1983-12 Levying TaxesRESOLUTION NO. 83-12
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE LEVYING AND COLLECTING OF TAXES
FOR THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING
OCTOBER 1, 1983, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1984; STATING THE
MILLAGE RATE; STATING THE PERCENT THE ADOPTED MILLAGE RATE EXCEEDS
THE ROLLED -BACK RATE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
• BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, hereby levies a tax
of $4.338 per thousand dollars valuation on all real and personal property within the
corporate limits of said city, subject to tax on the first day of January, 1983,
provided, however, that such $4.338 shall not be levied upon property in the City of
Okeechobee claimed and allowed as Homestead as granted under the Constitution or
general laws of the State. The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida,
hereby levies a tax of $0.150 per thousand dollars valuation on all real and personal
property including Homesteads within the corporate limits of said city in accordance
with the general obligation bond issue of the City of Okeechobee.
SECTION II: That the City Clerk is hereby instructed and directed to certify to the
Okeechobee County Property Appraiser the above and foregoing enumerated millages to
be levied for all purposes for the year 1983/84 in the said City of Okeechobee, Florida
pursuant to provisions of the Laws of the State of Florida.
SECTION III: The millage rate herein levied exceeds the rolled -back rate by 15%.
SECTION IV: That the Tax Collector of Okeechobee County, Florida shall proceed to
collect the above taxes according to the provisions of the laws of the State of Florida
SECTION V: That of the total $4.338 per thousand dollar valuation as designated in
Section I hereof, $4.338 per thousand dollar valuation shall be used for the general
city purposes in carrying on and conducting the government of the said city and $0.150
per thousand dollar valuation including Homestead shall be used to pay interest and
principal on bonds maturing during said fiscal year, such levy to be collected in cash
and such cash so collected to be kept in separate accounts for the purposes designated
herein.
SECTION VI: This Resolution was adopted under the provisions of the laws of Florida
and was approved by no less than a four fifths vote of the City Council and shall
become effective upon its adoption.
Introduced and passed in regular session assembled this 19th day of September ,
1983
Mayor
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