The Fall River Board of Assessors convened on December 15, 2022, opening their meeting at 10:41 AM. The board, consisting of Nancy Heino, Rich Wilson, and Rich Gonzalez, unanimously approved the minutes from their November 8, 2022, executive and open sessions, as well as the invoice proof list and the monthly report. Following these approvals, the board voted 3-0 to enter executive session at 10:45 AM to discuss abatements, exemptions, and ATB matters, reconvening in open session at 11:26 AM. Upon returning to open session, the board approved fiscal year 2023 statutory exemptions numbered 31 through 37 and 41 with a 3-0 vote. They subsequently denied fiscal year 2023 statutory exemptions numbered 38, 39, and 40, also by a 3-0 vote. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing two Open Meeting Law complaints filed by Mr. Higgins. The Attorney General's office had resolved both complaints; one regarding an improperly explained executive session reason from May 3, 2022, and another concerning a video recording failure during the May 26, 2022, meeting. The board voted 3-0 to receive these determinations and place them on file. The meeting concluded with an update on data collection, reporting that as of December 13, 2022, 73.8% of the contracting listing price/measurement list was completed, with 10,214 out of 13,841 total residential and commercial inspections finished by Patriot Property. The next meeting was scheduled for Thursday, January 12, 2023, at 10:00 AM, and the board unanimously voted to adjourn at 11:33 AM.
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you want any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium attendees are therefore advised that such recorded or Transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present in our deemed acknowledged and permissible roll call Nancy heineo here Rich Wilson 3-0 we're all here time 10 40. meeting opens up at 10 41. item number
0:27two approval of minutes of executive and Open Session November 8 2022.
0:32I've had a chance to look at them I read them and she read them yeah all right roll call Nancy high note yes Rich Wilson three zero approve the minutes of November 8 2022. item number three invoice proof list
1:00we have one item I had a chance to look at it already um you guys can look at it
1:31thank you
1:44English
1:53I'm just going to make a motion on the invoice proof list can I have a motion to accept this invoice Loosely second roll call Nancy high note yes Rich Wilson yes
2:11item number four monthly report
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2:47thank you
2:54and I have a motion to accept the monthly report second roll call Nancy I know yes yes Rich Wilson yes Rich Gonzalez yes motion passes 3-0 to accept the next item item number five motion to go into executive session to discuss abatements and exemptions permitted submitted lists pursuant to GLC 30A section 21A 7 and GLC 59 section 60. review ATB Matt is pursuant to GL 30A section 2183 since discussion in
3:35public would be detrimental to the city's legal position we will reconvene following the executive session
3:513-0 time 10 45 10 44 again we will reconvene after into open after executive thank you exemptions okay um can I have a motion to go back into Open Session second roll call Nancy heineo yes Rich Wilson yes uh three zero time 11 26 in Open Session uh Mr chairman I make a motion that we approve the following fiscal 23 statutory exemptions number 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 and 41. so
4:40may I have a roll call to approve sections read 31 through 41.
4:47motion to approve is there a second second right uh roll call Nancy I know yes Rich Wilson Rich Gonzalez yes motion passes 3-0 to approve the exemption so great Mr chairman I make a motion that we deny the following fiscal 23 statutory exemptions number 38 39 and 40.
5:12vote to deny 38 through 40 roll call Nancy heino yes Rich Wilson yes Richard gonzos yes motion passes three zero to deny the exemption so red okay item number six discussion on open meeting law complaint filed by Patrick Williams uh Mr chairman there were two open meeting law complaints that have been filed by Mr Higgins regarding two different meetings they have both been resolved now with determinations by the
5:49Attorney General's office in oml 2022-2201 the issue alleged that at the May 3rd 2022 meeting um that we failed to properly explain the reason we were going into executive session and uh what the AG's office did is that it reviewed the information that had been supplied and it was of the opinion the AG's office was that we had cited the wrong reason but they also gave us two other reasons that we could have
6:26cited to go in they asked us to review the minutes as to whether they needed to be released they were not ordering the release of the minutes and they were just asking us in the future to be more careful about which exact one we're going in with so we've reviewed that and at this point in time um I would not recommend release of the minutes there's no that the purpose for
6:50executive session is still there so um as they say that resolves that one um the second uh that those minutes would be reviewed as part of the um annual review that we do of executive session minutes to see which ones have to be released uh the other determination that they filed was in um regarding the failure of the video to record the open meeting notice that is typically read I always read before
7:25the meeting begins and this um this complaint it was an oml 2022-227 and this concerned a meeting on May 26th and what happened was the notice was read by miss Cameron it's just that there was a new operator of the video that day and they didn't record it they the video begins with the chairman announcing the members that are present and so um I was here at that meeting I gave an
8:01affidavit to them that it was read we have taken everybody acknowledged it was read we have taken efforts to make sure that the videographers know that they have to record that as part of the meeting and so there was no further action required on that and so that's resolved so on both of these matters the appropriate motion would be to just receive the determinations and place them on file
8:27do we need a vote you want to take a motion you would need a motion to receive them and place them on file I'll make the motion to receive those and place them on file second emotion we'll call Nancy heino yes Rich Wilson Rich Gonzales yes motion passes 3-0 as as stated item number seven all other relevant business not known 48 hours in advance I do have an update which was
8:58given to me today on the data collection so everyone as of 12 13 2022 we have completed 73.8 percent of our Contracting listing price of the measurement list that the city had to enter But Patriot property um roughly 7716 completed residential inspections commercial inspections 2004-98 total of ten thousand two fourteen of the total of Thirteen thousand eight forty one currently they are working on maps P and R
9:50they which I believe are up the North End and um they have completed a through o throughout the city
10:10item number eight scheduling of the next meeting
10:26we're on a Thursday yeah that's fine with uh January 12th is four weeks yeah now we can do that January 12th okay time to tap off right 10 o'clock so Thursday January 12th 10 o'clock oh 2023 2023 you got it Sandra all right with that may I have a motion to adjourn roll call let's see how I know yes Rich Wilson Rich Gonzales yes motion passes 3-0 to adjourn time 11 33 11 33. thank you everyone
11:17happy holidays