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r <br />OCT 21984 WX 44 FACE 714 <br />MANY DIFFERENT WAYS WITH TAXING DISTRICTS; THERE ARE ABOUT 22 OF THEM <br />THIS YEAR, AND IT DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU LIVE AS TO WHICH ONE OF THESE <br />TAXES APPLIES TO YOUR PROPERTY. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS BELIEVED ITEMS (A) AND (B) UNDER PROCEDURES <br />HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY COVERED AT THIS TIME. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A <br />COUPLE OF OBSERVATIONS TO HELP THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND. HE NOTED THAT <br />IN THE MULTI PURPOSE MUNICIPAL SERVICE FUND, BASICALLY THERE ARE TWO <br />VERY EXPENSIVE ITEMS - THE SHERIFF'S BUDGET AND ROAD & BRIDGE'S BUDGET. <br />DUE TO THE CITIES TAKING COUNTIES TO COURT, IT HAS BEEN RULED THAT <br />WE MUST ALLOCATE THE DOLLARS TO WHERE THEY ARE USED. WE, THEREFORE, <br />HAD TO TAKE THE GREAT BULK OF THE ROAD & BRIDGE BUDGET AND THE <br />SHERIFF'S BUDGET AND ONLY TAX THOSE PEOPLE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE COMMENTED THAT THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU <br />WILL NOTICE $25,000 ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS. THAT AFFECTS THE SCHOOL <br />BOARD'S PORTION OF YOUR TAX DOLLARS. HE EMPHASIZED THAT EVERYONE <br />PRESENT COULD BE IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION ACCORDING TO WHERE THEY LIVE. <br />FINANCE OFFICER BARTON EXPLAINED THAT THE TRIM BILL IS <br />SUPPOSED TO BE A TRUTH IN MILLAGE BILL PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE. <br />THE DOCUMENT IS 99 PAGES LONG AND IT HAS 24 PAGES OF AMENDMENTS. <br />WITHIN THAT BILL THEY OUTLINED THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE <br />PROPERTY APPRAISER AND ALL TAXING AUTHORITIES AND OUTLINED THE NOTICE <br />WHICH EVERYONE RECEIVED. IT ALSO SAYS THAT THE ASSESSED VALUES WILL <br />BE 100%. IF YOUR PROPERTY APPRAISER HAD NOT COMPLETED THE CHANGE <br />TO 100%, THERE WAS A PROCEDURE FOR AN INTERIM TAX ROLL, THE BOARD <br />AND THE PROPERTY APPRAISER JOINTLY FILED SUIT ASKING THAT THE COURT <br />TAKE JURISDICTION OVER THE TAX ROLL FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AND ALLOW <br />US TO GO ON AN INTERIM ROLL PROCEDURE. THE VALUE SHOWN ON THE TRIM <br />NOTICE IS LAST YEAR'S VALUE FOR YOUR PROPERTY PLUS ADJUSTMENTS FOR <br />NEW CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATIONS. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT NOTED THAT WHEN THE FINAL ROLL COMES OUT, <br />SOME PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO PAY MORE AND SOME PEOPLE WILL BE GETTING <br />A REFUND. <br />L�J <br />