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Berkley Assessors approve minutes, authorize invoices and discuss succession plan
Summary
At a Nov. 19 meeting, the Berkley Board of Assessors approved prior minutes and two invoices, and Clerk Jeanne Russo outlined a cautious succession approach for assessor staffing that would identify potential observers rather than immediately appointing an assistant. The Board entered executive session and later reconvened with the Selectmen for a tax-classification hearing.
The Berkley Board of Assessors met Nov. 19, 2025, and approved its Oct. 29 minutes and authorization of two invoices before discussing a succession plan for assessor staffing.
Lisa Tetreault, Chair, called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. Mark Pettey Jr. moved to accept the Oct. 29 minutes; Jeanne Russo seconded and the board voted 3-0 to approve them.
The board then signed paperwork to process a $300 consultant invoice from Gary Hoitt and a $165 invoice for the BCAA annual meeting, noting three attendees for that conference. Sandra P. Cameron, Town Assessor, recorded the approvals for payment processing.
Jeanne Russo, Clerk, updated the board on a succession plan discussed at the Oct. 29 meeting. According to Russo, a professional associate advised against immediately seeking an appointed or alternate assistant assessor. "They suggested that the Board not look into getting an appointed or alternative appointed assistant assessor," Russo said, and recommended informally identifying people who might observe assessment work and indicate interest rather than moving directly to an appointment.
Later in the meeting, Russo moved, and Pettey seconded, to enter executive session and not return to open session; the motion carried by roll call at 5:42 p.m., with Russo, Pettey and Tetreault each voting Aye. The board then recessed and agreed to reconvene at 6:05 p.m. with the Board of Selectmen for a public hearing on the FY2026 tax classification.
The meeting record lists no public input during the Assessors' open session. Next procedural steps noted in the minutes were the reconvening with the Selectmen for the tax-classification hearing later that evening.
