The Fall River Board of Assessors met on April 15, 2026, with members Nancy Hino and Rich Gonzalez present; Rich Wilson was absent. The meeting began at 10:00 AM. The board approved the minutes from their March 11 meeting with a 2-0 vote. They briefly reviewed an invoice proof list and a monthly report before entering into executive session at 10:04 AM to discuss abatements and exemptions. After reconvening in open session at 10:36 AM, the board took several votes on fiscal year 2026 applications. They unanimously approved statutory exemptions numbered 114 through 132 and denied exemption number 113. The board then approved abatement applications number 36, 37, and 44. A larger list of abatement applications, including numbers 24, 25, 28, and others, was denied. All votes on these matters passed 2-0. The board noted that an agenda item regarding "owners unknown" was an error that had already been corrected. They scheduled their next meeting for May 20th at 10:00 AM. The meeting was adjourned at 10:39 AM following a unanimous vote.
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0:19I'd like to open up the meeting.
0:22Nancy here.
0:23Rich Gonzalez here. Uh Rich Wilson's absent. Um time 10 o'clock.
0:3010 o'clock.
0:33Item number two, approve minutes of open in executive session March 11.
0:38I read him.
0:39I read him.
0:42Are you going to sign him in absent of Mr. Wilson?
0:44No.
0:46He's the court.
0:47All right.
0:48We'll just have to.
0:49So, uh, let's take a vote. I I approved them.
0:54I'll make a motion to approve the minutes.
0:56I second it. Roll call. Nancy. Yes.
0:59Which counts? Yes. Motion passes 200 to approve the minutes of March 11.
1:07Number three, invoice proof list.
1:09There's three of them there.
1:11I had a chance to look at them.
1:56Okay. Item number four, monthly report.
2:01There's three copies.
2:56item number five. Can I have a motion to go into executive session to discuss abatements exemptions per submitted list pursuant to GLC 38 section 38 uh section 21 A7 and GLC 59 section 60 review ATB matters pursuant to GL 3A section 21 A3 since discussion in public would be detrimental to the city's illegal position discussion of a abatement per submitted list pursuant to GLC 59
3:27section 72A. We will reconvene following the executive session.
3:32Motion to go into executive session.
3:34I second it. Roll call. Nancy Hino.
3:36Yes.
3:36Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Time 10:04.
3:4010:04 and executive.
3:43Hi. Welcome back everyone. Can I have a motion to go into uh open session?
3:47Motion to go into open session.
3:48Second.
3:50Roll call. Nancy.
3:52Yes.
3:52Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes two.
3:55Back into open time.
3:5810:36.
3:59All right. 10:36.
4:02Okay. Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we approve the following fiscal 26 statutory exemptions. Number 114, 115, 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 and 132.
4:28I second that motion. Roll call. Nancy, yes.
4:33Rich Gonzalez, yes. Motion passes 20 to approve the um statutory exemptions read by Nancy Hol.
4:42Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we deny the following fiscal 26 statutory exemption number 113.
4:50I second that motion. Uh may I have a roll call on that? Uh to deny number 113. Nancy, yes.
4:59Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 20 to deny.
5:07Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we approve the following fiscal 26 abatements number 36, 37, and 44.
5:16I second that motion. Uh to approve them Nancy.
5:21Yes.
5:22Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes three to approve what was read by Nancy.
5:28And Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we deny the following fiscal 26 abatements. Number 24, 25, 28, 33, 34, 35 38 39 41 42 46 48 53 54 55 56, 57, and 58.
5:48I approve that uh motion. Can I have a roll call? Nancy High.
5:55Yes.
5:56Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 20 to approve the denials read by Nancy Gino.
6:14All right. Next on the agenda, item number six, all other relevant business not known 48 hours in advance.
6:21There is none.
6:22All right.
6:23Item number seven, discuss and vote owners unknown. Uh this was a error. Uh that action has already been corrected.
6:33Um item number eight, scheduling of the next meeting.
6:36Um I propose May 20th at 10 a.m.
6:42Very good.
6:42I'm good. I'm good with that. May I have a motion to adjurnn?
6:46Motion to adjurnn.
6:48Second. Um roll call. Nancy. Yes, Richard Gonzalez. Two zero passes. Time 10:39.
6:57Meeting agenda at 10:39. Thank you everyone.