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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
July 19, 2006, 9:00 a.m., Conference Room "A"
VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD MEMBERS:
Commissioner Wesley S. Davis, Ann Reuter, District 4, School
Chairman Board Member,
Commissioner Gary C. Wheeler, Lenora Quimby, District 2, School
Vice Chairman Board Member,
Commissioner Thomas S. Lowther,
Board Member
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION Chairman Davis
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Lenora Quimby
4. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN
FOR 2006 VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
May 22, 2006 — 2005 VAB Final Meeting
6. APPROVE RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR 2006 VALUE
ADJUSTMENT BOARD
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7. AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS
FOR 2006 SPECIAL MAGISTRATES — JOHN A. ROBINSON,
PA, MAI, AND JULIE A. ZAHNISER, ESQ.
8. AUTHORIZE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE TO CONDUCT
THE 2006 HEARINGS AND APPROVE THE HEARING
DATES — NOVEMBER 1 THROUGH NOVEMBER 17, 2006
9. ADJOURNMENT
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2006 VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD (VAB)
MEETING MINUTES OF JULY 19, 2006
The Value Adjustment Board of Indian River County, Florida, met in Conference Room
"A" in the County Administration Building, 1840 25th Street, Vero Beach, Florida, on
Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. Present were County Commissioner and VAB
Chairman Wesley S. Davis, VAB Vice Chairman; Gary C. Wheeler, Commissioner Thomas S.
Lowther, and School Board District 4 Member Ann Reuter, and District 2 Member Lenora
Quimby. Also present were County Attorney William G. Collins II, Property Appraiser David
Nolte, Chief Deputy Darlene Silverstein and Clerk of the Value Adjustment Board Maria I.
Suesz.
1. CALL TO ORDER
.. Chairman Wesley S. Davis called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
2. INVOCATION
The Chairman delivered the Invocation.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
School Board Member Lenora Quimby led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
4. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN FOR
2006 VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
Chairman Davis and Commissioner Wheeler were both nominated for Chairman of the
2006 Value Adjustment Board.
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ON MOTION by Commissioner Lowther,
SECONDED by School Board Member Quimby, the
Board by a 4-0 vote (School Board Member Reuter not
present), elected Commissioner Wheeler as Chairman
of the Board.
School Board Member Ann Reuter joined the meeting at 9:03 a.m.
Commissioner Wheeler took the Chair.
School Board Member Reuter nominated Commissioner Lowther for Vice Chairman of
the Value Adjustment Board. There were no other nominations.
There was CONSENSUS to elect Commissioner
Thomas Lowther as Vice Chairman of the Board.
5. APPROVAL OF VAB MINUTES
ON MOTION by Commissioner Davis, SECONDED
by Vice Chairman Lowther, the Board unanimously
approved the VAB Minutes of May 22, 2006, as
written and distributed.
5. APPROVAL OF RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR 2006 VALUE
ADJUSTMENT BOARD
ON MOTION by Commissioner Davis, SECONDED
by Commissioner Lowther, the Board unanimously
accepted the Rules of Procedures for 2006 Value
Adjustment Board.
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`�- 6. AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS
FOR 2006 SPECIAL MAGISTRATES — JOHN A. ROBINSON, PA,
MAI, AND JULIE A. ZAHNISER, ESQ.
ON MOTION by Vice Chairman Lowther,
SECONDED by Commissioner Davis, the Board
unanimously authorized County Attorney Collins to
execute the Special Magistrate contracts for John A.
Robinson, PA, MAI, and Julie A. Zahniser, Esq..
8. AUTHORIZE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE TO CONDUCT
THE 2006 HEARINGS AND APPROVE THE HEARING DATES —
NOVEMBER 1 THROUGH NOVEMBER 17, 2006
ON MOTION by Vice Chairman Lowther,
SECONDED by Commissioner Davis, the Board
unanimously authorized the Special Magistrates to
conduct the 2006 hearings November 1-17, 2006.
County Attorney Collins updated the Board of the following schedule for hearings, and
notified the Board that their final meeting may not take place until 2007.
Exemption/Classification hearings—November 1,2,3, 2006
Valuation/Tangible hearings—November 8-9, and 16-17, 2006
Tentative reschedule dates:
Exemption/Classification- Last Week in November
Valuation/Tangible - December 12-13, 2006
Commissioner Davis commented that the VAB process seemed to be a waste of time.
A brief discussion followed and Property Appraiser David Nolte commented that VAB was a
result of property tax agents who were unhappy that decisions were not going in their favor.
They wanted an unbiased process.
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There being no further business, on Motion duly made, seconded and carried, the Board
adjourned at 9:10 a.m.
ATTEST:
J. K. Barton, Clerk
By: at,41. K• �`
Maria I. Suesz, Deputy C I Gary C heeler, Chairman
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