The Fall River Board of Assessors convened on May 21, 2025, opening their meeting at 10:00 AM. The board, consisting of Nancy, Rich Wilson, and Rich Gonzalez, unanimously approved the minutes from April 16, 2025, the invoice proof list, and the monthly report. They also signed the fiscal 2026 preliminary real estate tax warrant and the fiscal 2026 preliminary Community Preservation Act bond. The board then voted 3-0 to enter executive session at 10:09 AM to discuss abatements, exemptions, and ATB matters, reconvening in open session at 10:21 AM. Upon returning to open session, the board made several key decisions, all passing unanimously 3-0. These included approving the reassessed real estate tax for parcels L1172, L1171, and L139, and approving the reconsideration of statutory exemptions 111 and 112. They also approved fiscal 25 ATB case number 50, abatements for fiscal 24 ATB cases (102, 58, 85, 96, 74, 75, 73), the fiscal 23 ATB case 139 abatement, and several fiscal 25 abatements (2167, 68, 59, 74, 13, 15, 14). The next meeting was proposed for June 18th, and the meeting adjourned at 10:26 AM.
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0:18Roll call. Nancy here. Rich Wilson here.
0:22Rich Gonzalez here. Motion passes 30. Uh time 10 o'clock. 10 o'clock. We open up our meeting. All right. Item number two, approval of minutes and open and executive for April 16, 2025. The minutes took a look at them already. I see move to approve. Second. Roll call.
0:46Nancy. Yes. Rich Wilson. Yes. Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the minutes of April 16, 2025.
0:54Item number three, invoice proof list.
0:57We have three or or two. Three. Oh, four. I'm sign. Four. All right. Four to sign. I I had a chance to look at
1:27Can I have a motion to approve the monthly report? So move. Second. I'm sorry. I I I jumped ahead. Invoice proof list. So move. Second. Roll call. Nancy.
1:38Yes. Rich. Yes. Wilson. Rich Gonzalez.
1:40Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the invoice proof list.
1:45Sandra, you going to the conference?
1:47Yes. You going to the whole conference?
1:50My son will be there. Oh, yep.
2:57Thank you,
3:22Thank you very much.
3:37Item number four, monthly report.
3:41There's three cupies.
4:41Breathe. Wait a sec.
5:08Can I have a motion to approve the monthly report? So second. Roll call.
5:13Nancy Ho. Yes, Rich Wilson. Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the monthly report.
5:21Item number five, fiscal 2026 preliminary real estate tax warrant.
5:29There's three copies. All three need to be signed.
6:32Thank you.
6:54Item number six, fiscal 2026 preliminary community preservation act bond. There's three of them as well.
7:36We need to vote on the pre the first one we did or how you No.
7:49These are the this next item personal property. Mhm.
8:24Huh? Don't come on anymore. I told you that.
8:50All right. Item number eight. Can I have a motion to go into executive session uh to discuss abatements and exemptions per submitted list pursuant to GLC 38 section 21A7 and GLC 59 section 60 review ATB matters pursuant to GLC 38A section 21 A3 since discussion in public would be detrimental to the city's legal position. We will reconvene following the executive session. Motion to
9:25executive session. Second. Roll call.
9:28Nancy Hino. Yes. Rich Wilson. Yes. Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 time 10:09. 10:09. Again, we will reconvene following the executive session. Thank you, Rich. Welcome back everyone. Can I have a roll call to go back into open session?
9:46Second. Roll call. Nancy High. Yes. Rich Wilson. Yes. Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 300 to go back into executive time. 10:21. 10:21. Back in open. I'm sorry. I may have said executive, but we're back in open.
10:00Mr. Tan, I move to approve um the reassessed real estate tax um for parcels L1172 L1171 L139 under pursuant to mass general law 59 section 78 and 77 and the land court judgement.
10:20Second motion. Roll call. Nancy, yes.
10:24Rich Wilson, yes. Rich Gonzalez, yes.
10:26Motion passes 30 to approve what was read by Miss Hino. Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we approve the reconsideration of the following 25 statutory exemptions number 111 and 112.
10:41Second motion to approve.
10:44Roll call. Nancy. Yes. Rich Wilson. Mr.
10:47Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve number 1112.
10:56Mr. Chairman, I make a motion to approve the following fiscal 25 ATB case number 50.
11:03Second motion. Roll call. Nancy Hino.
11:06Yes. Rich Wilson. Yes. Rich Gonzalez.
11:09Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the uh ATB case number 50.
11:15Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we approve the following fiscal 24 of ATB cases. ATB 102, 58, 85, 96, 74, 75, and 73. Just to be clear, we're approving the abatements pursuant to those cases. We're not approving the cases.
11:34We're approving the abatements pursuant to those cases. Okay. Second motion.
11:40Roll call. Nancy. Yes. Rich Wilson. Yes.
11:43Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes. 30 to approve the the cases uh abatements read by Nancy Ho.
11:52Mr. Chairman, I make a motion we approve the following fiscal 23 ATB case ATB 139 abatement.
12:03Second motion. Roll call. Nancy. Yes.
12:06Rich Wilson. Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the ATB case uh 139. And Mr. Chairman, I make a motion we approve the following fiscal 25 abatements 2167 68 59 74 13 15 and 14. Second motion to approve. Roll call. Nancy.
12:29Yes. Rich Wilson. Mitch Gonzalez. Yes.
12:31Motion passes 30 to approve. The cases read by Misso.
12:45Is this the one we're going to sign you or that one or you want to use this one?
12:49You use that one. All right. I I'm checked. That's okay.
13:34Item number 10. All other relevant business not known 48 hours in advance.
13:40There is none. All right. With that item number 11, schedule of next meeting. I was going to propose June 18th. I don't know if that works for everyone. June 18th. Works for
14:03me. And item number 12. Can I have a motion to adjurnn it? Second. Roll call.
14:10Nancy Ho. Yes. Rich Wilson. Yes.
14:13Council, yes. Motion passes 30 to adjourn the assessor's meeting. Thank you everyone. Have a great day. 10:46.
14:2210:26. Uh 10:26. I'm sorry.