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Scanlon Resume — File 23-1633
Richard J. Scanlon
Professional Experience as an Assessment Consultant
Municipal Financial Services LLC, 2021-Present
Consultant
Advise and assist client cities and towns on a wide range of assessment issues and
services, such as residential mass appraisal valuation, commercial/industrial mass
appraisal valuation, personal property valuation, abatement consulting, MA Appellate
Tax Board consulting and advising on any assessment issue the client may have.
City of Leominster MA, 2023-Present
Interim Chief Assessor
Serving as the City s Interim Chief Assessor since June 2023. Working with staff and
appraisal consultant to complete the Town s Fiscal Year 2023 MA DOR Interim Year
Valuation. Includes all DOR reporting requirements. Managing the office with a staff
of 4 employees. Expected to complete this project by the end of the year.
Town of Concord MA, 2021-2022
Interim Town Assessor and Consultant
Served as the Interim Town Assessor until July 2022 and has further served as a
consultant to the end of the year. Completed the Town s Fiscal Year 2022 MA DOR
Recertification and all DOR reporting requirements. Completed the Town s Fiscal
Year 2022 Tax Classification Hearing and all DOR reporting requirements. Advised
and assisted the Board of Assessors on abatement applications and MA Appellate Tax
Board appeals. Consulted on various assessment issues and questions with the Town
Assessor.
Professional Experience as an Assessor
Board of Assessors, Town of Billerica, Massachusetts, 1993-2021
Chief Assessor and Chairman of the Board of Assessors
Responsible for the assessed valuation of $7.8 Billion of taxable property consisting
of approximately 15,500 parcels with an annual property tax levy of over $133
Million.
Extensive experience in the valuation of all types of real estate with heavy emphasis
on commercial/industrial property such as office, research and development,
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industrial/manufacturing, shopping centers/plazas/malls, and commercial and
industrial vacant land. Extensive analytic experience with financial statements used
to develop economic income and expense rates. Experience with complex income
approach to value modeling techniques such as direct market capitalization (overall
rate development) and yield capitalization (discounted cash flow analysis).
Responsible for the valuation of all residential real estate valuation including single,
two, three, and multi-family homes, condominiums, and all residential vacant land.
Completes all annual valuation adjustments.
Responsible for the valuation of all personal property accounts including public
utility and cable television entities. Leader in implementing Blended RCNLD-NBV
valuation methodology to ensure full valuation of all personal property of electric and
gas utilities.
Manages the Assessors Department with a budget of approximately $450,000 with an
eight member staff including two part-time Associate Assessors, three full-time
Appraiser/Asst. Assessors, and three clerical staff.
Significant involvement in Economic Development for the Town of Billerica.
Extensive experience in negotiating and writing Economic Development Tax
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-Committee on Economic Development, the Billerica Financial
Development Corporation, Billerica Master Plan Sub-Committee on Economic
Development and past Chair of the Community Preservation Committee.
Responsible for all abatement applications with particular emphasis on commercial/
industrial and larger apartment properties. Responsible for MGL Chapter 59, Section
61A requests for information, defense of values, owner/tax representative/attorney
negotiations, Appellate Tax Board negotiations and related litigation.
Extensive experience and successful compliance with all MA DOR Bureau of Local
Assessment certification requirements. Complet
2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2020 Re-Certifications or Revaluations.
Extensive experience in interim year valuation adjustment submissions to the MA
DOR Bureau of Local Assessment and Tax Recap Sheet submissions to the MA DOR
Bureau of Local Accounts.
Board of Assessors, Somerville MA, 2018-Present
Member
Part-time Board Member collaborating on the Board of Assessors in the
administration of all abatement applications and statutory tax exemptions. Attend
monthly meetings.
Approve by electronic signature all DOR forms for the tax classification and tax
rate setting process.
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Board of Assessors, Beverly MA, May, 2021-Present
Member
Part-time Board Member collaborating on Board of Assessors in the
in the administration of all abatement applications and statutory tax exemptions.
Attend monthly meetings.
Approve by electronic signature all DOR forms for the tax classification and tax
rate setting process.
Collaborate with the Mayor and Chief Financial Officer on various tax
administration issues
Board of Assessors, Billerica MA, July 2021-Present
Associate Assessor
Part-time Board Member collaborating on Board of Assessors in the
in the administration of all abatement applications and statutory tax exemptions.
Attend monthly meetings.
Approve by electronic signature all DOR forms for the tax classification and tax
rate setting process.
Consult, guide, and support the new Chief Assessor as the office transitions to a
new department head
Assessors Department, City of Woburn, Massachusetts, 1986-1993
Senior Appraiser and Appraiser/ Assistant Assessor
Tax Court Experience
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Appellate Tax Board
Provided expert witness testimony on various appeals for all types of real estate including
commercial/industrial, residential, vacant land, and business personal property.
Extensive knowledge of all court procedures at the MA Appellate Tax Board including
Jurisdiction and Motions to Dismiss and/or Compel Documentation.
Professional Appraisal Education and Degrees
Appraisal Institute, Chicago, Illinois
Real Estate Appraisal Principles, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 1987
Residential Valuation, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 1987
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International Association of Assessing Officers, Chicago, Illinois
Business Personal Property Valuation, San Antonio, TX, 1988
Mass Appraisal of Income Producing Property, Boston, MA, 1989
Appraisal of Land, Framingham, MA, 1990
Income Approach to Value, Southborough, MA, 1991
Standards of Practice and Professional Ethics, Boston, MA 1991
Computer Assisted Assessment Systems, Boston, MA, 1991
Advanced Income Approach to Value II, Boston, MA 1992
Industrial Property Valuation, Needham, MA, 1994
IAAO Forum 929, Preparation of Data for Analysis in Modeling, 2006
IAAO Course 402, Tax Policy, Worcester, MA, 2006
IAAO Forum 917, Critiquing an Appraisal, Plymouth, MA 2006
IAAO Course 311, Residential Modeling Concepts, Tewksbury, MA 2006
IAAO Forum 937, House Construction Design & Systems, 2008
IAAO Workshop 158, Highest and Best Use, Wellesley, MA, 2011
IAAO Workshop 932, Reconstructing Income & Expense Statements, 2012
IAAO Forum, Valuation of Environmentally Contaminated Property, 1994 & 2015
IAAO Workshop, Commercial Property Trends, Wellesley, MA, 2017
USPAP Updates, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2018
Numerous MAAO & County Associations Seminars & Workshops on Assessment
Issues, 1993-Present
Assumption College, Worcester, MA, 1979-1983
Bachelor of Arts degree, Cum Laude graduate
Professional Affiliations/Designations
Massachusetts Accredited Assessor (MAA) #756
Member, International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO)
Member, Massachusetts Chapter, International Association of Assessing Officers
Member, Massachusetts Association of Assessing Officers (MAAO)
Member, Northeast Regional Association of Assessing Officers
Treasurer, Middlesex County Assessors Association (MCAA), 2001-2021
Member, Middlesex County Assessors Association, 2021-Present