12/15/1982 Hearing Property Appraisal Adjustment
Board Meeting
Wednesday , December 15 , 1982
10 : 00 A. M. , Key West
A meeting of the Property Appraisal Adjustment Board
convened on the above date . Present and answering to roll call
were Chairman Ken Sorensen , Mayor Jerry Hernandez , Jr . ,
Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey , Mr . Johnny Walker , and Mr . Bobby
Padron . Also present were Ralph W. White , Clerk ; Lucien Proby ,
County Attorney ; Ervin Higgs , Property Appraiser ; members of the
Press and Radio ; and general public .
Board acknowledged receipt of recommendations of special
masters . Petitions recommended to be granted were as follows :
petition numbers 008-1982 , 014-1982 , 018-1982 , 042 -1982 ,
084-1982 , 098-1982 , 135 -1982 , 148-1982 , 181 - 1982 , 195 -1982 ,
197 -1982 , 228-1982 , 231 -1982 , 237 -1982 , and 273-1982 , Homestead
Exemption . Motion was made by Mayor Hernandez and seconded by
Commissioner Harvey to grant the petitions recommended . Motion
carried unanimously .
Chairman Sorensen announced if there was any one in the
audience who wanted to address the Board . No one addressed the
Board .
Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by
Mr . Padron to approve the special masters recommendations dening
petition numbers 001 -1982 through 280-1982 , except for previous
petitions granted . Motion carried unanimously .
Motion was made by Mayor Hernandez and seconded by Mr .
Padron to approve the special masters recommendations granting
the following Key West petitions : petition numbers 033-1982 ,
053-1982 , 071 -1982 , 073-1982 , 074-1982 , 075 -1982 , 076 -1982 ,
099 -1982 , 100-1982 , 103-1982 , 116 -1982 , 125 -1982 , and 138-1982 .
Petition No . 098 -1982 , Richard Hawkins , was rejected . Mr .
Hawkins spoke from the audience . Petition number 001 -1982 , Mr .
Lawrence Gomez was rejected . Motion was made by Mr . Padron and
seconded by Mr . Walker to approve the special masters recommen -
dation dening petitions from 001 -1982 through 138-1982 , except
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for petition numbers 001 -1982 , 086 -1982 , and 098-1982 . Motion
carried unanimously . Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey to
postpone . Motion died for the lack of a second . Roll call vote
was taken on the original motion to accept recommendations of the
Special Masters , with the exceptions of petition numbers
001 -1982 , 086 -1982 , and 098-1982 . Roll call vote was taken with
the following results :
Commissioner Harvey No
Mayor Hernandez No
Mr . Padron Yes
Mr . Walker Yes
Chairman Sorensen Yes
Motion carried with Mayor Hernandez and Commissioner Harvey
voting no .
Board then recessed for 15 minutes .
Meeting reconvened with Commissioner Harvey not present .
All other Board members were present .
Motion was made by Mayor Hernandez and seconded by Mr .
Walker to approve payment to the special masters . Motion carried
unanimously .
Motion was made by Mr . Padron and seconded by Mr . Walker
to approve the personal and real property tax rolls as adjusted
to this point . There was an objection made by Mayor Hernandez .
Roll call taken with the following results :
Mayor Hernandez No
Mr . Padron Yes
Mr . Walker Yes
Chairman Sorensen Yes
Motion carried with Mayor Hernandez voting no .
Motion was made by Mr . Walker and seconded by Chairman
Sorensen to reject the special masters recommendation of petition
number 001 -1982 , Lawrence Gomez . Roll call vote taken with the
following results :
Mayor Hernandez Yes
Mr . Padron Yes
Mr . Walker Yes
Chairman Sorensen Yes
Motion carried unaniously .
Motion was made by Mayor Hernandez and seconded by
Chairman Sorensen to nominate Mr . Padron as Vice -Chairman of the
Property Appraisal Adjustment Board . Motion carried unanimously .
Motion was made by Chairman Sorensen and seconded by Mr .
Padron to reject the special masters recommendation on petition
numbers 086 -1982 and 098 -1982 . Motion carried unanimously .
Board then discussed notifing these petitioners by mail)
of the Property Appraisal Adjustment Board hearing to be held for
the purpose of hearing petition numbers 001 -1982 , 086 -1982 , and
098 -1982 , as required by law . Motion was made by Chairman
Sorensen and seconded by Mr . Padron to have a meeting of the
Property Appraisal Adjustment Board on Wednesday , January 5 ,
1982 , at 10 : 00 A. M . , the County Commissioners Chambers , to hear
petition numbers 001 -1982 , 086 -1982 , 098-1982 . Special masters
are to attend . Motion carried unanimously .
There being no further business before the Board , the
meeting was adjourned .
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