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8/2/2022
RESOLUTION NO.2022-04
A PRELIMINARY RATE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,
FLORIDA; PURSUANT TO THE SECTION 2.08, ORDINANCE NO. 784
RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND
DISPOSAL SERVICES; SETTING FORTH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SOLID
WASTE SERVICES PROVIDED; DETERMINING THE SOLID WASTE ASSESSED
COST FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR; ESTABLISHING THE ESTIMATED
ASSESSMENT RATE FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR; AUTHORIZING AND
SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
CONCERNING ADOPTION OF AN ANNUAL RATE RESOLUTION; DIRECTING
THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO UPDATE THE ASSESSMENT ROLL, AND TO
PROVIDE NECESSARY NOTICE THEREOF TO AFFECTED LANDOWNERS IN
THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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, Florida Statutes 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, Ordinance No. 784, Section 2.08 thereof requires that prior to the adoption of an annual
Rate Resolution that the City must enact a Preliminary Rate Resolution, which includes the
requirement of the City Administrator for the City of Okeechobee to prepare an updated
Assessment Roll; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to continue the Solid Waste Collection Assessment Program for
the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2022, and said Assessment is a non -ad valorem
assessment.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved before the City Council for the City of Okeechobee, Florida;
presented at a duly advertised public meeting; and passed by majority vote of the City
Council; and properly executed by the Mayor or designee, as Chief Presiding Officer for the
City:
SECTION 1: AUTHORITY. This Resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No.
784; Resolution No. 01-08, Florida Statutes 197, and other applicable provision of law.
SECTION 2: PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS. This Resolution constitutes a Preliminary Rate
Resolution as defined in Ordinance No. 784, Section 2.08, and 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 factor 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.
Resolution No. 2022-04, Page 1 of 2
SECTION 3: DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. The services, facilities and programs to be provided to
the citizens of the City of Okeechobee for solid waste collection for the upcoming Fiscal Year include
the continuation of a Franchise with a solid waste company acceptable to the City for the provision of
such services; for such company to provide the labor and equipment necessary to fulfill solid waste
services; to provide receptacles for collection; to provide for scheduled and emergency pick-up
services; to provide for pick-up of white goods, trash and yard debris; and such other services
customarily associated with such franchise services.
SECTION 4: SOLID WASTE ASSESSED COSTS AND ESTIMATED RATES. It is determined that
the Solid Waste Assessed costs to be assessed for the upcoming Fiscal Year is the estimated sum
of $463,878.72 and that this cost will be apportioned among customers at an estimated Assessment
Rate for the upcoming Fiscal Year in the annual sum of $366.00.
SECTION 5: UPDATING ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ROLL. That the City Administrator is directed to
prepare an updated Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2023, in the manner
provided for in Ordinance No. 784. The updated Assessment Roll shall be certified on a compatible
electronic medium with that of the Tax Collector, and shall post the non -ad valorem Assessment for
each parcel on the roll, to be presented to the City Council for adoption at an annual Rate
Resolution, which shall be certified to the Tax Collector before September 15 of the current year.
The City Council may make corrections or alterations to the roll up to 10-days prior to certification to
the Tax Collector.
SECTION 6: PUBLIC HEARING. The City Council authorizes and sets for public hearing the
adoption of the Annual Assessment Roll pursuant to Ordinance No. 784, Section 2.08, to receive
public comment pertaining to adoption of the annual Assessment Roll on the following date and time,
which shall be duly published by the City Clerk for the City of Okeechobee, Florida, to -wit:
DATE: Tuesday, August 2, 2022
TIME: 5:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as can be heard.
PLACE: City Hall, 55 S.E. 3rd Avenue, Room 200, Okeechobee, Florida.
The City Clerk is further directed to provide any supplemental or additional notice of adoption of the
annual Assessment Roll as may be deemed proper, necessary or convenient to the City.
SECTION 7: CONFLICT. All Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 8: SEVERABILITY. That if any portion of this Resolution should be judicially determined
to be unenforceable, and then the balance thereof shall continue to remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 9: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption.
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED at a Public Hearing held this 2nd day of August 2022.
ATTEST:
Lane Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk
REVIEWED FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
John J. Fumero, City Attorney
Dowling R. Watford, Jr., Mayor
Resolution No. 2022-04, Page 2 of 2
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Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Ka-
trina Elsken Muros, who on oath says that she is Editor
in Chief of the Lake Okeechobee News, a weekly news-
paper published in Okeechobee County, Florida; that the
attached copy of advertisement, being a Public Notice in
the matter of
Public Notice
in the 19th Judicial District of the Circuit Court of
Okeechobee County, Florida, was published in said news-
paper in the issues of
07/13/22
(Print Dates)
or by publication on the newspaper's website, if authorized,
on
(Website Dates)
Affiant further says that the newspaper complies with all
legal requirements for publication in Chapter 50, Florida
Statutes.
Katrina Elsken Muros
Sworn to and subscribed before me by means of
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CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO CONTINUE IMPOSITION AND PROVIDE FOR
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
PURSUANTTO FLORIDA STATUTES 197.3632, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN bythe City Council
of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, will conduct a Public Hearing to consider continuing
the imposition of annual Solid Waste Collection Special Assessments for the provision of
Residential Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Services within the incorporated area of
the City of Okeechobee, Florida.
The Hearing will be held at 5:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as possible, on Tuesday,
August 2, 2022 at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd AVE, Rm 200, Okeechobee, FL, for the purpose of
receiving public comment on the proposed assessments.
All affected property owners have a right to appear at the Hearing and to file written
objections with the City Council within twenty (20) days of this notice. If a person decides to
appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at the
Hearing, such person will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made,
including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. City Clerk media are
for the sole purpose of backup for official records of the Clerk. In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation
to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk's Office in person or call 863-
763-9814, Hearing Impaired: Florida Relay 7-1-1 no later than four business days prior to
proceeding.
Copies of the Solid Waste Collection, Disposal and Assessment Ordinance No. 784 and
all subsequent Assessment Resolutions are available for inspection at the Office of the City
Clerk located at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd Avenue, Room 100, Okeechobee, Florida, Monday to
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except holidays.
The proposed Assessment Resolution's No. 2022-04 and No. 2022-05 for Fiscal Year
2022-23 may also be inspected at the City Clerk's Office or viewed/downloaded in their
entirety on the website https://www.cityofokeechobee.com/public-notice.html.
The said assessment is a non -ad valorem assessment and will be collected by the Tax
Collector in the same manner as your ad valorem tax bill, to be mailed in November 2022,
as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. Failure to pay the assessments will
cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property, which may result in a loss of title.
By: Dowling R. Watford, Jr., Mayor
Attest: City Clerk Lane Gamiotea, CMC
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STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF OKEECHOBEE
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Ka-
trina Elsken Muros, who on oath says that she is Editor
in Chief of the Lake Okeechobee News, a weekly news-
paper published in Okeechobee County, Florida; that the
attached copy of advertisement, being a Public Notice in
the matter of
Public Notice
in the 19th judicial District of the Circuit Court of
Okeechobee County, Florida, was published in said news-
paper in the issues of
07/13/22
(Print Dates)
or by publication on the newspaper's website, if authorized,
on
(Website Dates)
Affiant further says that the newspaper complies with all
legal requirements for publication in Chapter 50, Florida
Statutes.
Katrina Elsken Muros
Sworn to and subscribed before me by means of
Physical Presence "X Online Notarization
physical presence or online notarization. this
3rd day of August. 2022.
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CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO CONTINUE IMPOSITION AND PROVIDE FOR
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
PURSUANTTO FLORIDASTATUTES 197.3632, NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN by the City Council
of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, will conduct a Public Hearing to consider continuing
the imposition of annual Solid Waste Collection Special Assessments for the provision of
Residential Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Services within the incorporated area of
the City of Okeechobee, Florida.
The Hearing will be held at 5:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as possible, on Tuesday,
August 2, 2022 at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd AVE, Rm 200, Okeechobee, FL, for the purpose of
receiving public comment on the proposed assessments.
All affected property owners have a right to appear at the Hearing and to file written
objections with the City Council within twenty (20) days of this notice. If a person decides to
appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at the
Hearing, such person will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made,
including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal Is based. City Clerk media are
for the sole purpose of backup for official records of the Clerk. In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation
to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk's Office in person or call 863-
763-9814, Hearing Impaired: Florida Relay 7-1-1 no later than four business days prior to
proceeding.
Copies of the Solid Waste Collection, Disposal and Assessment Ordinance No. 784 and
all subsequent Assessment Resolutions are available for inspection at the Office of the City
Clerk located at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd Avenue, Room 100, Okeechobee, Florida, Monday to
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except holidays.
The proposed Assessment Resolution's No. 2022-04 and No. 2022-05 for Fiscal Year
2022-23 may also be inspected at the City Clerk's Office or viewed/downloaded in their
entirety on the website https://www.cityofokeechobee.com/public-notice.html.
The said assessment is a non -ad valorem assessment and will be collected by the Tax
Collector in the same manner as your ad valorem tax bill, to be mailed in November 2022,
as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. Failure to pay the assessments will
cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property, which may result in a loss of title.
By: Dowling R. Watford, Jr., Mayor
Attest: City Clerk Lane Gamiotea, CIVIC
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August 3, 2022 10:26 am (GMT -4:00)
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SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTES 197.3632, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the
City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, will conduct a Public Hearing to consider
continuing the imposition of annual Solid Waste Collection Special Assessments for the
provision of Residential Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Services within the
incorporated area of the City of Okeechobee, Florida.
The Hearing will be held at 5:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as possible, on Tuesday,
August 2, 2022 at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd AVE, Rm 200, Okeechobee, FL, for the purpose
of receiving public comment on the proposed assessments.
All affected property owners have a right to appear at the Hearing and to file written
objections with the City Council within twenty (20) days of this notice. If a person decides
to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at
the Hearing, such person will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is
made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. City Clerk
media are for the sole purpose of backup for official records of the Clerk. In accordance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing special
accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk's Office in
person or call 863-763-9814, Hearing Impaired: Florida Relay 7-1-1 no later than four
business days prior to proceeding.
Copies of the Solid Waste Collection, Disposal and Assessment Ordinance No. 784 and
all subsequent Assessment Resolutions are available for inspection at the Office of the
City Clerk located at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd AVE, Rm 100, Okeechobee, Florida, Monday to
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except holidays.
The proposed Assessment Resolution's No. 2022-04 and No. 2022-05 for Fiscal Year
2022-23 may also be inspected at the City Clerk's Office or viewed/downloaded in their
entirety on the website https://www.cityofokeechobee.com/public-notice.html.
The said assessment is a non -ad valorem assessment and will be collected by the Tax
Collector in the same manner as your ad valorem tax bill, to be mailed in November
2022, as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. Failure to pay the
assessments will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property, which may
result in a loss of title.
By: Dowling R. Watford, Jr., Mayor Attest: City Clerk Lane Gamiotea, CIVIC
Notice Posted: 7-12-2022 BBNVebsite, 7-26-2022 FB-MC
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■ Strong working relationship to provide for the City's needs following storm events, for special services
requests, and community support for our public/private partnership
■ WM has a history of participating and supporting local events and organizations in the local community
• Our front-line crews are Okeechobee residents
■ Local purchases support the business community
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■ WM's Florida Area provides collection, recycling, transfer, and
disposal service to municipal, commercial, industrial, and
residential customers throughout the State of Florida (except
■ Our nearly 5,000 team members operate 32 Hauling Facilities,
18 Active Landfills, 24 Transfer Stations, 3 Material Recovery
Facilities, and 6 C&D Recycling Centers.
■ Adjacent facilities and assets represent a support network for
our Okeechobee operations (Vero Beach, Hobe Sound, Palm
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INFORMATION OF WM
Conversion to
Automation:
For Tomorrow
■ Continuity - Same Service
■ CNG Powered Vehicles
■ Community Curb Appeal
• Stakeholder Involvement
■ None of our team members
will be displaced
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Recent Adjacent Solicitation Results
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Solid Waste Residential Monthly Fee
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$15.80
FY 21/22
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$2S.16
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