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I - j ROBERT MOONEY INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE DOES NOT LIVE HERE, BUT HE HAS A BUSINESS IN VERO BEACH, AND HE HAS THE FEELING THAT THE MEETING WAS CONDUCTED UPSIDE DOWN, HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE FORM WAS; IT HAS NOT BEEN EXPLAINED; NO ONE LIKES IT; IT COST A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY TO SEND IT OUT. HE FELT WE SHOULD HAVE DIFFERENTIATED BETWEEN THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND ASKED IF THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO VOTE ON, AND IF NO BUDGET CHANGE IS MADE, IS THAT A PRACTICAL COLUMN IN THE FORM? COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT IT IS NOT A PRACTICAL COLUMN AT ALL, BUT THE BOARD DID NOT DESIGN IT, AND THE LAW SAYS WE HAVE TO DO IT. ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT THE LAW ALSO SAYS HOW WE ARE TO CONDUCT THE MEETINGS AND IN WHAT ORDER WE ARE TO TELL YOU. MR. MOONEY STILL FELT IT IS AN UPSIDE DOWN PROCEDURE. IT IS VERY COMPLICATED, AND IT SEEMS WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HE CONTINUED THAT HIS TAXES ARE GOING UP, ACCORDING TO THIS, 30%, AND HE CAME TO FIND OUT WHY SPECIFICALLY, AND FROM THE WAY IT WAS PRESENTED AND THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE, HE DOES NOT KNOW WHY IT WENT UP 30% AND IS LEAVING WITHOUT AN ANSWER. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT IT TOOK THE BOARD THREE WEEKS TO DO THIS, AND IT WOULD TAKE THAT LONG AGAIN TO EXPLAIN IT ALL. COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THAT MR, MOONEY°S TAXES MIGHT NOT GO UP DEPENDING ON WHAT THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL WILL BE, AND THAT WE WON T KNOW UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY OR LATER. THERE WILL BE TAX APPEAL HEARINGS. HE CONTINUED THAT IF THE TOTAL VALUATION IN THE COUNTY HAS GONE UP CONSIDERABLY, VERY LIKELY MR. MOONEY'S TAXES WILL NOT GO UP AS HIGH. MR. MOONEY STATED THAT HE IS HERE IN RESPONSE TO THE NOTICE, AND WHEN THE TAXPAYER RECEIVED THIS NOTICE AND COMES TO THE MEETING, HE REALIZES THE CAT IS OUT THE DOOR, HE REITERATED THAT THEY ARE HERE IN RESPONSE TO A FORM WHICH WAS NOT REALLY ADDRESSED TONIGHT AND APPARENTLY CAN T BE BECAUSE IT IS A NEW FORM. Awl L 27 Boa 44 PAGE 731