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• fees imposed shall be paid to the Clerk of the Value Adjustment Board at the time of filing. If such fees are not paid at that time, the petition shall be deemed invalid and shall be rejected; and WHEREAS, Chapter 194, Florida Statutes, Section 194.013(4), provides that all filing fees collected by the Clerk shall be allocated and used to defray, to the extent possible, the costs incurred in connection with the administration and operation of the Value Adjustment Board; NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Value Adjustment Board of Indian River County, Florida,that: Section 1. Single Parcel Fee. A petition must be accompanied by a filing fee paid to the Board Clerk in an amount of $15.00 for each separate parcel of property, real or personal covered by the petition and subject to appeal. Only a single filing fee shall be charged to any particular parcel of property, despite the existence of multiple issues or hearings pertaining to such parcels. Section 2. Joint Parcel Fee. Only a single filing fee shall be charged for joint petitions and such fee shall be calculated as the cost of the time required for the special magistrate in hearing the joint petition and shall be $5 per parcel for each additional parcel included in the petition, in addition to any filing fee for the petition, and said fee is to be proportionately paid by affected parcel owners. Section 3. Homestead Exemption Fee. No filing fee shall be required with respect to an appeal from the disapproval of a timely filed application for homestead exemption or from the denial of a homestead tax deferral. Section 4. Waiver of Fee. The Value Adjustment Board or its designee shall waive the filing fee with respect to a petition filed by a taxpayer who demonstrates at the time of the filing by submitting with the petition documentation issued by the Department of Children and Family Services that the petitioner is currently an eligible recipient of temporary assistance under Chapter 414, Florida Statutes. 2