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Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayer: Public Services Support • 90 Custom/Specialized Reports – This could encompass
Hello May! any number of requests, such as:
M y s taf f is bus y Department ○ Information from the tax roll by assessed value
completing preparations ○ The number of homestead properties in certain cities
for the 2023 estimated The Public Services Support Department receives and ○ The entire tax roll or appraisal database file for
taxable property values, processes hundreds of public records requests annually. Data is the current year
which will be released to all derived from our geographical information system and appraisal/ ○ Daily/monthly sales updates
Palm Beach County taxing tax roll systems. We have several standard reports and are able ○ Subdivision reports
authorities later this month. to create customized, specialized reports and maps based on the ○ All vacant properties
We provide an estimate to taxpayer’s needs. ○ Spreadsheets listing information for certain cities
cities and other authorities Last year, the Public Services Support team, a group of five, ○ All properties in an estate
who levy taxes because they managed: ○ All single family homes or a list by property use code
need them to begin developing their budgets. They review • 985 Data Run Requests/Variances – This includes address ○ Certain properties by subdivision or labels for
the property values in their jurisdictions and decide on a labels, maps, owners lists, and variances for when a taxpayer’s certain areas
proposed tax rate. The property values multiplied by the planned use of their property deviates from local zoning. ○ Vector and situs files
tax rate, or millage, determines your taxes. • 152 Archive Records (Up 27 percent from 2021) – This While our team loves to make our wealth of information
The cities and other taxing authorities then share those includes tax rolls and building cards. Some of our records date more accessible to the public, there are questions that even they
proposed tax rates with my office, so that we can notify all back to 1977, and homeowners request these records for income can’t answer. For example, they’ve been asked, “Can you tell
property owners of both their home value and proposed tax tax purposes. They usually want to know the value when the me where my septic tank is?” That’s a question for the Florida
rate. These are revealed in the Notice of Proposed Property property last changed hands. Department of Health.
Taxes mailed to all property owners in mid-August. • 350 Impact Fee Records (Up 143 percent from 2021) – If you are interested in any special reports or maps, please
While state law requires my office to value property This is a request for a building card from builders or homeowners contact Public Services Support at (561) 355-2881 or pa-
based on the status of the market, your tax rate is set by who are searching to see if a structure ever existed on a vacant pubsvc@pbcgov.org. Fees for reports and programming can be
taxing authorities who answer to you, the voter. If home lot, and if so, its square feet, number of bedrooms, baths, etc. If found at pbcgov.org/PAPA.
values increase, tax bills do not necessarily have to there was a structure, they can submit the building card to the
increase as tax rates could be reduced. Every resident has Palm Beach County Planning, Zoning and Building Department Office Closed In Honor Of
the right to speak to the elected officials who levy taxes for an impact fee credit.
at the public meetings listed in your notice. Memorial Day
If you feel that the market value of your property is
inaccurate, you also have the right to file a petition for
adjustment with the Value Adjustment Board through the
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. For more
information, visit pbcgov.org/PAPA or contact Residential
Appraisal Services at (561) 355-2883 or myhouse@
pbcgov.org.
In this month’s newsletter, we’re highlighting our
Public Services Support team, who handles most public
records requests for my office. From address labels
to complex customized reports, my staff is helpful,
knowledgeable, and ready to serve you.
Respectfully, The Public Services Support Department, left to right: Bonnie
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, Neff, Virginia Leonard, Sade Neuforth, Clarice Bethel-Laing,
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser and Roberto Castillo
Tax Talk

Dear Friends: Lake Avenue in the Pride Parade and seeing such a diverse, Preparing Before Hurricane Season
This is the time of year supportive, and energized crowd — this year was the best! In 2022, the Florida Legislature passed the Home
when our seasonal visitors Appreciation to the organizing team for such a fantastic Hardening Sales Tax Exemption on the purchase of
have returned to their event and living up to its mission of empowering and impact-resistant doors, windows, and garage doors,
northern homes and our enriching the lives of the LGBTQ+ community and those
local traffic gets a little impacted by HIV and AIDS. I also appreciate the many folks
better. With more than an who stopped by our information booth as my team and I
average of 1,000 people enjoyed answering questions about our office. We hope to
moving to the Sunshine see more of you at future events!
State every day, traffic can
still be hectic from time Hurricane Season
to time. But where are all
these new Florida residents coming from? Well, as our June 1 marks the start of what can be a very stressful time of
office is usually one of their first stops as they apply for year – hurricane season. Hurricanes are part of the reality of living
a Florida driver’s license and/or vehicle registration, near the coast and major hurricanes are becoming more and more
our data shows that the top five states from where they prevalent. However, the key to navigating hurricane season is to
relocate are: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, be prepared and have a plan. This year, to help you prepare, the
Pennsylvania and California. We typically don’t see too National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared
many people moving here from Hawaii, Iowa or Alaska! April 30 to May 6 as National Hurricane Preparedness Week,
So, to all our new residents that join us each and every visit noaa.gov/hurricane-prep for more information. Tax Talk on page 7
day, welcome to Palm Beach County!
Regards, “Service is our number one priority”
Anne M. Gannon,
Constitutional Tax Collector, 561-743-0070
Serving Palm Beach County

TCO Celebrates Pride www.palmspoolservices.com

One of my favorite
things about being the tax
collector is engaging with
clients and celebrating the
diversity that our beautiful
county provides. This was
most evident at the Palm
Beach Pride Festival in
March, where thousands
of people celebrated the
LGBTQ+ community.
For more than a decade, Expires 6/15/23.
my office has participated in
the two-day Palm Beach Pride Festival in Lake Worth Beach.
My staff and I look forward to the opportunity to interact State Licensed & Insured
with attendees, from not only Palm Beach County, but from Serving Palm Beach County CPC # 1457468 • LPG#30099
all over the country. One of the highlights is riding down