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A Resolution of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, relating to the provision of fire protection services, facilities and programs in the City of Coral Gables, Florida; reimposing fire protection assessments against assessed property located within the City, for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2016; approving the rate of assessment; approving the assessment roll; and providing an effective date. (Fees have not changed from the prior year).
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Ordinance Number 2009-37 was adopted August 25, 2009 authorizing the imposition and collection of fire protection assessments against property, but was replaced with the Master Service Assessment Ordinance (No. 2015-09) on May 26, 2015. Resolution Number 2009-231, Initial Assessment Resolution, was adopted August 25, 2009, Resolution Number 2009-267, Final Assessment, was adopted September 22, 2009, and Resolution 2016-151, Preliminary Rate Resolution, was adopted June 14, 2016.
The Ordinance requires the City Commission to adopt an Annual Rate Resolution which establishes the rates of assessment and approves the Assessment Roll for the upcoming Fiscal Year, with such amendments as the City Commission deems appropriate, after hearing comments and objections of all interested parties. This resolution is the Annual Rate Resolution. It re-imposes the Fire Protection Assessment program using the procedures provided by the Ordinance, including the tax bill collection method for the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2016, and contains and references a brief and general description of the fire protection services, facilities and programs to be provided to Assessed Property; approves the method of apportioning the Fire Protection Assessed Cost to compute the Fire Protection Assessment; establishes the rates of assessment; levies and imposed the assessments; and approves the Assessment Roll.
There is no rate increase in the Fire Protection Assessment rates for the upcoming fiscal year.