HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-11-07 Board of Assessors MinutesNOVEMBER 7, 2011
TOWN OF READINQECEVVEO
16 LOWELL STRE JD� ,�" MASS.
READING, MA 01867
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BOARD OF ASSESSORS
TEL.: 781- 942 -9027
FAX: 781- 942 -9037
MINUTES
MEETING CONVENED AT 6:00 P.M.
IN ATTENDANCE:
MR. RALPH A. COLORUSSO, MR. ROBERT I. NORDSTRAND,
MR. FRED A. MCGRANE AND MR. WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT.
1. APPOINTMENTS: -
MR. PETER HECHENBLEIKNER, MS. GAIL LAPOINTE, MR.
ROBERT LELACHEUR, MS7. CAMILLE ANTHONY AND MS.
PAULA PERRY.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING /S: - NONE NOTED.
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT: - NONE NOTED.
4. SIGNINGS: - NONE NOTED.
MINUTES CONTINUED
5. NEW BUSINESS: -
SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION ENSUED ON THE ORIGIN AND
THE HISTORY OF THE OVERLAY ACCOUNT AS WELL AS
THE FY2012 OVERLAY ACCOUNT. FOLLOWING THIS
SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION, IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE
$600,000 FIGURE WHICH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY
SUBMITTED TO MR. HECHENBLEIKNER BY THE BOARD OF
ASSESSORS WOULD BE MAINTAINED.
OTHER ISSUES DISCUSSED (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER OF
IMPORTANCE):
• THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDING /RESTORING
STAFF TO THE ASSESSORS DEPT.
• MEETING OF THOSE PRESENT TONIGHT TO
DISCUSS THE FY2013 BUDGET IN
FEBRUARY /MARCH 2012.
• THE STATUS OF THE PATRIOT PROPERTIES
CONTRACT.
• THE BOARD'S LEGAL OBLIGATION AS
MANDATED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.
• THE BOARD'S PRIOR EFFORTS TO REACH OUT
TO BOTH THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE FY2012
OVERLAY BUDGET FIGURE.
6. GENERAL BUSINESS: - NONE NOTED.
7. CORRESPONDENCE: - NONE NOTED.
8. NEXT MEETING:
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 0 PM
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