November 2, 2026 – Board of Assessors – Video & Transcript

November 2, 2026 - Board of Assessors

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all yours steve okay um so we're going to uh pass on the preamble and at this point i'll call the order at the meeting to order at 6 19 p.m by roll call vote e.g. brandon care there is here and steve clifford here at you and that we have unanimous we have a quorum uh is there any public comment i don't think we have anybody out there okay so we'll review the minutes of monday october 5th open session and that's on in your packet that's on uh page four through six okay i've read them and i think october 5th right i've read them i have no issue with them if i can a motion to accept uh the meet uh and release the meetings as presented i move that we approve and release the meeting minutes for monday october 5th 2026 as presented and can i have a second all right second all those in favor yes yes yes yes yes and steve clicker yes it's unanimous rob i move the meeting over to you okay just a matter of uh roll call vote whoever does the first would go first with the roll call whoever seconds the motion would go second with the roll call and then we'd continue on with other members and it'd be great if we'd keep some order throughout the uh evening as such thank you i'm on page seven in your packet fiscal year 2027 dls gateway certification this is the la3 la15 la4 and la13 i want to make it known to everyone here and the public that where this memo is to um upload information to the dls gateway website signed by board members and the director of finance director of finance signing on behalf of the board and there is the possibility of the la4 changing an assessment as we go into executive session where there are some things we need to talk about and may change the assessment values on those parcels so this memo is notifying the board that the office would like to upload the information as early as possible to dls gateway the la3 the la15 the la4 the la13 and the la13 tax-based levy growth okay rob is there anything we need to do on this or except for just a motion to uh permit you to do that that would be grand could i just ask a question um i'm looking at page nine uh i assume this is part of the filing or is that not if it's not i can ask my question later uh that would be the la13 levy growth and page nine is a quick synopsis of growth that we're going to upload for certification for fy 2027 so 2024 is highlighted i don't know if there's a reason why it's highlighted but those numbers yes it is those numbers look a lot higher than the other year so that was let's go back to the memo have a vote on the memo please and then we'll go through um page nine okay thank you you're welcome okay so can i have a motion to uh uh prove that rob released uh this to the uh uh the gateway 2027 gateway certification form to release them this is to the state correct rob yes make a motion yep i move that we vote to release the memo dated 2nd november 2026 for the fy 2027 dsl gateway certification forms la3 la15 la4 and la13 may have a second i second all those in favor mcneely yes zach rentress yes yes e.g brendan yes assuming we talk about page nine afterwards yeah and steve click good yes it's it's approved rob thank you uh if we go to page eight this is the la4 this is residential and personal property excuse me this is residential only this is where we stand at this point in time prior to going into executive session that may change some of these values uh of which we would do so after uh yeah after a vote by the board to do so so this is where we stand right now real estate page eight on page nine at the bottom we have personal property that new growth is six million three hundred seventeen thousand three hundred and ten dollars we go the next line up commercial was six million seven hundred and forty thousand nine hundred and residential is thirty eight million six hundred and seventy thousand seven hundred totaling new growth for fy twenty twenty seven at fifty one in um fifty one million seven hundred and twenty eight thousand nine hundred and ten that equates to seven hundred and sixty seven thousand one hundred and forty dollars on the recap so the recap once we take the base we will add the new growth of seven sixty seven one forty and that will be our new base in twenty twenty seven to answer your question e.g. yeah twenty twenty four is blocked out because it was a recertification year and alters rivers edge was completed it was an outlier you can see the growth in taxes was one point five million dollars the growth value was ninety million dollars so i'm giving you a three-year average of twenty four twenty five twenty six of new growth in taxes nine hundred ninety seven thousand nine hundred and fifty two however the next section down gives you a three-year average omitting alters rivers edge and that would be twenty three twenty five and twenty six at seventy nine two hundred and seventy eight thousand okay that's more in line with what we've done correct i understand the outlier was twenty twenty four with that major project coming online so so can i so if i understand this right so you're saying from twenty six to twenty seven the growth value was fifty one million dollars fifty one seven twenty eight nine ten yes okay thank you i just want to make sure i understand what how to read those numbers so yep and then that that equates so in tax dollars seven hundred and sixty seven thousand hundred and forty dollars
this is new growth just to clarify for everyone correct rob new growth yes right so that that means for everyone that means that like people adding on to their homes or building in general yes okay yeah and what it means is that also means the town has a increase in the cap of what the town can spend correct rob yes we have completed the disclosure period which ran from monday the 19th to friday the 23rd we had twenty eight interactions with owners we had five site visits there were four decreases of value there were zero increases in value and we had one cyclical inspection as a comp for an owner who questioned their value as part of the disclosure visits so we had five site visits for disclosure with one cyclical to help that homeowner understand their value and help the office understand their value and in that particular case that assessment did decrease when it comes to the tax classification hearing it has been advertised on the board of assessors webpage the assessor's office webpage the town newsletter for october and november and i believe as of friday of last week it's advertised on the town calendar as well and that is set for monday november 16th at 7 15 pm an invitation to the board of assessors from the select board to present the 2027 tax classification hearing what we'll need for that hearing is our la4 certified our numbers our assessment certified and the new growth number certified as well once we finalize these numbers we'll upload them to dls gateway which the board just approved us to do and we'll wait dls will review get back to us they're pretty good about it usually it's 48 hours from upload we're pretty clean and whaling as far as getting all the information they need and all the cubbies they need it in and then we'll be set to finalize the classification hearing which we will present in emails to each of you individually to look at and call the office individually with comments and or concerns prior to November 16th somehow i ended up in the executive session agenda here we go if we move to page no that is an executive okay fine other topics not reasonably anticipated by the board i have none none i have none members thoughts and concerns none none none the date of our next meeting is proposed to be november 16th monday november 16th at 7 15 p.m open session only again by invitation of the select board the board of assessors has a presentation for the town of whaling fiscal year 2027 tax classification hearing that's all we have in open session steven would you uh yes read why we will continue why will we adjourn and enter into executive session yes we're going to meeting to adjourn to enter an executive session for purpose of complying with gl 59 section 60 et cetera et cetera listed below and we will not return uh where's that thing and we will not return to open to open meeting and at 633 p.m. by roll call vote to adjourn this meeting and move over to executive session dumb mcneel yes egypt brandon yes exact interest yes and steve yes it's unanimous to meet everybody on the other side thank you thank you thank you thank you