The Fall River Board of Assessors convened on March 19, 2025, with Nancy, Rich Wilson, and Rich Gonzalez present. The board unanimously approved the minutes from the February 19, 2025, open and executive sessions, the invoice proof list, and the monthly report. They also approved two motor vehicle excise warrants: the 2025 commitment number two, totaling $1.1 million, which represented an increase of approximately 500 bills and $400-500,000 compared to the previous year, and the 2024 commitment number eight, which included a single vehicle. The board then moved into executive session at 10:05 a.m. to discuss abatements, exemptions, and ATB matters, returning to open session at 10:44 a.m. In open session, they unanimously authorized the assessment of parcels to unknown owners for fiscal year 2026. The board approved fiscal 2025 statutory exemptions numbered 83 through 91, and 93, while denying exemption number 92. They also approved Community Preservation Act exemptions #1 and #2. A recommendation to the Mayor and City Council for an increase in exemptions, as proposed by the administrator assistant to the board, was unanimously approved. Furthermore, the board approved a list of fiscal 2025 abatements (numbers 4, 31-33, 42, 51-55, 57, 58) and denied another list (numbers 21, 56, 65-71). The next meeting was scheduled for April 16, 2025, at 10 a.m., and the meeting adjourned at 10:48 a.m.
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0:18Hi everyone, welcome to our meeting.
0:20Roll call. Nancy here. Rich Wilson here.
0:23Rich Gonzalez here. Motion passes 30.
0:26Time 10 o'clock. 10 o'clock. Meeting is now open. Item number two, approval of minutes in open and executive session February 19, 2025.
0:38Open executive session to approve. All right. I had a chance to look at it.
0:42Second. Uh, roll call. Nancy. Yes. Rich Wilson. Yes. Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the minutes for February 19th.
0:53Item number three, inro in invoice proofless. There's three items on there.
1:08Second one is RC. Okay, I'm good. I'm good. I need a motion. Yep. Motion to approve the invoice proof list.
1:23Is there a second? Second.
1:26Nancy Hino. Yes. Rich Wilson. Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 and the invoice proofless.
1:54Item number four, monthly report. So there's three copies. All three need to be signed. All right.
2:10Can I have a motion to approve the monthly report? So moved. Second. Roll call. Nancy Hino. Yes. Rich Wilson.
2:19Yes. Rich Consult. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the monthly report.
2:39I think there could be. Nope. I'm good.
2:42I'm good. All right. Next one. Item number five, motor vehicle excise warrant 2025 commitment number two. So, there are three copies of this as well. All three need to be signed. All right. Okay. I'll give these to Rich.
3:03Um, can I have a motion to approve motor vehicle exercise warrant 2025 commitment number two? Motion the motion. Roll call. Nancy Hino. Yes. Rich Wilson. Yes. Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve commitment number two.
3:23Dan. So this uh second commitment of how does that relate to last year? This one's a million one. So, it's it's um about 500 bills more and about probably four $500,000 more. It's 400 and change more. Cool. Good. Very good.
3:45Item number six, motor vehicle exercise warrant number 2024, commitment number eight. So, it's kind of weird. There was one vehicle on this commitment number eight. So, was it a rebuild or a new bill? Somebody a new bill. Somebody probably Oh, I was going to say somebody probably registered on December 31st. Yeah, it was it was right at the end of the year.
4:14So, okay. May I have a motion to uh approve motor vehicle exercise warrant number eight? Second. Roll call. Nancy Hino.
4:27Yes. Rich Wilson. Manson. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve committee number eight.
5:01Item number seven. Can Can I have a motion to go into executive session to discuss abatements and exemptions per submitted list pursuant to GLC 38 section 217 and GLC 59 section 60.
5:20Review ATB matters pursuant to GL3A section 21A3. Since discussion in public would be detrimental to the city's legal position, discuss abatement per submitted list pursuant to GLC C6A section 7 and 8. We will reconvene following the executive session. Move to go into executive session. Second. Second. Roll call.
5:44Nancy. Yes. Rich Wilson. Yes. Mitch Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 time 10:05 10:05 and executive again we will reconvene into open the following Hi everyone welcome back could I have a mo to go back into a motion to go back into open session so moved second Nancy Ho yes Rich Wilson yes Rich Gonzalez yes motion passes 30 time 10:44 10:44 and back into open Mr. Mr. Chairman, I move that the board
6:17of assessors authorize the assessment of the attached parcels to unknown to owners unknown pursuant to general laws chapter 59 section 11 for fiscal 2026.
6:28Since in spite of the reasonably diligent efforts, the assessor's office has been unable to ascertain name of the respective owners of said parcels appearing as of record.
6:41Second motion.
6:44Vote on it. Nancy Hino, yes. Rich Wilson, yes. Rich Gonzalez, yes. Motion passes 30 to to approve owners unknown.
6:54Um, we're going to do the abatements.
6:56Correct. Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we approve the following fiscal 2025 statutory exemptions number 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, and 93.
7:12Is there a second? Motion to approve.
7:15Nancy Hino. Yes. Rich Wilson. Yes. Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the abatements read by Mrs.
7:25High. Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we deny the following fiscal 2025 statutory exemption number 92. Second.
7:33The motion to deny.
7:36Nancy. Yes. Rich Wilson. Yes. Mr.
7:39Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the denials read by Miss.
7:46Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we approve the following fiscal 2025 community preservation act exemption CPA number one and CPA number two. Second the motion to approve. Nancy, yes. Rich Wilson. Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the CPA.
8:06Mr. Mr. Chairman, I recommend uh that that we recommend to the mayor to submit to the council the increase in the exemptions as proposed by the administrator assistant to the board of assessors.
8:20Second the motion. Nancy, yes. Rich Wilson, yes. Rich Gonzalez, yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the recommendations by the assistant to the board of assessors.
8:34Mr. Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we approve the following fiscal 2025 abatements. Number 4, 31, 32, 33, 42, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, and 58.
8:50Second motion to approve Nancy High.
8:53Yes. Rich Woodson. Yes. Mr. Consol. Yes.
8:55Motion passes 30 to approve the abatements read by Misso. Mr. Mr.
9:01Chairman, I make a motion that we deny the following fiscal 2025 abatements number 21 56 65 66 67 68 69 70 and 71 motion Nancy yes Rich Wilson yes motion passes 30 to deny the abatements read by Miss all I Okay. Item number nine. Uh, we did that discussion of exemptions. Item number 10, all other relevant business not known 48 hours in advance. There is none. There is none with that. Item
9:44number 11, schedule of next meeting. Uh, Mr. Chairman, I would propose April 16th at 10 a.m. if that works for everyone.
9:52That works for me. It It works, but I I have another appointment at 12:30, so it was yell by then. April 16th. Yes, sir.
9:59All right. Next meeting, April 16, 2025. With that, may I have a motion to adjurnn? So move. Second. Nancy Ho. Yes.
10:10Rich Wilson. Yes. Rich Carwell. Yes.
10:12Motion passes 30. Time 10:48. 10:48.
10:16Thank you everyone. Have a good day.