MATTAPOISETT — The town’s governing board has a new name, and the town has issued a new Mattapoisett-specific meals tax.

Voters at Monday’s Town Meeting overwhelmingly approved a change of the board’s title from Board of Selectmen to Select Board.

“There shouldn’t be gender bias,’’ select board member Jordan Collyer said.

The name change, Collyer noted, mirrors the term adopted by many towns across the state. “It’s about time Mattapoisett does the same thing,’’ he said.

Voters agreed, with 104 voters approving the change and four in opposition.

After some discussion, voters agreed to add a restaurant tax of .75% of the sale of restaurant meals in town. That tax will be added to the 6.25% meals tax already issued and collected by the state.

According to Town Administrator Michael Lorenco, this new tax will be returned to the town.

“We’re looking for additional revenue sources,’’ he said.

The money could not fund operational items but could be used for specific projects such as roadwork, Lorenco said.

He said the tax will bring in an estimated $90,000 in revenue to the town per year.

Opponents said the tax comes during a difficult time for restaurants.

“Our restaurants have suffered enough,’’ said resident Doug Schneider. “It has not been a good year.’’

Lorenco countered that the tax was paid by the customer and not by the business itself. Lorenco also said that no additional paperwork would be required by the restaurants, which was another concern raised by Schneider.

The measure passed 90-18. The tax goes into effect in October.

Voters also approved a $450,000 Proposition 2½ debt exclusion question for design and engineering costs to improve Main Street, Water Street, Beacon Street and Marion Road.

The debt exclusion, which would allow the town to temporarily raise taxes by more than 2.5%, will require further approval from voters as a ballot question in the May 18 Town Election.

The Select Board members hope the debt exclusion will not be needed and that this phase of the project can be covered by other funding sources, Lorenco said.

The road improvement project is on the State Transportation Improvement Plan, which lists projects eligible for state funding from 2021 to 2025.

Voters also approved community preservation act funding for several projects:

$35,000 to restore and rehabilitate the Mattapoisett Historical Society museum building at 5 Church Street.

$20,000 to digitize burial records, maps and other documents related to town cemeteries.

$20,000 to cover one-third of the cost of making the Old Rochester Regional press box handicap accessible.

A citizens petition to pave a portion of Tinkham Lane did not include a funding amount and could not move forward, Town Moderator John Eklund said.

He encouraged supporters of the measure to speak with town officials and create an article that is able to proceed.