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Board of Assessors Meeting Minutes 12/1/2015

12162015_81021_0.pngTown  Of Newbury
Office of
The Board of Assessors
25 High Road
Newbury, MA. 01951-4799
(978) 465-0862 x308
Fax: (978) 465-3064

Frank N. Kelley III, Chairman, Board of Assessors        Michelle Branciforte, MAA, Principal Assessor
Sanford Wechsler, Assessor                                Cathy McCoy, Assessors Clerk
Linda McCamic, Assessor
                                                 (APPROVED 12/15/2015)
December 1, 2015                Open Session Meeting Minutes
  
  • Meeting opened at 6:32 pm.  Minutes from the November 17, 2015 Open and Executive Meeting sessions were reviewed and accepted.
  • Update on Patriot Properties data collection and cyclical inspections discussion.  Cyclical inspections scheduled to start week of December 7, 2015.  Principal Assessor Branciforte requested from Mark Harrell of Patriot Properties that call back cards be left in the doors of owners who are not home.  Mark Harrell stated he doesn’t have time for this process.  Principal Assessor Branciforte told him time has to be made, it is what is expected of us from the DOR, and it is part of our yearly contract.  Outside measurements should be our last resort, but we need to make every attempt to see the inside of all properties scheduled for cyclical inspections.  Principal Assessor Branciforte stated she will give cards to the data collectors and is expecting them to distribute these as needed.  Our office will handle scheduling appointments.  Mark Harrell finally agreed.  Assessors Sanford Wechsler and Linda McCamic stated that as long as they have owned their properties in Newbury, no data collector has inspected the inside of their home, and no call back card was left in their door.  Assessor McCamic stated that the footprint of her home is what was submitted in the original building plans, but the interior is completely different from the original plans.  Chairman Kelley stated he remembers speaking with a data collector at his home in 2010.
  • Next BOA meeting date is scheduled for December 15, 2015 at 6:00PM.
  • At 6:52 p.m. Chairman Kelley motioned to adjourn the open session and not re-enter executive session.   Mr. Wechsler seconded the motion.  The following roll call vote was taken:
Chairman Kelley - yes           Mr. Wechsler - yes              Ms. McCamic - yes

All were in favor.







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Frank N. Kelley III, Chairman          Sanford Wechsler, Assessor       Linda McCamic, Assessor