Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 2022-12 Fire Services Assessment Rates & Method of Collection FY 2022-23 — reading text

Fire Services Assessment. Any shortfall in the expected Fire Services Assessment proceeds due to any reduction or exemption from payment of the Fire Services Assessment required by law or authorized by the City Council shall be supplemented by legally available City funds, or a combination of such funds, and shall not be paid for by proceeds or funds derived from the Fire Services Assessment. Section 11. Application of Assessment Proceeds. Proceeds derived by the City from the Fire Services Assessment will be utilized for the provision of fire protection services, facilities, and programs. In the event there is any fund balance remaining at the end of the Fiscal Year, such balance shall be carried forward and used only to fund fire protection services, facilities and programs. Section 12. Fiscal Year 2022-23 Fire Services Assessment Rates. 1. The Fire Services Assessed Costs to be assessed and apportioned among benefited parcels pursuant to the Cost Apportionment and the Parcel Apportionment for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2022, is $ 1, 123, 927. 2. The approval of the Fire Services Assessment Rate Schedule by the adoption of  RESOLUTION 2022- 12 the Fire Services Assessment Rate Resolution determines the amount of the Fire Services Assessed costs. The remainder of such fiscal year budget, if any, for fire services, facilities and programs shall be funded from legally available City revenue other than the Fire Services Assessment. 3. It is hereby declared that, pursuant to Section 9 of the Ordinance, the annual Fire Services Assessment Rates for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2022 are established as follows: Residential $ 85. 00 per dwelling unit Commercial $ 0.08 per sq. ft. Industrial / Warehouse $ 0. 02 per sq. ft. Institutional $ 0. 00 per sq. ft. Section 13. Method of Collection. The updated Fire Assessment Roll as herein approved, together with the correction of any errors or omissions, shall be delivered to the Tax Collector for collection using the Uniform Assessment Collection Act, commonly referred to as the tax bill collection method in the manner prescribed by the Ordinance and by applicable law. Section 14. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption by City Council and signature of the Mayor. Adopted: S$ T— j24r)& r' j 2 oa a _ ,,, Richard A. Rynearson, Mayor  I 4. 1. a I 4 City of Fort Walton Beach The Treasure of the Emerald Coast" 107 Miracle Strip Parkway SW * Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH - FY 2022-23 FIRE SERVICES ASSESSMENT Please call Customer Service at 850-833-9591 with any questions. The following information is provided in accordance with Section 197. 3632, Florida Statutes to supplement the information on the TRIM notice. The purpose of this assessment is to fund fire protection services benefiting improved property within the City of Fort Walton Beach. The estimated annual assessment revenue for the Fiscal Year October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, is 1, 123, 927. The Fort Walton Beach City Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 5: 30 pm in the Fort Walton Beach Council Chambers located at 107 Miracle Strip Parkway SW. Any person who decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at such hearing will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based ( F. S. 286. 0105). The City of Fort Walton Beach adheres to the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations for access to this meeting for physically handicapped persons upon notice 48 hours prior to the meeting. Please call the City Clerk at 850-833-9509 or e- mail clerk@fwb.org, to make a request. For Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), dial 711 or email clerk@fwb. org. The assessment will be collected on the property tax bill, which will be mailed in November 2022, and is treated in the same manner as property taxes. Failure to pay the assessment will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may result in loss of title. The assessment is based on the number of dwelling units for residential property and the amount of building square footage for non- residential property. The table below provides the units of measure and associated assessment rates not to be exceeded for the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2022. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY USE CATEGORY Rate Per Dwelling Unit Residential 85. 00 NON- RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY USE CATEGORIES Rate Per Square Foot Commercial 0. 08 Industrial/ Warehouse 0. 02 Institutional 0. 00 Hardship Exemption Applications are available at www. fwb.org/ fireassessment and must be turned in by September 30, 2022. Copies of the Fire Services Assessment Ordinance ( Ordinance No. 2017) and the preliminary assessment roll for the upcoming fiscal year are available for inspection at City Hall located at 107 Miracle Strip Parkway SW, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548, as well as www.fwb.org/ fi reassessment. Packet Pg. 15  4. 1. b LOCAU0 The Gainesville Sun I The Ledger DAyCommercialI OcalaStarBanner PO Box 631244 Cincinnati, OH 45263- 1244 Nevrs Chief I Herald -Tribune I News Herald Northwest Florida Daily News PROOF OF PUBLICATION Amber Ford City Of Ft Walton Beach 107 MIRACLE STRIP PKWY SW Ft Walton Beach FL 32548 STATE OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF OKALOOSA The Northwest Florida Daily News, a newspaper printed and published in the city of Fort Walton, and of general circulation in the Counties of Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton, State of Florida, and personal knowledge of the facts herein state and that the notice hereto annexed was Published in said newspapers in the issue dated or by publication on the newspaper's website, if authorized, on: 08/ 17/ 2022 and that the fees charged are legal. Sworn to and subscribed before on 08/ 17/ 2022 WE Legal Clerk Notary, State of un of Brown — My commision expires Publication Cost: $ 431. 20 Order No: 7651100 # of Copies: Customer No: 535983 1 PO #E: THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE! Please do not use this lor+n for P(gj1Xn1 remittant e_ ctory: i lubh Page 1 of 1 Packet Pg. 16  CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH 4. 1. 6 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR FIRE SERVICES ASSESSMENT FEE RATES AND METHOD OF COLLECTION The City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, will hold a Public Hearing at its Special Meeting on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 5: 30 pm in the Fort Walton Beach Council Chambers located at 107 Miracle Strip Parkway SW, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548. The following information is provided in accordance with section 197. 3632, Florida Statutes to supplement the information on the TRIM notice. The purpose ofthis assessment is to fund fire protection services benefiting improved property within the City of Fort Walton Beach. The estimated annual assessment revenue for the Fiscal Year October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, is $ 1, 123, 927. The assessment will be collected on the property tax bill by the Okaloosa County Tax Collector, which will be mailed in November 2022, and is treated in the same manner as property taxes. Failure to pay the assessment will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may result in loss of title. The assessment is based on the number of dwelling units for residential property and the amount ofbuilding square footage for non- residential property. The table below provides the units of measure and associated assessment rates not to be exceeded for the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2022. The proposed rates are as follows: RESTOENTTAL PROPERTY USE Rate Per Dwelling Unit CATEGORY Residential 585. 00 NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rate Per Square Foot USE CATEGORIES Commercial 50. 08 IndustriallWarehouse 50. 02 Institutional ISO. 00 A geographic depiction of the property within the City limits of Fort Walton Beach subject to the assessment follows: exy ofFba Walton Beach City Limit9 Copies of the Fire Services Assessment Ordinance ( Ordinance No. 2017) and the preliminary assessment roll for the upcoming fiscal year are available for inspection at City Hall located at 107 Miracle Strip Parkway SW, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548, as well as www.rwb.org/ fireassessment. All affected property owners have the right to appear at the public hearing and the right to file written objections within 20 days of the publication of the notice. Any person who decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at such hearing will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based ( FS. 286. 0105). The City of Fort Walton Beach adheres to the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations for access to this meeting for physically handicapped persons upon notice 48 hours prior to the meeting. Please call the City Clerk at 850- 833- 9509 or e- mail clerkgfwb.org to make a request. For Telecommunications Relay Services ( TRS), dial 711 oremail clerk(a)fwb.org. KIM M. BARNES CITY CLERK Publication date ( 1): August 17, 2022 NF -31895587 Packet Pg. 17