Dan Sowell, CFA Property Appraiser Contact Information 860 W. 11 th Street Panama City, FL (850) baypa.net

Responsibilities of the Property Appraiser To locate, identify, and accurately appraise all properties subject to ad valorem taxes. To maintain property value roll equity and fairness. To process allowable exemptions.

WE MEET OUR RESPONSIBILITIES BY: Conducting Frequent Reappraisals. Hiring and Retaining a Professional Staff. Making Market Data Available. Keeping Property Owners Informed.

The Property Appraiser has NO jurisdiction or responsibility for district budgets, tax rates, special assessments, or determining the amount of taxes you pay. These matters are handled by the various taxing authorities; i.e. the county government, city government, school board and other taxing districts.

BAY COUNTY TAXING AUTHORITIES

NON MUNICIPAL TAXING AUTHORITIES TAXING AUTHORITY 2011 MILLAGE RATE Bay County Commission School Board Fire Districts Water Management District.0400 Mosquito Control.1525 Basic County Rate

CITY LIVING CITYBASIC COUNTY RATE WITHOUT FIRE ADD CITY MILLAGE ADD BEACH MOSQUITO CONTROL TOTAL 2011 MILLAGE RATE Parker Springfield Panama City Beach Callaway Lynn Haven Panama City Mexico Beach PC DIB

MILLAGES BY LOCATION

ESTIMATING PROPERTY TAXES Basic Formula Taxable value/1000*millage rate=taxes Example of house located in Lynn Haven with taxable value of $100,000 $100,000/1000=100 X (Lynn Haven 2011 millage rate)= $

ESTIMATED 2011 PROPERTY TAX REVENUE BY TAXING AUTHORITY Taxing Authority2011 Millage RateTaxable Property Value Estimated 2011 Revenue County Commission ,325,374,403 $ 52,287,617 Callaway ,285,994 $ 1,377,911 Lynn Haven ,016,225,637 $ 3,138,816 Mexico Beach ,789,309 $ 1,715,993 Parker0 199,863,220 $ - Panama City Beach0 3,633,988,101 $ - Panama City ,175,158,484 $ 8,503,782 City of Springfield0 196,260,147 $ - PC DIB ,563,508 $ 408,804 County Mosquito ,068,463,791 $ 925,441 PCB Mosquito Control ,318,263,357 $ 1,052,366 School Discretionary ,482,775,446 $ 110,206,396 Fire Districts ,766,987,829 $ 5,766,988 NFWWMD ,662,850,736 $ 586,514

BAY COUNTY PROPERTY DATA

PROPERTY DEMOGRAPHICS TYPE OF PROPERTYNUMBER OF PARCELS TOTAL NUMBER OF PARCELS 113,158 SINGLE FAMILY PARCELS 53,724 HOMESTEADED PARCELS VACANT RESIDENTIAL 19,379 MOBILE HOMES 9,012 COMMERICAL 6,041 AGRICULTURAL 1,144 GOVERNMENTAL/INSTITUTIONAL 1741 MISC 2022

REAL PROPERTY VALUES $ IN BILLIONS ASSESSED EXEMPT TAXABLE $17.6 $4.3 $13.3

Bay County Real Property Values $ in Billions

$ TAXABLE VALUE BY TYPE In Billions

%Value Decline by Property Types

Bay County New Construction $ in Millions ,

EXEMPTED VALUES $ IN BILLIONS CATEGORYVALUENUMBER OF PARCELS HOMESTEAD ,104 DISABILITY.125 4,552 GOVERNMENT ,114 REGILIOUS/NON- PROFIT

EXEMPTIONS AND AMOUNT Homestead$50,000 Seniors$50,000 Disabled$500 Widowed$500 Deployed Military% of total tax for time spent in combat zone Veterans Veterans % Disability T&P (sc/nsc) $5,000 % of Combat Disability 100% of Tax. Value

Home Sales and Homestead E xemption When a homesteaded property sells, the exemption (any exemption) stays with the property for the year in which the sale took place. The new owner must file for the homestead in their name by March 1 st of the year following the sale. The value goes to market value for the new buyer as the previous owner’s cap no longer applies. This increase can be lessened if the buyer is able to port their cap from a previously homesteaded property.

Deployed Military Property Tax Exemption – New Constitutional Amendment CS/HJR 833 (Adopted). The legislature passed a resolution providing that deployed military personnel receiving homestead exemption will receive an additional percentage exemption equal to the number of days that they are deployed during a calendar year divided by 365. The measure appeared on the ballot in 2010 and passed. The exemption will be effective for the 2011 tax year. Must be in support of the following operations: --Iraqi Freedom --Enduring Freedom --New Dawn

BP OIL SPILL (DEEP HORIZONS) NO DISCERNABLE IMPACT ON PROPERTY VALUES

Bay County Property Appraiser’s Achievements for 2010 Sponsored Roundtables With Area Business, Governmental and Educational Leaders Sponsored Roundtables With Area Business, Governmental and Educational Leaders Increased Community Awareness of Available Exemptions and made Exemption Filing Even Easier Increased Community Awareness of Available Exemptions and made Exemption Filing Even Easier A concerted effort to reduce petitions filed with the Value Adjustment Board (VAB) resulted in a significant savings to the county. A concerted effort to reduce petitions filed with the Value Adjustment Board (VAB) resulted in a significant savings to the county. Consolidated the Lynn Haven Branch with the main office Consolidated the Lynn Haven Branch with the main office Continued to Assess Property at the lowest value possible Continued to Assess Property at the lowest value possible Continued Aggressive Homestead Exemption Fraud Program, which and added $10.9 million of taxable value to tax roll Continued Aggressive Homestead Exemption Fraud Program, which and added $10.9 million of taxable value to tax roll

2011 Objectives 2011 Objectives Seek Additional Property Tax Relief for the Widowed and Disabled Seek Additional Property Tax Relief for the Widowed and Disabled Enhance Our Website with More Features and Information Enhance Our Website with More Features and Information Seek approval to TRIM notices beginning in 2012 Seek approval to TRIM notices beginning in 2012 Close PCB office for cost savings Close PCB office for cost savings

JOINT ISSUES Estimated Taxes on New Sales Identifying Incentives With New Sales

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