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City of Miami
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Ordinance: 13860
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3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 9/26/2019
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RELATED TO
TAXATION, DEFINING AND DESIGNATING THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS FOR
THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"); LEVYING AN AD VALOREM TAX ON ALL REAL
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY AT A TOTAL FINAL RATE OF
7.99000 MILLS ON THE DOLLAR OF THE TAXABLE VALUE OF SUCH
PROPERTY, FOR THE PURPOSES OF FUNDING THE GENERAL
OPERATING BUDGET AND PAYMENT OF DEBT SERVICE, FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2019 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2020;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, for the purposes of this Ordinance, the City of Miami ("City") is defined as all
of the territory and inhabitants within the area defined in Section 2 of the Charter of the City of
Miami, Florida ("City Charter'), titled "Corporate Limits", and more specifically described in
Exhibit "A" of the City Charter and on file in the Office of the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, Section 200.065, Florida Statutes (2019), sets forth the method of
computing, proposing, and fixing a millage rate for ad valorem taxation; and
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2019, the Miami -Dade County Property Appraiser ("PA"),
pursuant to Section 200.065(1), Florida Statutes (2019), certified to the City the preliminary
taxable value within its territorial limits at $58,961,599,417; and
WHEREAS, the City prepared a Proposed Budget for the fiscal year ("Fiscal Year")
beginning October 1, 2019 and ending September 30, 2020 and computed a total proposed
millage rate of 7.9900, which is necessary to fund the tentative budget other than the portion of
the budget to be funded from sources other than ad valorem taxes; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission enacted Resolution No. 19-0313 on July 25, 2019,
wherein it directed the City Manager to submit to the PA and the Miami -Dade County Tax
Collector the total proposed millage rate of 7.9900 mills, together with the required information
set forth in Section 200.65(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2019); and
WHEREAS, on September 12, 2019, the City held a public hearing as required by
Section 200.065(2)(c), Florida Statutes (2019), where the City Commission adopted a total
tentative millage rate of 7.9900 mills pursuant to the first reading of this proposed Ordinance;
and
WHEREAS, another public hearing, as required by Section 200.065 (2)(c), Florida
Statutes (2019), occurred in connection with the final millage rate as set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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File ID: 6293
Enactment Number: 13860
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. There shall be levied an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property in
the City at a final total rate of 7.9900 mills on the dollar of the taxable value of such property for
the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2019 and ending September 30, 2020 computed as
follows:
7.5665 mills to fund the General Operating Budget.
0.4235 mills to provide for the payment of maturing principal and interest, and charges
and requirements related thereto, of voter approved indebtedness.
Section 3. The final millage rate herein adopted for the purpose of funding the General
Operating Budget is 4.59 percent greater than the rolled -back rate of 7.2341 mills.
Section 4. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of the Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be effective as of October 1, 2019 and after final
reading and adoption thereof.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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' 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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