Lawsuit against county ad valorem taxes
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The county’s agenda for Board of County Commissioners, Feb 20, 2024
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Uh Mr Chairman Mariano.
I know the
wheel
like it.
We've been uh we had w were served with a lawsuit, um Capel versus and Blanchard versus Pasco County. Pasco County property appraiser and Pasco County tax collector. Um it challenges our ability to levy ad valorem taxes on the property. Um
This is real.
This is real. This is real. Not some
Russian thing.
This this is um Uh a
uh two individuals who believe that they are sovereign to Pasco County Um what my purpose for bringing bringing it up with you is um I would like authorization to work with the property appraiser um And the tax collector, but the property appraiser has a has outside counsel that is already defending a similar lawsuit in Hernando County. Um
the defense should be the same for all three of us.
Summary judgment request?
This is a motion to dismiss, it's a motion for summary judgment, it's what y yeah. Um but Mm it's my belief I have not gotten this confirmed by the property appraiser, but It's my belief that our interests are all similar, Um there should be no conflict in His lawyer representing us Um and I would like to be able to offer a third of his costs if they're g if their outside
counsel is going to handle it. weed monitoring inside for you all, but it's Um the lawsuit actually has um And property appraiser and the tax collector ha uh there is a count for nineteen eighty three damages, so they have personal liability purportedly in the lawsuit. So they have They have more at stake than we do. Um but anyway the the the real purpose is Um I'd
like to be able to offer contributions
and we'll take
take
a a
third of the charge.
Um I don't believe so as long as you as long as you you by consensus author authorize me to make that offer to the property tracer.
I do. Good approach.
Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Quick.
Oh.
That's it. That's it. Thank you. All right.