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Syracuse Board of Assessment Review Meeting – March 31, 2026

Public Meetings — Tuesday, March 31, 2026
BodySyracuse, New York
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DateTuesday, March 31, 2026
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30:52

Meeting of the Board of Assessment Review on March thirty first, twenty twenty six.

30:59

Uh let's begin by taking a roll call of attendance.

31:02

Uh my name is Joe Saya.

31:06

Master poll.

31:07

William Apollito.

31:09

Bill Ryan.

31:10

Uh seeing that there's a quorum uh that a quorum is present.

31:14

I will now entertain a motion to exit executive session and hold final votes on determinations by the board.

31:24

Seconded.

31:28

All in favor?

31:30

Aye.

31:31

Opposed.

31:34

We are now in regular session.

31:36

The vote is passed and are no longer in executive session.

31:40

During executive session, we deliberated on all grievances presented to us during the designated grievance session held in February.

31:48

We have sorted our determinations into to uh six classifications, uh denials of exemptions, granting of exemptions, no changes in assessments, reduction in assessments, dismissal of petition, petitions and stipulations ratified.

32:10

Denials of exemptions are those determinations which an application for exemption have been denied, has been denied.

32:18

Granted exemptions are those destinations determinations which an application for exemption has been approved.

32:26

No changes are those determinations which an application for reduction and assessment has been denied.

32:33

Reductions in assessment are those determinations when an application for reduction and assessment has been granted to a lower amount than the tentative role reflects.

32:44

Dismissal of petitions are those where the Board of Assessment Review has determined that the petitioner willfully failed to prosecute their complaint.

32:56

Denials of exemptions have been classified and provided as attached exhibit A.

33:01

Granted exemptions have been classified and provided as attached exhibit B.

33:07

No change determinations have been classified and provided as exhibit C.

33:12

Reductions in have been classified and provided as attached exhibit D.

33:19

Dismissal of petitions have been classified and provided as exhibit E.

33:24

And stipulations ratified have been classified and provided as exhibit F.

33:30

I will now entertain a motion to approve the sorting of determinations into three classes of determinations.

33:38

Seconded all in favor.

33:42

Aye.

33:42

Aye.

33:43

Opposed.

33:46

Motion carries.

33:48

Motion carries determinations have been sorted into the previously mentioned classifications.

33:54

I will now entertain a motion to deny all exemptions as stated in exhibit A.

34:02

Seconded.

34:03

All in favor?

34:04

Aye.

34:05

Opposed.

34:07

Motion carries.

34:09

All applications for exemption included in exhibit A have been denied.

34:14

I will now entertain a motion to grant all exemptions as stated in exhibit B.

34:20

So moved.

34:21

Seconded.

34:22

All in favor?

34:23

Aye.

34:24

Aye.

34:25

Opposed.

34:29

The motion carries.

34:31

All applications for exemption included in exhibit B have been granted.

34:36

I will now entertain a motion to decline changing assessments as stated in exhibit C.

34:42

So moved.

34:43

Seconded.

34:44

All in favor.

34:45

Aye.

34:46

Aye.

34:46

Opposed.

34:48

The motion carries.

34:50

All applications for reduction and assessment included in exhibit C have been denied, and no change will be made for those assessments.

35:00

I will now entertain a motion to reduce all assessments as stated in exhibit D.

35:05

So moved.

35:06

Seconded.

35:07

All in favor?

35:08

Aye.

35:09

Opposed.

35:11

The motion carries.

35:13

All applications for reduction and assessment included in exhibit D have been granted, and the assessments will be reduced as stated in exhibit D.

35:24

I will now entertain a motion to dismiss the grievances as stated in exhibit E.

35:29

So moved.

35:30

Seconded.

35:31

All in favor?

35:32

Aye.

35:34

Opposed.

35:36

I have to say aye and opposed.

35:41

The motion carries.

35:43

All applications for reduction and assessment included in exhibit D have been approved.

35:54

And the uh that should be exhibit uh E have been approved, and the assessment will be dismissed as stated in exhibit E.

36:06

And that motion carries.

36:15

I will now entertain a motion to ratify stipulations of grievances that have been stipulated to as stated in exhibit F.

36:29

So moved.

36:30

Seconded.

36:31

All in favor?

36:33

Aye.

36:33

Opposed.

36:36

Okay, the motion carries.

36:38

Uh all applications to ratify the grievances that have been stipulated as stated in exhibit F.

36:49

Uh have been ratified.

36:55

That concludes our business here today.

36:57

I will now entertain a motion to adjourn.

37:00

So moved.

37:01

Seconded.

37:02

All in favor?

37:03

Aye.

37:04

Opposed.

37:05

And I said aye.

37:07

And all in favor, opposed.

37:12

The motion carries.

37:15

We are adjourned.

37:16

Thank you very much.

37:18

Thank you.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Property Tax Assessment█████████████████████████████████████████████70%
Procedural███████████████████30%
Summary of Proceedings

Syracuse Board of Assessment Review Meeting – March 31, 2026

The Syracuse Board of Assessment Review convened on March 31, 2026, to finalize determinations on grievances heard during the February designated grievance session. After exiting executive session, the board voted on six classifications of assessment outcomes, approving all motions unanimously.

Discussion Items

  • The board deliberated in executive session on all grievances presented in February. Upon returning to regular session, Chair Joe Saya summarized six classifications of determinations: denials of exemptions (Exhibit A), granted exemptions (Exhibit B), no change in assessments (Exhibit C), reductions in assessment (Exhibit D), dismissal of petitions (Exhibit E), and stipulations ratified (Exhibit F).
  • A motion to approve the sorting of determinations into those six classes was seconded and carried unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • Denials of exemptions (Exhibit A): Motion to deny all exemptions listed in Exhibit A carried unanimously.
  • Granted exemptions (Exhibit B): Motion to grant all exemptions listed in Exhibit B carried unanimously.
  • No change in assessments (Exhibit C): Motion to decline changing assessments (denying reductions) for Exhibit C carried unanimously.
  • Reductions in assessment (Exhibit D): Motion to reduce assessments as stated in Exhibit D carried unanimously.
  • Dismissal of petitions (Exhibit E): Motion to dismiss grievances listed in Exhibit E carried unanimously.
  • Stipulations ratified (Exhibit F): Motion to ratify stipulated grievances in Exhibit F carried unanimously.
  • The meeting adjourned after all business was concluded.

Meeting Transcript

Meeting of the Board of Assessment Review on March thirty first, twenty twenty six. Uh let's begin by taking a roll call of attendance. Uh my name is Joe Saya. Master poll. William Apollito. Bill Ryan. Uh seeing that there's a quorum uh that a quorum is present. I will now entertain a motion to exit executive session and hold final votes on determinations by the board. Seconded. All in favor? Aye. Opposed. We are now in regular session. The vote is passed and are no longer in executive session. During executive session, we deliberated on all grievances presented to us during the designated grievance session held in February. We have sorted our determinations into to uh six classifications, uh denials of exemptions, granting of exemptions, no changes in assessments, reduction in assessments, dismissal of petition, petitions and stipulations ratified. Denials of exemptions are those determinations which an application for exemption have been denied, has been denied. Granted exemptions are those destinations determinations which an application for exemption has been approved. No changes are those determinations which an application for reduction and assessment has been denied. Reductions in assessment are those determinations when an application for reduction and assessment has been granted to a lower amount than the tentative role reflects. Dismissal of petitions are those where the Board of Assessment Review has determined that the petitioner willfully failed to prosecute their complaint. Denials of exemptions have been classified and provided as attached exhibit A. Granted exemptions have been classified and provided as attached exhibit B. No change determinations have been classified and provided as exhibit C. Reductions in have been classified and provided as attached exhibit D. Dismissal of petitions have been classified and provided as exhibit E. And stipulations ratified have been classified and provided as exhibit F. I will now entertain a motion to approve the sorting of determinations into three classes of determinations. Seconded all in favor. Aye. Aye. Opposed. Motion carries. Motion carries determinations have been sorted into the previously mentioned classifications. I will now entertain a motion to deny all exemptions as stated in exhibit A. Seconded. All in favor? Aye. Opposed. Motion carries. All applications for exemption included in exhibit A have been denied. I will now entertain a motion to grant all exemptions as stated in exhibit B. So moved. Seconded. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed. The motion carries. All applications for exemption included in exhibit B have been granted.

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