The Fall River Board of Assessors convened on February 16, 2024, at 10:02 a.m. The meeting began with a roll call, confirming the presence of Nancy Hino, Rich Wilson, and Rich Gonzales. The Board approved the minutes from their January 16, 2024, and December 20, 2023, meetings with a 3-0 vote. They also reviewed invoices, including one for Richard Nell and Sandra's attendance at the MAA trade show in Boston, and discussed a monthly report. A significant portion of the meeting involved an executive session, entered at 10:06 a.m. and exited at 10:28 a.m., to discuss abatements and exemptions. Following the executive session, the Board made several decisions regarding fiscal 2024 matters. They unanimously approved numerous statutory exemptions (numbers 67, 69-80, 82), denied statutory exemption number 81, and approved CPA exemptions one and two. Additionally, the Board approved a list of fiscal 2024 abatements (numbers 2, 3, 6, 11-13, 20, 29, 32, 33, 45, 47, 49, 53-56, 61, 62, 65, 66, 68, 77, 83, 86, 94) and denied personal property abatements one and two, as well as real estate abatements 7, 9, 26, 30, 50-52, 67, 69, 72, 78, 79, 84, 92, and 95. All votes were 3-0. The next meeting was scheduled for March 6th at 10:00 a.m., and the meeting adjourned at 10:33 a.m.
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pursuant to the open meeting law 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 recordings or Transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible hi everyone uh open up the meeting roll call Nancy hno here Rich
0:25Wilson here Rich Gonzales here uh time 10:02 10:02 two all in present item number two approval of minutes of executive and open session of January 16 2024 and and is there another one yes December 20th December 20th and December 20th as well move to approve second all right roll call Nancy hno yes Rich Wilson yes Rich Gonzalez yes motion passes 30 to approve the December meeting minutes and also the January meeting
1:12minutes thank you
1:22Rich go Sandra to Sandra thank you item number three invoice proof lless do we have one we do so we have two of them uh actually the top one was not sent to you it was brought up to us uh on two days ago and it was when Richard Nell and Sandra went to Boston for the MAA trade show okay
2:29do we have a monthly report mhm there's three to okay look at
2:45it 16 16th
2:58yep
3:05you want me to sign that one I don't think there's a signature oh second page second page yes I missed it
3:26okay that's okay Rich that's the monthly report
3:38there we
3:45go
3:56okay thank you rich
4:21Rich all right item number five executive session can I have a motion to go into executive session to discuss abatements exemption per submitted list pursuant to GLC 38 section 2187 and GLC 59 section 60 review ATB matters pursuant to GL 30A sections 21 A3 since discussion in public would be detrimental to the city's legal position we will reconvene following the executive session move to go into
4:50executive sessions second roll call Nancy Hino yes Richard Wilson Rich gonzal yes motion passes 30 time 10:06 106 six I everyone welcome back can I have a roll call to go back into Open Session and a motion yes second roll call Nancy hno yes Rich Wilson Gonzalez yes motion passes three Z time 1028 1028 back into open Mr chairman I make a motion that we approve the following fiscal 24 statutory exemptions number 67
5:2869707 1 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 and 82 move to approve second roll call Nancy hno yes Rich Wilson yes Rich Gonzalez yes motion passes 30 to approve the uh exemptions read by um Nancy Hyo Mr chairman I make a motion that we deny the following fiscal 24 statutory exemption number 81 second roll call an hno yes Rich Wilson Rich Gonzales yes motion passes 30 to deny uh exemption
6:1481 Mr chairman I make a motion that we approve the following fiscal 24 CPA Community preservation act exemptions CPA number one CPA number two second the motion to approve roll call hoo yes Rich Wilson Rich gonzal yes motion passes 30 to approve CPA's read by uh NY H okay Mr chairman I make a motion that we approve the following fiscal 24 abatements number 2 3 11 12 13 20 29 32
6:5233 45 47 49 53 54 55 6 61 62 65 66 68 77 83 86 56 and 94 Nancy hno yes Rich Wilson Rich Gonzalez yes motion passes 30 to approve what was read by Nancy hno on the abatements Mr chairman I make a motion that we deny the following fiscal 24 personal property abatements number one and two second Mo Nancy hno yes Rich Wilson yes Rich Gonzales yes motion passes 30 to approve
7:42the denials on personal property read by Nancy hinel okay Mr chairman I make the motion that we deny the following fiscal 24 real estate abatements 9 26 30 50 51 52 67 69 7 72 78 79 92 84 and 95 second motion to Nancy hno yes Rich Wilson yes Rich Gonzalez yes motion passes 3 Z to approve the denials uh read by Nancy Hino that's
8:28it item number six all other relevant business not known 48 hours in advance do we have any we do not all right item number seven next schedule meeting so I I didn't know if we wanted to meet kind of the beginning of March um just to go through abatements um March 6th if that works for everyone yep works for me Mr Wilson does March 6th work for you works for me yes okay March 6 at 10:
9:06a.m.
9:08yes yep you gave me that and that so we just need the exemption bit I'm sorry I got one rich do you have the PPA one PPA yes we do okay sat exemptions we have that so the seven the seven at 10 okay the sixth sixth Wednesday Oh wrong month
9:45thanks okay uh with that may I have a motion to adour so second roll call Nancy hno yes Rich Wilson yes it's consal yes motion passes 3 Z time 10:33 10:33 thank you everyone have a good day