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Open Session Minutes
January 11,2022
A remote participation meeting of the Lexington Board of Assessors was called to order at 5 00 p m on Tuesday.January 11,2022 via Zoom
remote meeting services Gregory Johnson,Chairman and Casimir Groblewski,Member were present as well as Robert F Lent,Director of
Assessing,Michael E Golden,Residential Field Manager/Assistant Assessor,Scott Bouthiette, Residential Field Inspector/Analyst,Barbara
Sird,Residential Field Inspector/Analyst and Sandra Pentedemos,Administrative Assessor Member.Edmund C Grant was not present
Mr Johnson stated the remote participation meeting was being conducted via Zoom as posted,with the agenda on the Town's website Mr
Johnson provided directions to the members of the public,watching or listening via the Zoom application,regarding the procedure for making
a public comment
Mr Johnson reminded Board members,staff,and member of the public about Lexington's Standard of Conduct regarding civil discourse
during Town Government meetings
Open Session
Public Comment Time None present
There were no vendor news and views There were no discussions of Financial matters
VOTE Upon a motion duly made and seconded,by roll call,the Board of Assessors voted 2-0 at 5 15 p m to enter into Executive Session
under Purpose 7 in order to deliberate Fiscal Year 2022 Statutory Exemptions,Real Estate Abatement Applications and Personal Property
Abatements Further it was declared that an open meeting discussion may have a detrimental effect on the litigation position of the town
The Board reconvened Open Session at 6 15 p.m.
Executive Session occurred here: details may be viewed in separate Executive Session folder
VOTE Upon a motion duly made and seconded,the Board of Assessors voted 2-0 by roll call to approve of the recommendations for the
Fiscal Year 2022 Chapter 59,Section 5 Various Clauses of Statutory Exemption Applications (See lists in Executive folder)
VOTE Upon a motion duly made and seconded,the Board of Assessors voted 2-0 by roll call to approve of the recommendations for the
Fiscal Year 2022 Chapter 59 Section 59, Real Estate Abatement Applications (See list in Executive folder)
There were no Fiscal Year 2022 Chapter 59 Section 59,Personal Property Abatement Applications
There were no pending Appellate Tax Board actions to discuss No decisions had to be made by the Board
The Board approved the Meeting Minutes of March 4,2021 and March 18,2021
The Board of Assessors next Meeting will be held on January 25,2022 at 5 00 p m.
There being no other business a motion was duly made and seconded at 6 25 p.m.to adjourn the Meeting
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A true record Attest Sandra Pentedemos,Administrative Assessor
Meeting Secretary