HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-11-03 Board of Assessors MinutesTOWN OF READING 16 LOWELL STREET READING, MA 01867-2693 BOARD OF ASSESSORS TEL.: 781-942-9027 FAX: 781-942-9037 MINUTES NOVEMBER 3, 2010 ryl MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM. ` IN ATTENDANCE MR ROBERT I. NORSTRAND, MR FRED A. MCGRANE & MR BILL BOATWRIGHT. MR RALPH A. COLORUSSO WAS ABSENT. 1. APPOINTMENTS WERE NONE. 2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING OCTOBER 26, 2010 - WERE READ; WERE DEEMED TO BE CORRECT BUT IT WAS DECIDED TO WITHHOLD VOTING UNTIL NEXT MEETING WHEN MR COLORUSSO WILL BE PRESENT. 3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT MR BOATWRIGHT REPORTED THAT HE HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY FEEDBACKIRESPONSE FROM THE DOR REGARDING THE TOWN'S RECERTIFICATION APPLICATION. MR BOATWRIGHT REPORTED THAT THE STAFF HAS WORKED ON THE PRELIMINARY IMPACT NOTICES IN ANTICIPATION OF BEING MAILED AT SOME FUTURE POINT ONCE THE RECERTIFICATION APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED. MINUTES, CONT. 3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT CONT. MR BOATWRIGHT REPORTED THAT THE TOWN COUNSEL REVIEWED THE RFP AND-MADE A NUMBER ,OF EDITS, INCLUDING A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE RFP INCLUDE AN INSERT WHICH WILL ADDRESS THE MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR ANY VENDOR SUBMITTING AN RFP. MR NORDSTRAND REVIEWED AN EMAIL FROM MR COLORUSSO REGARDING THE NEED FOR INCLUSION OF 30B LANGUAGE WITHIN THE RFP PURSUANT TO THE NECESSARY TIME LIMITS FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS. IN RESPONSE TO MR NORDSTRAND'S INQUIRY, MR BOATWRIGHT BRIEFED THE BOARD ON THE ANTICIPATED IMPACT NOTICES AND SUBSEQUENT PUBLIC HEARINGS. 4. SIGNINGS WERE COMPLETED. 5. NEW BUSINESS THE BOARD CONDUCTED A 6 MONTH PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR MR BOATWRIGHT. 6. GENERAL BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED. 7. CORRESPONDENCE NONE NOTED. 8. NEXT MEETING TUESDAY, NOtF 2 7:OPM ADJOURNED: 8:05 PM ATTEST: RED A M GRANE SECRETARY