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Board of Assessors Minutes of Meeting held November 4, 2009
A regular meeting of the Board of Assessors was held on November 4, 2009 in the first
floor conference room at the Town Hall. A Notice of Meeting was duly posted. The
meeting commenced at 5:30 p.m. In attendance were John Duffy, Edward Mills and John Palmer, all the members of the Board. John Duffy presided and John Palmer kept the
minutes. Also in attendance were Robert Bushway, Principal Assessor and Steven
McCarthy, Deputy Assessor.
The minutes of the regular meeting of October 16, 2009 were approved.
The Board reviewed and signed a Bills Payable Warrant in the amount of $175.95.
The Board reviewed and signed the monthly report of abatements and exemptions for
October 2009. Total abatements were $4,025.45.
The Board reviewed and signed Forms LA-10, Assessment Adjustment List, and LA-4,
Assessment/Classification Report relating to the setting of the FY 2010 tax rate. Also,
Mr. Bushway reported that significant progress has been made concerning the FY 2010
recapitulation package and that a tentative date of November 24 has been established for
the Tax Classification Hearing.
Mr. Bushway provided a revised analysis of the tax overlay. The analysis reflected
current balances for unpaid taxes and the removal of potential abatements for Qwest
Communications.
Mr. Bushway provided directives received for developing the departmental budget for FY
2011 and also provided preliminary budget amounts for salaries and expenses. Based on
the presentation, it appeared that extraordinary measures would be required to comply
with the directive to reduce the total budget by 2.65% from that of FY 2010.
The Board reviewed, approved and signed the following applications for statutory
exemption for FY 2010:
CPA surcharge – 1 approval, 0 denials
Cl. 22a-e, Veterans – 4 approvals, 0 denials
Cl. 37A, Blindness – 2 approvals, 0 denials Cl. 17d, Surviving spouse – 0 approvals, 1 denial
Cl. 41c, Elderly – 5 approvals, 0 denials
The next meeting was scheduled for November 16, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting
adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
John Palmer, Clerk