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/ ¢iv Office of Attorney's Matters 1/28/2025 <br /> , ` ' INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br /> ` I ATTORNEY <br /> Jennifer W.Shuler,County Attorney <br /> Susan J.Prado,Deputy County Attorney <br /> Christopher A.Hicks,Assistant County Attorney <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Board of County Commissioners • <br /> Through: John A.Titkanich, Jr., ICMA-CM,AICP <br /> County Administrator <br /> FROM: Jennifer W. Shuler, County Attorney <br /> DATE: January 3, 2025 <br /> SUBJECT: VAB ChairNice Chair election <br /> Background: <br /> Florida Statute 194.015 requires the Board of County Commissioners to appoint two <br /> Commissioners to serve on the Value Adjustment Board (VAB). Specifically, the statute states," <br /> There is hereby created a value adjustment board for each county, which shall consist of two <br /> members of the governing body of the county as elected from the membership of the board of <br /> said governing body, one of whom shall be elected as chairperson..." This year, the <br /> Commissioners assigned to the VAB are Chairman Flescher and Commissioner Earman. <br /> Traditionally, at the annual organizational meeting of the VAB in August, the members elect a <br /> Chair and Vice Chair. However, in 2024 the Florida Department of Revenue,Office of the General <br /> Counsel, issued an opinion interpreting Fla. Stat. 194.015 to require the Board of County <br /> Commissioners to elect a Chair of the VAB instead of the VAB membership.This would allow the <br /> VAB to have a Chair already in place to run the organizational meeting. The Clerk of Court has <br /> requested that this Board elect a Chair and Vice Chair of the VAB to have them in place for the <br /> VAB 2025 meetings. I have reached out to the VAB attorney, who agrees with this <br /> recommendation. <br /> Recommendation: Staff recommends the Board elect a Chair and Vice Chair of the Value <br /> Adjustment Board. <br /> -3 - <br />