Summer 2025 FCIAAO Newsletter

Back to the Beach Continued On Thursday, our four Steering Committees put on a great day of sessions for our attendees. The Real Property track spotlighted issues such as Wetlands, Highest & Best Use Analysis and How to Build A Successful VAB Packet. Their day ended with sessions on Power Bi and how to use it for Sales Ration Studies and how institutional investors are impacting markets. The Exemptions track had a busy day as well with a variety of topics. The first session addressed the challenges of online homestead filing. Other sessions included Exemption Compliance. Marisa Button from the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, presented on the Live Local Affordable Housing Exemptions, highlighting the Middle Market Certificate Program. After lunch, a sister session on the Live Local exemptions focused on the processing of the applications and how to navigate the approvals, denials and VAB hearings. Rounding out the day of Exemption sessions was a roundtable discussion regarding Portability and administering exemptions.

trust through transparency, essential tools for communication and outreach, and the life cycle of the tax roll. Other sessions focused on leadership and professional development. Thursday night the Annual Business Meeting and Banquet took place where we recognized outstanding members and installed the 2025 2026 Florida Chapter Executive Board. We recognized our 2025 Lifetime Achievement winner, Kenny Pennington from Osceola County and Member of the Year recipient, Gwen Jones from Pinellas County. After the meeting was adjourned, the President’s Party began! It was a great evening! Up and early Friday morning the Networking Breakfast gave another opportunity to catch up with fellow attendees before the final sessions of the conference. Will Shepherd, Esq., presented on recent court decisions related to Property Tax and the Hon. Mike Twitty from Pinellas County reviewed the bills in this year’s session that may impact our offices. We hope everyone enjoyed the conference in Daytona Beach! See you in Kissimmee in 2026!

The IT/GIS tracks were highly attended this year as they covered topics which included: Creating Dynamic Power Bi Dashboards, It’s a Plat, Plat World and how to leverage 3D mapping for condo valuation. The final session was an engaging panel discussion on leveraging technology to enhance efficiency and collaboration for valuation. The Admin track, targeting to those on the administrative side of the office, presented session topics which included building public

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