08/20/2010 Workshop MeetingMINUTES OF THE
MONROE COUNTY
VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
Workshop Meeting
Harvey Government Center
Friday, August 20, 2010
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A Workshop of the Monroe County Value Adjustment Board convened at 10:00 a.m., on
the above date, at the Harvey Government Center located at 1200 Truman Avenue, Key West.
Present at the workshop were Mayor Sylvia Murphy, Commissioner George Neugent, Robert
Tischenkel, Counsel to the Value Adjustment Board; Pamela Hancock, Deputy Clerk to the
Value; Karl Borglum, Assistant Property Appraiser; John Dent, Counsel to the Property
Appraiser; and Scott Russell, Appraisal Supervisor.
Robert Tischenkel gave a brief opening statement.
John :Dent, handed out a letter from Thomas W. Logue, Assistant County Attorney for
Pedro Garcia, Miami -Dade Property Appraiser and Steven A. Schultz, Attorney for the Miami -
Dade Value Adjustment Board, dated August 13, 2010 to Ms. Lisa Echeverri, Executive Director
of the Department of Revenue. The letter has suggested revisions to the 2010 Value Adjustment
Board Training Manual.
Mr. Tischenkel gave an overview of the newly enacted Florida Administrative Code,
Chapter 12D-9, with additional input from Mr. Dent, Karl Borglum and Pamela Hancock.
The items discussed that may require further action are as follows:
Confidentiality of financial documents; Possible internal operating rules; Discussion at
Value Adjustment Board Organizational Meeting whether the Board will continue to offer
hearings to objecting taxpayers at it Final Meeting.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk
to the Value Adjustment Board
of Monroe County
by: Pamela G. Hancock, Deputy Clerk
to the Value Adjustment Board