2016-06-23 Published NoticeINDEPENDENT
NEWSMEDIA INC. USA
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF OKEECHOBEE
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Katrina
Elsken, who on oath says she is the Publisher of the Okeechobee
News, a three times a week Newspaper published at Okeechobee,
in Okeechobee County, Florida, that the attached copy of
advertisement being a /i`?,t.t.� c— n�
in the matter of
in the 19th Judicial District of the Circuit Court of Okeechobee
County, Florida, was published in said newspaper in the issues of
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Affiant further says that the said Okeechobee News is a
newspaper published at Okeechobee, in said Okeechobee County,
Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore been published
continuously in said Okeechobee County, Florida each week and
has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in
Okeechobee, in said Okeechobee County, Florida, for a period of
one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy
of advertisement, and affiant further says that she has neither
paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount,
rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this
advertisement for publication in the said newspaper.
Katrina Elsken
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1WWNOTICE OF HEARINGTO IMPOSE AND PROVIDE
CO�,LECTION OF NON -AD VALOREM SPECIAL
ASSEO"SMENTS TO FUND FIRE PROTECTION
SERVICES AND FACILITIES
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE BOUNDARY
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of Okeechobee, Florida (the "City") will conduct a Public Hearing to
consider adoption of a final assessment resolution related to the provision and funding of fire protection services and
facilities. The final assessment resolution will provide for the imposition of special assessments, sometimes charac-
terized as non -ad valorem assessments, against property located within City Limits and collection of the assessments
by the Okeechobee County Tax Collector pursuant to the tax bill collection method for the Fiscal Year commencing
October 1, 2016 and each Fiscal Year thereafter. The assessment is an annual assessment that will continue from year
to year. The Hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at 6:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as may be heard, in
the City Council Chambers, Room 200, at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd Avenue, Okeechobee, FL 34974. All affected property
owners have a right to appear at the hearing and be heard with respect to the proposed fire assessment and to file
written objections with the City Council within twenty (20) days of this notice.
The assessments have been proposed to fund a portion of the costs incurred each year in providing fire protection ser-
vices and facilities throughout the City. The assessment for each parcel of property will be based upon a calls for ser-
vice methodology wherein costs associated with fire protection services and facilities are allocated among developed
property according to historic fire incident reports and call data. The assessments will be imposed against residential
property on a "per dwelling unit" basis, and against all other property on a square footage basis.
A more specific description of the fire protection services and facilities and the method of computing the assessment
for each parcel of property are set forth in Resolution No. 2016-05 (the "Initial Assessment Resolution") adopted by the
City Council on July 19, 2016. Copies of the Initial Assessment Resolution and the preliminary Fire Protection Services
and Facilities Assessment Roll are available for inspection at the Office of the City Clerk, during normal business hours,
Mon -Fri, 8 AM-4:30 PM, except holidays, located at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd Avenue, Room 100, Okeechobee, FL 34974.
ANY PERSON DECIDING TO APPEAL any decision made the by City Council with respect to any matter considered
at this proceeding will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding, is made which record includes the tes-
timony and evidence upon, which the appeal is to be based. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate
in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting at 863-763-3372.
BE ADVISED that should you intent to show any document, picture, video, or items to the Mayor and City Council in
support or opposition to any matter conducted at this meeting; a copy of the document, picture, video, or item, must be
provided to the City Clerk for the City's records.
BY: City Clerk Lane Gamiotea, CMC