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Public Hearings 9.

BCC Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:	02/07/2019
Issue: 5:31 p.m. Public Hearing to Consider Amending Chapter 90, Division 4, Section 90-187 Additional Homestead Tax Exemption for Persons 65 and Older
From:	KIA JOHNSON
Department:	County Attorney's Office
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

5:31 p.m. Public Hearing to Consider Amending Chapter 90, Article IV, Division 4, Section 90-187, of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances, Providing for Additional Homestead Tax Exemption for Persons 65 and older.

Recommendation: That the Board adopt the Ordinance amending Chapter 90, Article IV, Division 4, Section 90-187, of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances, providing additional Homestead Tax Exemption for persons 65 and older.

BACKGROUND:

At the January 10, 2019 meeting, the Board scheduled the Public Hearing to consider amending Chapter 90, Division 4, Additional Homestead Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens.

The amendment would waive the requirement that a property owner file an annual application or statement for the additional homestead exemption for persons 65 and older after an initial application is made and the exemption is granted by the Property Appraiser in accordance with F.S. Section 196.075.

The requested waiver is anticipated to save the Property Appraiser's Office approximately $6,000 per year.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

N/A

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

Assistant County Attorney Kia Johnson drafted the proposed Ordinance. The Ordinance was advertised in the Pensacola News Journal on January 26, 2019.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

N/A

Attachments
Ordinance
531 PH Proof of Publication