Palm Beach County Property Appraiser

Employer / Organization

Palm Beach County

Next Election

Nov 03, 2020

Filing Window

Jun 15, 2020 - Jun 19, 2020

Description

The Property Appraiser of Palm Beach County is an elected position that serves as the chief executive of the Office of the Property Appraiser. The primary duties of this job include: identification and appraisal of all personal property within county limits, certification of the annual tax roll, maintaining property records, administering property exemptions, and providing property owners an annual assessment of property value. This position also requires regular correspondence with the Palm Beach County property owners, tax collector, county agencies, and the Florida department of Revenue, in addition to several other taxing authorities. The property appraiser serves a four-year term, with no limits on the number of terms served.

Application Guidelines
In order to be a candidate for this position, please follow these three simple steps: 1) Contact the election administrator (for city/town/village positions the city clerk, and for all others, the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections) to make sure you qualify for the position. Certain positions have residency, professional certification, and other requirements. 2) Fill out the necessary documents, which may include the Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository (DS-DE9) Statement of Candidacy (DS-DE 84 form) with the qualifying officer, and Candidate Oath of Nonpartisan Office (DS-DE 25). Visit the following link to acquire these documents and find out more information regarding your candidacy: http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/candidates-committees/ 3) In order to be qualified on the ballot, all documents must be physically filled with the election administrator by the filing window end. WARNING: Some filings may only be accepted until noon on the day filing ends, so contact the election administrator to verify the time filing closes. Some positions may requre a candidacy fee. Be mindful about the filing window as it is often brief and late papers will not be accepted. If there are any other questions, contact the City Clerk that you are looking to run in, or contac the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections at (561) 656-6200 or visit their website at http://www.pbcelections.org/

Submit application to:
Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, 240 South Military Trail , West Palm Beach , FL, 33415, US