorchester’s $449,907 operating budget, which represents a roughly 1.1 percent increase, Selectboard Chairman Steve Bjerklie said in a telephone interview after the meeting.

The Selectboard strives to keep the budget “virtually flat” knowing that the Mascoma Valley Regional School District budget can be somewhat unpredictable, Bjerklie said. “We are not a wealthy town,” he said, “so it behooves the Selectboard to keep the tax rate as low as possible.”

The town will raise about $332,400 through taxes, a roughly $5,000 increase over the amount approved last year.

Voters also approved an optional tax exemption for people who have renewable energy sources on their property. The exemption amounts to 100 percent of the assessed value of qualifying equipment, according to the warrant.

That article generated some discussion, both for and against the tax break. Some people talked about the benefits of encouraging renewable energy sources, while others talked about the price of the systems and how only the more-fortunate can afford them.

“It was a productive discussion,” Bjerklie said. The article passed, 17-10.

Residents approved placing $1,000 from the unreserved fund balance into a reserve fund for acquiring and developing cemetery land, and creating a new capital reserve fund for road improvements and putting $24,000 in it.

An article asking to use $3,500 from the fund balance for a survey for the Cheever Chapel also passed, on a vote of 22-7.