09/28/1989 Organizational Meeting Organizational Meeting
Property Appraisal Adjustment Board
Thursday , September 28 , 1989
Key West
The Organizational Meeting of the Monroe County
Property Appraisal Adjustment Board convened at 11 : 00 a.m.
on the above date in the Conference Room of the Property
Appraiser ' s Office in Key West. Present and answering to
roll call were Commissioners Wilhelmina Harvey and Douglas
Jones , representing the Board of County Commissioners , and
Frank Courtney , representing the School Board . Also present
were Danny L. Kolhage , Clerk; Nancy Cohen , Deputy Clerk; Joe
Kellinson , Assistant County Attorney; Ervin Higgs , Property
Appraiser; and John Dent, Property Appraiser ' s Attorney.
Motion was made by Commissioner Jones and seconded
by Mr. Courtney to appoint Commissioner Harvey as Chairman
of the Property Appraisal Adjustment Board . Motion carried
unanimously. The Board selected Lee Ganim as Vice-Chairman
by acclamation .
Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded
by Commissioner Jones to charge a petition filing fee of
$15 . 00 per parcel with the understanding that a refund would
be made if the petition was withdrawn prior to the date of
scheduled hearing or if the petitioner ' s assessment was
lowered by the Special Master . Motion carried unanimously.
The Board discussed the number of petitions
received and the applicants for Special Master . Motion was
made by Commissioner Jones and seconded by Mr. Courtney to
name the following Special Masters:
Raymond Bishop Upper Keys
Flo Chabin Middle Keys
Jim Flenner Lower Keys
Motion carried unanimously.
The Clerk presented to the Board certain discrepan-
cies with some of the petitions received. Motion was made
by Commissioner Jones and seconded by Commissioner Harvey
that final disposition of these petitions would rest upon
decisions of the County Attorney ' s Office . Motion carried
unanimously .
LEE GANIM ARRIVED AT THE MEETING
Ervin Higgs , Property Appraiser , discussed the time
needed for hearings in each area. The Clerk advised the
Board that hearings would begin as soon as possible after
October 15th.
There being no further business , the meeting was
adjourned .
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