Honorable Bill Donegan, CFA

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Honorable Bill Donegan, CFA Orange County
Property Appraiser
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Office of the Property Appraiser Overview
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Office of the Property Appraiser Overview

• The Office of the Property Appraiser is created
  and established by the Constitution of the State
  of Florida
• Article VIII, Section 1(d).
• Elected Constitutional Officer.
• Responsible directly to the people.
• Promotes accountability and transparency
• in the ad valorem tax roll process.

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Property Appraiser Responsibilities

• Place a fair and equitable Just Market Value on
  all Real and Tangible Personal Property for ad
  valorem taxation.
• Administer all exemptions authorized by Florida
  Law.
• Prepare and submit to the State Department of
  Revenue an annual assessment roll which complies
  with Constitution and State mandate standards.
• Administer the TRIM notices.
• Maintain the County Base Map.

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OCPA Divisional Organization130 Staff

• Administrative Services
• Customer Service
• Exemptions
• Homestead Compliance
• Tangible Personal Property
• Real Estate Assessments
• Residential
• Commercial
• Real Estate Services
• Deeds and Research / Cadastral Mapping / Permits
  / AG
• Information Technology
• IT Operations / CAMA , GIS, and WEB Programming /
  Tax Roll Services

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2006 Final Tax Roll Statistics

• 407,954 Real Property Parcels
• 270,339 Residential
• 62,089 Condominium Timeshare
• 12,918 Commercial and Industrial
• 47,937 Vacant
• 1,988 Agricultural
• 63,344 Tangible Personal Property Accounts
• Total Just Value 127.8 Billion
• Total Taxable Value 92.3 Billion
• Just Market Value Increased 26 Billion, or 25.6
  over 2005
• Taxable Value Increased 17 Billion, or 22.6
  over 2005
• New construction added over 3.5 Billion in
  taxable value

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2007 Tax Roll as of Today

• 421,000 Real Property Parcels
• Up 13,000 over 2006 and still climbing
• Residential New Construction up 3.2 Billion
• 40,021 Residential Sales in 2006
• 1.9 Billion in value coming off the SOH Cap
• Commercial New Construction up 1.1 Billion

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Tax Dollars Returned due to Homestead
Non-Compliance
400,000
370,983
352,641
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
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Honorable Bill Donegan, CFA Orange County
Property Appraiser

• Thank You
• Gracias