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JAN 91980 enoK 4Z m'V 454 IN-DEPTH STUDY TO GET IT THROWN OUT. IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED IF THIS COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED, THE D.O.R. SIMPLY WOULD STATE THAT IF YOU ARE NOT AT FULL VALUE, YOU WILL NOT BE APPROVED, AND MR. LAW EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE SMALLER COUNTIES WOULD BE THE ONES TO SUFFER BECAUSE IT IS EASIER FOR THE D.O.R. TO GO INTO THE SMALLER COUNTIES. MR. LAW NEXT DISCUSSED THE ALTERNATIVE FOR RE-EVALUATING AND MEETING THE DEADLINE BY CONTRACTING THE WORK WITH MASS APPRAISAL EXPERTS, WHICH HE ESTIMATED WOULD COST AROUND $300,000. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS ARGUED WITH THE D.O.R. THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE CUT HIS BUDGET TO THE BONE, BUT THEIR ANSWER IS THAT THEY WILL LOAN HIM THE MONEY NECESSARY: THEIR REPAYMENT CLAUSE, HOWEVER, IS THREE YEARS. THE PROPERTY APPRAISER NOTED THAT BY LAW IF HE DOES NOT HAVE HIS ROLL FINISHED BY .JANUARY OF THE NEXT YEAR, HE HAS TO GIVE THE TAX COLLECTOR A TRUE COPY OF THE PRECEDING ROLL AND PEOPLE CAN PAY ON THAT BASIS, BUT THE TAX COLLECTOR CANNOT DISBURSE THIS MONEY TO ANY OF THE GOVERNING BODIES, MR. LAW FELT THEY HAVE CONSIDERED EVERY ANGLE, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE D.O.R. IS IN CONTROL AND WE HAVE TO DO WHAT THEY ARE ORDERING. HE NOTED THAT HE HAS A CONFERENCE WITH THE D.O.R. SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 17TH, AT WHICH TIME HE IS TO DISCUSS THE LETTER OF DEFECT AND HIS INTENTION OF WHAT HE WILL BE DOING TO COMPLY. THE D.O.R. THEN WILL ISSUE AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, AND WHEN THIS IS DONE. HE HAS TO TAKE ACTION. MR. LAW REPORTED THAT THE PROPERTY APPRAISERS AT THEIR MEETING IN TAMPA AGREED THAT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE EVER INCREASING PROPERTY VALUES AND REASSESSING EVERY YEAR, AND THEY FURTHER FELT THAT WE ALL FEEL THE INFLATIONARY CRUNCH ON OUR POCKET- BOOKS ENOUGH WITHOUT BEING OVERBURDENED MORE BY TAXING. THE ASSOCIA- TION, THEREFORE, IS NOW INITIATING A PETITION ASKING FOR A CONSTITU- TIONAL AMENDMENT THAT WILL CHANGE THE STANDARD OF ASSESSMENT TO ONE- HALF OF ITS EXISTING FULL JUST VALUE FOR ASSESSMENT PURPOSES, AND SECONDLY ARE ASKING THAT A LAW BE PASSED LIMITING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO A 5% CAP INCREASE ON TAX DOLLARS OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THIS ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.