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BOARD OF ASSESSORS MINUTES
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Meeting
At 6:01 p.m. Chairperson Greg Matoian ("Chair") opened the Town of
Mansfield, MA Board of Assessors ("BOA") held in the MBC Room on the
third floor of the Town of Mansfield Town Hall.
2. The following people were in attendance:
1. Greg Matoian, Chair,
2. Andrew S. Bank, member,
3. Dana J. St. James, Clerk
4. Daniel C. Brogie (non -voting, Chief Assessor), and
5. Steven Schoonveld, Select Board Member and liaison to the BOA
(non -voting, guest)
3. Steven Schoonveld invited the BOA to meet with the Select Board offering
the following possible meeting dates: September 15, 2021; September 29,
2021; October 6, 2021 and October 20, 2021 in order to discuss the trend the
BOA is seeing in the residential real estate values and commercial real estate
values. The information will be useful to the Select Board in determining its
recommendations for the Split Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2022. The Chair
and Chief Assessor noted that information regarding he latest assessed
property values is not yet available but once it is, the BOA will be happy to
share it with the Select Board either by having one or more BOA members
attend an upcoming Select Board meeting or via a written communication.
The BOA then shared its concern with Steven Schoonveld regarding the
amount of money in Mansfield's overlay account ("Overlay"). The BOA
members pointed out that the Overlay is to cover abatements granted, taxes
determined to be uncollectable, and to settle ATB cases and claims. The
BOA opines that the current Overlay may be inadequate and wishes to alert
the Select Board that, when determining the contribution to the Overlay in
the next town budget, it needs to consider historic Overlay payouts, potential
liability from outstanding open ATB cases and the BOA's concern over
increased growth in all such abatements and claims in light of the ongoing
Covid-19 pandemic. Steven Schoonveld agreed to convey the BOA's
concerns to the Select Board.
4. The BOA reviewed and approved the minutes of July 14, 2021 by
unanimous vote.
5. The BOA reviewed and approved the Weekly Excise Tax Abatements by
unanimous vote.
6. The BOA Reviewed and approved the 2021 Warrant to Collector for Motor
Vehicle and Trailer Excise Tax Commitment 3.
7. The Chair confirmed that there was no business not anticipated by the Chair
48 hours prior to the meeting.
8. The Chair made a motion to go into Executive Session called under
G.G.c30A s2l(s)(7) to comply with G.L.c. 59 section 60 to discuss pending
ATB cases and to review and discuss a clause exemption. Said motion was
unanimously passed by unanimous roll call vote.
9. The open meeting adjourned at 6.48 p.m. and the BOA entered into
Executive Session until 7:35 p.m.
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