PLACEMENT: Board and Committee Appointments
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VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD APPOINTMENT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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After solicitation of applicants due to a member’s expired term, the Board is asked to appoint one individual to the Value Adjustment Board. This item was continued from the June 23, 2026 meeting.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: Donna Gordon
Title: Administrative Services Program Coordinator
REQUESTED BY: Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
The Value Adjustment Board was created pursuant to Florida Statute 194.015. The Board consists of two members of the governing body of the county as elected from the membership of the board of said governing body, one of whom shall be elected chairperson, and one member of the school board as elected from the membership of the school board, and two citizen members - one of whom shall be appointed by the governing body of the county and must own homestead property within the county and one of whom must be appointed by the school board and must own a business occupying commercial space located within the school district. A citizen member may not be a member or an employee of any taxing authority and may not be a person who represents property owners in any administrative or judicial review of property taxes.
The Administration Staff advised Diane Castellucci that her term has expired with the ending of the 2025 Value Adjustment Board functions. Mrs. Castellucci was provided with an application to complete and return if she wished to be re-considered for the position; she did not re-apply. A Chair letter and framed Certificate of Appreciation was mailed to Ms. Castellucci. The Chair signed the letter and certificate.
An Information Release soliciting applicants was emailed via Constant Contact to the Outreach Martin and Local Media email lists which includes local Chambers of Commerce, local businesses, local media, and citizens.
The Administration Staff will advise all the applicants of the Commission’s decision which will include Sunshine Law, conflicts of interest law, and public records law information to the appointed individual.
ISSUES:
The Board is asked to appoint one individual to the Value Adjustment Board for a term to begin immediately and end when the 2026 Value Adjustment Board completes their functions. A voting sheet is attached.
Steven Hecht Victoria Sica
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
To the extent this item contains legal issues; it has been reviewed for legal sufficiency, though it is primarily a matter of Board policy.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
Move that the Board appoint one individual to the Value Adjustment Board for a term to begin immediately and end when the 2026 Value Adjustment Board completes their functions and authorize the Chair to sign the Resolution of Appointment.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Direct staff accordingly.
FISCAL IMPACT:
RECOMMENDATION
None
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
None
DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:
☐Budget Transfer / Amendment ☐ Chair Letter ☐Contract / Agreement
☐Grant / Application ☐Notice ☐Ordinance ☒Resolution
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