Minutes of the

BOARD OF ASSESSORS MEETING

Town Hall, Thursday, February 3, 2000

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CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 9:30 AM by

Chairperson, Alberta Romano.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Ms. Romano, Mrs. Lina Berry, Ms. Pam Parmakian, Mr. Jack Kosko, Mr. Rick Blanchette

MEMBERS ABSENT:

OTHERS PRESENT: Staff: Mr. Dana Faris, Principal Assessor; Mr. John

Warner, Assessing Department Clerk

MINUTES:

Ms. Parmakian moved, seconded by Mrs. Berry, to approve the minutes of the January 6, 2000 meeting as written. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

PUBLIC STATEMENTS: Several members of the public were present and offered to answer potential questions from the Board relative to its review of the Provincetown Tennis Club’s charitable exemption status under Ch.59, § 5. Ms. Romano polled the Board. There were no questions.

CORRESPONDENCE: Mr. Faris reported on the following recent correspondence sent or received by the Assessors’ Office:

1. A Trustee’s notice of intent to abandon real property at 4 Kiley Court

2. A facsimile from Kopelman & Paige, Town Counsel, enclosing a copy of the deed conveying the Shank Painter pond to the Provincetown Conservation Trust.

3. Two letters from Mr. Faris to Herbert H Randall, Jr. of 6 Thistlemore Way responding to inquiries made about the status of Thistlemore Way and Thistlemore Rd.

4. A letter from Mr. Herbert H. Randall, Jr. to Mr. Faris thanking him for his prompt response to inquiries made.

OLD BUSINESS:

Appellate Tax Board Cases Update: There were no cases to update for this period.

Clause 58, Section 8 Abatements: There were no cases to update for this period.

NEW BUSINESS

Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Abatements: Mr. Warner reported on the following applications for abatement and recommended that they be granted:

· Fully abate three excise tax bills for 1999 which were issued in error.

· Partially abate four bills for 1999 resulting from sales of vehicles.

Mrs. Berry moved, seconded by Ms. Parmakian, to accept Mr. Warner’s recommendations. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Boat Excise Tax Abatements: There were no applications to consider for this period.

Assessors’ Form 1: Ms. Romano asked that the office prepare a press release to appear in the local papers regarding timely filing of personal property inventory forms.

Town Report: Mr. Faris distributed copies of the Board of Assessors’ report which will be part of the Annual Town Report. The text was read and approved by the Board.

Executive Session: Mr. Kosko moved, seconded by Mrs. Berry, that the Board go into executive session at 9:50 AM. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Mr. Kosko moved, seconded by Mr. Blanchette, that the Board come out of executive session at 10:29 AM. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Provincetown Tennis Club: Ms. Parmakian moved, seconded by Mr. Kosko, that the Provincetown Tennis Club does not qualify for a full tax exemption as a charitable organization under Ch.59, § 5. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0. The Board directed the assessing team to determine a value for this property and report back at the next meeting.

OTHER/MISCELLANEOUS:

Assessing Team and Office News:

Tax rate re-certification: Mr. Faris reported that the tax rate should be certified in time for the Board of Selectmen’s Classification Hearing scheduled for February 28, 2000 at 7:00 PM.

Future Meeting Dates: There will be a meeting of the Board of Assessors on Tuesday, February 15, 2000 at 9:30 AM in the auditorium.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Board, Mr. Blanchette moved that the meeting be adjourned at 10:40 and the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted:

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Lina Berry, Clerk Dana Faris, Principal Assessor