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Home My WebLink About16-169RESOLUTION NO. 16-169 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 WITHIN THE PROPOSED NORTH HUTCHINSON ISLAND 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 North Hutchinson Island Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "North Hutchinson Island MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed North Hutchinson Island MSBU (the "Project") in St. Lucie County (the "County"); and WHEREAS, the Board, as the governing body of the County, intends to use the uniform method for collecting non -ad valorem special assessments levied within the North Hutchinson Island MSBU 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 2017, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on October 18, 2016, 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". Page 1 of 5 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, as follows: Section 1: Commencing with the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year and with the ad valorem tax bills issued November, 2017, 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 County within the proposed North Hutchinson Island MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed North Hutchinson Island MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed North Hutchinson Island MSBU and subject to the levy is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "B". The non -ad valorem assessments levied by the County within the North Hutchinson Island MSBU are annual assessments which will continue from year to year until discontinued by the County. 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 or his designee 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 the St. Lucie County Tax Collector. Section 4: This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption. Page 2 of 5 After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows: Chairman Kim Johnson AYE Vice Chairman Chris Dzadovsky AYE Commissioner Tod Mowery ABSENT Commissioner Paula A. Lewis AYE Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 18th day of October, 2016. ATTEST: aAa/-�� Deputy. Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE CO TY, FLORIDA By, ltGt/ Chap an APPROV AS TO FORM AND CORREC E S• County Att rn Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION Page 4 of 5 Treasure Coast Newspapers I TCP. St. Lucie News -Tribune 1939 SE Federal Highway, Stuart, FL 34994 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, Linda Klein, who on oath says that she is Classified Inside Sales Manager of the St. Lucie News -Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County, Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement was published in the St. Lucie News -Tribune in the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said St Lucie News -Tribune is a newspaper published in Fort Pierce, in said St. Lucie County, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said St. Lucie County, Florida, daily and distributed in St. 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 St. Lucie News -Tribune has been entered as Periodical Matter at the Post Offices in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement. Customer Ad Number Coovline PO # 435195 - ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 1261618 Meeting: 10/18/16: Notice - SADs Meeting 10/18/16 Pub Dates September 20, 2016 September 27, 2016 October 4, 2016 October 11, 2016 Sworn to nit ibed before me this day of, October 10, 2016, by who is LindalKlein (X) personally known to me or ( ) who has produced as identification L"g=4 Sandra Coldren Notary Public t�;: ry,�,...� SANDRA COLDREN +,... s . .: MY COMMISSION i FF 004035 _ a EXPIRES: April 1, 2017 _v r �} Bonded Thru Notary Pubbc Underwriters St. Lucie News Tribune t PY Pf uPY CC1fi nY Ff Yf YYPY MPr0 n1[WlJOpPIMq; Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Y Inc slit 7 Ad Number: 1261618 Advertiser: St Lucie County Board of County C... 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