HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-01-11 Board of Assessors MinutesTOWN OF READING
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MINUTES
JANUARY 11, 2011
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
IN ATTENDANCE
MR RALPH A..COLORUSSO, MR ROBERT I. NORDSTRAND, MR
FRED A. MCGRANE & MR WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT.
1. APPOINTMENTS WERE NONE.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING/S
JANUARY 4,2011 - APPROVED 3-0 AS READ.
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT
MR BOATWRIGHT'REPORTED THAT HE SUBMITTED
INFORMATION TO STEVEN DOUGLAS AT THE ATB IN AN
ATTEMPT TO RECONCILE THE OUTSTANDING CASES.
MR BOATWRIGHT REPORTED THAT MR HECHENBLEIKNER
IS PROPOSING CONSOLIDATING SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS
WITHIN THE TOWN HALL (INCLUDING THE ASSESSING
DEPT.) WITH THE TOWNS OF WAKEFIELD AND MELROSE.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT MR HECHENBLEIKNER WILL
PRESENT THIS PROPOSAL TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
AT THE NEXT B.O.S MEETING.
MINUTES CONT.
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT CONT.
AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE, MR HECHENBLEIKNER IS
RECOMMENDING THAT THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS WITHHOLD
ISSUING THE RFP FOR THE NEW CAMA SYSTEM.
THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS TOOK EXCEPTION TO THE ABOVE
AND FELT STRONGLY THAT MR HECHENBLEIKNER'S
RECOMMENDATION ASIDE, THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS SHOULD
PROCEED WITH THE RFP.
SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION ENSUED REGARDING THE LOGISTICS
OF INITIATING THE RFP IN LIGHT OF THE DEVELOPMENTS
OUTLINED ABOVE.
MR NORDSTRAND MADE A MOTION THAT NOT WITHSTANDING
THE PROPOSED PLANS FOR REGIONALIZATION, THE BOARD OF
ASSESSORS SHOULD PROCEED WITH THE RFP FOR THE NEW
CAMA SYSTEM IN THAT IT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF
THE TOWN OF READING TO DO $O. MR COLORUSSO SECONDED
THAT MOTION AND THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED.
4. SIGNINGS WERE COMPLETED
5. NEW BUSINESS
MINUTES CONT.
6. GENERAL BUSINESS
THE BOARD BEGAN ASSEMBLING DATA AND INFORMATION FOR
PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMAN AT NEXT WEEKS
SCHEDULED BUDGET MEETING.
7. CORRESPONDENCE NONE NOTED.
8. NEXT MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1 :0 P
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ADJOURNED: 8:45 PM ATTEST:
R. FR A RANE
SECRETARY