09/18/2012 Organizational Meeting MINUTES OF THE
MONROE COUNTY
VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
Organizational Meeting
Marathon Government Center
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
The 2012 Organizational Meeting of the Monroe County Value Adjustment Board
convened at 1:30 p.m., on the above date, at the Marathon Government Center located at 2798
Overseas Highway, Marathon. Present at the meeting were Commissioner George Neugent;
Mayor David Rice; School Board Member John Dick; and School Board Member Nancy
Mayhew. BOCC Citizen Member John Repetto was not present. Also present were Robert
Tischenkel, Counsel to the Value Adjustment Board; Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; Pamela
Hancock, Deputy Clerk to the Value Adjustment Board; Karl Borglum, Property Appraiser; and
John Dent, Counsel to the Property Appraiser's Office.
Item A Pamela Hancock, Deputy Clerk introduced the 2012 Value Adjustment
Board members, as follows: Commissioner George Neugent, (305) 292 -4512; 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
Commissioner Neugent to appoint Commissioner Rice as Chairman and Commissioner Neugent
as Vice - Chairman to the 2012 Value Adjustment Board. Motion carried unanimously.
Item C Robert Tischenkel, Counsel to the Value Adjustment Board discussed the
uniform rules of procedure for hearings before Value Adjustment Boards.
Item D Ms. Hancock reported the number of petitions filed, as follows: 1)
Exemption Petitions: 29 filed, 15 settled/withdrawn; 2) Real Property Petitions: 133 filed, 7
withdrawn; Commercial Petitions: 119 filed, 3 withdrawn; 3) Tangible Petitions: 30 filed; 4)
Industrial Petitions: 5 filed; 5) Government Petitions, 1 filed; Miscellaneous: 7 filed;
Institutional: 2 filed; 6) Late Filed Petitions: 12 filed.
Item E Mr. Tischenkel addressed the Board concerning telephonic hearings. Mr.
Borglum and Mr. Dent addressed the Board. After discussion, motion was made by School
Board Member Dick and seconded by Commissioner Neugent to deny telephonic hearings. Roll
call vote carried unanimously.
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Item F Motion was made by Commissioner Neugent 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 G Motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by School
Board Member Dick to adopt the following Resolution implementing the authorization provided
for in Section 194.013, Florida Statutes, to require a filing fee for certain petitions filed with the
Board. Motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 001-2012
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference.
Item H Motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by School
Board Member Dick to appoint the Clerk, or his designee, to re- schedule hearings made fewer R'
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 I1 Mr. Tischenkel addressed the Board. After discussion, motion was made
by School Board Member Dick and seconded by Commissioner Neugent to appoint Jennifer
Sanchez and Rinky Parwani to hear issues regarding exemptions and classifications. Motion
carried unanimously.
Item I2a Motion was made by School Board Member Dick and seconded by
Commissioner Neugent to appoint Regina Corcoran, Patricia McGrath and Kevin Talbott to
serve as Special Magistrates to hear issues regarding valuation of real property. Motion carried
unanimously.
Item I2b Motion was made by School Board Member Dick and seconded by
Commissioner Neugent to appoint Patricia McGrath and Kevin Talbott to serve as Special
Magistrates to hear issues regarding valuation of commercial property. Motion carried
unanimously.
Item I3 Regina Corcoran was the only applicant qualified to hear issues regarding
tangible personal property, and the Board appointed Ms. Corcoran.
Item J Motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Citizen
Member Mayhew to approve the Initial Certification of the Value Adjustment Board. Motion
carried unanimously.
Item J Karl Borglum, Property Appraiser addressed the Board.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
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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
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