2013 Fall Newsletter

COMMITTEE NEWS

It is the mission of the FCIAAO to provide educational events for its membership through relevant assessment course offerings and networking opportunities at conferences to promote professional development. The FCIAAO Executive Board understands that the strength and diversity of our Chapter lies with the volun- teers, committees, and interaction among our members. With that in mind, one of the issues discussed at the August 3 rd board meeting was the need to reener- gize and potentially restructure the Chapter’s committees. As a result, the Board approved the following Committees (the structure and procedural rules are being developed and modeled after IAAO):

Tracy S. Drake, CAE, RES, AAS, CFE

Exemptions Steering Committee

Real Property Steering Committee

IT / GIS Steering Committee

Tangible Personal Property Steering Committee

Through the Executive Board, these committees will be charged with the responsibility of reviewing the needs of the FCIAAO members and developing the timeliest, most relevant educational content for the conferences and quarterly newsletters. A complete list of the FCIAAO Committees, and its mem- bers, will be available on our website in the near future. If you are interested in serving on a particular committee, please contact Vice President Alice Weinberg.

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION COMMITTEE

The FCIAAO Executive Board supports our members who are seeking professional designations through the IAAO. At our August 3rd meeting, the Board approved to restructure the Professional Designation Committee (PDC) in order to promote awareness, encourage participation, and pro- vide candidates with the appropriate tools, resources and technical assistance for success. The new structure will include (2) advisors per designation. A list of Florida Professional Designation Advisors, and other valuable information, will be available on our website in the near future.

UPDATE: IAAO SPANISH LANGUAGE GLOSSARY PROJECT

The translation of the IAAO Glossary into Spanish is well underway. The Florida Chapter supported this project financially through a donation to the IAAO made last year at the IAAO Conference. Since then, the IAAO Technical Standards Committee (charged with maintaining the Glossary) has selected a professional translator through a review process, and that translator is set to begin their work within the next few months. After the translation is complete, a team of bilingual IAAO members will review the translation for accuracy and, as necessary, resolve issues. This team will be made up of members in all areas of expertise, valuation, exemption, assessment administration, mapping and personal property. Some of our own Florida Chapter members and employees of Florida Property Appraisers will participate in the 12 person review committee. They will work alongside bilingual speakers from

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Fall 2013 Newsletter of the FCIAAO