All righty. Um, I move to open the meeting of the board of assessors for March 10th at 5:30. Um, this meeting is being recorded by the local scene. Anyone intending to make an audio or video recording at this time at this of this meeting should
notify the chair at this time. Hearing none, we will move on to open session. hearing nobody here for that. We will move on to Mari providing office updates. >> Okay. Um office updates. Right now we are hopefully finishing
all all but three of our abatements tonight. So that will be good. The um DO has come and met with me. Jen Williams is my rep and she came this week to go over our directives that we have from last and to see where I'm at. So that
went well. We did made a plan. Um, still have to work on cyclical inspections, but I I'm confident we'll get that done. Patrick had to stop for a while because of the snow. >> So, um, >> yeah. >> And the directives that she gave me from
last year, like at least more than half of them have been completed. So, she was happy. So that begins um the RC that we're just speaking about, they're going to start here in March or
April. So that will be good if we get their their information and all the updates from them early. And the only other thing that's really going on is for us is it's budget season. So I'll be meeting with Finn Kong on Tuesday night,
March 17. I mean, yes, Tuesday night, March 17th. Um, our budgets are all level service budgeted. So, we'll u see how that goes. >> Is that what is level service translate into? >> It translate into
>> otherwise more. How much more? >> Yes. Well, whatever the services is, the vision goes up >> like that. >> Do you know what that is? >> For me, it's about close to 3% to 4%. >> Jesus, my bad. No, >> just on vision or
>> on the whole >> Well, yeah, >> that square with two and a half cuz then >> that's more than two and a half, but I think um in decent shape, we'll see. We'll see how it is. >> Yeah, I just, you know, if everybody's
going up 4% and we have a problem, >> you you and I will pick it up, Ken. >> Yeah, my my rebell budget's going down >> in Cam. I have one of the budgets called rebell which is they do it separately assessing and that's going down. So overall my budget's probably 2%.
>> We have the article for the rebell. >> What are the vendors attributing that increase to >> there's no one else. >> There's no one else you can hire their costs. I'm not sure exactly what >> but I mean what do they say?
>> Can't say the price of gasoline. They probably could, but >> Well, they don't have to go anywhere because everyone's remote now. >> Yeah, that's what I mean. >> Yeah, >> electricity is a little bit more, but they use >> just the cost of doing business.
>> It's the cost of getting help doing business. Although Steve would say, I think I got a good value for my rebell, so that was decent. >> Yeah, >> got that early. Um the other vendors
>> I know we only got two and a half 2% on social security. So >> doesn't matter what anything else costs. >> Well, you'll you'll have to only say I'm going to come in and say I'm only pay two and a half% more.
>> But our taxes on it are lower >> our um >> significantly. I just did my taxes. It's amazing. >> Nice. >> It's huge. Oh, also the the classes are very expensive now that we went to IAA. >> Yeah.
>> IAO. So they go up. I don't know why they do either because so much is remote now. >> I guess instructor salaries and >> there used to be a time when people raised their prices. They gave you sort
of a reason. >> Nobody even asked. >> I don't know who pays the near map bill in here. I don't have near enough. >> Oh, okay. Vendor that that communities have. >> Yeah. >> 10% increase no matter what.
>> 10%. >> Well, like I said, you know, there was there was a time when vendors would say, you know, we haven't raised our prices in so many years. We have to do it because of blah blah blah blah. At least they say something. No,
>> usually when the budget's tight though, I mean I think where I have in the past know the town have CI in Franco was good about like not going up that year or waiting for the next year. Um they're a smaller
company maybe I don't know more >> I think that they they're so well managed I feel that because they're huge I mean the amount of towns they cover in New England New York and stuff mammoth >> so how they pull it all off I I don't know
>> and they give great customer service >> yeah it's awesome >> and their their annual fees aren't very much either >> what was what is Munice doing >> munus I don't pay >> yeah that's >> that's the um >> oh just a collector >> that I believe maybe the accountant. I'm
not sure who pays that whole bill. >> So it's one license fee then. Okay. >> That's a big one. I don't have to pay that. >> I I knew that. >> Um >> okay. >> So plugging around Tara has started the map updates. >> We haven't had too many for this year
because there was a water moratorium on. >> Hopefully that saves us some time. But there are some. >> Yeah. >> Just one. Do you have an appointment with the income right now? >> Yes, I do. >> When is it? >> Um, Tuesday. Do you want to come? March 17th.
>> 17. >> St. Yeah. You got to bring uh green. >> You got to bring >> bagels and everything. >> Irish Irish soda bread. >> You can decide if you want it. Okay. >> All right. Is that all with the office update?
>> That is it. Okay. Uh next item is review bill for >> P. Speaking of um this is >> going to use these got entered um those cyclical. >> This bill is for my use book.
>> Oh yeah. Are you taking that uh in two weeks? >> I took it already. >> Oh, you took that one. Um, you looking for a signature or just initial? >> Whatever you'd like to do. >> Did you take it with NB or the IAA? I think
>> I took it with >> um this is Pam is going to the income and expense workshop in Pinroke. She's >> I would have gone for that, but it's a late day. >> She didn't want to go. She wants to um
she does all the mailings for it and and to get learn more about exactly how we use it and stuff. So that would be good. >> No, plus Eric's an awesome guy. So >> if I know Eric, Eric, >> he's in Nic. Okay. >> And just
fantastic. Super. >> Um that's it. our bills. >> Oh, okay. Beautiful. We like that. >> Yeah. >> All right. Um >> and next item up is open session meeting minutes. >> Yeah,
>> we have no opens. I'm here is the open session meeting that I will email to you. Sorry, this was this is one other bill from my mileage to a few um abatement
inspections. >> It's back in the winter time. >> It's no longer winter. >> I'm gonna call you the next time it's snowing out. Sweet. >> Yeah, right. >> I came down at lunchtime to make sure I couldn't get through the summer and I couldn't. >> Well, I meant to text you about that. I
meant to text you jokingly. >> I checked. It's too shady in there. >> Yeah. >> Um, next item is February 8. >> Yep. This is So, this is the end of month right there.
motor vehicle and some of the real estate that we have already approved with the our lodge commitment that went out to be approach. >> Yeah.
>> Oh, you're welcome. >> I got it in the mail. >> All right. And the next item is um that the next meeting will be on March 24th. >> Yes, >> that is two weeks from today if that works for everyone.
>> Um yeah. Um I should be there. I get some uh funeral stuff I got to do that day, but it should be all done by >> we could and you know we will post it for a week. But >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But I should be fine. If not,
and I'll have walked over for no reason. I'll try and let you know sooner than that. Um, okay. Um, I move to enter into executive session not to return to open session in order to comply with MGL chapter 59 section 60 to discuss
exemption abatement applications, the contents of which are not public record. >> Second. All those in favor I