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Levy County School Board told county will begin billing district for VAB attorney fees under statute
Summary
Superintendent told the board the Levy County Commission will start following Florida Statute section 194.015 and bill the school district for two-fifths of Value Adjustment Board attorney costs; 2024 example would equal roughly $648, the superintendent said.
The Levy County School Board was told at its meeting that the Levy County Commission will begin billing the district for two-fifths of the Value Adjustment Board attorney costs under Florida Statute section 194.015, the superintendent said.
The superintendent told the board he had distributed a legal services contract and a vendor payment history from the Levy County Commission and that, "pursuant to section 194.015," the cost of the VAB's attorney is apportioned two-fifths to the school board and three-fifths to the county commission. He said the county historically paid the attorney in full but plans to start following the statute this year.
The superintendent offered a 2024 example from the payment history to illustrate the change: the attorney's 2024 charge totaled about $1,618.75, which would make the school board's two-fifths share roughly $647.50. He told the board the annual amounts can vary because some years include lengthy hearing appeals and other years have little or no appeals. He also said the commission had not, at that time, notified the district of any request for reimbursement of past years.
Board members did not take a formal vote on the item during the meeting; the superintendent characterized the report as informational and said he provided the payment history so members would be aware of the likely change in billing. No public speakers addressed the VAB cost issue during the meeting.
The superintendent said he had contacted a county official to request the detailed charges so the district could anticipate any invoice. He also told the board the historical average since 2019 looked to be about $1,200 per year for the attorney fees, though annual totals fluctuate.
What happens next was not formalized at the meeting: the superintendent said the district would likely receive a bill and present it to the board when it arrives. No motion or formal direction to change district budgeting was recorded in the meeting minutes provided.
The board also discussed, elsewhere on the agenda, a second review of unspecified policy changes that will return for approval at a later meeting; the superintendent said that item had produced no public comments during the review period.
