may 1st guest speaker: jerry holland
Duval County Property Appraiser
At the end of 24 years of elected public service, Holland was elected again without opposition to return to the office of the Duval County Supervisor of Elections.In the current age of elections, the most important priority is to build public trust through transparency and community outreach.Holland is looking forward to finding a new home for the elections office and increasing voter awareness.
Elected without opposition in 2015 and re-elected in 2019 as Duval County Appraiser, his priority was taking an aggressive approach investigating and combating exemption fraud.As of the end of his second term more than 3000 property owners have been found in non-compliance and over $19 million in back taxes, penalties and interest were lien for payment.Holland says, “It is important to make sure those entitled to exemptions receive them, but those not entitled, must pay the consequences.”