BY COMMISSIONER                                                                                            RESOLUTION NO. 

A RESOLUTION OF PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA, ELECTING TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY; PROVIDING FOR THE MAILING OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

WHEREAS, Pasco County, Florida (the County), is contemplating the imposition of special assessments for the provision of fire services; and,

WHEREAS, the County intends to use the uniform method for collecting non-ad valorem special assessments for the cost of providing fire services to property within the unincorporated area of the County as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, as amended, because this method will allow such special assessments to be collected annually commencing in November 2002, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and

WHEREAS, the County held a duly advertised public hearing prior to the adoption of this resolution, proof of publication of such hearing being attached hereto as Exhibit A.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, in regular session duly assembled that:

    1. Commencing with the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2002, and with the tax statement mailed for such fiscal year, the County intends to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments authorized in Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, as amended, for collecting non-ad valorem assessments for the cost of providing fire services. Such non-ad valorem assessments shall be levied within the unincorporated area of the County. A legal description of such area subject to the assessment is attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference.

    2. The County hereby determines that the levy of the assessments is needed to fund the cost of fire services within the unincorporated area of the County.

    3. Pursuant to Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, the Pasco County Tax Collector and the Pasco County Property Appraiser have agreed that the County may have until March 1, 2002, to adopt this resolution; such agreements being attached hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by reference.

    4. Upon adoption, the County Clerk is hereby directed to send a copy of this resolution by United States mail to the Florida Department of Revenue, the Pasco County Tax Collector, and the Pasco County Property Appraiser by the 10th day of March, 2002.

    5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.

DONE AND RESOLVED this              day of                                         ,             .

(SEAL) BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
            OF PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA

ATTEST:

 

BY:  ________________________________   BY:   _____________________________
       JED PITTMAN, CLERK                                   ANN HILDEBRAND, CHAIRMAN

 

APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND SUFFICIENCY
Office of the County Attorney

BY:  _________________________________
ATTORNEY