10/18/2006 BOARD OF ASSESSORS Minutes

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M1 • a TOWN OF MASHPEE BOARD OF ASSESSORS Minutes of the Meeting of Wednesday, October 18, 2006 Board Members Present: Paul Andrews, Chairman Jason Btreebel, Vice Chairman - Sheldon Holzer: Clerk Chairman Paul Andrews called the meeting to order at 6:03 PM. REVIEW of MINUTES of 9120/06. The Board unanimously approved the minutes from the BOA meeting held on 9!20/06. BOARD of ASSESSORS REPORTS Paul Andrews Report. Paul Andrews reported that he had-tabled the Town Meeting warrant to review the return of the annual stipend to members of the Board of Assessors because a none of the Board members was able to be present at the Town Meeting; and b .Jason Streeb l had recused himself from a voting on the issue because of his application pending for the position of Director of Assessing. Also, Paul Andrews felt that postponement of the issue would allow addi onal time to provide the Finance Committee with background information as to the logic behind the request. Jason Btreebel pointed out that had the Town Meeting voted down approval of the Warrant, it would not e raised again for two gears. Jason Streebel—No Report. Sheldon Holzer—No Report. DIRECTOR of ASSESSING REPORT—Tony Podlesney, Assistant Director of Assessing In his absence from the Board meeting while attending a conference in Williamstown, Tong submitted the following written report. . Interviews for the new Director of Assessing were conducted on Wednesday,, October 11, 2006. Six candidates were Interviewed and the decision process is now In the hands of the Administration. • The fourteen pending ATB cases with Mr. William Haney were settled by Bruce Anderson. Bruce quotes approximately$5000 in abatements, but John Duffy had estimated up to the amount of around $9000 in a report to the Town Accountant. • The hardship application from Nis. Chapman has been re-submitted with the corrected fiscal year for the Board to review. . Supplemental tax bills were mailed out this week. Tony Podlesney reports that he has responded to a few concerned and/or upset owners but the Assessing office is not overw relined as yet~ Exemption amount increases for veterans have been pushed forward to fiscal 200 7. were rye changed immediately, and we will either be doing a*global: or a one-bar-one change to records already entered for the current fiscal year. Jason Streebel commented that the exemption amount increases for veterans will be reimbursed by the Mate, not from Town coffers.