12/21/1998 Final Hearing Cont'd I
MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
Continuation of Final Hearing
Value Adjustment Board
Wednesday,January 21, 1998
The Continuation of the Final Hearing of the Monroe County Value Adjustment
Board convened at 10:00 a.m.,on the above date, at the Harvey Government Center at
Historic Truman School, 1200 Truman Avenue,Key West. Present and answering to roll
call were Monroe County School Board representative Pat Labrada; Commissioner
Wilhelmina Harvey and Chairman Mary Kay Reich. Absent were Mayor London and
School Board representative Andy Griffiths. Also present were Ruth Ann Jantzen,
Deputy Clerk; Ervin Higgs, Property Appraiser; Stuart Schurr, Assistant County
Attorney;John Dent, Attorney,representing the Property Appraiser; Special Master
James Flenner; and County Staff.
Motion was made by Mr. Labrada and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to
approve the Minutes of the January 13, 1998 Value Adjustment Board Meeting.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Mr. Labrada to
approve the Special Master's recommendation pertaining to Petition 102-1997,
Harold Bromm,Jr. Motion carried unanimously.
Ronald Felton, Certified Florida Evaluator, informed the Board that as a result
of action taken by the Board on Petition 204-1997, to make an adjustment based upon a
certified survey being given to the Property Appraiser by the property owner,the
Property Appraiser reduced the assessment from $290,664.00 to $239,428.00.
Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Mr. Labrada to
certify the Real Property Assessment Roll incorporating all changes due to action of the
Value Adjustment Board, in the amount of$7,513,625,737.00 Motion carried
unanimously. *Pursuant to Florida Statute 193.122,this is to be considered the Second
Certification of the 1997 Real Property Assessment Roll by the Value Adjustment Board.
Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Mr. Labrada to
certify the Tangible Personal Property Assessment Roll as submitted by the Property
Appraiser to the Value Adjustment Board in the amount of$341,038,010.00. Motion
carried unanimously. * Pursuant to Florida Statute 193.122,this is to be considered the
Second Certification of the 1997 Tangible Personal Property Assessment Roll by the
Value Adjustment Board.
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There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was
adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Clerk to the Value Adjustment Board
of Monroe County
Ruth Ann Jantzen
Deputy Clerk