Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 2013-15 Hardship Certification — reading text

RESOLUTION 2013 - 15 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, CERTIFYING THAT THE CITY MEETS THE FISCAL HARDSHIP CRITERIA OF SECTION 218. 075 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES, AND QUALIFIES FOR A REDUCTION OR WAIVER OF PERMIT PROCESSING FEES FOR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (FDEP) AND /OR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (NWFWMD) FOR FY 2012 -13; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Authority & Intent. Pursuant to section 218. 075, Florida Statutes, the City may qualify for a reduction or waiver of permit processing fees payable to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection or the Northwest Florida Water Management District. To qualify for the reduction or waiver of permit processing fees for the 2012 -13 fiscal yew, the City must certify that the cost of the permit processing fee is a fiscal hardship due to one of the enumerated factors in Section218.075 of the Florida Statutes. Section 2. Certification. The cost of permit processing fees is a fiscal hardship for the City pursuant to Section 218. 075( 2) of the Florida Statutes, which specifies that a fiscal hardship may be proven if the percentage of assessed property value that is exempt from ad valorem taxation is higher than the statewide average for the current fiscal year." The City certifies that the cost of permit processing fees is a fiscal hardship because the percentage of assessed property value that is exempt from ad valorem taxation is higher than the statewide average for the current fiscal year. The facts that support that conclusion we that according to data from the Florida Department of Revenue, Office of Property Tax Oversight (January 2013): a. The total assessed value of ad valorem property statewide was $ 1, 695, 870, 000 x1, 000). b. Of the above amount, exempt properties including homestead exemptions and those classified as " other ", is $421, 740, 000 ( x1, 000). c. Therefore, from the above data, the percentage of assessed property that is exempt statewide is 24. 87 %. d. The City of Fort Walton Beach had a total assessed value of ad valorem property in 2012 of $1, 565, 981, 375. e. In 2012 the City' s total amount of exempt ad valorem properties was $ 446, 565, 401. f. The percentage of exempt properties in the City of Fort Walton Beach was 28. 52 %. g. Fort Walton Beach' s 28. 52% of exempt properties exceeds the statewide average of 24. 91% and therefore the City is eligible for a fiscal hardship exemption under Criteria 2 above. Section 3. Effective Date.  RESOLUTION 2013 - 15 This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval by City Council and signature of the Mayor. ew Mike Anderson, Mayor Attest Approved for form, lega u crency elen Spencer, Citf Clerk Haywy d Dykes, Jr., City omey  Form # 62- 346. 900( 10) Foroo Redu P LL fUr U COUntyor Mm Application Pees Pursuant w Section 218. 095, B5. A, Effective Date: November 1, 2010 trmo, mo, ted by refemnce in 62- 349. 071( 5), FA.0 COUNTY COUNTY OROR MUNICIPALITY MUNICIPALITY REQUESTREQUEST TOTO REDUCEREDUCE PERMITPERMIT APPLICATIONAPPLICATION FEESFEES PURSUANTPURSUANT TOTO SECTIONSECTION 218.218. 075,075, F.F. S.S. ApplicantApplicant NameName ofof CountyCounty oror Municipality:Municipality: CityCity ofof FortFort WaltonWalton BeachBeach AuthorizedAuthorized Representative:Representative: MichaelMichael BeedieBeedie P.P. E.E. MailingMailing Address:Address: 107107 MiracleMiracle StripStrip Parkway Parkway SWSW City:City: FortFort WaltonWalton BeachBeach State:State: FLFL ZipZip Code:Code: 3254832548 Telephone:Telephone: ( ( 850)850) 833833 - - 96129612 Fax:Fax: ( ( 850)850) 833833 - - 96909690 EE- - mail:mail: mbeediembeedie @fwb.@fwb. oreore TheThe undersignedundersigned herebyhereby certifiescertifies thatthat thethe aboveabove locallocal government government meetsmeets thethe populationpopulation requirementsrequirements ofof SectionSection 218.218. 075,075, F.F. S.,S., and:and: IsIs thethe applicantapplicant forfor aa publicpublic purposepurpose projectproject forfor whichwhich thisthis feefee reductionreduction isis sought;sought; andand QualifiesQualifies forfor permitpermit processing processing feefee reductionreduction forfor thethe 20122012 - - 20132013 fiscalfiscal yearyear duedue toto oneone oror moremore ofof thethe followingfollowing factor(factor( s):s): TheThe perper capitacapita taxabletaxable valuevalue isis lessless thanthan thethe statewidestatewide averageaverage forfor thethe currentcurrent fiscalfiscal year;year; TheThe percentagepercentage ofof assessed assessed propertyproperty valuevalue thatthat isis exemptexempt fromfrom adad valoremvalorem taxationtaxation isis higherhigher thanthan thethe statewidestatewide averageaverage forfor thethe currentcurrent fiscalfiscal year;year; AA conditioncondition specifiedspecified inin Section Section 218.218. 503,503, P.P. S.,S., thatthat determinesdetermines aa statestate ofof financialfinancial emergency;emergency; AdAd valoremvalorem operatingoperating millagemillage raterate forfor thethe currentcurrent fiscalfiscal yearyear isis greatergreater thanthan 88 mills;mills; oror AA financialfinancial conditioncondition thatthat isis documenteddocumented inin annualannual financialfinancial statementsstatements atat thethe endend ofof thethe currentcurrent fiscalfiscal yearyear andand indicatesindicates anan inabilityinability toto paypay thethe permitpermit processingprocessing feefee duringduring thatthat fiscalfiscal year.year. TheThe aboveabove factorsfactors areare supportedsupported byby oneone ofof thethe followingfollowing : : AA copycopy ofof anan officialofficial resolutionresolution byby thethe governinggoverning bodybody ofof thethe countycounty oror municipality,municipality, oror AA copycopy ofof thethe officialofficial minutes minutes ofof thethe governinggoverning bodybody ofof thethe countycounty oror municipality municipality inin whichwhich thethe aboveabove factorsfactors havehave beenbeen affirmed.affirmed. BasedBased onon thisthis certification,certification, thethe ® ® Department Department ofof Environmental Environmental ProtectionProtection ® ® NorthwestNorthwest Florida Florida WaterWater Management Management DistrictDistrict isis herebyhereby requestedrequested toto reducereduce thethe permitpermit applicationapplication feefee forfor thethe aboveabove publicpublic purposepurpose projectproject toto$ $ 100100 perper permit,permit, or,or, ifif thethe applicationapplication feefee isis lessless thanthan $ $ 100,100, toto waivewaive thethe fee.fee. MichaelMichael MedipMedip 55- - 1414 - - 1313 SignatureSignature ofof ApplicantApplicant DateDate ATTEST:ATTEST: CityCity ManagerManager — — CityCity ofof FortFort WaltonWalton Beach,Beach, FLFL TitleTitle CityCity ClerkClerk FormForm # # 62-62- 346.346. 900(900( 10)— 10)— CountyCounty oror Muoieipa6tyMuoieipa6ty RequestRequest toto RrAUURrAUU PumitPumit Application Application FeesFees Pursuant Pursuant toto SectionSection 218.218. 075,075, ES.,ES., PagePage 1 ofof I LL