August 10, 2026 – Board of Assessors – Video & Transcript
August 10, 2026 - Board of Assessors
um it's uh it's 602 so why don't we call the meeting to order by uh roll call vote and uh
let me just read the preamble and then i will call the meeting to order um and so
pursuant to chapter two the acts of 2025 this meeting will be conducted uh in person or via remote access in accordance with the applicable law if this meeting has only remote access no in-person attendance by members of the public will be permitted meeting has remote access when they watch or participate remotely with the meeting link that can be found in the meeting agenda or town website uh when required by law or allowed by the chair person pushing the button will be allowed to enter the meeting to provide public comment or otherwise participate in the meeting they do so uh you know the meeting location in person or remote and public comment should be limited to two minutes per person uh so by roll call vote uh let's call this meeting to order
got mcneely here
zach ventress here e.g brian here okay i will call the order um moderator do we see anybody waiting uh for public comment no i see no attendees online okay uh then i will we'll take up the first agenda item which is to um review the minutes of monday july 20th as well as uh monday june 15th on thursday night uh sunday is monday july 15th which is coming next on monday july
you attended or not. So that's just something to be aware of. So if you could read over the minutes and we'll have a vote to accept. Look okay to me? Yeah, I don't see any edits or corrections. So for the minutes from Monday, July 20th, the 6 p.m. call, do I have a motion to approve the minutes? Yep, I move that we approve the minutes from Monday, July 20th, 2026 as presented in the meeting packet. And do I have a second? Okay, any discussion raised? . Any None. . Okay. 어떤ласти? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thank you. I don't know if it froze, but I realized my Wi-Fi had cut out.
So I think we were all in favor by roll call vote. We still need a second. Still need a second.
We need a second for the minute. Oh, sorry, sorry. Yeah, I offered to second the motion that Doug had made. Okay. So all in favor by roll call vote. Doug McNeely, yes. E.G. Brennan, yes. Zach Ventress, yes. It's unanimous.
Okay. And then minutes from June 15th, the 6 p.m. joint session with the select board is on page five.
Do I have a motion to approve the minutes of Monday, June 15th, the 8 p.m. joint session with the select board? I move that we accept the meeting minutes for Monday, June 15th, 2026, with the select board as presented in the meeting packet. Do I have a second? My apologies. I'm just reading it, and my name is misspelled. Oh, yeah. Then let's. Then Doug can modify his motion to have your name corrected. Yep. I modify the motion to correct E.G.'s name with the correct spelling.
Thank you. Noted.
I do have a second for the Doug's motion.
E.G., would you like to second the motion? Yes, I second. Okay. All in favor by roll call vote. Doug McNeil, yes. E.G. Brennan, yes. And Zach Ventress, yes. That's unanimous. Okay. 6.09, correspondence is agreed. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. We have 9 correspondence in documents, Board of Assessors review and or signature. We need to vote for board reorganization. We had tabled that last time because Doug wasn't in attendance. So we proposed nominations for Zach Ventress, Chair, Stephen Cliquard, Vice Chair, and Doug McNeily, Secretary. Okay. Yeah, Doug and Meeji, do you... I have no objections. Yeah, do you feel comfortable with that? So I guess... Do we have a motion to approve this board structure for the next... I guess usually it's about a one-year period before we revisit.
Do we have a motion to...
Yes, I move to accept.
Okay, do I have a second? Doug McNeely, second. All in favor by roll call vote?
E.G. Brenner, yes. Doug McNeely, yes. And Zach Ventress, yes. That's unanimous.
Okay. Okay.
6-11, Directors Review and Update of Office Activities. We are continuing a hard push out in the field, collecting growth, and we have started the process of Fiscal 27 exemption, and we are continuing the process of Fiscal 27 exemption, and we are continuing the process of Fiscal 27 exemption, and we are continuing the process of Fiscal 27 exemption, and we are continuing the process of Fiscal 27 exemption, and putting that out on the website, and also sending out applications to all our prior participants, and then some that we've gathered along the year who would also like an application for our various offerings. So we're in the midst of doing that. And that's about all we have to report. Okay. Okay. Point.
So 6-12, topics if not reasonably anticipated by the Board Chair 48 hours in advance of meeting. Does anyone have anything that they'd like to talk about? I don't have any unanticipated topics. None?
Members' thoughts or concerns you'd like to? Talk about?
None. Okay. Our next meeting will be the 14th of September on Monday, on a Monday as usual. Okay. And then that's all the business we have for open session. Okay. Then at 6-12 p.m., I will make a motion to adjourn so that we can enter into executive session. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. for the purpose of complying with General Law Chapter 59, Section 60, and General Law Chapter 214, Section 1B, as permitted by Purpose 7, General Law C-30A, Section 21A, to review and discuss the minutes of the executive session of July 20th, the motor vehicle abatements for the month of July 2026, and the number of previous meetings, and a number of tell it appellate tax board cases uh listed in the agenda
and the board will not return to open meeting uh after the executive session so by roll call vote let's adjourn and then join the executive session link uh mcneil yes egi brandon yes and zach ventress yes i will see you on the other link
pursuant to chapter two the acts of 2025 this meeting will be conducted uh in person or via remote access in accordance with the applicable law if this meeting has only remote access no in-person attendance by members of the public will be permitted meeting has remote access when they watch or participate remotely with the meeting link that can be found in the meeting agenda or town website uh when required by law or allowed by the chair person pushing the button will be allowed to enter the meeting to provide public comment or otherwise participate in the meeting they do so uh you know the meeting location in person or remote and public comment should be limited to two minutes per person uh so by roll call vote uh let's call this meeting to order
got mcneely here
zach ventress here e.g brian here okay i will call the order um moderator do we see anybody waiting uh for public comment no i see no attendees online okay uh then i will we'll take up the first agenda item which is to um review the minutes of monday july 20th as well as uh monday june 15th on thursday night uh sunday is monday july 15th which is coming next on monday july
you attended or not. So that's just something to be aware of. So if you could read over the minutes and we'll have a vote to accept. Look okay to me? Yeah, I don't see any edits or corrections. So for the minutes from Monday, July 20th, the 6 p.m. call, do I have a motion to approve the minutes? Yep, I move that we approve the minutes from Monday, July 20th, 2026 as presented in the meeting packet. And do I have a second? Okay, any discussion raised? . Any None. . Okay. 어떤ласти? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thank you. I don't know if it froze, but I realized my Wi-Fi had cut out.
So I think we were all in favor by roll call vote. We still need a second. Still need a second.
We need a second for the minute. Oh, sorry, sorry. Yeah, I offered to second the motion that Doug had made. Okay. So all in favor by roll call vote. Doug McNeely, yes. E.G. Brennan, yes. Zach Ventress, yes. It's unanimous.
Okay. And then minutes from June 15th, the 6 p.m. joint session with the select board is on page five.
Do I have a motion to approve the minutes of Monday, June 15th, the 8 p.m. joint session with the select board? I move that we accept the meeting minutes for Monday, June 15th, 2026, with the select board as presented in the meeting packet. Do I have a second? My apologies. I'm just reading it, and my name is misspelled. Oh, yeah. Then let's. Then Doug can modify his motion to have your name corrected. Yep. I modify the motion to correct E.G.'s name with the correct spelling.
Thank you. Noted.
I do have a second for the Doug's motion.
E.G., would you like to second the motion? Yes, I second. Okay. All in favor by roll call vote. Doug McNeil, yes. E.G. Brennan, yes. And Zach Ventress, yes. That's unanimous. Okay. 6.09, correspondence is agreed. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. We have 9 correspondence in documents, Board of Assessors review and or signature. We need to vote for board reorganization. We had tabled that last time because Doug wasn't in attendance. So we proposed nominations for Zach Ventress, Chair, Stephen Cliquard, Vice Chair, and Doug McNeily, Secretary. Okay. Yeah, Doug and Meeji, do you... I have no objections. Yeah, do you feel comfortable with that? So I guess... Do we have a motion to approve this board structure for the next... I guess usually it's about a one-year period before we revisit.
Do we have a motion to...
Yes, I move to accept.
Okay, do I have a second? Doug McNeely, second. All in favor by roll call vote?
E.G. Brenner, yes. Doug McNeely, yes. And Zach Ventress, yes. That's unanimous.
Okay. Okay.
6-11, Directors Review and Update of Office Activities. We are continuing a hard push out in the field, collecting growth, and we have started the process of Fiscal 27 exemption, and we are continuing the process of Fiscal 27 exemption, and we are continuing the process of Fiscal 27 exemption, and we are continuing the process of Fiscal 27 exemption, and we are continuing the process of Fiscal 27 exemption, and putting that out on the website, and also sending out applications to all our prior participants, and then some that we've gathered along the year who would also like an application for our various offerings. So we're in the midst of doing that. And that's about all we have to report. Okay. Okay. Point.
So 6-12, topics if not reasonably anticipated by the Board Chair 48 hours in advance of meeting. Does anyone have anything that they'd like to talk about? I don't have any unanticipated topics. None?
Members' thoughts or concerns you'd like to? Talk about?
None. Okay. Our next meeting will be the 14th of September on Monday, on a Monday as usual. Okay. And then that's all the business we have for open session. Okay. Then at 6-12 p.m., I will make a motion to adjourn so that we can enter into executive session. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. for the purpose of complying with General Law Chapter 59, Section 60, and General Law Chapter 214, Section 1B, as permitted by Purpose 7, General Law C-30A, Section 21A, to review and discuss the minutes of the executive session of July 20th, the motor vehicle abatements for the month of July 2026, and the number of previous meetings, and a number of tell it appellate tax board cases uh listed in the agenda
and the board will not return to open meeting uh after the executive session so by roll call vote let's adjourn and then join the executive session link uh mcneil yes egi brandon yes and zach ventress yes i will see you on the other link