The Miami-Dade Property Appraiser acts as the head of the Office of the Property Appraiser. The Office's primary responsibility is to identify and appraise all real and tangible personal property within the County and certify the annual tax roll with the Florida Department of Revenue in accordance with State law. Additional responsibilities include the maintenance of all associated property records, the administration of all exemptions, and the annual notification to all property owners in Miami-Dade County of the assessed value of their property. Pedro J. Garcia was first elected as Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser in 2008. After losing re-election in 2012 he was subsequently re-elected to office in a 2014 special election and was unopposed in the 2016 elections.