Honorable Bill Donegan, CFA Orange County Property Appraiser

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.

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.

OCPA Divisional Organization 130 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

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 Just Market Value  Taxable Value Increased $17 Billion, or 22.6% over 2005  New construction added over $3.5 Billion in taxable value

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

$ 400,000 $ 300,000 $ 200,000 $ 100,000 $ 0 Tax Dollars Returned due to Homestead Non-Compliance $ 370,983 $ 352,641

Thank You Gracias Honorable Bill Donegan, CFA Orange County Property Appraiser