Board of Aldermen 10-09-2018 Page 18
Alderman Tencza
Thank you and to follow up on what Alderman Dowd was saying, | would commend the City on the new
pay by phone parking initiative. The new app you can download, | know it has saved me tremendously
on parking tickets. If you are caught up, continue shopping or doing else downtown, you can refill your
parking meter just on your phone.
The City collects the parking fees, it’s not going to collect as many parking tickets from me next year
when | pay but it is a good thing, it is a nice benefit, additional benefit for folks who are going downtown.
President McCarthy
It has occurred to me by the way, | know some members of the Board have gotten calls about the
elderly exemption and whether we were going to adjust it after the reassessment. And it occurs to me
that because of the reassessment there is actually a substantially higher burden on people who had a
large piece of their assessment waived by the exemption and a fairly small percentage increase can
yield a fairly large percentage increase in the part of the assessment that they are paying taxes on. So
| will be asking to look at that. | think it seems like the most straightforward thing to do is to increase the
exemptions by the average percentage of the assessment changes. So we will take a look at what the
assessment is, what the impact of that is, and if anybody is interested in sponsoring that.
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja
Yes Alderman McCarthy, you and | discussed this over the weekend and | would certainly be willing to
join in sponsoring that. But as we discussed also there are some things around senior exemption and
what can and cannot be exempted that are governed by State Law. So | just think it is important that
those individuals running for seats up in Concord be aware of that. | know for the past 4 years, when
I’ve been questioned about it, | have told the homeowner, please ask that question of whoever is
running for State Rep in your Ward. | think it is something that we need to seriously look at up in
Concord, thank you.
Committee announcements:
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja
PEDC next Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. here in the Chamber. Thank you.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE THAT THE OCTOBER 9, 2018 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN BE ADJOURNED
MOTION CARRIED
The meeting was declared adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Attest: Patricia D. Piecuch, City Clerk
