Okaloosa County BOCC — December 15, 2015 — Resolution of Intent to Use Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Multiple Streets (2)

RESOLUTION NO. 2015-_____ A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ELECTING TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED WITHIN CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY; STATING A NEED FOR SUCH LEVY; PROVIDING FOR THE MAILING OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners (the “Board”) of Okaloosa County, Florida (the “County”) is contemplating the imposition of special assessments over a number of years to fund the cost of providing: (i) improvements to ancillary drainage facilities; and (ii) road paving and improvements located in separate, to be established, municipal service benefit units within certain unincorporated areas of the County; and WHEREAS, the Board intends to use the uniform method for collecting non-ad valorem special assessments imposed over a number of years for the cost of providing such services and facilities to property within the County described herein, 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, 2016, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, the Board advertised and scheduled a public hearing for consideration of this Resolution on December 1, 2015 and continued that to a specific time prior to the adoption of this Resolution; proof of publication of such hearing being attached hereto as Exhibit A. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: 1. Commencing with the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2016, and with the tax statement mailed for such Fiscal Year, the Board intends to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments authorized in Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, as amended, to collect special assessments imposed over a number of years to fund the cost of providing (i) improvements to ancillary drainage facilities; and (ii) road paving and improvements. Such non-ad valorem assessments may be levied within certain portions of the unincorporated area of the County. A legal description of such areas subject to the imposition of such special assessment is attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference. 1  2. The Board hereby determines that the levy of such non-ad valorem assessments is needed to fund the cost of providing necessary improvements to (i) improvements to ancillary drainage facilities; and (ii) road paving and improvements within the areas described in Exhibit B. 1 3. Upon adoption, the Clerk of the Circuit Court as Clerk to the Board, 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 take effect immediately upon its 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 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CO