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w <br /> . �BOARD OF SELECTMEN Page 5 <br /> SITS <br /> MONDAY , JULY 290 1991 <br /> Board of Assessors <br /> I don' t care whether it' s the old assessors or the new assessors <br /> states Selectman Lawrence. The point is whoever brought it to us, <br /> we didn' t get an answer and Frankly it worried ane tremendously over <br /> the weekend. of what the liability might be. I don' t think that is <br /> a question raised that is out of bounds at ll. <br /> Selectman Jacobson asks Mr. Harrington to ask the Board o <br /> Assessors to come in with some information of the track record as <br /> stated earlier such as i e. 20% of the abatements given, 10% or 42%. <br /> Let' s try to mail it domn a, little bit tighter. <br /> Has Mr. Reardon also gore through the contract asks Selectman <br /> Ca yn Ir-Te had asked him to do so as far as define going back t <br /> Patriot. No I have not reply' s Mr. Reardon, <br /> Has the contract been sent, to my office? I as not aware that <br /> it has states Mr. Reardon, I don' t know, we were asked to states <br /> Ms. C a fyn. Mr. Harrington will Find out. <br /> There were a. very substantial number of Appellate lax Board <br /> cases entered in FY 90 states Mr. Reardon. He believes there is <br /> a vast majority that have been disposed of and have been resolved <br /> through settlement. He feels there are very few that are currently <br /> pending that will have to be tried. <br /> Mr. Bailey has done an enormous amount of work in reviewling <br /> those tonings and involving enormous hours and has made specific <br /> recommendations and in" Fact has been talking to the taxpayers involved <br /> and a great number of the cases have been resolved.. As of this time <br /> Mir. Reardon is not sure of the total number of appellate tax board <br /> oases, but he will be able to tell us. <br /> Because of the number of appellate tax board cases, that were <br /> brought, I spoke to Mr. Bailey approximately six xxaonths ago. Wir. <br /> Bailey has accomplished an enormous saving of money because he <br /> agreed that he would take care of the majority of appellate tax cases <br /> that did not involve any particular complex or issues that were simply <br /> tax payers appealing a denial. of the assessors to grant an abatement <br /> alleging over evaluation. These are not complex a*ases. Some of them <br /> involve questions of law that require preparation of legal memorandum <br /> and research of the law in order to sustain the Town' s position, He <br /> has done a majority of this himself and has saved the Town a great <br /> deal of money,, <br /> As an Attorney, Mr. Reardon states working with him, I commend <br /> hien highly to the Board of Selectmen, I have already done this to <br /> his own board. 1 really mean that since he Inas spent an enormous <br /> amount ottime 'and effort over and above the call of duty to try t <br /> settle alot of these cases. He is in a very Frustrated position and <br /> sometimes s Yee shares his thoughts with me and doesn' t say pul li ally <br /> which of course he is suffering the (whoops)of the outraged taxpayer <br /> where he is on the other end of vihat he is doing. He' s done a great <br /> job. <br /> Selectman Jacobson agrees with Mr. Rea.r lon' s comment on Mr. Bailey. <br /> 7:42 p.m. Wrorksho : Fiscal Policy Re art: <br /> Mr-Harrington summarized the good and 'bad p6ints. of Town Govern. <br /> ment ias discussed by the Board* Mr. Lawrence had Pointed out that until <br />