Minutes of the
BOARD OF ASSESSORS MEETING
Town Hall, Friday, April 19, 2002
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was
called to order at 9:00 AM by Chairperson Jack Kosko.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Kosko, Ms. Pam
Parmakian, Mr. Steven Roderick, Ms. Leslie Parsons, Mr. Rick Tourgee, Ms. Betty
Newman (alternate)
MEMBERS ABSENT: There were no
absent members
OTHERS PRESENT: Staff: Mr. Dana Faris, Principal Assessor
MINUTES:
Ms. Parmakian moved, seconded by Mr. Tourgee, to approve
the minutes of the March 22, 2002 meeting as written. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.
PUBLIC STATEMENTS:
There were no public statements.
CORRESPONDENCE: Mr. Faris
reported on the following recent correspondence sent or received by the
Assessors’ Office:
1. A letter to Mr. Faris
from Joseph Chessey, Deputy Commissioner of Revenue responding to his concerns
about the logistical difficulties of our board members complying with the
requirement to take Course 101.
2. A letter from
Daniel J. Murphy, Chief, Property Tax Bureau, authorizing the Board to assess certain
parcels of land to owners unknown.
3. A memo from Richard
Faust, Assistant Assessor, to Greta Holman, Licensing Agent regarding bedroom
estimates for FY 2003.
4. Several invoices
for copies of Provincetown assessing department data.
5. A copy of a letter
from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Appeals Court to Town Counsel regarding Celine D.F. Gandolfo and others vs.
Provincetown Zoning Board of Appeals and another indicating judgment
vacated, complaint dismissed in the above-referenced case.
6. A copy of a letter
from Mr. Faris to Barbara Dakin of the Department of Revenue, submitting the FY
2002 Tax Rate Recapitulation.
7. A letter from Mr.
Faris to Regina McArdle of the Department of Revenue, submitting revised LA-4
and LA-13 for FY 2002.
Senior Volunteer Exemptions: Mr. Faris presented three applications for
exemption under Clause 5K, Senior Volunteer Service. Ms. Parmakian moved, seconded by Mr. Tourgee, to grant these
exemptions. The motion carried by a
vote of 5-0.
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Abatements: Mr. Faris reported on the following
applications for abatement and recommended that they be granted:
·
8 partial abatement resulting from sales or trades.
·
7 full abatements resulting from bills issued in error.
Ms. Parmakian moved,
seconded by Mr. Tourgee, to grant these exemptions in accordance with staff
recommendations. The motion carried by
a vote of 5-0.
OTHER/MISCELLANEOUS:
FY 2003 Recertification:
Mr. Faris reported
that, on April 18, 2002, the Department of Revenue had made its initial field
visit in conjunction with the FY 03 recertification. Mr. Faris also distributed copies of the 2001 sales over $10,000,
and asked board members to relate any information they might have that would
disqualify individual sales from being considered “market sales”.
Assessing Team and Office News: There was no assessing team or office news
that was not fully covered elsewhere in the minutes.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no
further business to come before the Board, Ms. Parmakian moved that the meeting
be adjourned at 9:13 and the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully
submitted:
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Pam Parmakian,
Clerk Dana
Faris, Principal Assessor