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Select board signs motor-vehicle excise documents; assessor/clerk discusses abatements, training and maternity leave
Summary
Town staff asked the board to sign motor vehicle excise warrants and an administrative abatement; the assessor/clerk described recent training, association memberships, a conference budget cut, and plans for maternity leave with intent to remain minimally available.
Town staff presented the town’s motor vehicle excise warrant and commitment from the Registry of Motor Vehicles and asked the select board to sign the warrant, commitment and the commitment book. “I've processed all of the abatements that I've received, so here it is, the motor vehicle abatements from the past month, if you'd like to review and sign them,” the assessor/clerk said.
The clerk also submitted an administrative abatement to correct an error on a property record card reported by a resident and requested signatures. “I made an administrative abatement to correct the error that we had on his card,” the clerk said, and asked the board to sign the document that was received after the agenda was posted.
During general business the clerk described professional development and training: she said she took Assessing 101, attends Department of Local Services webinars, and belongs to the Worcester County Assessors Association and the Massachusetts Association of Assessors. She reported attending two conferences (Groton and Holyoke) — one focused on clerks and one on exemptions — and said she is paid her salary while attending training; the clerk added the conference budget line had been reduced (about $250 last year, roughly $200 next year). “We have a budget line for employee support...Last year I think we had $250. Next year, I think I have like $200. I know he cut it,” she said.
The clerk said she plans to remain on duty through October and then take maternity leave, intending to return in at least a limited assessing capacity. She offered to use available association funds to pay board members’ memberships or conference registrations on request.
Board members completed routine procedural business, including approving the minutes (with a corrected date) and adjourning. The board scheduled its next meeting for 6:00 p.m. on July 15.
