4/5/2005 BOARD OF ASSESSORS Minutes

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TOWN OF MASHPEE BOARD OF ASSESSORS Minutes of the Meeting of Tuesday, April 5, 2005 Board Attendees: Also Attending: Marcia King, Vice Chairman John Duffy, Director of Assessing Heather Noyes, Clerk Jason Streebel Vice Chairman Marcia KJng called the meeting to order at 6.30 PM- REVIEW M- R VIE I!of MINUTES Marcia King asked for a motion to approve the minutes from 4/05!05. Heather Noyes moved that the minutes be approved. The Board unanimously approved the minutes from the 4105105 Board of Assessors meeting, After the minutes were approved, Marcia asked that the minutes be amended to reflect the fact that she had been asked, and had agreed, to come in on only one Wednesday, March 2nd, to sign off on abatement applications. She Mated that she did not agree to come in on Wednesday of each week. NEW BOARD MEMBER WELCOMED Mason Streebel was welcomed to the Board of Assessors. Jason's appointment to the Board was approved by the Board of Selectmen at their meeting on Thursday, March 31,4. On Friday, April 1, Mr. Streebel was sworn in by Mashpee Town Clerk Deborah Dai. Jason currently serves as an Assistant Director of Assessing for the Town of Barnstable. REAS. PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT T APPLICATIONS A total of 36 abatement applications were reviewed. Of the 36 applications submitted, 9 were denied, and 27 were approved. The Board members reviewed the applications, and signed off on thein all. i .John Daffy stated that he has not yet been able to locate the software program for the summary sheet which gives details on each abatement application. Dave Tately will be contacted to assist in locating the software program, as he was the person who generated the document while employed at the Mashpee Assessors office. SUPPLEMENT AL BILLS 0 N NEW CONSTRUCTION :John-Duffy reported that the supplemental bills on new construction as yet have not gone out. John presented the bills to the Treasurer's office after they were prepared and followed up several times with the Treasurer to 'inquire about the status of the mailing. John stated that they were supposed to go out inn mediately after the third quarter tax bills carne due. Garcia Icing requested that at the next Board of I Assessors meeting, .John report on why the bills have not gone out, as well as what the total value in revenue is represented by these bills. ASSESSING OFFICE BUDGET John Duffy reported that his request for a proposed o increase in budget for the Assessing Office was accepted. The Town budget will be presented at the next Town Meeting for final approval. TEXT MEETINGS John Duffy requested that the Board of Assessors have a meeting once a week for the month of April, in order to stay on top of review of the abatement applications that are being received. The Board agreed to meet on the following dates in April: at the Assessing Office at Town Hall: 1