PAM DUBOV, CFA, CAE

PinellasCounty Property Appraiser www.pcpao.org pam@pcpao.org

MAIN BRANCH- COURTHOUSE 315 Court St. – 2nd Floor Clearwater, FL33756 MAIL: PO Box 1957 Clearwater, FL33757 TEL: (727) 464-3207 FAX: (727) 464-3448 HEARING IMPAIRED: (727) 464-3370

MID-COUNTY CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER – WALK-IN 13025 Starkey Rd., Largo (Tax Collector)

TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY TPP TEL: (727) 464-8484 TPP FAX: (727) 464-8488

MAIL: PO Box 1957 – Clearwater, FL33757

NORTH COUNTY 29269 US Highway 19 N Clearwater, FL33761 TEL: (727) 464-8780 FAX: (727) 464-8794

TYRONE (SOUTH) 1800 66TH St. N St. Petersburg, FL33710 TEL: (727) 582-7652 FAX: (727) 582-7610

EXEMPTIONS: TEL: (727) 464-3294 FAX: (727) 464-3408

COMMERCIAL APPRAISALS: TEL: (727) 464-3284

RESIDENTIAL APPRAISALS: TEL: (727) 464-3643 (CW)

May 1, 2012

By Hand-Delivery

John Morroni, Commission Chair, Board of County Commissioners Kenneth T. Welch, Commission Vice-Chair Neil Brickfield, Commissioner Norm Roche, Commissioner Nancy Bostock, Commissioner Susan Latvala, Commissioner Karen Williams Seel, Commissioner Bob LaSala, County Administrator RE: 2012-2013 Budget Dear Chair Morroni, Commissioners, & Administrator LaSala: I am pleased to provide a copy of our 2012/2013 budget summary for your review. This budget reflects an amount $46,972 less than the target you established for us. The numbers on the attached BCC Summary are lower than those listed on our budget summary because other taxing authorities fund a portion of the Property Appraiser’s budget. I am required to submit my budget to the Department of Revenue (DOR) by June 1, 2012 for approval and will provide you with the approved budget once I receive it from the DOR. I draw your attention to the red text on page 4, titled “E.D.P.” (Contractual Services). Your recent decision to approve our countywide Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) with ESRI for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, maintenance and professional services contributed over $68,000 to the total $80,890 reduction in that line of our budget. It was made possible because my office will no longer be required to pay software maintenance fees that will now be covered by the ELA. I also note that during the time period covered by this budget, our office may be required to implement up to five property tax related constitutional amendments that, if approved in the November general election, will create a new exemption for first time Florida homesteaders; a new low income senior exemption; a new exemption for spouses of deceased first responders; an expanded combat disabled veteran discount; an increased tangible personal property exemption; a reduced cap on non-homestead property; and the elimination of the recapture rule associated with Save Our Homes. I have not increased our staff to implement these potential new laws due to reductions in our workload caused by our online exemption filing application, our use of oblique imagery to perform some property inspections, and our expansion of customer service provided through our web page. I welcome the opportunity to present this budget and answer your questions on May 15th. Sincerely,

Pam Dubov, CFA, CAE Property Appraiser