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Select Board grills staff on July reappraisal plan; lister pay and sampling approach debated
Summary
Board members pressed staff about a July reappraisal led by Tyler Technologies, discussed a proposed $26,400 listers salary line, a planned 30% site-visit sampling approach, grievance process steps, and communication/outreach to homeowners.
Fairhaven officials spent substantial time Nov. 9 discussing the town's approaching property reappraisal, the contractor approach and how the town will budget for additional lister work and grievance handling.
Town and lister representatives said the reappraisal contract with Tyler Technologies will include community outreach and a sampling approach that aims to visit roughly 30% of properties for site inspections; staff noted companies would not guarantee a 30% entry rate because homeowners can decline interior inspections. "As I understand that that was a minimum number put forward to Tyler," said one board member (S9) about the sampling target. Officials described site-visit labor (two listers per visit, plus separate data-entry time) and estimated a roughly $75 per selected visit addition to salary-line calculations.
Board members debated increasing the listers' salary line from earlier figures to $26,400 to cover the expected additional workload in the appraisal year, with alternatives discussed (split increases, partial restorations). Officials also recommended public information sessions to explain the appraisal process and grievance rights; staff said notices will go out to all property owners before inspections begin, and reminded homeowners that refusing an on-site inspection preserves grievance rights but limits information used in initial assessments.
