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A Resolution of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, relating to the collection and disposal of solid waste and recyclable materials in the City of Coral Gables, Florida; reimposing solid waste service assessments against assessed property located within the City of Coral Gables, Florida, for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2018; approving the rate of assessment; approving the Solid Waste Assessment Roll; and providing an effective date.
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Pursuant to City Code Section 54-187, the City of Coral Gables charges and collects fees for garbage and trash collection services provided by the City of Coral Gables. The City Commission directed that the fees for all residential properties should be collected as a special assessment pursuant to the Uniform Method of Collection provided in Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes.
The City adopted a Master Service Assessment Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2015-09), which outlines the procedures for the annual implementation of service assessments and their collection pursuant to the Uniform Method of Collection. On June 12, 2018, the City adopted the Preliminary Assessment Resolution No. 2018-170, which initiated the process for the annual imposition of the Solid Waste Service Assessments and established the following rates for solid waste collection and disposal services for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2018: General Residential Units Annual Rate of $886 and discounted rate of $756; and Auxiliary Living Units Annual Rate of $443 and discounted rate of $378. Residential property owners were allowed to prepay the discounted annual rate by August 15, 2018, and be removed from the assessment roll. All required notices have been provided to affected property owners in accordance with the Master Service Assessment Ordinance and the Preliminary Assessment Resolution.
Pursuant to the Master Service Assessment Ordinance, the final step for the imposition of the solid waste assessments is the adoption of an Annual Assessment Resolution. The Annual Assessment Resolution for Solid Waste confirms the Solid Waste Cost, the method of apportionment, and rate of assessments proposed in the Preliminary Assessment Resolution. It also adopts the final Solid Waste Assessment Roll and directs that the roll be certified to the Tax Collector for collection no later than September 15.