Board of Assessors

Minutes of the Board of Assessors Meeting of January 15, 2015 A meeting of the Board of Assessors was held on Thursday, January 15, 2015 in Room 208, 2nd floor of City Hall. The meeting was called to order at 8:15 AM by Chair Dominic D’Antoni. Members Present: Dominic D’Antoni Daniel Gagnon Robert Earley Assessing Staff Present: Angelo Marino Andrew LeMay Louise Brown Douglas Dame Greg Turgiss Cheryl Walley Minutes of the Meeting: The minutes for the meeting held on December 4, 2014 and December 18, 2014 were approved. Abatement Requests Presented: A complete list is available in the Assessor’s Office. Appointments: None. Staff Items: Supervisor of Assessing Administration, Ms. Louise Brown presented one 2014 application for an elderly exemption and one 2014 application for a disabled exemption that was received after the statutory deadline of April 15, 2014. She advised the Board the exemption was denied because required documentation was not received by July 1, 2014 which is the statutory deadline for processing exemption applications. After the applicants received the final bill in November, 2014 they came in to inquire about the removal of the exemption and were reminded we were waiting for additional documentation and never received it. This documentation has now been received and based on the paperwork submitted, the applicants meet the criteria to receive the exemption for 2014. After some discussion the Board approved the late filing of these applications and made the following motions: MOTION BY Robert Earley to accept the application for an elderly exemption late as the reason falls under “accident, mistake or misfortune” as allowed by State of NH law. SECONDED BY Dominic D’Antoni. MOTION CARRIED. 1 of 2 MOTION BY Robert Earley to accept the application for a disabled exemption late as the reason falls under “accident, mistake or misfortune” as allowed by State of NH law. SECONDED BY Dominic D’Antoni. MOTION CARRIED. The Board was presented a warrant for land use change tax for Map F/Lot 1570. The warrant and the “Current Use-Land Use Change Tax Lien Release” were signed by all members. MOTION BY Robert Earley to adjourn at 8:45 AM SECONDED BY Daniel Gagnon. MOTION CARRIED. Transcribed by: Cheryl Walley Department Coordinator 2 of 2