Florida Administrative Code › 12 - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE › 12D - Property Tax Oversight Program › Chapter 12D-9 - REQUIREMENTS FOR VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARDS IN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS; UNIFORM RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARDS › Part I - TAXPAYER RIGHTS, INFORMAL CONFERENCE PROCEDURES, DEFINITIONS; COMPOSITION OF THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD; APPOINTMENT OF THE CLERK; APPOINTMENT OF LEGAL COUNSEL TO THE BOARD; APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL MAGISTRATES › Section 12D-9.013 - Organizational Meeting of the Value Adjustment Board

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The board shall annually hold one or more
				  organizational meetings, at least one of which shall meet the requirements of
				  this section. The board shall hold this organizational meeting prior to the
				  holding of value adjustment board hearings. The board shall provide reasonable
				  notice of each organizational meeting and such notice shall include the date,
				  time, location, purpose of the meeting, and information required by Section
				  286.0105, F.S. At one
				  organizational meeting the board shall:
(a)
				  Introduce the members of the board and provide contact information;
(b) Introduce the board clerk or any designee
				  of the board clerk and provide the board clerk's contact information;
(c) Appoint or ratify the private board legal
				  counsel. At the meeting at which board counsel is appointed, this item shall be
				  the first order of business;
(d)
				  Appoint or ratify special magistrates, if the board will be using them for that
				  year;
(e) Make available to the
				  public, special magistrates and board members, Rule Chapter 12D-9, F.A.C.,
				  containing the uniform rules of procedure for hearings before value adjustment
				  boards and special magistrates (if applicable), and the associated forms that
				  have been adopted by the department;
(f) Make available to the public, special
				  magistrates and board members, Rule Chapter 12D-10, F.A.C., containing the
				  rules applicable to the requirements for hearings and decisions;
(g) Make available to the public, special
				  magistrates and board members the requirements of Florida's Government in the
				  Sunshine/open government laws including information on where to obtain the
				  current Government-In-The-Sunshine manual;
(h) Discuss, take testimony on and adopt or
				  ratify with any required revision or amendment any local administrative
				  procedures and forms of the board. Such procedures must be ministerial in
				  nature and not be inconsistent with governing statutes, case law, attorney
				  general opinions or rules of the department. All local administrative
				  procedures and forms of the board or special magistrates shall be made
				  available to the public and shall be accessible on the board clerk's website,
				  if any;
(i) Discuss general
				  information on Florida's property tax system, respective roles within this
				  system, taxpayer opportunities to participate in the system, and property
				  taxpayer rights;
(j) Make available
				  to the public, special magistrates and board members, Rules
				  12D-51.001,
				  12D-51.002 and
				  12D-51.003, F.A.C., and Chapters
				  192 through 195, F.S., as reference information containing the guidelines and
				  statutes applicable to assessments and assessment administration;
(k) Adopt or ratify by resolution any filing
				  fee for petitions for that year, in an amount not to exceed $15; and,
(l) For purposes of this rule,
				  making available to the public means, in addition to having copies at the
				  meeting, the board may refer to a website containing copies of such
				  documents.