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RESOLUTION 08-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WALTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, CERTIFYING THAT THE CITY MEETS THE FISCAL HARDSHIP
CRITERA OF SECTION 218.075 F. S., AND THEREFORE QUALIFIES FOR A
REDUCTION OR WAIVER OF PERMIT PROCESSING FEES FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ( DEP) AND/OR
NORTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
1. To qualify for a reduction or waiver of permit processing fees for the 07- 08
calendar year by the Department of Environmental Protection ( DEP) or
Northwest Florida Water Management District pursuant to 218. 075, F. S., the City
certifies the following:
2. According to data from the Bureau of Economic and Business Research
BEBR) at the University of Florida, published in the Florida Statistical Abstract
2007, the City of Fort Walton Beach' s percentage of tax exempt properties
exceeds the statewide average and therefore the City is eligible for a fiscal
hardship exemption. This statement is evidenced by the following 2006 calendar
year facts:
a. The total assessed value of ad valorem property statewide was
1, 227, 390, 869 ( x 1, 000); and
b. Of the above amount, exempt properties including homestead
exemptions and those classified as " other", is $ 373, 398, 311 ( x1, 000); and
c. From the above data, the percentage of assessed property that is
exempt statewide is 30. 4 percent; and
d. The City of Fort Walton Beach had a total assessed value of ad
valorem property in 2006 of $2, 117, 354 ( x 1, 000); and
e. In 2006, the City' s total amount of exempt ad valorem properties
included $ 125, 691 ( X1000) in homestead exemptions and $ 636, 304 ( X1, 000) in
other" exemptions, for a total of $761, 995 (X1, 000); and
f. The percentage of exempt properties in the City of Fort Walton
Beach was 35. 99 percent; and
g. Fort Walton Beach' s 35. 99 percent of exempt properties exceeds
the statewide average of 30. 4 per cent and therefore the City is eligible for a
fiscal hardship exemption.
3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval by the City
Council and signature of the Mayor.