Okaloosa County BOCC — October 20, 2015 — Resolution Notice of Intent

RESOLUTION NO.________________ A RESOLUTION OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ELECTING TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA; STATING A NEED FOR SUCH LEVY; PROVIDING FOR THE MAILING OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Okaloosa County, Florida (the "County") is contemplating the imposition of special assessments for the provision of services, facilities, and programs for property code and nuisance abatement services within the unincorporated area of the County; and WHEREAS, the County intends to use the uniform method for collecting non-ad valorem special assessments for the cost of providing property code and nuisance abatement services to property within the unincorporated area of the County as authorized by section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, as amended, because this method will allow such special assessments to be collected annually commencing in November 2015, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, the County held a duly advertised public hearing prior to the adoption of this Resolution, proof of publication of such hearing being attached hereto as Exhibit A. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 1. Commencing with the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2016, and with the tax statement mailed for such Fiscal Year and continuing until discontinued by the County, the County intends to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments authorized in section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, as amended, for collecting non-ad valorem assessments for the cost of providing property code and nuisance abatement services within the unincorporated area of the County. Such non-ad valorem assessments shall be levied within the unincorporated area of the County. A legal description of such area subject to the assessments is attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated by reference. 2. The County hereby determines that the levy of the special assessments is needed to fund the cost of property code and nuisance abatement services in the unincorporated area of the County. 3. Upon adoption, the Clerk is hereby directed to send a copy of this Resolution by United States mail to the Florida Department of Revenue, the Okaloosa County Tax Collector, and the Okaloosa County Property Appraiser by January 10, 2016. 4. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption. DULY ADOPTED this 15th day of December, 2015. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ____________________________ Nathan D. Boyles Chairman Attest: _________________________ J. D. Peacock II Clerk of Circuit Court