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RESOLUTION 2009- 28
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
CERTIFYING THAT THE CITY MEETS THE FISCAL HARDSHIP CRITERIA OF
SECTION 218. 075 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).
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 2009- 10
fiscal year, the City must certify that the cost of the permit processing fee is a
fiscal hardship due to one of the enumerated factors in section 218. 075, Florida
Statutes.
Section 2. Certification
The cost of permit processing fees is a fiscal hardship for the City
pursuant to section 218.075( 2), Florida Statutes Section 218.075( 2), Florida
Statutes, 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 are that according to data from the Bureau of Economic and Business
Research ( BEBR) at the University of Florida, published in the Florida Statistical
Abstract 2008:
a. The total assessed value of ad valorem property statewide was
1, 338, 604, 310 (x 1, 000);
b. Of the above amount, exempt properties, including homestead
exemptions and those classified as " other", was $ 397,297, 048 (x1, OOO);
c. From the above data, the percentage of assessed property that is
exempt statewide is 29.67 percent;
d. The City of Fort Walton Beach had a total assessed value of ad
valorem property of $2, 249,285 ( x 1, 000);
e. In 2007, the City' s total amount of exempt ad valorem properties
included $ 128, 012 ( x 1, 000) in homestead exemptions and $ 649, 366 ( x
1, 000) in " other" exemptions, for a total of $777, 378 ( x 1, 000);
f. The percentage of exempt properties in the City of Fort Walton
Beach was 34. 56 percent; and
g. The City of Fort Walton Beach' s 34. 56 percent of exempt properties
exceeds the statewide average of 29. 67 percent, and therefore, the City is
eligible for a fiscal hardship exemption.
Section 3. Effective Date
This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval by the City
Council and signature of the Mayor.
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