Date/Time
Date(s) - Wednesday, May 16, 2018
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
Grafton Police Station
Categories
WCAA Annual Clerks Meeting
Grafton Police Station
28 Providence Rd
Grafton MA 01519
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM – Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM – 12:00 AM – Presentations will be given by Mary Oliver, Principal Assessor – Grafton, and Cindy Cosgrove, Assessor – Auburn
Topics to be covered are: Exemptions & Deferrals – Overview of requirements for Real Estate and Motor Vehicle, the different clauses and how to work with your town and Board of Assessors to change your eligibility requirements. Also discussion tracking and maintaining data bases and folders for important documents such as Income and Expense, Exemption and Abatement Applications as well as Chapter 61, 61A and 61B Applications. This is an open forum type of discussion, so bring your questions and ideas you would like to share.
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM – Lunch – Assorted wraps, salad, chips dessert and a drink
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – Debra Gremo, Town Clerk – Auburn
Open meeting laws and the Assessors Office, What should be included in the posting of notices, and what kind of content is required in your minutes. Are we writing the Great American Novel, or do we keep it brief?
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Round table Discussion
Public Records Law as it pertains to specific files in the Assessors Offices. Chapter Applications, Income and Expense, Exemption and Abatement applications and reports, Personal Property cards and Forms of List. What is public and open to inspection, and what is not.
6 Credits
Registration:
FREE for WCAA Members
$28.00 for Non-Members
Space for this event is on a first come-first serve basis, and seating is limited, so to guarantee a spot please register as soon as possible!
Registration is now ONLINE for all of our events.
Free For WCAA Members
$28.00 Per Person For Non-Members
Registration closes May 11th, 2018. After a successful registration you will receive an email confirmation with billing information to submit for payment. For website issues please contact Cindy Cosgrove (508)832-7708 or Lisa Berg (508)949-8006 for assistance. For billing assistance contact Teri Gonsalves (508)634-2203 x 224
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.