Board adopts non-advalorem assessment roll under Florida statute

The Orange County Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing and adopted the non-advalorem assessment roll required for assessments being levied for the first time under state law.

Kirk (Kurt) Peterson, the county's OMB director, explained the legal basis: "This public hearing will also consider the adoption of the non advalorem assessment roll authorizing the tax collector to use the uniform method of collection of non advalorem assessments levied by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners as provided in Section 197.3632 of the Florida Statute." After staff presented the unit measurements and amounts by subdivision and parcel identification, the board moved to adopt the roll; Commissioner Uribe moved, Commissioner Gomez Cordero seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.

Peterson noted property owners had been given the right to file written objections and to appear and give testimony at this hearing.