Value Adjustment Board
The Clerk serves as the secretary to the Value Adjustment Board. The department’s function to this Board is to accept, verify, and attest to petitions received over the counter and through the mail; to work in conjunction with the Property Appraiser’s Office to schedule hearings; and notify petitioners of their hearing schedule. It is also this department’s responsibility to attend the proceedings, make audio recordings, and prepare advertisements required by law.
To withdraw your petition, you must fill out the Value Adjustment Board Withdrawal of Petition form and mail or hand deliver it to our office at 1 Courthouse Circle, Monticello, FL 32344.
About the VAB and review process
The Value Adjustment Board consists of two members of the Board of County Commissioners, one member of the County School Board, and two Citizens. The Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller also serves as Clerk to the VAB.
The Florida Department of Revenue (FDOR) provides the above Uniform Policies and Procedures Manual that outlines the VAB process. You are encouraged to review this manual before attending your hearing, along with all notices sent to you by the Clerk to the VAB.
The Clerk to the VAB is also responsible for scheduling hearing dates and times for all petitioners. Petitioners will receive a notice of hearing at least 25 days prior to the scheduled hearing date. Notices will be mailed to the address that appears on the petition form. If a petitioner has changed addresses, it is his/her responsibility to notify the VAB Clerk.
2024 VAB Members
Clerk Jason Welty
(850) 559-9483
jwelty@jeffersonclerk.com
Commissioner JT Surles
(850) 509-1743
jtsurles@jeffersoncountyfl.gov
Commissioner Chris Tuten
(850) 933-5256
ctuten@jeffersoncountyfl.gov
Citizen Megan Seward
sewarme@gmail.com
School Board Magdeline Flynt
(850) 544-9878
mflynt@jeffersonschools.net
Citizen Franklin "Jay" Brooks
(850) 509-7506
frnklnbrks@yahoo.com
VAB Resources for Taxpayers: