7/9/1996 BOARD OF ASSESSORS Minutes

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Board of Assessors Meeting Page 2 NEW USII ESS Clause 18 Executive Session Hearing of May 11 , 1993 Chairman Greig informed that recently, the Applicant contacted Ms . Susan collum in the Assessing Department. A lien has been placed against the Applicant' s property for non-payment of the second 1/2 of 1993 taxes. This was the portion of the abatement request under clause 18 The hoard voted to deny. Chairman Greig explained that Assessing could not locate The Minutes o The Meeting of that Executive Session, and a phone call was placed to our Board Secretary, Ms . Eleanor Bachand, just this morning. Eleanor located a copy of "The Minutes" in her home file, reproduced therm, and submitted the copy to Assessing this afternoon , When she pointed out that "The Minutes" of Executive Sessions are kept in a confidential file, both David Bailey and Leslie Greig x reseed feeling the f1le probably is somewhere in the storage trailer because of the Town Hall renovations. upon Mar. reig ' s concern that the Applicant may not have been notified of the denial , Mr. Bailey informed that it would have been teemed denied by an act of time. Marcia King introduced lengthy discussion. Leslie Greig informed that the Applicant did pay the taxes for 'the first 1/2 of 1 'as well a all of the takes for 1994 , 1995 , a'nd 1996 . Upon question by Ms. King, Mr. Bailey expressed feeling the Applicant did not pay the j second 1 of 1993 taxes because the payment plan discussed at the hearing was never set u ; theApplicantrecently complained I that no notification from The Town was received; apparantly, the Applicant never contacted anyone regarding this matter. I Adjustment to the 17D Exemption I Chairman Greig introduced recent notification -of revision concerning the adjustment allowance to the 1D Exemption for the Consumer Price Index. Discussion followed. Both Leslie Greig and David Bailey pointed out that this exemption is based on income rather than assets . Mr. Bailey explained that the original writing of the legislation -contains wording about raising the exemption by as much as the Consumer Price Index changes , but it cannot be lowered to a point where it ks less than the year before. Chairman` Greig feels this exemption adjustment should be brought before Town Meeting floor; he questioned why other exemptions have not been covered by the Legislature. David Bailey stated that he will call the DOR and ask about any reaction people may have had or if anyone has found some flaws.