HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-01-17 Board of Assessors MinutesJANUARY 17, 2012
TOWN OF READINqcEIVED
16 LOWELL STRF 'N CLERK
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READING, MASS.
NG MA 01867 -2693
1011 JAN 2u 18
MINUTES
MEETING CONVENED AT 7:00 P.M.
IN ATTENDANCE:
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
TEL.: 781 - 942 -9027
FAX: 781 - 942 -9037
MR. RALPH A. COLORUSSO, MR. FRED A. MCGRANE, MR.
WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT AND MS. PATRICIA SULLIVAN.
MR. NORDSTRAND ARRIVED AT 7:15 P.M.
1. APPOINTMENTS: - NONE NOTED.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING /S:
JANUARY 10, 2012 - APPROVED 2 -0 AS READ
(MR. NORDSTRAND WAS NOT PRESENT)
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT:
THE BOARD REVIEWED THE NEED FOR THE ASSOCIATE
APPRAISER SO AS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
STATE FOR CERTIFICATION. MR. BOATWRIGHT FLOATED
THE SUGGESTION THAT THE TOWN ABANDON THE PART -
TIME ASSOCIATE APPRAISER IN FAVOR OF HIRING 4 FULL -
TIME DATA COLLECTORS FROM PATRIOT PROPERTIES
FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS AT A ONE-
TIME COST OF APPROXIMATELY $72,000. THE BOARD FELT
THAT WHILE THIS STRATEGY HAD SOME MERIT, IT WOULD
MINUTES CONTINUED
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT: (CON'T)
BE MORE BENEFICIAL TO STAY WITHIN THE CONFINES OF
REINSTATING THE PART -TIME ASSOCIATE APPRAISER,
EVEN THOUGH THIS MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE TO
COMPLETE THE ASSIGNED TASK. .
MR. NORDSTRAND EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION AND DEEP
CONCERN WITH NOT HAVING BEEN PRESENTED WITH A
COPY OF THE FY2013 BUDGET.
4. SIGNINGS: - WERE COMPLETED.
5. NEW BUSINESS: - NONE NOTED.
6. GENERAL BUSINESS: - NONE NOTED.
7. CORRESPONDENCE: - NONE NOTED.
8. NEXT MEETING:
MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012 @ 6:00 P.M.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012 @ 7:00 P.M.
ADJOURNED: 9:14 P.M. ATTEST:
A. MCG E- SECRETARY