Page 10 - JupiterWest - May '21

Page 10, Jupiter West
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayer: searching to see if a structure ever existed on a vacant Home Values And Property Taxes
Hello May! lot, and if so, its square feet, number of bedrooms, baths,
My st a f f i s bu sy etc. If there was a structure, they can submit the building Your ad valorem property tax bill is based on two
completing preparations card to the Palm Beach County Planning, Zoning and components: the value of your home and the tax rate,
for the 2021 estimated Building Department for an impact fee credit. or millage. If home values increase, tax bills do not
taxable property values, • 93 Custom/Specialized Reports – This could necessarily have to increase as the millage/tax rate could
which will be released to encompass any number of requests, such as: be reduced.
all Palm Beach County ○Information from the tax roll by assessed value Both home values and proposed millage are revealed in
taxing authorities later this ○ The number of homestead properties in certain the Notice of Proposed Property Taxes that will be mailed
month. Specific details will cities to all property owners in August. If you feel that the market
be forthcoming. ○ The entire tax roll or appraisal database file for value of your property is inaccurate, you have the right to file
In the meantime, I’d like the current year a petition for adjustment with the Value Adjustment Board
to provide an update on one of my top priorities when I ○ Daily/monthly sales updates through the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. If
became your property appraiser in 2017: shortening the ○ Subdivision reports you would like to address your tax rate, you have the right
petition process for taxpayers. ○ All vacant properties to speak to the elected officials who levy taxes at the public
Property owners who would like to appeal an assessed ○ Spreadsheets listing information for certain cities meetings listed in your notice.
value or denied exemption can file a petition with the Value ○ All properties in an estate For more information, visit pbcgov.org/PAPA or contact
Adjustment Board (VAB), which is administered by the ○ All single family homes or a list by property use Residential Appraisal Services at (561) 355-2883 or
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. Once all VAB code myhouse@pbcgov.org.
hearings have been conducted, the final tax roll – and all ○ Certain properties by subdivision or labels for
changes approved by the VAB – is certified. certain areas Office Closed In Honor Of
Shortening the timeframe of the tax roll’s final ○ Vector and situs files
certification allows my staff to focus all their efforts on Did You Know? Our office occasionally receives Memorial Day
the next tax roll. In 2019, we decreased the timeframe by requests for a listing of residences that have certain breeds
nearly a month. This year, despite taking part in numerous of dog. Though we do manage a vast array of parcel data, The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
hearings, my staff successfully integrated telephonic “We do not track pooches,” as our specialist put it. (including all of our Service Centers) will be closed in
technology to make this the most efficient year yet. If you are interested in any special reports or maps, honor of Memorial Day on Monday, May 31. We honor the
We will continue to work with the VAB to streamline please contact public services support at (561) 355- courageous men and women who died in military service for
the process and ensure efficiency and transparency for all 2881 or pa-pubsvc@pbcgov.org. Fees for reports and our country. Let us gratefully remember their sacrifice for
taxpayers in Palm Beach County. programming can be found at pbcgov.com/PAPA. our freedom and prosperity.
In this month’s newsletter, we’ll review numbers from
the Public Services Support Department, which handles
most public records requests for my office. From address
labels to customized reports, no matter how complex the Leaving Your Employer?
request is, my staff is responsive and operates in a timely Understand Your 401(k) Options.
manner.
Respectfully, At Edward Jones, we can explain options for your
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, 401(k), including leaving the money in your former
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser employer’s plan, moving it to your new employer’s
plan, rolling it over to an individual Retirement
Account (IRA) or cashing out the account subject to
tax consequences.

To learn more, call today.

Sally S Stahl, AAMS®
Financial Advisor www.edwardjones.com

M e m b P I S r e C
1851 W Indiantown Rd Ste 106
Jupiter, FL 33458
561-748-7600
Public Services Support Department: Bonnie Neff, CFE,
supervisor; Virginia Leonard, CFE, manager; Sade Neuforth,
clerk II; Clarice Bethel-Laing, specialist; and Robert
Castillo, clerk II. Photo taken in 2019.

Public Services Support

Department

The Public Services Support department receives and
processes hundreds of public records requests annually.
Data is derived from our geographical information system
and appraisal/tax roll systems. We have several standard
reports and are able to create customized, specialized
reports and maps based on the taxpayer’s needs.
Last year, the Public Services Support team, a group
of five, managed:
• 733 Data Run Requests/Variances – This includes
address labels, maps, owner’s lists, and variances for
when a taxpayer’s planned use of their property deviates
from local zoning.
• 109 Archive Records – This includes tax rolls and
building cards. Some of our records date back to 1977,
and homeowners request these records for income tax
purposes. They usually want to know the value when the
property changed hands.
• 144 Impact Fee Records – This is a request for
a building card from builders or homeowners who are