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File Number: 15-01239 Final Action Date:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
14/ARTICLE II/DIVISION 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, ENTITLED "DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT/DOWNTOWN
DISTRICT/DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY", MORE PARTICULARLY
BY AMENDING SECTIONS 14-59 AND 14-60 ENTITLED, "ANNUAL BUDGET;
SOURCE OF FUNDS" AND "ANNUAL AD VALOREM TAX LEVY IN DOWNTOWN
DISTRICT; DISPOSITION OF FUNDS", RESPECTIVELY, TO CORRESPOND WITH
A CHANGE IN FLORIDA STATUTE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature, during the 2015 regular legislative Session, passed Senate Bill
278, which created Section 189.056, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, Section 189.056, Florida Statutes, reduced the maximum millage that may be levied
on the taxable value of all real and personal property within the boundaries of City of Miami's
downtown district to 0.4750 mills;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Ordinance are adopted by
reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 14/Article II/Division 2 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended,
entitled "Downtown Development/Downtown District/Downtown Development Authority" is further
amended in the following particulars: {1}
"CHAPTER 14
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
ARTICLE II
DOWNTOWN DISTRICT
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DIVISION 2
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
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Sec. 14-59. - Annual budget; source of funds.
(a) No later than 30 days prior to the date the city commission establishes the millage rate for the city,
the executive director shall prepare for the approval of the board a budget for the operation of the
downtown development authority for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall be prepared in the
same manner as required of all departments of the city. When approved by the board it shall not
require approval of any officer or body of the city other than the city commission. No funds of the
city may be included in the budget of the authority except those funds authorized in this article.
(b) The operations of the downtown development authority shall be principally financed from the
following sources and such other sources as may be approved by the city commission:
(1) Donations to the authority for the performance of its functions.
(2) Proceeds of an ad valorem tax, not exceeding 0.4750one half mills per dollar valuation of
property in the downtown area designated by the city commission.
(1) Money borrowed and to be repaid from other funds received under the authority of this article
which shall include federal funds, contributions and funds derived from the millage authorized
to be levied under this article.
Sec. 14-60. - Annual ad valorem tax levy in downtown district; disposition of funds.
The city commission is authorized to levy an additional ad valorem tax on all real and personal
property in the downtown district as described in this article, not exceeding 0.4750one half mills on the
dollar valuation of such property, for the purpose of financing the operation of the downtown
development authority. This levy of 0.4750one half mills per dollar ad valorem tax shall be in addition
to the regular ad valorem taxes and special assessments for improvements imposed by the city
commission. The tax collector shall transmit funds so collected to the appropriate officer of the city
responsible for the handling of the public money who shall deposit the same in the city treasury to the
credit of the authority. Such money shall be used for no purpose other than those purposes authorized
in this article and, upon approval of the board, pursuant to vouchers signed by a minimum of two
authorized signatories of the authority, who shall be the executive director and one member of the
board of directors, or two members of the board of directors. The funds of the authority shall be
secured as other public funds are secured. Other money received by the authority shall forthwith be
deposited in the city treasury to the credit of the authority, subject to disbursement as authorized in
this article. The city shall not obligate itself nor shall it ever be obligated to pay any sums from general
public funds, or from any public funds other than money received pursuant to section 14-59 for or on
account of any of the activities of the authority.
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Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is
declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption
thereof. {2}
APPRO\ €D AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
VICTOf (IA MEND
CITY ATTORNEY
City of Miami
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Footnotes:
{1} Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall
be added. The remaining provisions are not in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate
omitted and unchanged material.
{2} This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten
(10) days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall
become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective
date stated herein, whichever is later.
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