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FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED
APPENDIX B
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED
To Be Published by August 24, 2007.
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NOTICE OF HEARING TO IMPOSE AND
PROVIDE FOR COLLECTION OF FIRE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Notice is given that the City Commission of the City of Miami
will conduct a public hearing to consider imposing special
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assessments for the provision of fire services within the City of
Miami for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2007.
The hearing will be held at 5:05 p.m. on September.13, 2007, in
the City Commission Chambers of City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive,
Miami, Florida, for the purpose of receiving public comment on the
proposed assessments. All affected property owners have a right to
appear at the hearing and to file written objections with the City
Commission within 20 days of this notice. If a person decides to
appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any
matter considered at the hearing, such person will need a record of
the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record is
made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is
to be made. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act,
persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to
participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk at
(305) 250-5360 at least seven days prior to the date of the hearing.
The assessment for each parcel'of property will be based upon
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each parcel's classification and the total number of billing units
attributed to that parcel. The estimated total Fire Assessed Costs
to be assessed and collected for the Fiscal Year commencing October
1, 2007, is $3,908,943. The following table reflects the proposed
fire assessment schedule.
RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY USE Rate Per
CATEGORIES Dwelling Unit
Single Family
Multi -Family
Public Housing
$15
$17
$48
Building
NON- Classification
RESIDENTIAL (in square foot
PROPERTY USE ranges)
CATEGORIES
< 1,999
2,000 3,500 5,000 -
10,000 -
20,000 -
30, 000 -
40, 000 -
50,000 -
60, 000 -
70,000 -
80,000 -
90,000 -
100,000 -
125, 000 -
150, 000 -
175,000 -
> 200,000
3, 499
4,999
9, 999
19, 999
29, 999
39, 999
49,999
59,999
69, 999
79, 999
89, 999
99,999
124,999
149, 999
174,999
199, 999
Commercial
$21
43
$75
$107
$215
$430
$645
$860
$1,074
$1,289
$1,504
$1,719
$1,934
$2,149
$2,686
$3,223
$3,761
$4,298
Industrial/
Warehouse
$7
$13
$23
$33
$66
$132
$198
$264
$330
$396
$462
$527
$593
$659
$824
$989
$1,154
$1,319
Institutional
$24
$49
$86
$122
$245
$490
$734
$979
$1,224
$1,469
$1,713
$1,958
$2,203
$2,448
$3,060
$3,672
$4,283
$4,895
Pursuant to Section 8 of the Preliminary Rate Resolution
(Resolution No. 07- ), the City Commission has ascertained,
determined, and declared that Institutional Properties provide
facilities and uses to the ownership, occupants, membership, as well
as the public in general that otherwise might be requested or
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required to be provided by the City and such use thereof serves a
legitimate public purpose and provides a public benefit. Therefore,
it is fair and reasonable not to impose Fire Assessments upon such
Institutional Property whose use is also wholly exempt from ad
valorem taxation under Florida Law, which typically describes
' improved parcels which are neither residential, commercialor
industrial in use, and are predominately used for educational,
governmental, eleemosynary, community service, religious, cultural,
literary, health care, benevolent and scientific purposes.
Pursuant to Section 8 of the Preliminary Rate Resolution the
City Commission has ascertained, determined, and declared that Public
Housing Property relieves a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling
accommodations available at rents which persons of low income can
afford and avoids conditions which otherwise might necessitate the
further expenditure of public funds. Therefore, it is fair and
reasonable not to impose Fire Assessments upon Public Housing
Property.
Any shortfall in the expected Fire Assessment proceeds due to
any reduction or exemption from payment of the Fire Assessments
required by law or authorized by the City Commission shall be
supplemented by any legally available funds, or combination of such
funds, and shall not be paid for by proceeds of funds derived from
the Fire Assessments. The City Commission has also made the
legislative determination that in the event a court of competent
jurisdiction determines any exemption or reduction by the City
Commission is improper or otherwise adversely affects the validity of
the Fire Assessments imposed for this Fiscal Year, the sole and
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exclusive remedy shall be the imposition of a Fire Assessment upon
each affected tax parcel in the amount of the Fire Assessment that
would have been otherwise imposed save and except for such reduction
or exemption afforded to such tax parcel by the City Commission.
Copies of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance (Ordinance
No. 11584), the Initial Assessment Resolution (Resolution
No. 98-325), the Final Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. 98-419),
the Preliminary Rate Resolution (Resolution No. 07- ), and the
amendment thereto, initiating the annual process of updating the
Assessment Roll and imposiing the Fire Assessments, and the
preliminary Assessment Roll for the upcoming fiscal year are
available for inspection at the Office of the City Clerk of Miami,
Florida, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida.
The assessments will be collected on the ad valorem tax bill to
be mailed in November 2007, as authorized by Section 197.3632,
Florida Statutes. Failure to pay the assessments will cause a tax
certificate to be issued against the property which may result in a
loss of title.
If you have any questions, please contact the Department of
Finance at (305) 416-1570, Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m.
CITY CLERK
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
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