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Is that is that the warning they wanted? I'm going to call the meeting to order now. Is some I think it is 45 6:45. We were a bit late. Um, I'm going to call the meeting to
order. We'll introduce ourselves, please. Sarah Camera, Brian Fond, Linda Chica. Thank you. You don't have to. Uh, any comments from the board? No. None for me either.
I'm seeing there's no public currently on to the best of my ability. Um, we're going to move on to the status report from the principal assessor. Okay. I give you a a whole packet. Okay.
All right. Um, the monthly report, in the past month, we had 12 auters list requests that came in. Uh we had about 17 motor vehicle excise tax abatements uh which were processed in ununice and await a payment processing by the tax
collector. Uh we did do our first motor vehicle commitment. We went through training in uni. Um and then we had two more bills that came over today. So we had a little bit of a struggle. Had to put in a ticket to support because they were different years. So uh but Robin
was able to resolve it. Came in from whom? Came in from Kelly and Ryan. Okay. Yeah. I don't know why they weren't included in our last batch, but was two two motor vehicle bills from 2024 came through. So, uh, we were able to take care of that. We had to put a a ticket into
Munice and, um, it um, it's not like vision when you pick up the phone, you can call and get a live person right away. So, that's the only thing. Uh, we, um, are trying to get training scheduled for the real estate portion um, which is in September, but I haven't
heard back from consultant and he has a contract through December with us with us. I hope we continue it cuz I am just afraid that we're going to have issues in munice when we come to the actual billing. So, we'll see how that goes. But um so that's our our goal. Um
hopefully we're trained and we're ready for uh December when bills roll out. Uh in addition to that, uh the I sent out the four chapter lane roll back tax invoices um that had no leans, no obligations in
June. Um to date, um two of the former two of the people that received these are the former chapter land owners have responded. Uh one of them is actually got a paid roll back. The other one I sent her an email and I haven't heard whether it was paid and we have two that
have not responded. uh without lean I don't really know what we can do as far as any further action but it's an update on that. You can do some research and give us an update after the next meeting. Yeah. Thank you. Town council be helpful on that.
I probably should check with him. Yeah. Yeah. Because uh and unfortunately one of the Japan properties sold so right recently. But so we can't go after the buyer obviously. Um, and then, uh, Robin
mailed out the chapter land applications on August 1st. So, I've actually started receiving some already. And, um, the fiscal 2026 real estate, your your note says deadline to submit. When is the deadline? Oh, the deadline um,
on here. Oh, okay. Deadline. Oh, sorry. Deadline to submit is December 1st for fiscal 2027. Okay. I missed that. It's okay. Hence the interruption. Sorry. Oh, no. It's okay. Um the um I gave you
we I'll go through it later. The fiscal 20206 real estate exemption applications will be mailed on se September 1st. Uh we have those ready to go. I've had a few people come into the office. So we're giving those out if they request them.
And then um so you're going to mail some out. Are you keeping a record of the ones you've already given out? Yeah. Anybody that applied last year, we just have a mailing list. But if they came and picked it up, you don't need to mail to them. So, no. If they're if they're new, we we
actually uh add them to our list. Yep. So, we have to do that. And if they've already picked it up from the office, you don't have to mail it to the address. Are you keeping track of that list? Yeah, we are. I'm set to go. Y. Thank you for interpreting my fairly poorly worded question.
Um, uh, Denise and I continued to do inspections on the chapter land and, um, we did find some functional and economic obsolescence discounts on some properties. Uh, and as far as I can
tell, they go back prior to when the conversion was done to vision, as far back as to 21. Some of them were abatements. I actually have some of those. I'm going to actually And they range in
in discount range from 10 to about like on the average 60%. 60. Yeah. So, and these are properties where we have no notes about why the
obsolescence's there. Some of them we don't have any notes at all. the ones some we do. Right. Right. The ones that we have notes, we've uh we've been kind of looking back uh in inspecting. Uh so by functional obsolescence, that means it's the inside
of the house, whether it's a poor layout, um could be an issue, maybe just having like one bedroom. Uh so it's definitely an adverse condition with inside the house whereas economic is
something on the outside whether it's like it's located near a gas station landfill variety of of reasons for that. Do you have um an Excel file of these maybe and what the absence is just so we can look at it and understand
a little bit better the magnitude of the problem is because this is like the third time we've heard about it but it's hard to understand without seeing Yeah. Thank you. Cool.
So that is um that one I gave you um by the Lyn use code. The one I just gave you is commercial property. Yeah, these are all commercial. So, what I did with the commercial was I sent them to Mike Terrell uh because sometimes he makes
economic adjustments for commercial property. So, he is reviewing on our behalf. Yeah. On our behalf. Okay. And then this list is residential and not nearly as extensive. No. Nice.
Thank. So, so um some of these addresses are familiar to me. Are you looking at the residential? Yeah. Yeah. Echo design wreck one for
because some of these have come up in the ATV cases. Okay. Yep. Yeah, there's one one I know that did come up um the second to the last one. So, what we're going to do, we sent out
a letter. Uh we've gotten back some response for the people that have responded. We've done inspections uh just to confirm whether or not there is a uh economic or a functional obsolescence and we um are gave a
deadline of August 15th. So I should have an idea of what what the issue is. How many properties are going to be affected? And we did just put together a spreadsheet. So it has the assessed value. it has what the
new value would be if that discount was taken off and then the far right hand column is the dollar or the the difference in assessed value there. So have you um checked this list for the book of abatements that we're we're starting to go through
because um there should ideally be notes in there about um whether obsolescence of some of the structure was given as a part of the abatement process. Yeah, we did.
And that I mean without a bunch of notes in front of me, I can only go for my memory. Yeah. But a lot of these um I suspect are related to abatements.
Some of them are uh uh like there's two affordable units. that one is going to be okay because that's obviously discounted. I don't want to speculate. So, it'd be great to see which of these are correlated with previous abatements or not.
So, what we're going to do is next week we're going to when we give people a chance to respond. We're going to make up that list. We'll put together whether or not it had abatement. We'll get a total. We'll write down our recommendations for the inspection and
then repeat. Y and you can uh vote on it if you want. Probably ought to have this on the agenda for third. Yeah. Yeah, that that that's what I was thinking. And I will say of some of the
ones that we've inspected, so for you don't have to read the address. No. Some of the ones that we've inspected, it's actually been a good opportunity to go out to the property. We have picked up other things during the inspection. So when a discount's been taken away, it really doesn't have
a big impact, but that's wrong for all of them. So So I I hope you're flagging these as ones that you've looked at for the annual. Yes. Yeah. For the cyclical. Yeah, definitely. Yeah. And I have to say most people are
okay. They come in, we explain it, and we've notified them. And then for the ones that don't respond after we meet, we will send out another letter with the Well, I think it's a real challenge for you because you're doing everything that
was supposed to be done and there were a lot of things that hadn't been done for 10 15 years. So people are surprised that this is a annual regular thing. What do you mean somebody somebody's looking? Yeah.
You know, the a comment somebody said to me is, "Well, they haven't been in my house in 15 years." I was like, "Yeah, that's a problem." Yeah, it it is a problem. And it's just crazy because I don't understand why
this wasn't noticed. I just happened to see it, ran a report, and then it was like, "Oh, it's Oh, you mean the obsolescence?" Yeah. I We didn't even know it existed. And the Department of Revenue does not want us to have all these discounts. So,
what I did try to do was contact some other assessors to see if there's like a standard for like a discount and what percentage that is and that really doesn't exist. They there isn't really a standard in our industry. So, I think we're going to
make our own standard by a certain percentage if it's this situation. And I think it would be helpful to at least have uh some consistency across the board. because we we don't have that now. No. Recognize the importance of this is
for the valuation. It doesn't affect the total tax levy. Nope. It just affects the total value. So therefore, it affects the tax rate that everybody pays. So it's this is a
correction that is overdue. It doesn't really put more money in the town's pocket. No. Try to be clear to people. They're just trying to make sure it's equitably t that they're equitably taxed, not that their taxes are the levy stays the same. But what this
is looking at is within that levy, is somebody paying more than they should? Is there somebody paying less than they should? And if your property's undervalued, you're paying less while other people are paying more. Yeah. Virtually every
discounts are large for Yeah. No explanation. So, we're going through that. That's our goal to try to get through all this. I have not followed up with Mike Terrell to see where he's at. And in the midst of this, we're also trying to do our interim adjustments and
have already started an analyzing our sales. So, we're making corrections to came out with some uh deeds as well. So, it's been a little uh since you brought it up, do you want to talk about Oh, yeah. I ran this. Oh, I I have that, too.
Yeah, you know, some of that. So, so this includes everything. I also put them up here cuz I changed it. So, I I put in the percentage change. I I figured you'd want to see that. So, that's why I sent sent the email twice as I said, "Oh, I'm going to add that
in." Did we just jump ahead? Did you finish this? Um, sorry. Oh, let me let's finish the goals sheet and go back to She mentioned I get it. That's why we have an agenda so we don't So,
so also uh today was a a big day. Um I actually did a presentation at the senior center uh and it was for the FY2026 senior real estate tax exemption presentation. I gave you a copy of that.
Uh it was to kind of in stress to people to check their property record card. We um we had a checklist uh on deadlines and um we also um I went through and we I gave them the
updated 2026 exemption. I did get the cola. It's 2.9% for 2020 uh six. So I added that in both those as well. So we're all set. This was updated. We're ahead of the curve. So, this is an
updated 2026 sheet. Did you tear down whatever was on the wall? Is there still one on the wall? We did. Try that down. Do we need to make it a different color each year? I don't know. Sorry. I struggled with that. I was trying to be consistent with colors on this
presentation and I wasn't going to. Well, you know what? You changed the top number so I think we're good. That's why 2026. So, in the whole presentation, this is the only odd ball color. The rest of it was all like maroon and Okay. Okay. And uh but the the point of the the
presentation was first of all to to stress that their assessed value uh that their tax when they get that it's derived from their property record card the assessed value. So, I'm trying to just explain to people to check your record card. Uh, and if something doesn't look right,
um, that Yeah. So, if if something doesn't look right, that I just want to make sure. I think that's right. Yeah. Okay. So, um, so that was the
first part of it. The second part was to update them on the new exemptions. And the third part was our senior means tested new exemption, the brochure. And I actually took my flyer and kind of
broke it down in the presentation. Uh put some terms in there and uh explain the circuit breaker. It's funny because you know we don't do that. I I was having a jack Jack's always stressed. A Jack moment.
But um I did find something on the do website last night that actually is like a flyer. So I gave this to everybody because a lot of people are not aware of
the circuit breaker. So if they did not qualify for the circuit breaker, they cannot qualify for this new senior means this year. So I had recommended to them that just next year check with the person that's
preparing their taxes. Uh and Jack had indicated this they can go back three years in time uh in the circuit breaker. They can we can't we can't our Okay. They can go back to circuit breaker which is a benefit to them. Yeah, we can't
we can't go back. This is our first year. So, we can't Yes. So, that thought this was and we have an application deadline of September 3rd. So, they can do it now if they find that they Yeah. Mhm. So, if they can get that done. So, I had
So, just for people out there watching, this is the flyer, the brochure. It's absolutely great. Look at the picture of Lunberg in the back. a little picture of Roman yet. I'll I'll do the picture up here, but it also shows happy people who are getting
money back. And this tells you all the steps you need to go through to get your some money back if you're eligible. And this presentation will be uploaded to the website. It actually has I kind
of did my flyer and put it in this presentation for slides eligibility requirements went through that give the checklist for people encourage them to call our office
with any questions and just did a this is the final page. This is a summary of the deadlines and um again, check your property record card for accuracy. Call the office if there's any discrepancies.
Check eligibility for real estate exemptions and submit applications and necessary paperwork by the deadline dates, due dates, which are listed below. Within the body of this, there's both a phone number for the assessor's office
and Linda's direct email. So if you have a question, feel free to use whatever communication means you find necessary or stop in the office. This is great. Did on page 10, did you get double lines like this or not?
Okay, my printer just did some funny things and I probably um and this property record card is for a fake property because we do not have 123 Main Street in town. This is a fake property. This
is not a real one, but you can get an idea what's on the on the property record front and back by looking through here. So, that was just like a reference. Uh we didn't have anybody that wanted their property record printed out, but I did
have two new applicants. So, right now, we have a total of two that have submitted and two more that are most likely going to be submitting. So, it was I think it was productive overall. So, we had one on our hands before. Yeah, we have a second one. So, we got a second. Okay.
Yeah, we have a second one in the office and two more people have qualified for the circuit breaker already and they're going to going to fill out the uh application and they've seen the process. Yeah, they've seen it. Uh there's one thing I wanted to mention cuz I called
common. So, as part of the criteria, they can qualify for an elderly, and it's worded elderly exemption from home petition. So, I asked Tom, I said, "Does that mean
just the 41D or is that any any elderly? We will honor that." So, if we read, what did he say? Because I didn't see a response. He said that it was um I called him. He said it's really the board's decision. So,
I believe the way that it's worded though, it leaves it they they could potentially take advantage of this exemption and other exemption or exemptions. Okay. That they're eligible for, but it's worded um elderly exemptions. So, I didn't know if that included
everything, right? Everything else, right? So, I think it basically we'll see what the applications all say, but my guess is we won't run into any that are more than more than two. Okay. This one and one other, right? Because if you're eligible for 17, you're not eligible for 41. If you're
eligible for 41, you're not eligible for 17. Yeah. So, you're probably going to get one or the other. And then you may be able to do the means tested. So, likely we'll never have more than two, right? But what if like a veteran
applies if he's well if he have if he qualifies for all the other stuff I don't think I I don't think that is preclude they're precluded from from being eligible for this. Okay. These veterans have been able to also
get other so I don't know of any veterans that are also doing any of the either the elderly. So that may or may not be a problem. I not pro something to consider. Yeah. Um but from from my perspective as we're
reviewing these if a vet if someone's getting the veteran one and they are now eligible for the needs tested then they should be it. Yeah. I agree that. So until somebody tells me that that's not legal.
I mean the whole point of this is to increase the options for trying to help people stay in their homes. People stay in their homes. The way we do that is not by telling them you can't talk like this, can't talk like that. Oh, we found a loophole that you can't do this and we don't want any of that.
Shouldn't be a bingo board. Perfect. Thank you. So, how well attended was today's event? Uh, it wasn't as well attended as we hoped, but it was uh Joe actually videotaped it, so it will be it's
already live. It's on YouTube and it's um playing on two of our stations. Yeah. Oh, that's great. Wow. So, you can I'm sure there'll be plenty of virtual attendance. Nice. And Jack was there. I I called him this morning. I said, "Can you round up the Calvary
at 8:00? I said, "We need people to come." And he uh he tried. But um had had was there a sign up that people hadn't signed up? There was a sign up. There was only two people. Okay. But I think the weather had a lot to do with it and if they want us to do this
again in the fall, we could it's going to be a little too late cuz September 3rd's right around the corner. But it's no problem if they want to do it at a later date. I would be happy to do that later in August.
Is that what you mean? Yeah. September September 30th. September 3rd. Yeah. It's coming. It's It's I don't see it as a Yeah. So, if you want to advertise it, you need what at least a week. Yeah. Yeah. I don't It's on It's on Yeah.
videoing Labor Day weekend. Yeah. It's just I think it's it was hard with the weather. Uh but Jack did have a request. Um he had asked Denise if remember Jack Rabbit remember Jack Rabbit. He had estenise if uh we would
be willing to go over to the senior center uh to help people if their private cards if they have questions on that if we went over there say once a month just to go through and explain some stuff and I don't see a problem. Well that's outside of this process. So
okay that's that's Go ahead. That's something that I thought maybe you could entertain. And one of the reasons, one of the things that we've endeavored to do since we've come on the board is to try to communicate more with the town. So, if
that helps our communication flow, I'd be all for it. I don't know about you. Well, I have a suggestion instead of it being monthly, maybe think about the times that the bills go out and schedule a time that's either, you know, just before that or probably after that is is
when you're actually going to get the most response. And then if it's timely enough, people will know they can then if there's an issue with what's on their card, file for an abatement and then do it in a timely manner. So that would be during January.
Yeah. Yeah, which is our busy season, but they're they're already up against the wall, aren't they? I think that would have the most attendance. Yeah. Yeah. We definitely in some of the past presentations, we've had a lot more
attendees. So, yeah. Well, that means that more people are satisfied. I think we we can talk more about the frequency in another meeting, but I I agree with you that monthly is probably just overkill and you're going to show up and a lot of people nobody's going to come.
Yeah. Um but if you do it at the right time, you might get decent attendance. So we actually we can talk about that in September. Yeah. Okay, that's good. And then uh lastly, the goals. Uh I'm still working on the
growth uh for fiscal 2026. RC hasn't finished the personal property yet. What's their what is their due date? Um what's their estimated? Uh she thought maybe in the next two weeks she would have that. So now now the question is what's their due date? Is
what does their contract say? Uh I you know what I don't even know if they if we do have a due date from Kohl's. We may not have a due date on the contract. I don't honestly I don't know why but that you may not have a due date
but they're never an issue. I I have to say I've never had an issue with them. So I don't anticipate any problems. If if they're within two weeks that means there before September 1st. It feels like that's an okay time. Enough time. Yeah, it's fine. And uh so it's later than that. We'll find out on the 3.
Yeah, but we um we have about I gave you a tool last time. It's about 394,000 just for residential commercial industrial portion of growth and um the personal property I I can't comment. I know the
appraisals for the 504s utilities have been completed. So we're just waiting on the final step. Jill's Jill from our said she's almost done with it. Close. Yeah, very close. So it should be and that 394 compares to
Do we know what last year was? Uh last year was uh I thought it was like 600,000 last year. Well, we have one really large property that was Yeah. Uh commercial. Yeah. That that drove it way up. I don't know what it would have been without. I think we estimated 400,000.
We We did for this year that was of new growth. Yeah. And we're a little bit under that, right? 394. Oh, come on. Squeeze it. We're not done with the the personal property yet. So, and the 504. So, I think it'll be
Yeah, I just I just can't uh tell you that right now, but that will be coming. And um the uh Robin and I have started going through the registry deeds to find parcels that were split um with plans
and have not been submitted to our office. Um and also the changes not being submitted to CI. So, we we're going back uh we're researching these deeds, which does take a lot of time. Um but, uh there was a software reader that could
upload that for you. It's a lot. And then if if the deed doesn't make sense, it's it's like a it's kind of falling on the road map. You've mentioned this before. It's a lot, but we're um I'm sympathetic, but Yeah. Yeah. And in the midst of it, uh there was a a
deed issue that came in. an attorney had called and was upset with us and he told the attorney that deed isn't clear. So you have to understand that when you file this deed with the registry comes into our office, if we can't interpret
it, there's no parcel ID or nothing to identify it, we're not going to just put it with parcel, the wrong parcel. So but we're still working on the deed issues as well. So that is it for um you know the
monthly accomp accomplishments. Um okay I did um put together a whole accomplishment since I started in March of 24 of all the items that we
have corrected in the office so far and just to kind of get an idea because we we've had a lot of stuff. So as far as organization of the office, the chapter you want me to go through them if you want to just
should we do it in depth review next time that again put on through this because it's this lengthy and I congratulate you on all we've accomplished we've accomplished in the office so far
but I haven't read it yet. Okay. Well, this one's a duplicate and these ones 93. What else were we going to do on September 3rd? There was one other thing. Was it the sales report? The sales Y.
Okay. The sales report. Um, and if you'd like to talk about software options for you, your office, maybe put that on the agenda. Yeah. just on on the sales report. What what I
did is I went through it and I resorted it based upon uh percentage change from what we evaluated cuz you'd expect them to be 1.15 1.2 1.1.
Some of them are 300% 500% 900%. So, u many of those are explainable. The piece of property changed. It's Yeah. Well, there are a couple questions I had when I was looking at this. Um I mean, of course, I can sort and filter
myself, so I can pull things out by land use code and and that helps explain some of the differences, but I I wanted to know if these were all qualified sales or not. You said they were
No, they're they're um sure are both both um including so it would be nice to see a column that that shows that because otherwise you know we don't we don't really know what's going into the values right. Yep. That's good
cuz I mean there were some you know a lot of values were of like one but then there were values that were like 0.12. Yeah. you know, and that looks like land that got the belt. Or maybe it was a Well, I don't know.
Yeah, we'll know more next time. Yeah, we will. So, I just wanted to give something. Yeah. No, this is this is great. It's It's nice to know what's going on. Yeah. Um and we can go even more when we have those little letters.
And I love that you sent it as a spreadsheet. Yes. because then then we can look at it and we can understand too. Yeah. What's going on? Uh vision has come back. They're actually reviewing these right now. So, which has been great because there's
been some things we've had to correct in the database last names or as first names and vice versa. So, and I don't know why this is coming up this year. It doesn't make sense why this stuff wasn't brought up last year, but these all tend to be issues. This was a problem back
the year that we did all the Mhm. Yeah. abatements too. There were first names here, last names there. There were addresses that started here but didn't really weren't in this column. There were rest of the addresses in that column. It was just it was a mess of stuff.
So correcting that stuff is quite timeconuming. Thank you. We have 800 of them to correct. Okay. Even more timeconuming than I thought. But Robin has started. But I told her to take care of the 2024 because so we can get the sales done.
Yep. So, uh, yep. Vision has been communicating with us. Uh, the other thing was that, uh, we should have been checking improved in the owner and deed section, which is something that we weren't aware of. Check improved.
Yeah. Please explain. So, when you enter the deed, you you want to have a future owner checked uh, for the billing aspect. Oh. Uh because I guess on the bill we want both the current name and then the prior
because of some fluky thing in I'll call it fluky. You can correct me. In munis we have to have both owner's names in there even though you shouldn't need to do that. Okay. But that doesn't tell me anything about the status improved. Right.
So it's just a process in vision the way that the deed is entered. So we've always done it. So it says you've done something else to it. So it's improved. Yeah. So now we have to we we had vision go in and correct those so when the bills do go out
for everything that uh for 24 that's been changed. Now we just have to change the the names edit the names and make sure that the last name is first. And when you do that you click an app improved button. Yeah. When you enter the deed you click improved. So that wasn't
maybe they don't pick it up if they don't know if it's not if it's not listed as a new change. It's just dropped. Yeah, that's a possibility. So, you're having to redo everything. That's what's going on. So, that will actually make it easier. The other thing is um my friend Janet Teal and Randolph, I actually spent some
time with her on Friday, last week, and we were looking at vision and she was entering exemptions in vision and kind of showed me what to do. She said, "Don't enter them under, you want to enter them as you're putting them in
each year. You can put in set uh cost amounts and you can put in a set description like we're going to have to go in and change the 41C to 41D and the titles of the exemption. Y but when we enter them in in vision they
will carry over to units. Last year I had to manually enter progress. Yes. Labor saving. What a thought. Yes. So it was very very useful time with her. She showed me I said, "Oh, you
must have been reading my mind." Uh because um that's one thing that you know I was going to call Vision to find out how to do that. So this is what we're going to do this year. Now I I can't I feel like Vision is to Unice like Google is to Microsoft. Yeah.
Right. Near the twin shell interact. Watch out. Hopefully that bridging issue I have not heard back from the consultant. I know there was still a bridging issue. So hopefully all that is all resolved and then when we go to do the bills
there won't be any issues with duplicates for exemptions like I had last year. So it's it's positive. So how does Vision feel about their due date? I heard the la our last meeting that it was not
going to be an issue but we also have had all these other issues come up. So, we're just trying to get our portion done. I'm hoping that there's no delay uh with these functional learning. So, if we assume that the classification
hearing is early November, yeah, we need to keep backing up and saying what steps need to take when we have a drop dead or when we jeopardizing that date. I put So, that we need to keep that in mind. Yeah. November. No, that's a great question. Yeah, it's tentative. So, I was going to
call Mike Trello because I handed him all those economic and functional obsolescence for the commercial. Yep. Uh I also the one property um I had a couple questions on and I actually went out and took pictures of it's a commercial property and he was
going to look at that as well. So, I know I know he hasn't started his portion yet because they're still analyzing the sales, but I will follow up and I'm sort of bringing it up a little bit because I there's a September meeting I cannot make.
Oh, it's the second one. Oh, the um the 24th. 24th. Okay. All right. Uh did you want to do another date? I could do Monday or Tuesday, but I can't. I have a medical thing. Well, actually, I can't do Monday that
day. I'll be coming back from Savannah, Georgia. I could potentially do the week before. I won't be able to do the week before. I'm actually taking vacation from the 8th to I think that's why we moved to that week. I just I I didn't have a choice about the timing.
As we get closer, we'll Yeah. figure out. But I'm just asking because I want to make sure I'm here when we get that reported. Okay. Yes. Yeah. So, well, I'll follow up with them and just see where we're at.
The actually something just clicked in my head. Um, and it's it's not the plate. Um I on these economic and obsolescence for residential I do not see anything from
sunset lane but I thought we included a sunset lane economic obsolescence oh thing I thought we had two on the land condition adjustment and that oh that this is the building only. Yes, this is Thank you. See how simple
that was? It's great. Well, while we're on this subject, um I was going to talk about it. I might as well bring it up now. Uh the do wants us to limit the amount of um land condition factors.
I think we'll wait on that. Well, we'll do them when they're necessary. Yeah. And if they're necessary, sorry, you are. Yeah. And I I think I think some of those factors might get reduced when the
neighborhoods are correct. So I I don't want to go right into that until that other parts of competition. My point with this is we're we're out of time. This is going to wait till we have to postpone us. We we have enough on our plate with the other
stuff. Zoom. Yeah. Just so we're putting this on the the back burner to tell. We can do that. So, it's going to be on goals for next some someday some near future.
I have one more handout we have. Oh, yes. Uh the chap these are the new chapter values. I put them in these for uh Did I miss it? Did I give you that? No, you might have. I just don't see it in my pile of stuff.
DLS. I don't think you gave me one of those. I'm feeling left out. Uh-huh. Oh, you gave me one of these. Is that one by accident? Is that one yours or his? You're too close to each other. That's That's what's going Yeah.
Let me see. I got this page from the middle of the package. See, I strategically the whole side of the table. That's a good strategy. Hi. Hi. Hello. Hello. Hi. You have the board of assessors. Oh, no. I thought this was the um I
thought this was the uh the open space. Oh, I think that's down at the uh senior side. Is that the one? It was here last time. Open space is often here, but I'm not sure they Sorry to interrupt. You're welcome to stay with the
assessors if you'd like. Tell them I said hi. Was this an extra? Oh, there is a copy. That is your Oh, good. That is your copy. I got one. I I actually had it. So, uh, so these were all updated uh for our costs and I should double check with
Reena. She says she always does above the cost above average. So, uh, but the cost I don't understand that. Do you mean the rating? See the rating here? I got it. No. Is this like
this is all the chapter land? So, so I have had to update these costs and vision. Yeah. So, average means average. So, everybody can't be above average. So, if you put them all on above average, then that's the new average. So, I'm not sure why we
put above average everywhere. She I mean, I can bring them back to average. And some of them above average is the same. So, Christmas trees, you know, some of them are the same. I don't really care about those notes. So, this is just commercial value. Th this is the value uh the cost that uh we
enter into our canvas system for the chapter land. Is this for statewide or is this for us? This is statewide. Okay. Okay. So So we could have all of our farmland above average if we have an excellent soil. Well,
compared to say a spot that's kind of compared to like the entire Connecticut River Valley. Yeah. No way you go in the Connecticut River Valley especially well TRI
um so she has recommended always opting for the above average. So you plugged the above average. I did which should shouldn't be a problem because people have always had the above average rating. Well, the only thing is
I I will mention that this was 13300. I don't know the exact number. So, average it appeared to be average and she said no, you should do above average. So, are you are you proposing to reclassify any of these
or you just changing the number? I just I changed the number from I think it was 1395 and I put in So, they are going to see an increase. If you'd like me to bring it together, it's an increase in property value. It is for the chapter. All the chapter owners. So, so that is if they come out of
chapter that would be the taxation that's recouped. Well, a portion. Well, this is this they actually are still taxed, right? Yes. Yes. But they're taxed based on this rate. Yeah. They're taxed at this rate. Okay. So, that's I'm trying to figure out what
this chart is. So, some of them were there wasn't much of a difference in um like the Christmas trees and non-productive land. Those were the same. I think that might have been 84 and that went up to 88. But the crop land, the vegetables, tobacco, soil, and nursery,
that was like I believe it was like 13.95 and that's going to jump to 17.6. So, which is pretty large, pretty significant. $400 on,400 is about 30% 25%. Do you want me to bring that to average?
Cuz I was thinking that not sure why we would summarily call everything in town above average. Yeah. Yeah. Um that's just do um land owners who have this ever come back and ask
the class typically they do not. It's a very bills are very low. Not really that many. I was just wondering because my next question is well how are you determining the productivity based on the dominant soil ratings? Are
you going to mass GIS and figuring that out? Are you going to a sero? Yeah. There are also soil. Well, there's it's sero. Yeah. I was familiar with that terminology yesterday. I I just um
there should be a reason to reclassify if there's a reclassification happening. I'm fine with changing the I'm not sure there's a reclassification. It's just value. It's just value. Cuz is there a classification code in there that says above average
on any one of these properties or all of these properties or that says average? Because otherwise I you just put in the new number for the Yeah. Whatever value was already set a record. I know it's not chapter. I
just want to say it's Well, that's not real. No, this is it's a Did you like my f my photo? I I mean some of the information I did keep it is a public record anyways. So Well, it's not the place doesn't exist. No, but I just figured that I'd have
somebody in the audience to say, "Oh, that's my house." I know. Change. What house did you think? Something from out of town. Yeah. Good. Yeah. So, I know which house it is. Actually, I've seen it before. Oh, okay. So, let me just look at the label and
see. So, yeah, I have to So, see where it says unit price right here. Mhm. So, I don't know if the special use
That's a good question. I'll have to look into that. I can't I guess I can't answer that. I'd be shocked if ours is that granular. Yeah. Oh, I'd be shocked, too. So, the issue is Do we need to look at that?
I have Reena said she did above average in the past. She's always for 30 years been doing above average. That's not for 30 years here. So yes, but if if that's the case, then we must have been above average
in prior years because Ringo was running the show for a little while. Yeah. Excuse me. I just don't know if because it's such a a large increase on the the crop land, the vegetables and the tobacco and all that if we should bring
that knee to average because it it is like I said it was like 13 95. It's going to go to 1746 maybe. I'm I'm opposed to doing that unless the quality of the land's actually changed. Yeah. Right. If if the quality of the land hasn't changed, then it should go to the new value
above average. If that's what and I don't know who qualifies something above average, I I'm lo to change it just based on the money because it's that's not that's not based on
the dominant soil rating. So if we find we need to go back and reclassify these, that's another story. But until we are doing that work, it should it should stay with the same ranking it had before and have these the new values for it.
Right now, here's an interesting question. If a land owner who's in chapter um disagrees with their above average rating, can they file for abatement while they're in the chapter?
I don't have the answer to that. I would I don't know that never heard I would I've never heard of one. Yeah, but if if they don't have a problem with them being above average and saying that they're above average and agreeing that they're above average, then they won't have a problem with paying. Well, that's why I was asking how we've
decided what the dominant soil, right, ratings are, right? It would be something I would think of an assessor's office. Yeah. You know, what was it you called the so
s It's not mass GIS layer. It's also an RCS which is so actually this little agricultural soil. There are um it it does have these three bullets down the bottom.
Yeah, but it's really Well, it doesn't really say like I can this says soil ratings with it with an asterisk, but it doesn't really reference anything. Yeah. and SS there's Yeah, there's
sir. Yeah. S u soils. Yeah. S S U R G O. And when you open that, there's going to be a pile of information. It's not going to make sense unless you've looked at soils before.
Actually, I did some soil stuff a long time ago when I was with the planning board. Having said that, that's the only reason I knew it was there. assumption for crop land you're looking for good organics and you're looking for good drainage and right
so it would be above average and soil we may or may not have above average soil we don't know but we don't know what the soil survey says and the moisture yeah so that's not something that I I mean I
haven't done a lot of that's what I'm saying there must be some chart for assessors Yeah, correct. And I don't know what that is or where that is. That's where I would go to make Senapor, right? I can research what the chapter land was
last year and see what those costs are and maybe that could help determine what we did last year. But so if we indeed used above average last year, let's just go ahead and use above
average this year. We can do more research as time goes on because this is this is us just thinking when I look at this I'm like well was it assigned like neighborhoods were like many many years ago and when was it last updated? Well that's probably the case cuz
everything else has been like that. So u I'm not surprised either that or it's never been I think we updated this last year at least I know I know Rena would would update this. So I don't know why the 1400 is stuck out.
Well, do we have do we have access to the information from prior years? Prior to last year, I can um cuz I would like to see the chart over last 5 years. If unchanged for 5 years, then we need to get this updated. Mhm. Or it changed last year. We don't
understand why it went up so much. Yeah. But these files do not change that much unless you deteriorate them. But the value may change. The value may change, but this rating look for this rating probably doesn't change. Probably doesn't change. Well, unless
unless it was put in wrong. Poorly farmed land can become less valuable turned into dust bowl. That's degraded. Yeah. Let me contact vision and see if they can tell us what happened. Productive woodland. That means they're above average.
They're far from timber. Yes. Or but it's an above average farm. No. Thank you. Thank you for raising this thing that's going to cause us a lot of heartache for the next 50 years because we changed
something. I'm I'm thinking it's only really impacting the crop land uh maybe the dairy and then the um orchards because everything else wasn't that much of a job. So,
and we have very little of the rest of them anyway. Yeah. So I think a lot of our woodland lots are in conservation area, right? So it's uh you've already made the changes to above average. I have
to the number that is reflected here. Y So that's fine. Let's let's set that as our Okay, that's where we are today. And we can do some more research to find out how these were arrived at. they may be arrived at quite capably or they may have just defaulted over 20 years to
this. So, okay, thank you. I didn't print this out, but this is the cola. I did update that machine. So, this is from the do one that you said was 2.9 2.9 IGR. Yeah.
Okay, good. So that we're at least because I thought it was later, but it was already updated. So that's good. Makes easier. So I think that is it for um my update for my status report.
Cool. Everything. Cool. There is one thing I was going to also So this is from Ron Collins. It's a book. It's a f actually it's a postponeed topic. This is our policy and
procedures. Ours ours he he actually made this for us and the funny thing is is we were teasing them because they have no chapter land in Everett. So it is all broken down by motor vehicle excise tax the exemptions
abatements state class. So this is one this is Ron's he made it for you. He he made it and he requested a copy of it just because it didn't Okay. But this this is all referencing history. It's referencing actually it's generic with um
Okay. Yes. This is something we could review and decide if we wanted to be art. We have to go through pieces of it at a time. It it has like he talks about motor vehicle excise tax and it has the sound size
some I know he's got my affidavit so it's it's got some of the modules in there he didn't have any chapter land so we added chapter land to that but it it has all of the vehicle access tax so he did
quite a bit of work on his um exemptions the module property. This is the full staples copy uploaded to PDF our um goes into more detail on
exemptions and he keeps us up to date with IGRs and stuff. Yeah. Okay. So, affordable housing, which actually is interesting because that's something that too. So like we have he has exemptions in
there someplace. Yeah. I'm sorry. Exceptions. Yeah. Um we now have the means tested. We have to add that to it. So it'll be somewhere in the exemptions section and it'll be okay. Good. So we can take this and just use it as a baseline.
Yeah. And we may adopt some pieces of it directly or we may say that doesn't quite fit for us but that's fine. This is a good really good start. Good start. Yeah. made a good start. Not recreating the wheel, right? That was really nicely.
Oh, he's great. I have to say the assessors, we have such a wonderful community of all the assessors. We help each other out and um even Reena from Lemonster, she came to the presentation today. So, she said, "I came to support you."
So, that's that's great. We we have such a great group of people and everybody's always willing to share their knowledge which is helpful. Yep. Okay. Yeah. Is that it? That's it. Uh we're supposed to do minutes. I have
been remiss. As I mentioned, my house was a hotel for the last month. So I had no time to look at it. So we got to like put September 3rd. It's a big one. Yeah. We got to get we got to get these done. Do you want to do the executive ones? If you have some, let's do them that way.
I was staying in hotels, so we can do that. And then I have some leans on travel, too. So, okay. I know Sarah probably But those are not minutes. Those They're not minutes, but yeah, we'll get to those when we get
I could do them under under Yeah. after minutes. It is. So, she's So, here's the executive session. I actually kept I know last time you said, "Oh, what what do we change?" So, I actually kept the original so you
would know what we changed. This is the executive session of July 8th. Yeah. So, I'd hate to make you change something back. You know, I just I just wanted just because I'm not going to remember what what we
changed. So, this way at least Uh, I'll put them in. This was the 41A discussion. Okay. So I would like to add to the last sentence.
If the circuit baker had accepted the town meeting, if we find that it's not been accepted, this is an objection or denial. Yeah, it was part of our conversation. That was part of the conversation. You want to write it? Do you want to write it or I'll write it?
Okay. This is just my change. Is that making sense to you? Okay, I I'm going to write this up cuz Rob's going to change it. just so she knows what CD is. Well, it's right up above. That's what I think. Yeah. Okay.
Okay. And then this one is just It's Sarah should see it cuz we can prove it with the changes. Okay. If Sarah thinks it's okay with the changes. I
propose we accept second the minutes with the written executive session of July 8th. I'll second. All in favor? I don't we can come in initial.
Yeah, they do need they do need to be initial, right? Yeah. Some punctuation today. Today is 13 to 13. Once that stop come
that date should be on there for the day. There's another one that was on there change too. paper or something. This one goes back. Yes. Some old ones. the water change on there.
Sorry. Looks good to me. Are we approving these? Do we approve them already? No, we sent them back for modification. So, we'll approve them tonight contingent upon the correction of the
uh Okay. So, I'm good with this with the motion to approve the 8th executive session as amended May 5th. May 5th. I think you so this one giving
us come in and sign also has changed but again we'll we'll have the approval as of today 13 there a motion to approve the minutes from April 16th executive session as amended
seconded all in favor. Okay. This is May 5th. Yeah, that's one you you handed to me. There were requests on the second page
and they look like they've been amended. Oh yes, this one's this one's okay. So motion to approve the executive session. Second. All in favor? I
welcome. Okay, this was made it. This was a an exemption for 22E. You passed that to me. It looks like it has been edited correctly. Additional motion to approve.
Oh, we can we can approve this one without just approve it. Okay. Actually, this one too. I think so. I think you're right. There were no changes on there, right? Right. Okay. So May 19th second. Did you move?
Did you move? You moved. I second it. All in favor? I want to initial that as well. What's the other link? An initial. Oh, Sarah already initial. Just hiding it over there. There we go.
Those are done. Thank you. Is that it? That's it for those. Did you have something else you wanted us to sign? I do. I have invoices. I have motor vehicle commitment
uh excise tax commitment 8 of 2024 extra copies we have to submit and then the backup is in back there. So if you could sign and then we need that side too. You left the motion on this one.
Yeah. 13. Yeah. Just the top. So just one copy. Um there's three copies. Three copies. Yeah. I don't know. Is it a pain for you to sign up? You can always make a copy, but I think they're like a
This is motor vehicle. We can we can do those stamps. Did you get the stamps yet? Um I think we did get your Yeah. Individual stamps. You did. Did you both come into the office again? Did you already come in and sign something for Robin? I know she mentioned it. I just don't
know. She didn't ask me to. Thought we talked about I'll I'll sign it. These are the ones that we we don't need to sign. We could. Yeah. I'm going to follow up with her because I remember we were talking about that we did get a stamp, but
a while ago one for each of us. Yeah. So there three signatures in a row and then back page just one page signature. Yeah, there's another page there too. Sign this one too.
Yeah, we have so much paperwork that we Yeah, it's too too much. Three in a row. I put my hand out like four times already. Keep faking me up.
Here's the next one. This is uh Oh, I have I have Can I interrupt our story? I'm going to admit what a dope I am. We went to Quebec. To get across the Canadian border, you
just go through the Okay, you go through the border, check. You go through through the US side and there's nobody ever there cuz they don't care leaving. I got to the Canadian side and there was a line. So, I stopped at
the line and there was a man in the booth waving me up to the booth, waving me up. So, there's another stop line up beyond the booth. So, I drove up to the stop line. He goes, "No, back here at the booth." Okay, I'm kind of a dope. I back up to
the booth and the guy reaches out like this. Not like this. Like this. I fist bumped him. No, no, no. Passport. I can see you doing that. That's recorded for all posterity.
Dumbest thing ever. Wow. I think it's great. It's just one of those. Well, you know what's he want? He wants a fist bump, apparently. No, no, no. Apparently, I haven't crossed the border in a while.
He's just friendly. Isn't that stupid? Yeah. Yeah. All right. There are several more for you to say. Here's the next one. She's got several more to sign. Oh, you missed
there's two here and then there's another I promise you I'll probably stamp tomorrow or when she gets back on. Just keep going until you see your next signature. You want some of these? Whoops.
I'll wait. You just hand them to me after you finish signing one at a time. It's like buy a house. It is more stamp. I think we do have it. I remember
talking about it. Not with me. I haven't seen it in the office and I know we mentioned it a while ago. So, have you watch Have you watched Hamilton? Yeah. The musical. There should be a parody one last time. We just have two more to go.
Thank you. This all motor bike vehicle again. This is motor vehicle. This is uh personal property. Sure. Which one we have? These are two or one. Uh, that is one. I just put it out so that you'd see the other croppies.
So, this one's much larger. Yeah. I think we went through this one before and I just wanted to question it. So this is why they listed it, but I needed
some documentation on the real estate. Oh, yeah. Cuz the numbers Yeah, just the I think it was the real statement. Yeah. So come from this. I think you might want to check me.
I think you already signed this one. I just put my signature on it. But So you put your hand up? No, I don't want that. Well, you didn't put out like this. I don't want to sign it. Just pump. What? July.
We didn't put the date. August July. Does that make me change? Probably this one's dated the documents dated July. They were hoping we'd sign it in July. It's now August. Can we just cross it
off? Put August in initial. Same with this one. Um, I remember this. Yeah, I think we can. If we both initial it August. So, let's do that. So, today's the 13th day of August.
We'll find out. We'll go to registry. Okay. Well, I crossed it off. Yeah. Oops. Republic. Sorry. I put the 13. I hope I did not mess it up at the bottom. Um,
where? Sorry. So, when you have a chance, could you come in? This was notorized. Um, notoriized. They need to be notorized, right? Is that going to be in?
Well, it shouldn't cuz I'm going to be signing tomorrow, not today. I can't sign today. So, I have to sign in front of the notary. Okay. But I can sign. But you can sign. Yeah. She's actually notorizing both sides,
but she only needs to see one apparently. Okay. Well, good. What time you tomorrow? Can you come? No. I'm taking my wife to an appointment
and then I have to I'm leaving for Maine. So, I'll try to sneak it in sometime between 10:30 and 12. Okay. All right. We need to separate them so that when we have things that need to be notorized, they're separately. So, we won't we
won't get we won't do that. Yeah. Maybe like a hot pink folder or something. We were talking about motor vehicle and then it was just came right back. So the same. Okay, that's it. Everything
cool. Okay. Final review of the board investigation report. Yeah, that's on Tuesday. Did you make it? I I got I cut another copy, but I didn't see what the changes were. So I wasn't sure if there were any changes or just
another copy. That was um that was all the the changes. It was all the changes we made. I know. I did not I didn't print it, but I didn't see any errors. Okay. When I when I read
I actually didn't see anything that changed um from the one that I had that had it, but Okay. So, um I have jury duty on Monday and I'm hoping I don't get selected. I got to go over. What's What's the date on that? Uh this
the date of is um Tuesday 19th. I have to attend remotely. Oh, you do? Okay. Well, if I run into a problem, I will do that as well. Uh I can schedule.
Well, I I don't think I'll I'll be getting a problem call. I would think if you're in if you're called to jury duty, then you need to let Jen know that we're your judy duty and that's what's going to happen. Sorry. I'm hoping that doesn't happen.
That takes precedence over town business. It takes precedence over every business really. Another story after. I guess we'll play it by ear, but I would assume that I would be getting out by 4:30.
Okay. I might have to do well I'll definitely phone I just can't do that in person. Okay. I might have to do the same. I guess we'll see see what happens. So I was Okay. Okay. Um
so we already did that. Yeah. The 41 warrant for income limitation increase. Yeah. Just make sure we have it written up for the when when a warrant article is going to be required. Do you know yet? Can you reach out to reach out last year. Thank you. Just need to know when we're
when we're due. When is the date for the meeting? Probably early November. We don't have a date yet. I know she was talking about in the last minute meeting. I'm sure they'll want the tax classification before. Maybe they won't. Not necessarily.
It doesn't matter for town, right? Not November. Yeah. November 4th is a Tuesday, right? Will you be able to attend the camera on Tuesday? You you
have a problem November 4th, you think? Oh, well, it's it's a it's a a day off um for me and my family, so I could probably do it. Okay. I just wish it was like another day.
Although, you know, the next Tuesday is Veterans Day, so what are you gonna do? Right. Okay. It'd be great if we could not have every single one of these meetings on Tuesdays.
You think? Yeah. Maybe it could come to our meeting. Anyway, that's another discussion that I don't want to have. All right. Um, there two more things that we need to talk about today that
I didn't see on the agenda. Yeah. Uh, we had a request for 222 West Towns and Road. Oh, yes. That we had passed on. We didn't want to buy. Apparently, the
submittal was done wrong. So, they had to resubmit and they didn't revote from us. So, as far as I'm concerned, I think our vote stands because nothing changed. Yeah. In the submitt, just the submitt. Well, there was two purchase and sales agreement. And then did you see the plan
there? There there was a handdrawn plan. So, but to to us it doesn't matter. Yeah. Do they have to property? Um I have the folder set aside. I was going to hold off until
the selector refud was was done and I stopped the roll back taxes. Well, we need to take a position on it first though. So, you you you have a folder on it. It would have been nice to have a folder here today. But bottom line is nothing
changed. So, I think we can just go ahead and vote to not purchase this piece of property for assessor's reasons. I think that's what Yeah, it doesn't really like it doesn't really matter for us. And I'm assuming the vote went back to open space as
well. They they really should weigh in on it before. Yep. Oh, who was it? Somebody sent a note back. What was his name to? Oh, yes, I did see that. Um, about that. Was that open space or was it somebody
else? Was it conservation? I believe it was. I believe it was cons. You know what? Do you want me to look up the email? I can Yeah, please. I did check with Brian Jr.
doesn't understand on that because right now I bi chapter from for what the assessors have to vote on we don't care right ultimately we care that we get a complete submission so that we can yeah that doesn't impact our
correct it does impact um planning board and they shouldn't approve anything until they have that but what's the open space that's my understanding it was open What's his name?
Um, Michael Tudel. Toot Hill. Totill. Um, did he pass on? They did pass on it. Okay. Yeah, I think we as far as Okay, take a vote that we will pass on this
property 222 West Townsen Road. Second. All in favor? Hi. Hi. So, you'll need to report back to or you want me to report back to Well, I won't get a chance to do it till at least
next week. Why don't you report back to I can send Jennifer that said the board voted to this evening. You can actually take a word. You know what? I can if you want. We can just do it right now while we're here. Well, we don't want to respond to his email. We want to respond to hers.
Yeah. Let's move on to the meeting. Okay. Right. All right. The other thing that we need to talk about briefly is the master plan feedback that was sent to you and me but was not sent to Linda.
Yeah. Um I I briefly looked at it. They had um feedback on master planning um in an Excel form and they had sort of identified areas in town that they thought should be
responsible for doing things related to that feedback. Support a range of housing options for all ages and income levels. Provide tax relief for 65 plus homeowners. So there's a questionnaire that says, "Is this controlled by your board's policies
and bylaws?" Yes, it is. Do we have a policy? Yes, we have several. Yes. Uh oops. I'll forward this to you. If yes, provide a source to the bylaw.
I don't know how we do a link to a bylaw in the town because it's already a bylaw. Just turn web page. How does this recommendation align with the committee's current goals and priorities? It does, but I don't know what to say. I'll send this to you if you'd put
together some kind of proposed response to these. Um, are there any aspects that need further classification clarification? Um, related to your board committee, what is the impact of implementing this
recommendation? We are already doing it. So, are there potential consequences? None that we know of. That would be why it's Do you know of anything else that you don't know yet? Uh can we mock this up? Right now?
Yeah. Uh I I'm not going to respond to this out of tonight's meeting. Okay. I'll try to work with you in the next two weeks so that we have something we talk to on September 3rd. Okay. Are there other committees listed that would need to be coordinated to implement to to with this implementation
recommendation um and provide additional feedback? So I'll send this over to you. So there was this one support the range of options is also encourage development of assisted living complex in an area that reduces impact to surrounding areas. I don't see that as a role of our board.
It is not and we're listed but it is not not at all. Protect farmland and support farmers. We are using the 61 or we're using the chapters but that's that's also not our purview. It is open space
concom correct planet and they've got them down as well. They have board of assessors and we don't really think this is ours. Inventory create a strategy for unprotected and protected farmland and seek opportunities for protection. That's open space already done by somebody else. So
encourage small business development within existing something. Uh n again not not really us. So the only one that we really want to spend any time on is that one. I'll send a copy to you, but I just want to leave this with you so you know it's coming. Okay.
And we will we now things should start to slow down so I can actually come back to the office and work on that. Congratulations. Slow down. Wish I could say the same. Hotel Leond is closed for business. Not
quite, but almost. So on our agenda for the next time we meet, we have a couple of new agenda items. Yes. Yeah. The sales report, the accomplishments of the assessing office, software,
uh the chapter table costs, master plan response, master. So that software one should be um probably some of that information that company that you've mentioned. Yes. Yeah. Well,
and the um and I've shared information about GIS with you. I guess I could look at how much it might cost and share that. I don't know what you're looking for. Yeah, if you do have if you know of cost information, that might be helpful.
Yeah, I can get that easily. The thing is depending upon how unique it is, you might have to go out to bid and all that kind of stuff. If it's really really unique, then we don't have to probably. So, and it depends on what the cost is. If the cost is above a certain
Yeah. level. Yeah. So, so same thing for what you were talking about because I I didn't attend that presentation that you mentioned. I want to get a little more information from them on that. So, the next meeting September 3rd, we
then got to figure out when we can meet after that. Yes. I think we'll leave that one open. We take out the 24th because it's looks like it's impossible. Pretty much impossible. Um, so we'll take out the 24th and we'll put a TBD. September TBD. Okay. Okay.
Even if you wanted if you had time on the day you wanted. She's not going to have September. It's just not possible. And Right. Are the other We have two members. We have to accommodate both.
Yeah. Yeah. Oh, no two ways around it. Are the other dates okay that I did that for the schedule for the for the end of the year? It looks like I went down through my schedule. Appears that I'm okay.
In October, I'm only gone. No, sorry. September, I'm gone from the 2 18th to the 22nd. my we have a surgery in the family on the 24th of September and one on the 8th of October. So I prefer not to but those
are during the day so I can make two. Neither of the dates were on this list. So far so good. Okay, except for that one I mentioned. So you have several items for next time. Um, some of these things can come off here, right? The senior means tested
exemption. Although, I'd like an update at that point. You'll have some on hand. Yeah, that's the deadline date. So, we'll have a pretty good idea. The office is closed. How many did we get? I did ask Izzy how we going to because
obviously once we get the number, I mean, we need the levy to determine what Well, we already know what the what It most likely will be the full amount, right? Based on it, unless we get a hell of a lot of
applications that I'm not anticipating, it's going to be the full amount. Yeah. So, uh, anything else for nothing on the agenda. Um, I'll open it up for any public
comment that no one from public ever joined us. I hope someone you got to hear my story though. Yeah, we don't see anything. Hopefully behind you on the seat. I never see anything on there either. Okay.
Nobody's in the guest room waiting room. Not that I can see. Um any more board comment? Then I will declare us adjourned at 8. Do you need a motion to adjurnn?
Uh, sorry. Motion to adjurnn. I can't declare it. I have to. He's been on vacation too long. I'll second the motion to adjurnn. All in favor? I. Wejourn at 8:18. Okay.