02/28/2006 Final Meeting MINUTES OF THE 2005/8
MONROE COUNTY
VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
Value Adjustment Board
Harvey Government Center
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
The Final Meeting of the Monroe County Value Adjustment Board convened at 1:00 p.m.,
on the above date, at the Harvey Government Center, 1200 Truman Avenue, Key West. Present
and answering to roll call were School Board Member Andy Griffiths, Mayor Charles "Sonny"
McCoy, School Board Member Walker, and Chairman George Neugent. Absent was
Commissioner David P. Rice. Also present were Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk of the Court; Pamela
Hancock, Deputy Clerk; Suzanne Hutton, Interim County Attorney; John C. Dent, Attorney for
the Property Appraiser.
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion was made by Mayor McCoy and seconded by School Board Member Griffiths to
approve the Minutes of the January 12, 2006 Final Meeting of the Value Adjustment Board.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by School Board Member Walker and seconded by School Board
Member Griffiths granting approval of the Special Magistrate's rewritten recommendation
concerning Petition No. E094-2005 Mark Kresser. Motion carried unanimously.
Pamela Hancock, Deputy Clerk addressed the Board concerning approval of the invoice
from Special Magistrate Lee Rohe to research and write order of remand regarding Petition No.
E094-2005 in the total amount of$300.00. Motion was made by Mayor McCoy and seconded by
School Board Member Griffiths to pay the invoice. Motion carried unanimously.
John Dent, Attorney for the Property Appraiser addressed the Board concerning approval
of the Special Magistrate's recommendation concerning Petition No. E127-2005 Vincent Tubiana
with regard to the re-hearing to allow for additional information to be placed into the record.
After discussion, motion was made by Mayor McCoy and seconded by School Board Member
Walker to uphold to the Special Magistrate's recommendations regarding this petition. Motion
carried unanimously.
Ms. Hancock addressed the Board concerning approval of the invoice from Special
Magistrate Lee Rohe for the re-hearing of Petition No. E127-2005. Motion was made by School
Board Member Walker and seconded by School Board Member Griffiths to pay the invoice.
Motion carried unanimously.
Roger Akers, Petition No. R063-2005 addressed the Board concerning his petition.
Robert Hubbard, Monroe County Property Appraiser's Office addressed the Board and gave the
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adjusted value for Mr. Akers property based on the County Biologist's report. After discussion,
motion was made by School Board Member Walker and seconded by Mayor McCoy to approve
the adjusted value concerning this petition. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by School Board Member Walker and seconded by School Board
Member Griffiths granting approval of the Special Magistrate's recommendation concerning
Petition Nos. R199-2005 and R200-2005 Robert & Astrid Dublis with regard to the land values.
Motion carried unanimously.
Ms. Hancock addressed the Board concerning the approval of the forthcoming invoice
from Special Magistrate James Elam regarding Petition Nos. R199-2005 and R200-2005. Motion
was made by School Board Member Griffiths and seconded by School Board Member Walker to
pay the forthcoming invoice. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Mayor McCoy and seconded by School Board Member Walker
granting approval of the 2005 Certification of Tax Roll. Motion carried unanimously.
Suzanne Hutton, Interim County Attorney discussed the Auditor General's County Value
Adjustment Boards Performance Audit, dated July 2005 with the Board and requested direction
from the Board. After discussion, motion was made by School Board Member Griffiths and
seconded by School Board Member Walker directing the County Attorney's Office to go forward
with a RFQ for outside counsel for the Value Adjustment Board with the possibility that at the
Organizational Meeting for the next term that person would also be appointed, as an option, to
advise the Special Magistrates. Motion carried unanimously.
School Board Members Griffiths and Walker discussed the School Board appointments to
the Value Adjustment Board.
There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was adjourned.
Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk
to the Value Adjustment Board
of Monroe County
by: Pamela G. Hancock, D.C.