Tax Abatement Committee — Burlington, VT
Date: 2022-09-20
Time: 12:00

September 20, 2022
 Tax Abatement Committee Organizational Meeting 5 p.m.


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1. Agenda

 1.01 All participants will assist in editing the committee webpage and generate a mission
 statement. If time allows we may discuss specific questions about the process and procedures.
 Type: Communication, Information, Presentation, Public Hearing
 Recommended Action: Discuss the process, procedures and function of the committee

 Committee of the Board of Tax Abatement Organizational meeting


 Green Mountain Conference Rm, Ground Floor

 Please note that this communication and any response to it will be maintained as a public record and
 may be subject to disclosure under the Vermont Public Records Act.


2. Minutes

 2.01 No minutes to approve.

 Type: Information, Minutes
 Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes from last meeting'




3. Introductions




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 September 20, 2022
 Tax Abatement Committee Organizational Meeting 5 p.m.

 3.01 Everyone at meeting should introduce themselves and title in relation to BTA or city staffing.
 Organizational meeting to follow
 Type: Communication, Information

 Tax Abatement Committee
 Mark Barlow, Chair, North District
 Perri Freeman, Central District
 Gene Bergman, Ward 2

 City Staff
 John Vickery, City Assessor
 Kenneth Nosek, Associate Assessor & Tax Abatement Committee
 Administrator
 Jared Pellerin, Assitant City Attorney
 Traci Isham, Accounts Receivable Team Lead

4. Organizational Meeting

 4.01 Primary topic: discuss the website information -we will make updates and changes as a
 group. Also, we will create a sentence for the mission statement of this committee. If time left over,
 discuss any process points in our procedure if needed.
 Type: Communication, Information

 Todays meeting will focus on the website information edit including
 creating a mission statement for the committee.
 Staff members may inform the incoming committee member(s) of the
 process, procedures, guidelines and laws to understand and
 incorporate in their hearings. Committee members can ask questions
 and gain clarity on their role in the semi-judicial process.
 2 Procedure.docx 2 TAX ABATEMENT Procedures 9.2015.pdf
 2 TAX ABATEMENT request form 08272020.pdf




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Tax Abatement Committee Organizational Meeting 5 p.m.
 9/20/2022



Tax Abatement Committee

Tuesday, September, 20, 2021, 5:00 p.m.

Sharon Bushor Conference Rm



Minutes of the Organizational Meeting




Committee Members: Councilors Mark Barlow (MB) Chair, Perri Freeman (PF), Gene Bergman (GB)



Others Present: Jared Pellerin (JP), City Attorney’s Office; John Vickery (JV), City Assessor; Kenneth Nosek (KN), Committee
Administrator-City Assessor’s Office; Traci Isham (TI) Accounts Receivable Team Lead



At 5:12 p.m. Chair Mark Barlow commenced the meeting.



Agenda:

Motion to adopt by GB

Second by PF passed



Minutes Adopted:

None to adopt.



Public Forum open:

No one from the public was present



Discussion at meeting centered on editing the webpage for the committee and adding a mission statement to the
committee webpage. This meeting is the opening organizational meeting of the current committee convened to hear
abatement requests and make recommendations to the full board of tax abatement.


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 9/20/2022


The committee is seasoned enough that it did not need an overview of the process and details of abatement and instead
focused on the editing of the website public information.



The guidelines and procedures packet and the application to request an abatement will be made into one document to be
given to all future persons requesting an abatement.




Adjournment:

Public meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.



Motion to Adjourn by GB

Second by PF

Unanimous




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