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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: September 16, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: John Hofstad
SUBJECT: Lake Pippin Channel Maintenance MSBU 2014 Annual Assessment &
2015 Budget
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
BCC DISTRICT: Five
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Establishing the 2014 annual assessment of $400.00 per parcel of
property within the Municipal Services Benefit Unit (MSBU) for the improvements and
maintenance of the Lake Pippin Channel and approve the proposed MSBU’s FY 2015 budget.
BACKGROUND: The Lake Pippin Channel Maintenance Municipal Services Benefit Unit was
created by Okaloosa County Ordinance No. 89-30. The special assessment is collected by the
Okaloosa County Tax Collector on the yearly property tax bills. The annual assessment is
applied to each parcel of property within the Lake Pippin Channel Maintenance MSBU.
The Lake Pippin MSBU Committee met on June 26, 2014 and recommended the annual
assessment for 2014 be increased from $400.00 to $425.00 per parcel. However upon further
discussions with the Property Appraiser’s office, the Lake Pippin Channel MSBU Advisory
Committee learned that if the assessment is raised above the five year average amount, a notice
has to be advertised ‘in a newspaper generally circulated with each county contained in the
boundaries…’, per Florida Statue 197.3632.
Due to the inability to meet requirements of Florida Statue 197.3632, Michael Fell, the MSBU
chairman, notified all Board members by email explaining the situation that the assessment could
not be increased to the previously approved $425.00 assessment. Therefore Mr. Fell requested
that all MSBU Board members and guest in attendance respond back to him whether they are in
agreement or not that the 2014 assessment remain at the same 2013 assessment of $400.00. A
majority of the MSBU Board members have responded with a yes vote.
A resolution has been prepared for the Board of County Commissioners’ approval for the Lake
Pippin Channel Maintenance MSBU 2014 assessment to remain at $400.00.
The MSBU seeks Board approval of their proposed FY 2015 budget which is attached.
OPTIONS: Approve or disapprove the annual Lake Pippin Channel Maintenance MSBU
assessment of $400.00 per parcel of property and/or the MSBU’s FY 2015 proposed budget.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Request Board approval and authorization for the Chairman to sign
the Resolution for the annual 2014 Lake Pippin Channel Maintenance MSBU assessment of
$400.00 per parcel and approve the MSBU’s FY 2015 proposed budget.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator