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2.18.2026 Board of Assessors

Fall River Government TV Feb 18, 2026

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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 meeting. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unpersceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible.

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Welcome everyone. Uh roll call. Nancy here.

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Rich Wilson here. Rich Gonzalez is here. 30.

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Everyone present. [snorts] Time 10 o'clock. 10 o'clock.

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Item number two, approval of minutes of executive and open of January 14, 2026.

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Thank you. I had a chance to look at these before. I'm good. Rich, there's the uh I saw them.

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All right. So, we're going to need your signature.

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Let's have a roll call on the approval of the minutes. Nancy, can I have a motion?

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Motion to approve the minutes.

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Second.

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Um, roll call. Nancy Hino.

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Yes.

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Rich Wilson.

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Yes.

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Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the minutes.

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Item number three, invoice proof list.

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Thank you.

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[snorts]

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to approve the list.

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Second.

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Yep.

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Roll call. Nancy Hino.

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Yes.

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Rich Wilson.

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Yes.

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Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the minutes.

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Item number three, invoice proof list. Uh, could we have a motion?

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I think I think we just did it. Did it?

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I I think I had said the minutes.

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Uh, um, all right. So, let's let me just put it for the record. Item number three to have a motion to approve the invoice proof list.

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Motion made.

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All right. Second. The motion.

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Roll call. Nancy.

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Yes.

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Rich Wilson. Rich Gondos. Motion to approve 30 on the invoice proofless. Item number four, monthly report.

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Here you go. There's three of them.

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All right. I had a chance to look at Ne.

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Yeah.

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Got it.

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Okay.

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Could I have a motion to approve the monthly report?

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So move.

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Second.

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Roll call. Nancy Hino.

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Yes.

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Rich Wilson.

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Yes.

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Rich Gonzalez. Motion passes. Yes. 30 to approve the monthly report.

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[clears throat]

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All right.

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Item number five, fiscal year 2025 motor vehicle warrant commitment number seven.

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I think [snorts] that was seven initial. We need the initial on that.

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Oh, we just have to Yeah, initial that one. I don't think we need a motion.

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While we're doing that one, there's also item number six, fiscal year 20 2026. Oh, you already 2026 commit commitment.

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This the next one.

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It's commitment number one.

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That's the big one.

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[snorts] We didn't want to. We're good with uh item number six.

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Yep.

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A big one.

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Okay.

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Item number seven. Can I have a motion to go into executive session to discuss abatements exemptions submitted list pursuant to GLC 3A section 21 A7 and GLC 59 section 60. review ATB matters submitted list pursuant to GLC 38A section 21 A3 since discussion in public would be detrimental to the city's legal position. After executive, we will come back and reconvene [snorts] into uh open session.

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Move to go into executive session.

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Second.

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Roll call. Nancy, yes.

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Rich Wils, yes.

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Rich Gonzalez, yes. Motion 30. Again, we will reconvene following executive time 10:06.

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10:06.

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Okay, welcome back. Could I have a motion to go into back into open session?

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Second.

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Roll call. Nancy.

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Yes.

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Rich Wilson. Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30. Time 10:35. Back into open.

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Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we approve the following statutory exemptions for fiscal 2026. number 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, and 98.

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Second, may I have a a vote um on what Miss Highotee said about the exemptions read for approval 90 through 98?

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Is there a second? Okay.

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Uh roll call. Nancy High.

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Yes.

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Rich Wilson.

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Yes.

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Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the exemptions read from 90 through 98.

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Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we approve the following fiscal 26 abatements. Number 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 29, 31, and 32.

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Second motion Motion read approve. Nancy high note.

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Uh yes. Uh let's let's put the motion uh for a vote. I I didn't do that. So uh on the uh abatements that were read five uh through 32 uh that were read, I'd like a motion to approve. And we got that. A vote on it.

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Nancy.

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Yes. Rich Wilson, Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the abatement tray.

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Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we deny the following fiscal 26 personal property number PP4.

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Second a motion to approve on the personal property red Nancy.

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Yes.

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Rich Wilson's Rich Gonzalez. Yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the uh personal property abatement.

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Mr. Chairman, I make a f a motion that we deny the following fiscal 26 abatements number 7 8 9 10 15 16 23 26 27 and 30.

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Second the motion to deny.

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On the motion to deny, Nancy High, yes.

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Rich Wilson, yes.

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Rich Gonzalez, yes. Motion passes 30 to approve the abatements of denials read by uh Nancy.

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Item number eight, all other relevant business not known 48 hours in advance.

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There is none.

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There is none. All right.

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[clears throat] Item number nine, scheduling of next meeting.

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Make a motion that we um schedule the next meeting for March 11th at 10 a.m.

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All right.

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Um so the next meeting will be March 11, 2026. With that, may I have a motion to adjurnn?

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Second.

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Nancy, yes.

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Rich Wilson, yes.

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Rich Gonzalez, yes. Motion passes 30.

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Time 10:38.

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That's it. Thank you everyone.