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Honorable Members of the
City Commission
There iadr Mn Mai yew herewith • e+e++n+imiration dated `i /24 f75
mattes to
Double Taxation
The attached is forwarded for your information.
Please here this matter investileted end furnish this office with a report (2 copies). Rows file.
Please prepare reply far City Msnsgor's signet's,. (Original and L copies) Return file.
Far appropriate action.
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cc: City Attorney, City Clerk, Budget Office, Finance Director
SUSPENSE DATE:
CITY COMMi3Slon
MEETING OF 1
OCT 9 ig75
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Mr. Paul W. Andrews
City Manager
City of Miami
Post Office Box 330706
Miami, Florida 33133
Dear Mr. Andrews:
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OFFICE OF COUNTY MANAGER
September 24, 1975
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This is to apprise you of our progress in preparing an appropriate response
to the City's position on taxation for municipal services provided by the
County. Staff from this office and the County Attorney's Office are working
together to develop the County's arguments on the issues presented in your
various communications. We believe that a complete reply will be available
to the City about October 15, 1975.
In terms of the ninety (90) day provision of the law, it is our opinion that
the meeting held in chid -July between City and County Commissioners satisfies
the initial response criteria established in Chapter 125, F.S.
We are, therefore, proceeding to answer all questions posed by the City of
Miami at that time, and to provide other poignant arguments in support of
the County's posture.
Sincerely,
Couttty
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cc: City Commission
Honorable Mayor and Members
Board of County Commissioners
Stuart Simon
County Attorney
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Mr. R. Ray Goode
County Manager
Metropolitan Dade County
Room 911
Dade County Courthouse
Miami, Florida 33130
Dear Mr. Goode:
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It is with some concern that I view recent developments
of the cities within Dade County proposing to transfer
some of their municipal services to Metropolitan Dade
County.
As you recall, in my letter of August 1, 1975, I pointed
out the position of the City of Miami in reference to the
legislative intent of SECTION 1, Article Viii of the
Constitution of the State of Florida in that those taxes
being paid by the City of Miami should in no way fund
municipal services provided by the County for either
the unincorporated area or other municipalities.
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We are not looking simply for a method of tax relief from
the County when they tams over municipal services from
cities such as fire protection, but we are concerned that
an additional tax burden to the people of Miami to provide
municipal services outside the City wilt be remedied only
by creatin taxing districts that will allocate the costs of
municipal services being provided by the County.
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Although establishing taxing districts might be a
difficult cttatlenge, we feel that the two-tier form of
guvu rnment must be equitably funded at both the
metropolitan and local levels and that SECTION 1,
Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida
provides >ao with a abase to begin to work together in
establishing common budgetary procedure• that will
equitably distribute the tax burden to the people of
Miami and ?fade County.
Sincerely,
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P. W. Andrews
City Manager
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