Submitted By: Tammi Haslam
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Presentation By: Tammi Haslam
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Department: Budget
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Adopt Resolution 2024-37 approving the Fiscal Year 2024-25 fire assessment rates
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Fiscally Sustainable, Operational Excellence
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
8/16/2024 Ocala Gazette
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Ocala provides comprehensive fire protection and first responder medical services throughout the City which make available special benefit to improved properties in the City. The City incurs significant costs related to the provision of fire protection services, facilities, and programs and maintaining the availability of these services, facilities, and programs on an ongoing basis for public benefit.
At a public hearing on December 1, 2020, City Council adopted Ordinance 2021-13 amending the code of ordinances of the City of Ocala, Florida by establishing a new article IV in Chapter 30, Fire Assessments. The ordinance provides specific authority and a process for the initial and future annual adoption of fire assessments. The ordinance establishes a process and structure for the adoption of fire assessments. This process applies to the adoption of fire assessments for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
Preliminary Resolution 2024-31 was adopted by Council on July 16, 2024, to approve the fire assessment methodology, to establish proposed rates for Fiscal Year 2024-25, to direct preparation of the fire assessment roll, to set a date for a public hearing, and to direct published and mailed notices of proposed fire assessments.
The date of the public hearing was publicly noticed with the Truth in Millage notice mailed by the Marion County Property Appraiser's Office. Additionally, a notice was published in the Ocala Gazette on August 16, 2024.
The City intends to use the Uniform Method for the levy, collection, and enforcement of the non-ad valorem fire assessment for Fiscal Year 2024-25 a...
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