HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem A MINUTES OF THE
MONROE COUNTY
VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
Organizational Meeting
Marathon Government Center
Monday, October 17, 2011
The 2011 Organizational Meeting of the Monroe County Value Adjustment Board
convened at 10:30 a.m., on the above date, at the Marathon Government Center located at 2798
Overseas Highway, Marathon. Present at the meeting were Commissioner Sylvia Murphy;
Commissioner David Rice; School Board Member John Dick; and BOCC Citizen Member John
Repetto. School Board Citizen Member Nancy Mayhew was absent. Also present were Robert
Tischenkel, Counsel to the Value Adjustment Board; Pamela Hancock, Deputy Clerk to the
Value Adjustment Board; and Karl Borglum, Property Appraiser.
Item A Pamela Hancock, Deputy Clerk introduced the 2011 Value Adjustment
Board members, as follows: Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, (305) 453 -8787; Commissioner
David Rice, (305) 289 -6000; School Board Member John Dick, (305) 289 -1553; BOCC Citizen
Member John Repetto, (305) 743 -0615; and School Board Citizen Member Nancy Mayhew,
(305) 292 -1865. Ms. Hancock gave her contact information as: (305) 295 -3130, and gave the
Clerk's Office website information for the Rules governing the Value Adjustment Board as
www.clerk-of-the-court.com.
Item B Motion was made by School Board Member Dick and seconded by
Citizen Member Repetto to appoint Commissioner Rice as Chairman and Commissioner Sylvia
Murphy as Vice - Chairman to the 2011 Value Adjustment Board. Motion carried unanimously.
Item C Robert Tischenkel, Counsel to the Value Adjustment Board advised the
Board to refer to Item C from the previous meeting held on October 3, 2011 (see attached).
Item D Ms. Hancock reported the number of petitions filed, as follows: 1)
Exemption Petitions: 24 filed, 15 settled /withdrawn; 2) Real Property Petitions: 262 filed, 2
duplicates, 50 settled; Commercial Petitions: 323 filed, 2 duplicates, 143 withdrawn; 3) Tangible
Petitions: 78 filed, 5 withdrawn; 4) Late Filed: 80 reviewed, 53 accepted and 27 denied.
Item E Motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by School
Board Member Dick ratifying the Value Adjustment Board Attorney's determination of late -filed
petitions to date for the current tax year, and re- authorization of Board Attorney's review and
determination of late -filed petitions on behalf of the Value Adjustment Board (Chapter 12D-
9.015(11)(b)). Motion carried unanimously.
Item F Motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by School
Board Member Dick to adopt the following Resolution implementing the authorization provided
Item A
10/17/2011
for in Section 194.013, Florida Statutes, to require a filing fee for certain petitions filed with the
Board. Motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 001-2011
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference.
Item G Motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by School
Board Member Dick to appoint the Clerk, or his designee, to re- schedule hearings made fewer
than 5 calendar days before the scheduled hearing for an emergency when good cause is shown
(Chapter 12D- 9.019.11(4b)). Motion carried unanimously.
Item H Motion was made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by School Board
Member Dick to appoint the Special Magistrates in the same capacity as they were appointed at
the meeting of October 3, 2011. Motion carried unanimously (see attached).
Item I Motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by School
Board Member Dick to approve the Initial Certification of the Value Adjustment Board. Motion
carried unanimously.
Item J Karl Borglum, Property Appraiser did not have any further information to
add from the last meeting (see attached Item K).
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