Help out. Good morning. This is uh the town of Dighton Board of Assessors regular meeting on April 22nd, 2026. The time is 9:30 8. Uh call this open meeting to order. This is a public meeting being video and
audio recorded for cable broadcast and internet posting on www.dighton-ma.gov and YouTube. Uh at this time I'd like to ask for everyone to please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Um I think I want to take attendance first before I organize. Um
I'm here, Nancy is here, and Eric is virtually here by phone call for the next item, uh which is to organize the board. So, I hereby declare all seats vacant and open, and looking for nominations.
Okay, Mr. Chairman, I would like to make a motion. I'm not the chairman now. >> [laughter] >> Well, You can just >> Okay, but you've got to be acting chair. Somebody's got to be acting chair here. So, well, then let's go with that. All right, fine then. I'm going to make a motion to the board that Nancy Goulart
remain secretary. No, I'm a clerk. Clerk, I'm sorry. CLERK. WHAT? NEXT TIME. [laughter] YOU BETTER SHOW UP NEXT time cuz you messed up the whole meeting. I'll second it. >> [snorts] >> Oh, okay. Uh
all in favor Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. >> Aye. Uh Mr. Chairman, go ahead, Eric. Go ahead. No, go ahead, Nancy. Oh, so now I'm chairman pro tem. >> [laughter] >> Well, that's true. So, Eric, go ahead.
I'll step down. Okay. I was going to make a motion that we um make Bill Moore the chairman of our board. I'll step down and second. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? >> [laughter] >> That was like NOT EVEN A VOTE.
WHAT [laughter] IF HE MIGHT DECIDE HE'S NOT GOING TO DO IT, ERIC? SO THERE'S no such, you know, holding things up. I'm exactly I hear it. And I do like the way you work. I [clears throat] I might say nay just for fun, but All in favor? Aye. Okay. Congratulations.
Yeah, I'm not sure. I'll send a I'll send a letter to the town clerk letting you know we organized. Thank you. Okay, super. Awesome. Um so do you wish to remain, Eric, or No, no. If I'm not needed, no. I got to I got to get to a flight. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Have a
good, safe flight. Talk to you later. Thank you. Bye. I'll talk to you soon. Okay, bye. So I need to say that 941 40 1941 41. Okay. Okay. So 1941
Okay, let's uh let me move on with these. >> [snorts] >> Sign and sign and sign bills. Here is 26 is motor vehicle. I may have one of these. Who is the [clears throat] signer? Are you going to be in the office?
How Mr. Chairman, I move that we approve and sign the levy of 2026 motor vehicle abatements April 21st, 2026 in the amount of $5,883.90. I will step down a second that any discussion.
All in favor? I. I. This one, okay, so I do not have anything for FY25 or 24. So, this is indeed 23. You need a penny, Nancy? Yeah, I've got one. She said I changed pocketbooks in case I'm saying there is
no B or C. Correct. Okay. >> [snorts] >> Uh I move the following items. Uh changed pocketbooks and this argument. You just don't know how it is. I changed pocketbooks. Mr. Chairman, I move that we approve the levy of 2023
motor vehicle payments April 21, 2026 in the amount of $890.31. I have a second discussion. Hearing none, all in favor? I. I. Mr. Chairman, I move that we approve the
levy of 2026 real estate exemptions April 14, 2026 in the amount of $2,800. Second that a second. All in favor? Any discussion? All in favor? I. I.
I am messing up that chairman job already. Oh. It's two seconds. That's the CP that goes along with it. Mr. Chairman, I that we approve and sign the levy of 2026 CPA exemptions April 14th, 2026 in the amount of $23.99.
Step down and second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. Aye. It is real estate abatements. Uh this is we've already approved. This is need for the abatements. Okay. >> [snorts] >> Chairman, I move that we uh sign the
levy of 2026 real estate abatements uh previously approved in the amount of $672.30. I'll second that. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. Aye. And CPA that goes along with that.
Mr. Chairman, I move that we sign the levy of 2026 CPA abatements previously approved in the amount of $6.65. Step down and second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. Aye.
And the water district that goes along with the beats. That goes along with the beats. Yes. Mr. Chairman >> [clears throat] >> I move that we sign a letter of 2026 to one of the district's abatements. Previously approved in the amount of
$55. I'll step down a second for discussion. All in favor? Aye. Aye. So, that was aye, correct? Yes. So, we're at public input. Um, I just want to say I went to the
workshop last workshop training session. Uh Mr. Chairman says it's had in this building last Thursday. The >> [clears throat] >> lady who spoke and did well then, uh, was
from MassHousing. And she talked about 40B's and, uh, answered questions and that, but it was a very good session. Very worthwhile. Good. Roll calls? Do we have any correspondence?
Um, nope. Do you have any? Um, we do. Eric has to sign off on them. Nancy sent them out to everyone. Here. Well, we can approve them. You can just sign them at the next meeting cuz you weren't here to approve
them. I didn't have a chance to. Oh, okay. I'm saying you weren't here, but If I wasn't here I think you can still Yeah, she can still sign. Um, those are some of the uh the things that we just approved to sign, uh, the abatements that we
granted. >> [snorts] >> Okay, well. Well, I don't know if I should be doing that. Um Do you want to make a motion to accept them? >> Mr. Chairman, I move that we approve and sign the regular meeting minutes minutes
of April 1st, 2026. I'll step down and second that. All in favor? I. I. Okay, Eric will sign next. Actually, go ahead and sign. No, I can't make another copy.
Oh, nice. I think I watched the video and it was like, this is the shortest session we've ever had. It's like 15 minutes or something like that. Well, we didn't have a full house. It's like, well, we were slow. We all said it wasn't me. We'll just say
>> Do I slow it down that much? So. Um okay, we have any anticipated items? No. I'll entertain a motion to go to executive session. Mr. Chairman, I move that we go into executive session under the provisions
of Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 38, section 21A7, to comply with or act under the authority of any special law or federal grant in aid requirements. I'll step down and second. Any
discussion? All in favor? I. I. And we will not be returning to open session. Everyone have a nice day. All right.