Agenda Item Name:
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Public Hearing to Consider an Ordinance Amending Chapter 35 of the County Code Regarding Law Enforcement Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU); Adding City of Waldo and Deleting the City of Newberry
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Presenter:
County Attorney
Description:
This is a public hearing to consider an ordinance amending Chapter 35 of the County Code regarding the Law Enforcement Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU) by adding the City of Waldo and deleting the City of Newberry.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve ordinance amending Chapter 35 of the County Code regarding the Law Enforcement Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU) by adding the City of Waldo and deleting the City of Newberry and authorize Chair to sign.
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Prior Board Motions:
N/A
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
The revenues and expenses associated with this transaction will be included in Fund 009 during the FY23 budget development.
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Strategic Guide:
All Other Mandatory and Discretionary Services
Background:
Article VII, Section 9(b) of the Constitution of the State of Florida provides that ad valorem taxes for the purpose of providing municipal services in the county may be levied in an amount that does not exceed ten mills.
Subsection 125.0101, Florida Statutes, grants the governing body of a county the power to establish municipal service taxing units for any or all of the unincorporated areas of the county and within incorporated areas subject to the consent of the appropriate municipality.
The City of Newberry has not renewed their inclusion into the municipal services taxing unit (MSTU) which provided law enforcement services within the City of Newberry; the City of Waldo adopted Ordinance 2021-04 on November 9, 2021, to consent to the establishment of a municipal services taxing unit (MSTU) to provide law enforcement services within the City of Waldo.
The proposed ordinance removes the City of Newberry from the law enforcement MSTU an...
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