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Assessor says office was omitted from building-permit workflow; minutes approved and executive session called
Summary
At a Gardner City meeting April 27 the Assessor reported being excluded from the building-permit workflow — a change first noticed March 26 that remains unresolved despite a mayoral email April 21; the body approved March 24 minutes 2-0 and voted to enter executive session under a cited statute.
The Assessor told colleagues at a Gardner City meeting on April 27 that the assessor's office had been omitted from the city's building-permit workflow, disrupting the usual good-standing checks for permit applicants. The body approved the March 24 meeting minutes by recorded voice vote and moved into executive session under a cited general law.
The omission was first raised on March 26, the Assessor said, and the mayor sent a follow-up email to involved departments on April 21. "The assessor's office is part of building permit workflow," the Assessor said, adding that the change has prevented routine checks of owner and personal-property account…
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