DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL FINANCE - ASSESSORS’ OFFICE

Minutes of the

BOARD OF ASSESSORS MEETING

Town Hall, October 5, 2001

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 9:02 AM by

Chairperson, Richard Blanchette

MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Rick Blanchette, Ms. Pam Parmakian, Mr. Jack Kosko, Ms. Leslie Parsons

MEMBERS ABSENT: There were no absent members.

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

Warner, Assessing Department Clerk

MINUTES:

Mr. Kosko moved, seconded by Ms. Parmakian, to approve the minutes of the September 13, 2001 meeting as written. The motion carried by a vote of 3-0.

(Ms. Parsons arrived at 9:05 AM)

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 from Mr. Blanchette informing the Board that he will be away from October 10, 2001-May 31, 2002, and will, therefore, be unavailable for meetings during that period.

2. A copy of a memo from Keith Bergman, Town Manager, to the Board of Selectmen regarding the October 1, 2001 meeting in Boston between the town’s finance officers and the Department of Revenue.

OLD BUSINESS:

Appellate Tax Board Cases: Mr. Faris reported on the following Appellate Tax Board cases:

Provincetown Tennis Club, 288 Bradford St. Ms. Parmakian moved, seconded by Ms. Parsons to authorize Mr. Faris to make a settlement offer for the Club’s pending FY 2000 and FY 2001 cases. This settlement offer is as follows:

Abate the FY 2000 assessed valuation to $348,700 and the FY 2001 assessed valuation to $400,700 in exchange for the Club’s withdrawal of these pending cases. This offer is also contingent upon the execution of an agreement between the Club and the Board of Assessors that the Club shall, hereafter, not seek an abatement on the above-referenced property on the grounds that it is exempt from local taxation. The motion carried by a vote of 4-0.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Board, Mr. Kosko moved that the meeting be adjourned at 9:15 AM and the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted:

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Jack Kosko, Clerk Dana Faris, Principal Assessor