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A TRUE COPY <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2008-053 CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE <br />J.K. BARTON, CLERK <br />A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA, IN OPPOSITION TO CHANGES MADE TO <br />COUNTY VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARDS BY SENATE <br />BILL/HOUSE BILL 909 <br />WHEREAS, the Florida House and Senate recently voted to make <br />changes to Value Adjustment Boards by amending Chapter 193 and 194, <br />Florida Statutes (2007); and <br />WHEREAS, the Bill requires the Value Adjustment Board to be advised <br />by an outside attorney who must be present at every meeting of the Board; and <br />WHEREAS, the Bill requires the Department of Revenue to create <br />uniform policies and procedures to be used by special magistrates and Boards; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the Bill permits either the taxpayer or the Property Appraiser <br />to file a motion alleging a "material violation of the law or rules governing the <br />hearing of a petition" i.e. an appeal; and <br />WHEREAS, the Bill requires the Value Adjustment Board to hear these <br />appeals with its attorney in attendance charging a fee for his or her services; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, if the taxpayer or the Property Appraiser disagrees with the <br />outcome of the appeal before the Value Adjustment Board, that decision can <br />now be appealed to the Board of County Commissioners; and <br />WHEREAS, the Bill requires training for special magistrates; and <br />WHEREAS, the Bill also provides for two citizens of the County to sit on <br />the Value Adjustment Board; and <br />WHEREAS, the Bill does not provide any funding to the counties to <br />provide for the changes in the law; and <br />WHEREAS, the amendments to the existing law put a disproportionately <br />greater burden on counties with smaller populations than larger urban <br />counties, <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that: <br />1. The Board states its opposition to House Bill/Senate Bill 909; and <br />2. The Board asks the Honorable Governor Charlie Crist, to veto this bill. <br />This resolution was moved for adoption by Commissioner Wheeler, and <br />the motion was seconded by Commissioner Bowden, and upon being put to a <br />vote, the vote was as follows: <br />1 <br />