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RESOLUTION NO. 07- 355
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
STATING ITS INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD
OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS LEVIED BY THE PROPOSED RIVER
HAMMOCK MUNICIPAL SERVICES BENEFIT UNIT;
DESCRIBING THE AREA SUBJECT TO THE
ASSESSMENT; STATING A NEED FOR THE LEVY;
PROVIDING FOR MAILING THE RESOLUTION; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida
(the "Board") is contemplating the creation of the River Hammock Municipal Services
Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water
improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed River Hammock
MSBU (the "Project") in St. Lucie County; and
WHEREAS, the Board, as the governing body of the MSBU, intends to use the
uniform method for collecting non-ad valorem special assessments to fund the cost of
the Project as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes because this method
will allow the special assessments to be collected annually commencing in November
2008, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and
WHEREAS, on December 11, 2007, the Board held a duly advertised public
hearing to consider the adoption of this resolution, proof of publication of this hearing is
attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "A".
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida, as follows:
Section 1: Commencing with the 2008-2009 Fiscal Year and with the tax
statement mailed for the 2008-2009 Fiscal Year, the Board intends to use the uniform
method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments authorized in Section 197.3632,
Florida Statutes for collecting non-ad valorem assessments levied by the proposed
River Hammock MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water
improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed River Hammock
MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed MSBU
and subject to the levy is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "B".
Section 2: The Board hereby determines that the levy of the assessments are
necessary to fund the cost of the Project.
Section 3: Upon adoption, the County Attorney is hereby directed to send a
copy of this resolution by United States mail to the Florida Department of Revenue, and
the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser and Tax Collector.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption.
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After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows:
Commissioner
Chris Craft
Doug Coward
Charles Grande
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AYE
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Chairman
Joseph Smith
Paula Lewis
Vice Chairman
Commissioner
Commissioner
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 11th day of December, 2007.
ATTEST:
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STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. lUCIE
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, S. Darlene Broeg. who on oath says that she is Classified Inside Sales
Manager of the Fort Pierce Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Fort Pierce in Sl. lucie County, Florida: that the attached
copy of advertisement was publshed in the Fort Pierce Tribune in the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said
Fort Pierce Tribune is a newspaper published in Fort Pierce, in said Sl. lucie County. Florida, and that said newspaper has
heretofore been continuously published in said Sl. lucie County, Florida, daily and distributed in Sl. lucie 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 or 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. The Fort Pierce Tribune has been entered as Periodical Matter at the
Post Offices in Fort Pierce. Sl. lucie County, Florida and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of
the attached copy of advertisemenl.
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ST LUCIE COUNTY SOCC 1740237 11/13/2007 NOTICE OF INTENT RIVER HAMMOCK
ST LUCIE COUNTY SOCC 11/20/2007
ST LUCIE COUNTY SOCC 11/27/2007
ST LUCIE COUNTY SOCC 12/4/2007
Subscribed and sworn to me before this date:
December 04, 2007
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NOTICE OF INTENT
TO USE THE UNIFORM
METHOD OF
COllECTING NON-AD
VALOREM
ASSESSMENTS AND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
The Board of County
Commissioners of St.
lucie County, Florida
(the "Board") hereby
provides notice, pursu-
ant to Section 197.3632,
Florida Statutes, of its
intent to use the uniform
method of collecting
non-ad valorem special
assessments to provide
potable waterlfire pro-
tection improvements to
the proposed River
Hammock MSBU within
unincorporated St. lucie
County commencing
County Fiscal Year 2008-
2009. The Board will
consider the adoption of
a resolution stating its
intent to use the uniform
method of collecting
such assessments au·
thorized by Seètion
197.3632, Florida Stat-
utes, at a public hearing
to be held at 9:00 a.m.,
Tuesday, December 11,
2007, at St. lucie County
Administration Annex,
Commission Chambers,
2300 Virginia Avenue,
Fort Pierce, Florida
. 34982. Such resolution
will state the need for
the levy and will contain
a legal description of the
boundaries of the real
property subject to the
" levy. Copies of the pro-
posed form of resolu-
tion, which contains the
legal description of the
real property subject to
the levy, are on file at
the office of the Cou nty
Attorney of St. lucie
County, Florida, 2300
Virginia Avenue, Fort
Pierce, Florida. All inter-
ested persons are in-
vited to attend.
In the event any person
decides to appeal any
decision by the Board of
County Commissioners
with respect to any mat-
ter relating to the con-
sideration of the resolu-
tion at the above refer-
enced public hearing, a
record of the proceeding
may be needed and in
such an event, such per-
son may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of
the public hearing is
made, which record in-
cludes the testimony
and evidence on which
the appeal is to be
based.
DATED this 13th Day of
November, 2007.
By Order of:
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Ex Officio
Clerk of the Board of
County Commissioners
of St. lucie County,
FlOrida)
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EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION: RIVER HAMMOCK MSBU
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