2/13/2004 BOARD OF ASSESSORS Minutes

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Dare stated that he has contracted for the personal property revaluation that is a full inspection this time around. He has contracted for the industrial commercial revaluation} which is whet would normally occur. He also has a proposed contract corning in for the residential revaluation. Dare strongly recommended that, should the decision be made to use a contractor for the residential rural* the same contractor be hired to do both commercial and residential. The contractor gave a preliminary price of$55,000 for both. Dave's assessment of the corning revaluation was that it should be a very smooth operation. Dave's recommendation was that the Town hire a contractor to do the revaluations, and have Dale Keller as the inside person doing the"leg wor "for there, verify ing oddballs, identifying fam$Iiar problematic issues. Although Dale is not familiar enough to make systemic changes, she would be able to identify changes that need to take place. The l lashpee Board of Selectmen has begun to advertise the vacancy for Dave Bailey's position. Other alternatives to Wing a new person immediately were discussed: 1 Use an administrator, or an appraiser, to do the job Hire a contractor for the revaluations, who would worts in tandem with the existing Assessors office staff Reorganize the Assessors staff, shifting responsibilities to the appropriately skilled persons Les Grieg stated his very strong feelings that the Board of Assessors should be involved in depth in reviewing what decision should made regarding the position of Director of Assessors. Marcia ding agreed, stating that in Griew of the tight financial situation in Mashpee, she would favor not hiring a new Director immediately,ly, but instead reorganize the existing Assessors office staff, using outside help when needed. Dare Bailey stated that his recommendation would be to give Dave Tately and Dale felly added responsibilities, starting immediately, and lyre a contractor to do the revaluations. He favored going through until next fall, at which time an assessment could be made as to how things are going, and what changes meed to be made. Dave further stated that he had stressed with Joyce Mason his feeling that there is no rush to fill the job right now, noting that the available qualified applicants right now are slim to none. feather commented however, that, should a qualified candidate come forward immediately ars a result of the job advertisement, vire should not close our minds to the idea of hiring someone immediately. Dave Bailey also reported that Dave Tately is considering an offer of a position in an Assessors Office elsewhere on the Cape. Should he decide to leave, it may become more important to fill the Director of Assessors position right away. Dave Bailey distributed a document to the Board members from the DOR that provides a timeline, step by step, for the revaluation process. He also reported that the DOR has a complete manual for developing a revaluation program. Dave's assessment was that by the end of September 2004 the project should be completed. It will be necessary, however, to have someone available in the Assessors office to make sure the project moves along. Dave stated that he will be available should the Board have questions for hire. He also remarked that he deeply appreciated all the support from the Board over the gears. The Board wished Dare well in his new endeavor. i Les Gdeg announced that he has taken out nomination papers for another -gear terra on the Board of Assessors. The election will take place in May, 2004. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:30 FAIT. Respectfully submitted, .000 Ina G. Schl ohm Recording ecretary attachments