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<br />MS. SCHOEN: Excuse me, Mr. Ortiz, could you speak into the microphone so Mary can catch what you’re saying. <br /> <br />MR. ORTIZ NAVA: Would you like me to repeat what I just stated? <br /> <br />SECRETARY: No, just – <br /> <br />MR. ORTIZ NAVA: Okay. Another clarification I would like to make is that in the petition, they mention several times that the appraisers, the certified appraiser--in this case, my wife, represents the interests of—or represents the clients at tax appeals. The fact is that she has never represented any client in the tax appeals, either in this jurisdiction or any other. __________ my employment with the County ___________, that’s not one of her duties as a certified _________ appraiser working at Bloom Appraisers. So that in the petition was not stated. Another thing that I would like to clarify is that real estate—real certified appraisers do not represent interests of anybody. They are independent. And in the petition we have this day that my wife will represents interests, which is not true whatsoever. It would be a conflict ___________ which any certified appraiser like myself has to find. So with those points, I will stop. <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: I’d like to ask, how have you notified your supervisor that your wife is also a certified appraiser? <br /> <br />MR. ORTIZ NAVA: I was hired in June 4, 2012. Prior my employment—prior my job acceptance, I stated in my application that my previous job, prior working for the County as Appraiser V, which is my title, dealing with commercial properties, no residentials, I stated that I worked for Bloom Appraisers since 2005 to the previous, couple days before my employment with the County in 2012. So I stated who my father-in-law was, who my wife was, what I’m ___________. So it’s in my job application, and my supervisor, the assistant administrator, director, pretty much all the appraisers knew—the supervisor of the appraisers knew that—they were in the interview, the job interview. So I stated that, who is my previous employer and the relationship that I have. <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: Questions? <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: All right, one question and it’ll cover everything, all right? Is your wife now, or has she ever been, an employee or officer of the County? <br /> <br />MR. ORTIZ NAVA: No, she has never. <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: All right, that’s it. <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: Questions? Do you have any questions? <br />