2013 Summer Newsletter

2013-2014 FCIAAO

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

EXECUTIVE BOARD

PRESIDENT Neil “Nick” Nikkinen, AAS, CFE Director of Real Property Assessment Putnam County

It is my sincere honor and privilege to write to you as the 2013-2014 President of the Florida Chapter of IAAO. As I mentioned at the Chapter’s annual meeting in Sarasota on May 2, it’s interest- ing to me to see how some things have changed and some haven’t, since I first came on the Chapter’s Executive Board in 2001.

VICE PRESIDENT Alice Weinberg Community Service Director Seminole County

Neil “Nick” Nikkinen, AAS, CFE

2 ND VICE PRESIDENT Todd Finlayson, CFE

In 2001 the average price of a loaf of bread was $.90, now it’s $2.00 a 122% increase. In 2001 the avaverage price of a gallon of gas was $1.40 (oh, the good ole’ days) now it’s $3.40 a 143% in- crease. In 2001 the average price of a single family home was $132,000, now it’s….about the same! Go figure! What a value roller coaster we’ve been on! It appears after sev- eral years of riding that coaster downill, most of us are at or near the bottom and some of us have actually started to work our way up the other side. What has remained constant is the Florida Chapter of the Inter- national Association of Assessing Officers. In 2001 the annual conference, which was held in October at the time was $75, now it’s $85 a 13% increase. In 2001 a similar seminar to “Dirty Deeds” held just before the annual conference was $85 and its still $85!! Through the ongoing support of our property appraisers and prudent financial management, by this board and those that pre- ceded us, the chapter remains the best educational value avail- able in the state. I am eager to work with you and this great board to chart a course for the chapter that is grounded in the vision of our founding members that seeks to provide relevant and affordable education for property appraisers and staff, and to promote the professional development of our members. Part of this course will involve reenergizing and empowering the chapter committees; increasing the depth of membership partici- pation; ensuring the chapter’s position as a leader in education; and continuing to leverage technology to keep the overall cost of membership and education to a minimum. Stay tuned to the

Director of TPP St. Lucie County

TREASURER Doug Will, AAS, CFE

Chief Deputy Leon County

SECRETARY Brian Loughrey, CFE Administrative Director Sarasota County

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Katie Casey, CFE Training & Development Coord. Orange County DIRECTOR Justin Edwards, CFE Office Operations Supervisor Putnam County DIRECTOR Tracy Drake, CAE, RES, AAS, CFE Assistant Property Appraiser Clay County

DIRECTOR Marsha Coleman, CFE Director of Tax Rolls Citrus County

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Lainie Claudio, CFE Assistant Property Appraiser Marion County

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Summer 2013 Newsletter of the FCIAAO