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 Trey Hightower

(850) 342-0218 ext. 223
thightower@jeffersonclerk.com


Commissioner Ben White

(850) 528-3846
bwhite@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