Resolution 045-1979
RESOLUTION NO,45 -1979
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING GOVERNOR GRAHA}1 TO TAKE SUCH
ACTION AS IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A FREEZE
OR TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF ANY FURTHER REASSESSMENTS
OF REAL PROPERTY IN MONROE COUNTY IN ORDER TO ALLOW
FOR THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO PRO-
VIDE FOR A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND EQUITABLE DETER-
MINATION OF JUST VALUATION.
WHEREAS, Florida Statutes provide for certain factors in
arriving at just valuation as required under Section 4 of
Article VII of the State Constitution, and
WHEREAS, the Florida courts have established certain criteria
relating to the determination of just valuation by construing
the Florida Statutes relating to assessments, and
WHEREAS, such criteria does not take into consideration
certain elements such as historical, inflation, renovation
aspects, geographical location, etc., in determining just va1ua-
tion, and
WHEREAS, a more equitable and comprehensive review should
be made in assessing the property in Monroe County due to its
unique geographical as well as historical and other related
factors, and
WHEREAS, it would be in the best interest of all of the
citizens of the State of Florida that a review be made of the
method of determining just valuation, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
1. The Board does hereby request that the Honorable Governor
Graham immediately take such action as is necessary to obtain a
freeze and/or temporary suspension of any further reassessments
within Monroe County for a period of two (2) years in order to
allow time for the Governor and the Legislature of the State of
Florida to review and determine a more reasonable and just method
to determine the valuation to be placed upon real property for
the purposes of real property taxation.
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2. Further, the Board does request that the Governor take
such steps as is reasonably necessary in order to have a committee
appointed within Monroe County and such other areas in the State
of Florida as is deemed reasonable in order to investigate and
evaluate the factors to be considered in deriving just valuation
of real property in Monroe County due to the unique factors which
exist within Monroe County.
3. That the Clerk of said Board is hereby directed to for-
ward certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable Governor
Graham and the Monroe County Legislative Delegation.
DATED February 27, 1979.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONROE cq ~IDA
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