04/15/2021 Final Meeting Minutes Adopted MINUTES OF THE
MONROE COUNTY
VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
Final Meeting
Marathon Government Center
April 15,2021, 10:00 A.M.
The 2020 Final Meeting of the Monroe County Value Adjustment Board was convened. Present at
the meeting were: School Board Chair & VAB Vice-Chair John Dick, School Board Citizen Member Mike
Leonard, Commission Citizen Member John Repetto, Clerk of Court Kevin Madok, VAB Counsel Jennifer
Sanchez, VAB Clerk Sally Abrams, Property Appraiser Scott Russell, Property Appraiser Directors DeeDee
Harnish & Mike Russo, and Legal Counsel John Dent. County Commissioner & VAB Chair David Rice
attended via Zoom.
School Board Chair & VAB Vice-Chair John Dick called the meeting to order and lead the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Jennifer Sanchez, VAB Counsel addressed the Board. Motion was made by School Board Citizen Member
Mike Leonard; and seconded by County Commission Citizen Member John Repetto to allow
Commissioner Rice to vote via Zoom due to exceptional circumstances. Motion carried unanimously.
Due-to-Chairman David Rice not being physically present it was agreed that Vice-Chairman John Dick
would chair the meeting.
Item 1 Vice Chair John Dick read the Statement on Public Comment:
• The VAB welcomes comments from petitioners about any issue or concern related to
their petition or processes of the VAB. Anyone wishing to speak before the Board
should notify the VAB clerk.
• When addressing the Board,please state your name and petition number. Each
speaker is allowed five(5)minutes to address the Board.
• As adopted by the Board at the 2020 Organizational Meeting; there are no de novo
hearings or appeals heard during the Final Meeting of the Value Adjustment Board.
a. Public Comment from Petitioners—No one from the public was present.
Item 2. Motion was made by Commissioner David Rice; and seconded by School Board Citizen Member
Mike Leonard to approve the 2020 VAB Organizational Meeting Minutes of September 25`^, 2020.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item 3. Motion was made by School Board Citizen Member Mike Leonard; and seconded by County
Commission Citizen Member John Repetto to adopt the Special Magistrates' 2020 Recommended
Decisions on Exemption&Valuation Petitions. Motion carried unanimously.
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Item 4. Motion was made by County Commission Citizen Member John Repetto; and seconded by
Commissioner David Rice to approve the 2020 VAB Expenditure Audit Trail for Expenditures from the
Special Magistrates,VAB Counsel, & Publication of Legal Notices. Motion carried unanimously.
Item 5. Motion was made by School Board Citizen Member Mike Leonard; and seconded by County
Commission Citizen Member John Repetto to approve the 2020 Anticipated Expenditures from the
VAB Counsel, Special Magistrates& Publication of Legal Notices up to the Date of the Final Meeting.
Motion carried unanimously.
kern 6. Motion was made by Commissioner David Rice; and seconded by School Board Citizen Member
Mike Leonard to approve the 2020 Certification of Tax Roll for Real Property & Tangible Personal
Property. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by County Commission Citizen Member John Repetto; and seconded by School Board
Citizen Member Mike Leonard to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Kevin Madok, CPA, Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
Monroe County, Florida
Sally M. Abrams, D.C.
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