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_I A 3 01980 woA 44 PAGE 128 PROPERTY APPRAISER DISCUSSES AN INTERIM TAX ROLL - COUNTY AGREES TO PARTICIPATE IN SUIT AGAINST DOR PROPERTY APPRAISER BILL LAW, ACCOMPANIED BY HIS ATTORNEY, GAYLORD WOOD, APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD. AND THANKED THEM FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE OF A POSSIBLE INTERIM TAX ROLL FOR OUR COUNTY. MR. LAW NOTED THAT BECAUSE OF THE NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPOSED UPON US IN OUR MILLAGE ROUTINE, BUDGET PROCEDURES,AND ROLL PREPARATION, SETTING UP THE REQUIRED DATES FOR EACH ACTION TO BE TAKEN WOULD PLACE THE STARTING OF THESE DATES BACK TO OCTOBER 8TH AFTER THE ELECTION AND SETTLING OF THE EXEMPTION QUESTION. BASED ON THAT STARTING DATE AND THE REQUIRED TIME TO PUT IN THE NECESSARY FUNCTIONS OF THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, MR,. LAW ESTIMATED THAT AT THE VERY EARLIEST IT WOULD BE THE LAST OF THIS YEAR AND MORE PROBABLY THE FIRST OF NEXT YEAR BEFORE A FINAL ROLL COULD BE COMPLETED. SINCE THE DELAYING OF THEIR MONIES WOULD CREATE A HARDSHIP FOR THE TAXING AUTHORITIES AND ALSO SINCE MANY TAXPAYERS PREFER TO PAY THEIR TAXES IN 1980 IN ORDER TO CLAIM THEIR ALLOWED INCOME TAX CREDIT, MR. LAW RECOMMENDED THE PREPARATION OF AN INTERIM ROLL. MR, LAW EXPLAINED THAT GOING WITH AN INTERIM ROLL WOULD PERMIT TAXING AUTHORITIES TO PROCEED WITH THEIR BUDGET AND TAXING PROCESS AND PERMIT TAXING MONEY TO FLOW INTO THE TAXING AUTHORITIES PRETTY MUCH ON SCHEDULE, POSSIBLY A WEEK OR SO BEHIND. HE NOTED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS - IF WE DO NOT PROCEED WITH THE INTERIM ROLL, AN INDIVIDUAL TAXING AUTHORITY COULD SUE HIM OR THE BOARD COULD DECLARE VOLUNTARILY THAT WE COULD DO AN INTERIM ROLL. MR. LAW FELT THE BEST APPROACH AT THIS TIME TO SOLVE THE MAJOR PROBLEM BEFORE US WOULD BE TO ENTER JOINTLY IN A SUIT - THE COUNTY AND THE PROPERTY APPRAISER AGAINST THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND ASK THE COURT TO SUPERVISE THE ROLL PREPARATION. BROWARD COUNTY HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE COURTS IN SUCH AN ACTION, AND ST, LUCIE COUNTY IS BEGINNING THE SAME PROCESS. THE FINAL ROLL THEN CAN BE FINISHED UP LATER. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED WHAT EXACTLY DOES THE SUIT ACCOMPLISH AND WHAT ABOUT THE TIMETABLE.