2002-11 Solid WasteRESOLUTION NO. 02 -11
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,
FLORIDA RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF SOLID
WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES;
CONTINUING IMPOSITION OF THE SOLID WASTE
COLLECTION ASSESSMENT PREVIOUSLY
ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION 01 -08; ADOPTING
THE ANNUAL RATE RESOLUTION AS PERMITTED
BY ORDINANCE 784; APPROVING AND CERTIFYING
THE SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENT ROLL AS
AUTHORIZED BY FLORIDA STATUTES 197.3632
(4)(5) AS NECESSARY UNDER FLORIDA STATUTES
197.3632; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND
COMMENT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
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WHEREAS the City of Okeechobee Florida has enacted Ordinance no. 784, which
authorized the imposition of Solid Waste Assessments against certain assessable
property located within the incorporated area of the City of Okeechobee, Florida,
and;
WHEREAS the City of Okeechobee Florida has previously duly noticed and conducted a
public hearing on August 21, 2001, which provided the opportunity to hear
testimony and take written objections from the public and interested parties in
accordance with section 197.3632 Florida Statutes, and conjunction therewith,
provided written notice to all affected property owners as to the effective time
period, geographic area, and the maximum rate to be assessed against each
parcel, and such additional information as required by law; and
WHEREAS section 197.3632(5) requires that by September 15 of each year thereafter,
the chair of the local governing board must certify a non -ad valorem assessment
roll to the tax collector, which is necessary for the imposition of such assessments;
and
WHEREAS the imposition of an annual Solid Waste Assessment is an equitable and
efficient method of allocating and apportioning solid waste collection and disposal
costs among parcels of property within the incorporated area of the City of
Okeechobee, Florida; and
WHEREAS the City Council desires to continue the solid waste collection assessment
program for the Fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2002, and said assessment is
a non -ad valorem assessment levied for the first time, and;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council for the City of Okeechobee,
Florida that:
SECTION 1: AUTHORITY. This resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions of
Ordinance No. 784; Resolution 01 -08; Florida Statutes 197 and other applicable
provision of law.
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SECTION 2: PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS. This resolution constitutes an Annual rate
resolution as defined in Ordinance No. 784, section 2.08, and as previously
adopted. The amount of the solid waste assessment imposed each fiscal year
against each parcel of improved property shall be based on one or more of the
following:
a. Classification of improved property reasonably related to the generation of solid
waste or recovered materials.
b. The physical characteristics of a specific parcel or building.
c. Any other factor reasonably related to the generation of solid waste or recovered
materials; or
d. Any combination of the foregoing; provided however, that the facto or
combination of factors employed to compute the solid waste assessment shall result
in a rate of assessment not in excess of the special benefit accruing to such parcel
of improved property.
SECTION 3. SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ROLL.
a. It is hereby ascertained, determined and declared that continued imposition of
an annual solid waste assessment consistent with the maximum assessment rate
schedule in section 2.08 of Ordinance No. 784, and Resolution 01 -8 as amended
by Resolution No. 01 -13, and as adopted as the preliminary rate resolution adopted
by the City Council at its annual budget hearing continues to be a fair and
reasonable method of allocating waste collection and disposal costs among parcels
of property within the incorporated area of the City of Okeechobee, Florida.
b. That the City Administrator has caused to be prepared the assessment roll for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003 in the manner provide for in Ordinance
No. 784. The solid waste collection and disposal cost, for which the solid waste
collection and disposal assessment is intended to pay is 241,538.76. The cost
shall be apportioned among the parcels of real property within the incorporated
area of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, as reflected on the assessment roll.
c. It is hereby ascertained, determined, and declared that based upon the findings
set forth in paragraph (a) and the solid waste collection and disposal cost described
in paragraph (b), the rate of assessment for the 2002/2003 fiscal year as set forth
in appendix A and attached hereto and incorporated herein continue to be a fair
and reasonable rate of assessment which includes an increase in the assessment
rate included in notice previously provided to owners of assessable property,
pursuant to Resolution 01 -13 adopted at a public hearing on October 16, 2001.
d. That the solid waste collection assessment roll as presented by the City
Administrator is hereby approved and adopted for the 2002/2003 fiscal year, and
the chair of the local governing board, being the Mayor for the City of Okeechobee,
Florida or his designee', shall certify this non -ad valorem assessment roll on
compatible electronic medium to the tax collector for Okeechobee County, Florida
by September 15, 2002.
SECTION 4. ESTABLISH MAXIMUM RATE OF ASSESSMENT. That the rate of
assessment set forth in Appendix A for the year 2003 is adopted as the rate of
assessment for the 2002/2003 fiscal year.
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The assessments will be computed by multiplying the rate of assessment by, the number of dwelling units
for residential property uses. A single units will be assessed on the following schedule:
The total annual revenue to be collected by this assessment for 2002 -2003 is $241,538.76.
The estimated total annual revenue to be collected by this assessment for 2003 -2004 is $241,538.76.
The estimated total annual revenue to be collected by this assessment for 2004 -2005 is $241,538.76.
The estimated total annual revenue to be collected by this assessment for 2005 -2006 is $241,538.76.
The estimated total annual revenue to be collected by this assessment for 2006 -2007 is $241,538.76.
The estimated total annual revenue to be collected by this assessment for 2007 -2008 is $241,538.76.
Appendix A
The amount to be levied in the year 2002: $137.16
The maximum amount to be levied in the year 2003: $137.16
The maximum amount to be levied in the year 2004: $137.16
The maximum amount to be levied in the year 2005: $137.16
The maximum amount to be levied in the year 2006: $137.16
The maximum amount to be levied in the year 2007: $137.16
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Appendix A Assessment Calculations, Resolution No. 02 -11 containing pgs.
1 -4. Adopted September 3, 2002