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RECEIVED 2022 03 IICii0Io,4 12 pirn Board of Assessors Meetung Open Session Minutes TOWN CAIRK April 15,2021 LIEMNGTON MA A remote participation meeting of the Lexington Board of Assessors was called to order at 9 00 a.m.on Thursday,April 15,2021 via Zoom remote meeting services.Gregory Johnson,Chairman,Edmund C.Grant, Member,Casimir Groblewski,Member were present as well as Robert F Lent,Director of Assessing, Michael Golden,Assistant Assessor/Residential Field Manager,Scott Bouthietle, Residential Inspector/Analyst and Sandra Pentedemos,Administrative Assessor,,Secretary. Chairman Johnson,slated the remote participation meeting is being held in accordance with Governor Baker's March 12,2020 Executive Order suspending certain provssions of the Open Meeting Law to allow remote participation during Massachusetts'State of Emergency due to the outbreak of COVI D-19. Mr,Johnson provided instructions to the members of the public,who were watching or listening to the meeting via the Zoom application regarding the procedure of making a public comment. Open Session Public Comment Time: one present, Mr, Lent presented discussion of the 2-million-dollar exposure of real estate abatement refunds from the Overlay Surplus. Chairman Johnson made a motion that the Board of Assessors go into Executive Session under Purpose 7 in order to deliberate Fiscal Year 2020 Statutory Exemptions,Real Estate Abatement Applications and Personal Property Abatements since deliberation in Open Session could be detrimental to potential appeal or Litigation matters,consistent with requirements and practices specified in the Open Meeting Law Guide. The Board voted,3-0 in favor to go into Executive Session at 920 a.m. Executive Session occurred here: details may be viewed in separate Executive Session folder. Upon motion duly made and seconded,the Board of Assessors adjourned the Execut%ve Session at 11:30&m.and returned to Open Session of the Meeting. Open Session The Board unanimously voted 3-0 in favor of the approved status of the Fiscal Year 2021 Chapter 59,Section 5 Various Clauses of Statutory Exemption Applications. (See list in Executive folder). The Board unanimously voted 3-0 in favor of the approved recommendations of the Fiscal Year 2021 Chapter 59 Section 59,Real Estate Abatement Applications, (See list in Executive folder). The Board unanimously voted 3-0 in favor of the approved recommendations of the Fiscal Year 2021 Chapter 59 Section 59,Personal Property Abatement Applications. (See list in Executive folder). There were no pending Appellate Tax Board actions to discuss. No decisions had to be made. The Board of Assessors next Meeting will be held on April 29,2021 at 9.00 a.m. There being no other business a motion was duly made and seconded at 11:45 a.m.to adjourn the Meeting. Board of Ass ss s: A true record: Attest Sandra Pentedemos,Administrative Assessor Meeting Secretary