Good evening. It is Monday, April 28th, 5:33 in conference room 2. The meeting for the board of assessors is now in session. Al Hoy here, Dean Heric here,
Sue here, first on the uh John Kaine is is here is here. Good evening, Jeff. Good evening. Um, first on the agenda is public comment.
I don't see anybody on here. Nobody on there. Yep. Okay. Next on the agenda, can I have a motion to approve the minutes on March 24th? I'll make a motion to approve the minutes uh for March 24th, 2025. I will second the motion to approve the
minutes from March 24th, 2025. Okay, for new business, can I get a motion to approve the March motor vehicle abatements? I make a motion to approve the March abatements commitment report.
I will second the motion to sign the March monthly motor vehicle updates report. I get a motion to approve the motor vehicle commitment number two. I make a motion to approve the motor vehicle commitment number two. I'll
second the motion to sign the motor vehicle commitment number two. Make a motion to approve all statutories. I'll make a motion to approve and sign all statutories. I will second the motion to approve and sign all
statutories. Can I get a motion to approve the CAI technologies invoice? I make a motion to approve the CAI technologies invoice. I'll second the motion to the CI technologies invoice for tax map
maintenance. Can I get a motion to approve the omitted real estate tax warrant and commitment? I make a motion to sign the omitted real estate tax warrant and commitment. I will second the motion to sign the omitted real estate warrant and
commitment. I'm going to get a motion to approve the supplemental real estate tax warrant and commitment. I make a motion to sign the supplemental real estate warrant and commitment. I'll second the motion to sign real
estate for I get a motion to approve the Supplemental Community Preservation Act and warrant and commitment. I make a motion to sign and approve the Supplemental Community Preservation Act
warrant and commitment. I will second a motion to sign the supplemental community preservation act of warrant and commitment. Double stack. This is last Hey, is there anything that the board
wishes to discuss? Uh, what was that? Did you ever meet with Nicole about the board of assess the assessor's job description? I did and um she we had a conversation about it and she said that it would be posted
but to this day I have not seen it posted. Yeah, I don't think it's they're looking for outside search firms. So, I doubt they're going to have Yeah. much of a post and they haven't I wish they had come to us and talked about it, you know. Yeah. Openly. Not
behind not not anything on you. No, no, no. Behind the strategy that was was used is not the way that I'd like to see it have been done. But, and I will I I will second that, John. I'll third it. Yeah. I think the
way that they're going about this is is very wrong. So, I just want to make that perfect record. Y for a select board meeting upstairs. Oh, yes. Oh, shoot. Is it? Isn't it? I thought it was I thought
I did see someone [Music] else. Isn't there Yeah, that was that was all all I wanted to say was that I I just uh Sue has given us many good years
of service with the town and uh a lot of knowledge and experience and and Cindy and Kim both put in a lot of time and effort to the town and I just I don't want to see
Let's go backwards instead of forwards. That'll be up to the select board at the time. So, we'll see. Yeah. They're going to spend 20 grand on a search committee. Yeah. That's what I said. The 18,000. Yeah. Yeah. And then they reduced the
budget this year and they cut the budget for the assessors without any foresight that they're going to have to pay more. Uh a week ago, no. I'm what? Uh I'm not sure. I don't remember where but they they said oh we could reduce that.
What was it? Not sure. I don't remember the line. I don't what they had to cut it from or how much they cut. But it was definitely without any foresight on who's going to build a role. That was at a finance uh committee
meeting with the select board. I don't remember where it was, but they Yeah. I think that was uh the day after when I had talked to her, she said they were there until 10:00. Yeah. Passing it out. Yeah. Yeah.
So, I forget where they cut it from. It wasn't a lot, but it was I mean anything when you increase the I mean I got to find someone with a with more salary and more cost is how it's going to it's going to play out. Well may think they're going to cut it but they're actually probably gonna that's
Yeah. So they they cut it beforehand to try to meet their their budget for the year which are not even close. They're going to reach the levy limit and then go from there. So that's where they're at tonight trying to find the last amount. But as far as the assessor's job
description, I think it was kind of kind of silly on their part that they didn't even include us. Yeah. Because she told me in that five months she told me in that meeting and I explained to her that we we've we've been looking and we've
been asking for their help and she said they're going to post a position. We're going to post a position. They're working on U Miss Anderson's position right now and that it would be next in line.
That was well over a month ago. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yep. Yeah. Soon as she leaves any in May, right? Sounds like we have a lot of positions to fill coming up. Major ones. Yeah, major. and they keep wanting to go
outside and look for somebody outside search for them. Spend the money just whatever it costs, spend the money at 20 grand a pop. I think it's it's ridiculous for us taxpayers to be doing stuff like this,
especially Yes. Especially when we're up against the levy limit and we're already overleveraged and they're not trying to develop anybody from in town. That's the crazy thing is that we're not none of these departments are they picking somebody from in town. police department. That was a even the fire department years ago when they the new
chief, he wasn't from town, but you know, so it's just we're going outside of town, outside of town. What's that saying to our town employees? Yeah. Don't bother sticking around because you don't have a there's no promotion here. There's no future. Right. And I said that in our our our
meeting the uh last month. I said I thought we want to hire within. Yeah. And they all want new set of eyes. because they're new set eyes. They don't want anybody that knows anything that's happening. So, as far as the assessors go, that's
all I have to say. That's it. That's it. Okay. Um, if there's nothing else to go, I'd like to make a motion to adjurnn. I will make a motion to adjourn the meeting. Second the motion to adjourn. The board of assessors meeting has
adjourned. The time is