VAB Agenda 01_14_2019 Item # 3C Board Vacancy ITEM 3C
Board Vacancy
01/14/2019 Item 3C
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to continue to notice a vacancy on the Value Adjustment
Board (VAB) for an Alternate Homestead Citizen Representative.
OBJECTIVE: To continue to notice a vacancy on the Value Adjustment Board (VAB) and to
recommend that the Board of County Commissioners appoint a Value Adjustment Board alternate
citizen (Homestead) representative to the VAB as soon as candidates make application and the
item is placed onto a Board of County Commission regular agenda for appointment.
CONSIDERATIONS: The Value Adjustment Board is created by Florida Statute Chapter
194.015. The VAB shall "consist 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, 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."
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) at their May 27, 2008 meeting
authorized the addition of an alternate citizen member to the Value Adjustment Board (VAB) in
order to assist in meeting quorum requirements of the VAB. Per Resolution 2016-80,the Board of
County Commissioners appointed Shawn J. Khan as the alternate citizen member of the Value
Adjustment Board. Mr. Khan has since resigned his position. The VAB at their August 6, 2018,
stated their desire to keep an alternate homesteaded citizen member on the Board. Staff was
instructed to notice the vacancy.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the VAB for staff to continue to notice the
vacancy for the Alternate VAB Homestead Citizen Member and for the BCC to make appointment
of such to the VAB, when a successful candidate has made application.
Attachments:
Excerpt: August 6, 2018 VAB Meeting Minutes
Email: September 25, 2018 from VAB Clerk to County Attorney's Office (re: vacancy)
Emails: September 25, 2018 from County Attorney's Office to VAB Clerk (re: vacancy)
Advisory Board Vacancies(dated 12/20/2018)
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August 6, 2018
proceed.
And we've already done introductions.
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER CARTER: Also, just for the
record, Nace Cohen did text me and said he is ill, so he couldn't make
it today.
MS. COSBY: Thank you very much.
And as we've already gone ahead and introduced everybody on
the record and advised that Nace Cohen cannot make it and, even so,
we do have a quorum, and then we have introductions with regards to
Clerk to the Board. Ms. Kinzel is not present in the room, but we do
also have Ms. Patricia Morgan here. She's the Value Adjustment
Board ex officio -- or clerk instead of the -- she stands instead of Ms.
Kinzel in many functions, if not all functions.
x.Moving on to Item C, and this was the resignation of alternate
homestead citizen member, and I believe his last name was Khan. Per
the discussion during the final meeting, the Board requested that we
reach out to Mr. Khan. Instead of vacating his position, seeing if he'll
resign, and he did, and we do have a copy of that email within the
agenda packet. I have got a lot of blank pages here for some reason.
COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Is that a position that we need to
publicly advertise and --
MS. COSBY: That was now going to be my -- going to be
something that we needed to discuss as a board. I will tell you that we
don't need that position. Quorum is one commissioner, one school --
school board member, and then one of the two citizen members. We
love it when you're all here. Please keep coming. But we have two
citizen members.
So in the event Mr. Cohen today could not make it, we could still
hold the meeting because Ms. Earney is here. And we do have, in my
experience, usually a full board. You all do show up. So to have that
alternate person isn't absolutely necessary, but I did want to bring it up
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August 6, 2018
to the Board and see if the Board would like to continue with that
position.
If you'd like, we can certainly engage the school board. Oh, it's a
homestead member. We can engage the -- we can engage the Board of
County Commissioners in appointing an alternate member. But, I
mean, Ms. Earney shows up all the time, and we're grateful for that.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Well, right now if you were
not feeling well today, we would not be able to proceed, and so I think
we should go ahead and get another alternate. I don't see any
downside to doing that.
HOMESTEAD MEMBER EARNEY: Exactly.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Hopefully we won't need that.
MS. COSBY: I didn't hear you.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: No. I was saying that we can't
proceed unless we have at least one citizen member and, for example,
today we have one citizen member. If she was not feeling well, we
wouldn't be able to proceed.
MS. COSBY: You are correct.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: So I think we should get an
alternate.
MS. COSBY: You'd like to get the alternate, okay. I guess we
would need a motion, then, at this point from the Board to -- well, we
can't do that yet. We don't have -- we'll table that and move it to -- I'll
move it right past Item 4, and we'll call it 4A, because we don't have a
chair yet. But we'll keep that -- we'll keep that in mind if the Board
would like that.
Moving forward, confirmation of the Board of County
Commissioners and school board appointed members. It's an
informational item only. I just want to advise the Board that I did do a
background and research compliance check to ensure that Ms. Earney
and Mr. Cohen still qualify as citizen members in their capacities, and
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Patricia L. Morgan
From: Patricia L. Morgan
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 9:34 AM
To: RodriguezWanda
Cc:Patricia L. Morgan
Subject: Vacancy of the Alternate VAB Homestead Citizen member
Tracking: Recipient Delivery
RodriguezWanda
Patricia L.Morgan Delivered:9/25/2018 9:34 AM
Good Morning,
In August, at the VAB Organizational meeting, the VAB decided that they would like to keep the position of an Alternate
VAB Homestead member. Mr. Shawn Khan, who had been the alternate previously, resigned and the VAB accepted that
resignation in August.That created the vacancy.
Please let me know if you need anything further. As you recall, that is a BCC appointed member to the VAB.
Regards,
Trish Morgan, BMR Director
Clerk to the Board &VAB
3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 401
Naples, FL 34112
239-252-8399 Phone
239-252-8408 Fax
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Patricia L. Morgan
From: RodriguezWanda <Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 11:03 AM
To: Patricia L. Morgan
Cc:PepinEmily; Klatzkowieff
Subject: RE: Vacancy of the Alternate VAB Homestead Citizen member
Trish,
If I understand correctly, the VAB has a current opening for an alternate member in the Homestead
Citizen category. As this isn't a BCC advisory board I don't keep track of those seats, but I am happy
to assist with advertising the vacancy and processing applications received. Below is the text of the
vacancy notice we posted the last time there was a similar vacancy. Let me know if you would like
any changes to the text before I post it on the county website:
The Value Adjustment Board has one vacancy for an alternate member in the Homestead Citizen category.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court serves as the Clerk to the VAB, which is the process whereby property owners
can appeal their tax assessments. The VAB consists of two County Commissioners, one Collier County School
Board member, one Collier County Homestead Citizen member and one Collier County Business Citizen
member. Collier County's VAB is required to contract Special Magistrates, based on population size, to hear
the various types of petition appeals including: Exemption/Classifications, Tangible Personal Property,
Residential Property Tax Appeals and Commercial Property Tax Appeals.
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From: Patricia L. Morgan <patricia.morgan@collierclerk.com>
Sent:Tuesday, September 25, 2018 9:34 AM
To: RodriguezWanda<Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>
Cc: Patricia L. Morgan <patricia.morgan@collierclerk.com>
Subject: Vacancy of the Alternate VAB Homestead Citizen member
Good Morning,
In August,at the VAB Organizational meeting, the VAB decided that they would like to keep the position of an Alternate
VAB Homestead member. Mr. Shawn Khan, who had been the alternate previously, resigned and the VAB accepted that
resignation in August.That created the vacancy.
Please let me know if you need anything further. As you recall,that is a BCC appointed member to the VAB.
Regards,
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Trish Morgan, BMR Director
Clerk to the Board &VAB
3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 401
Naples, FL 34112
239-252-8399 Phone
239-252-8408 Fax
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Patricia L. Morgan
From: RodriguezWanda <Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 11:34 AM
To: Patricia L. Morgan
Cc:PepinEmily; KlatzkowJeff
Subject: RE:Vacancy of the Alternate VAB Homestead Citizen member
The vacancy has been posted.
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From: Patricia L. Morgan <patricia.morgan@collierclerk.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 11:11 AM
To: RodriguezWanda <Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>
Cc: PepinEmily<Emily.Pepin@colliercountyfl.gov>; KlatzkowJeff<Jeff.Klatzkow@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: RE: Vacancy of the Alternate VAB Homestead Citizen member
Wanda.
That looks great and the requirements have not changed for the Homestead Citizen member and/or Alternate.
Thank you in advance for posting to the website.
Regards,
Trish Morgan, BMR Director
Clerk to the Board & VAB
3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 401
Naples, FL 34112
239-252-8399 Phone
239-252-8408 Fax
From: RodriguezWanda <Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent:Tuesday, September 25, 2018 11:03 AM
To: Patricia L. Morgan <patricia.morgan@collierclerk.com>
Cc: PepinEmily< n;; Pepin colliercountyfl.Rov>; KlatzkowJeff<Jeff.Klatzkow@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: RE: Vacancy of the Alternate VAB Homestead Citizen member
Trish,
If I understand correctly, the VAB has a current opening for an alternate member in the Homestead
Citizen category. As this isn't a BCC advisory board I don't keep track of those seats, but I am happy
to assist with advertising the vacancy and processing applications received. Below is the text of the
1/4/2019 Advisory Board Vacancies I Collier County,FL
Advisory Board Vacancies
Advisory Board Vacancies
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners is seeking applications for positions on several advisory
committees. Members of committees must reside and be registered to vote in Collier County. Scroll to the bottom
of this page for instructions on how to apply.
The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee has four vacant seats in the following categories related to
affordable housing: Labor engaged in home building, Banking and Mortgage industry, For-Profit Provider of
Affordable Housing, representative of the local planning agency.This committee was created in accordance with
Sect. 420.9076 Fla. Stat.,to review policies, procedures, ordinances,land development regulations, and the
adopted local government comprehensive plan, and to recommend specific actions or initiatives to encourage
affordable housing. Terms are three years.
The Black Affairs Advisory Board has three vacant seats. This nine-member committee identifies and
evaluates problems unique to the Black Community, reviews and recommends ways to ensure open
communication between minorities and Collier County Government and provides periodic reports to the Board of
County Commissioners. Terms are four years.
The Board of Building Adjustments and Appeals has two vacancies.Applicants must represent one of the
following professions: a licensed plumbing or mechanical contractor, or a state licensed architect or structural
engineer. This five-member board hears appeals on rejections or refusals by the Building Code Compliance
Director to approve mode of construction or materials to be used in construction or alteration of a structure.
Members must be knowledgeable in the following Collier County Codes: Florida Building Codes, Electrical Code,
Fire Prevention Code, Gas Code, Mechanical Code and Swimming Pool Code. Terms are four years. This is a
Quasi-Judicial Board.
The Code Enforcement Board has a vacant seat for an alternate member.This seven member board with two
alternates is composed of individuals representing the occupations of architect,business owner, engineer,general
contractor, subcontractor and realtor,who are considered on the basis of their experience or interest in the areas
of the codes and ordinances to be enforced. Members are required to file a Form 1 Statement of Financial Interest
each year with the Supervisor of Elections.Terms are 3 years. This is a Quasi-Judicial Board.
The Contractors Licensing Board has one current vacancy for a consumer representative. Applicants should
have no ties to the construction industry.This nine-member board was created to determine the qualifications of
applicants for the various categories of the Contractors' Certificates of Competency. They also hold hearings to
determine if a certificate of competency of any contractor, master or journeyman should be revoked.Terms are
three years. This is a Quasi-Judicial Board.
The Educational Facilities Authority has one vacancy.The purpose of this five-member authority is to assist
institutions for higher education in the construction, financing, and refinancing of projects. One member shall be
a trustee, director, officer, or employee of an institution for higher education located in Collier County. Terms are
five years.
The Golden Gate Community Center Advisory Board has one seat expiring in December. Members must
reside within the boundaries of the Golden Gate Community Center Municipal Services Special Taxing District.
This five-member committee advises the Board of County Commissioners on the budget and operation of the
Golden Gate Community Center. Terms are three years.
The Growth Management Oversight Committee has a vacancy for a member representing the Rural Land
Stewardship Area(RLSA).Applicants must be either residents of, own property in, or have a business interest
within the RLSA. This committee was created to assist the Board of County Commissioners in facilitating the
public review of the following four sub-area/master plans within the Growth Management Plan: the Rural Fringe
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Mixed Use District,the Golden Gate Estates and Golden Gate City area(combined),the Rural Land Stewardship
Area, and the Immokalee Urban Area. Members shall serve until the completion of the project.
The Immokalee Beautification MSTU Advisory Committee has one vacancy. This five member committee
assists the Board of County Commissioners in the business affairs of the Immokalee Beautification Taxing District,
and prepares and recommends an itemized budget to carry out the business of the district for each fiscal year.
Applicants must be permanent residents within the MSTU. Terms are four years.
The new Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee is seeking applications for seven open seats:
five members shall be residents of each of the five commission districts, and two members shall be at-large
members.Applicants should have background and experience related to financial or business management. This
seven-member committee was formed for the purpose of providing for citizen review of the County's expenditure
of the proceeds from the Collier County and Municipal Infrastructure One-Cent Sales Surtax. Initial terms for at-
large members shall be one year, and terms for district seats shall be two years. **The deadline for
application submission is January 2, 2(319 at 10:00 a.m.**
The Pelican Bay Services Division Board has three pending vacancies representing the Resident category,
which shall expire on March 31, 2023. This ii member board was established by Ordinance 2002-27, as amended,
to provide input to the Board of County Commissioners in carrying out the purposes of the Pelican Bay Municipal
Taxing and Benefit Unit as set forth in the Ordinance; recommend an itemized budget,work programs and
priorities to the BCC; and exercise control of the day to day operational affairs of the Unit to the maximum extent
allowed by law. **The application deadline is January, 2019.**
The Public Transit Advisory Committee has two current vacancies for members representing health care
services, social services, or large employers.This seven-member committee makes recommendations to the Board
of County Commissioners in matters related to transit policies, issues, programs and plans to provide mass transit
services to the citizens of Collier County.Terms are three years.
The Senior Advisory Committee is seeking applications for a member from commission district 5.Applicants
for commission district seats must be nominated by the commissioner of the district they reside in.All members
must be 62 years of age or older. The purpose of this committee is to assist the Board of County Commissioners in
compiling and identifying issues and relevant best practices concerning senior citizens in Collier County. Terms
are one year, unless further extended by the BCC.
The Value Adjustment Board has one vacancy for an alternate member in the Homestead Citizen category.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court serves as the Clerk to the VAB,which is the process whereby property owners can
appeal their tax assessments.The VAB consists of two County Commissioners, one Collier County School Board
member, one Collier County Homestead Citizen member and one Collier County Business Citizen member. Collier
County's VAB is required to contract Special Magistrates,based on population size,to hear the various types of
petition appeals including: Exemption/Classifications,Tangible Personal Property, Residential Property Tax
Appeals and Commercial Property Tax Appeals.
How to Apply:
To apply for an advisory committee vacancy, submit an application online at
After you
complete the application, click on"Submit Form." To receive an immediate e-mail confirmation that your
application was received,you must include your e-mail address in the application.
Residents interested in applying for advisory committee positions may also obtain an application by calling
239-252-8400, or from #°a$ fPlease email to
1# ia x a _. :or mail to the attention of Wanda Rodriguez, County
Attorney's Office, 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 800, Naples, Florida 34112-5746.
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