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14 <br />0 <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LOY, <br />THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO FILE A MAINTENANCE <br />PLAT ON JUNGLE TRAIL SOUTH OF WABASSO ROAD. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS NEXT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT MARTIN COUNTY HAS <br />FILED A BILL WITH THE LEGISLATURE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE IT GENERAL LAW TO <br />RE-ENACT THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF TAX ADJUSTMENT OVER THE PROPERTY <br />APPRAISER. THE INTENT OF THIS BILL IS TO RE-ESTABLISH THE PRESUMPTION OF <br />CORRECTNESS ON THE BOARD OF TAX ADJUSTMENT ON THOSE APPEALS THAT GO UP TO <br />THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE WHEN THE BOARD OF TAX ADJUSTMENT MAKES A DECISION <br />CONTRA TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S RECOMMENDATION. ATTORNEY COLLINS CON- <br />TINUED THAT MARTIN COUNTY HAS ASKED FOR OUR SUPPORT, AND AFTER REVIEWING <br />THE MATTER, HE SEES NO OBJECTION TO THE COUNTY SUPPORTING THIS BILL, IF <br />IT IS SO INCLINED. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED, AND IT WAS NOTED THAT AS IT STANDS NOW, <br />THERE IS A PRESUMPTION THAT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER IS CORRECT, AND EVIDENCE <br />MUST BE PRESENTED TO REFUTE HIS RECOMMENDATION. THIS PROPOSED BILL WOULD <br />REVERSE WHO HAS TO PROVE HIS CASE; I.E., THE PROPERTY APPRAISER WOULD HAVE <br />TO PROVE THE TAX ADJUSTMENT BOARD WAS INCORRECT. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED HE FELT THERE WAS NOT MUCH POINT <br />IN HAVING A TAX ADJUSTMENT BOARD IF THE DECISION AUTOMATICALLY REVERTS <br />BACK TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S RECOMMENDATION. <br />AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED <br />BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE ATTORNEY TO <br />DRAW UP RESOLUTION NO. 76-24 SUPPORTING THE BILL PROPOSED BY MARTIN COUNTY <br />AND AUTHORIZED THE SIGNATURE OF THE CHAIRMAN. <br />27 aoac u.snt 28 <br />t <br />27 aoac u.snt 28 <br />