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Minutes of the
BOARD OF ASSESSORS MEETING
Town Hall,
Caucus Hall
CALL TO ORDER:
Ms. Parsons called the meeting to order at
MEMBERS PRESENT: Ms. Leslie Parsons (Chair)
Mr.
Ms.
Patty DeLuca
MEMBERS ABSENT: Mr. Greg Muse
STAFF PRESENT: Mr.
Ms.
Mr.
Ms.
PREVIOUS MINUTES:
Ms. DeLuca made a motion to accept the
PUBLIC STATEMENTS:
None.
The following Overlay Transfers were brought before the Board for
consideration. The Board’s recommendations are as follows:
The Provincetown Board of Assessors authorizes the transfer of excess funds in the amount of $5,070.14 from the FY 2002 overlay account to the fund balance reserved for extraordinary and unforeseen expenditures account (commonly known as the overlay surplus account)
by a vote of _3_ For, _0_ Against.
This leaves $0 amount in FY 2002 Overlay Account.
2) Transfer of
Excess Funds from the FY 2003 Overlay Account
The Provincetown Board of Assessors authorizes the transfer of excess funds in the amount of $16,910.66 from the FY 2003 overlay account to the fund balance reserved for extraordinary and unforeseen expenditures account (commonly known as the overlay surplus account)
by a vote of _3_ For, _0_ Against.
This leaves $2,991.25 amount in FY 2003 Overlay Account.
3) Transfer of
Excess Funds from the Prior Years Overlay Account
The Provincetown Board of Assessors authorizes the transfer of excess funds in the amount of $1,019.20 from the Prior Years overlay account to the fund balance reserved for extraordinary and unforeseen expenditures account (commonly known as the overlay surplus account)
by a vote of _3_ For, _0__ Against.
This leaves $0
amount in Prior Years Overlay Account.
Mr. Gavin provided copies of the Special Town Meeting and Annual Town
Meeting Articles, and the Board’s recommendations were as follows:
1)
Flyover. To see if the Town will vote
to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, the sum of $23,000
under the direction of the Board of Selectman and Principal Assessor, for the
purpose of taking aerial photographs of the town in order to re-plot buildings
onto the Assessors Maps, or to take any other action relative thereto.
Ms. DeLuca motioned to Recommend
MISCELLANEOUS:
1) Requested by the Tax Collector, Mr. Barry Stephens, to the Board of Assessors:
Under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 59,
Section 71, you are hereby notified that the following Taxes or portions
thereof as listed herewith cannot be collected by reason of the inability to
pay of the persons assessed, as specified against each name as follows:
FY2001
– Boat Excise Tax – Write-off in the amount of
$341.61
FY2002
– Boat Excise Tax – Write-off in the amount of
$366.46
FY2003
– Boat Excise Tax – Write-off in the amount of
$514.85
FY2004 – Boat Excise Tax
– Write-off in the amount of $289.27
FY2005 – Boat Excise Tax – Write-off in the
amount of $407.00
FY2006 – Boat Excise Tax – Write-off in the
amount of $182.00
FY2007 – Boat Excise Tax – Write-off in the
amount of $747.00
2)
Final preparation is being done on FY08 Recap this
week. Once completed, signatures will be needed by
3) Scale Application Fees and Abutters List Fees
to be reviewed by Mr.
Principal
Assessor, and Mr.
recommendations for increases for these services at the next
None
ONGOING:
Board of Assessors has two open positions at this time, one full time,
and one alternative. There are no applications at this time.
Next meeting to be
determined.
ADJOURNMENT:
There
being no further business to come before the Board at the time, Ms. DeLuca
motioned to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Mr. Gavin. The meeting was
adjourned at
Respectfully
submitted:
Cheryl
A. MacKenzie,
Assessors’
Office Clerk