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COMMISSIONER WODTKE COMMENTED THAT THE PUBLIC IS LOOKING AT A TOTAL TAX DOLLARS BILL AND HE DID NOT BELIEVE TOO MANY WILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE WHERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ONLY ONE FUND. HE DISCUSSED POSSIBLY GOING THROUGH ALL THE FUNDS AND THEN OPENING THE FLOOR TO THE PUBLIC. ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT TO KEEP IT LOGICAL, WE MUST KEEP THE FUNCTIONS SEPARATE, AND HE RECOMMENDED THERE BE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AS SET OUT IN THE PROCEDURES. COMMISSIONER WODTKE FELT THAT IS FINE AS LONG AS WE CAN EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ONLY ONE PARTICULAR FUND IN THE TOTAL OF THEIR TAX BILL. BASICALLY WE HAVE A 22.5% DECREASE IN THE MILLAGE RATE IN THIS PARTICULAR FUND FROM PROPOSED TO LAST YEAR S ACTUAL. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT AGREED THIS IS MISLEADING BECAUSE THOSE DOLLARS HAVE BEEN PUT OVER INTO OTHER PLACES AND THE TOTAL RESULT IS AN INCREASE IN OTHER FUNDS. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD NOW LIKE THE COMMISSION TO HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT THE THREE FUNDS JUST ADDRESSED AND OPENED THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC INPUT. FRED MORGAN OF IXORA PARK INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HIS HOUSE WAS BUILT FOR LESS THAN $10,000; HE MADE SOME IMPROVEMENTS, GOT A PERMIT FOR A DRIVEWAY, ETC., AND HE WAS RAISED TO $14,000. NOW LAST YEAR, AFTER TURNING 65, GOING ON SOCIAL SECURITY, AND GETTING A $10,000 EXEMPTION. HE GOT A NEW NOTICE AND HIS VALUATION WAS RAISED FROM $14,000 TO $23,000. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT AGREED THIS IS CONFUSING. HE INFORMED MR. MORGAN THAT THE EVALUATION OF HIS PROPERTY IS NOT A FUNCTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THEY DO NOT PLACE VALUES ON ANY PROPERTY; THAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE PROPERTY APPRAISER. COMMISSIONER LYONS REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT THERE IS AN APPEAL PROCEDURE FROM THESE APPRAISALS, AND AFTER YOUR FINAL APPRAISAL IS RECEIVED, YOU CAN MAKE AN APPEAL TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISAL ADJUSTMENT BOARD. 3 �ooK 44 pacE 7u OCT 2198p