HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-150JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
FINAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION
SOLID WASTE SERVICES
FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2019-20
ADOPTED September 17, 2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
SECTION1.
AUTHORITY.......................................................................................................1
SECTION 2.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION................................................................1
SECTION3.
FINDINGS..........................................................................................................1
SECTION 4.
IMPOSITION OF SOLID WASTE SERVICE ASSESSMENTS ......................................
2
SECTION S.
CONFIRMATION OF PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION .......................4
SECTION 6.
EFFECT OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION...........................................................4
SECTION 7.
EFFECTIVE DATE................................................................................................5
APPENDIX A:
AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING ......................................... ............................................... A-1
APPENDIX B:
PROOF OF PUBLICATION..............................................................................
B-1
APPENDIX C:
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO NON -AD VALOREM
ASSESSMENTROLL........................................................................................
C-1
RESOLUTION 19-150
A RESOLUTION OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE COLLECTION
AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; IMPOSING
SOLID WASTE SERVICE ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED
WITHIN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA TO FUND THE COST OF SOLID WASTE
SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2019; ESTABLISHING
THE RATE OF ASSESSMENT, APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; PROVIDING
FOR COLLECTION; CONFIRMING THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY. This Resolution of St. Lucie County, Florida (the "County") is
adopted pursuant to Chapter 38 of the Code of Ordinances and Compiled Laws of St. Lucie County
(the "Ordinance"), Florida, Article VIII, Section 1(f), Florida Constitution, sections 125.01, 125.69 and
197.3632, Florida Statutes, and other applicable provisions of law, County Resolution No. 04-201 and
Resolution No. 19-128 (the "Preliminary Assessment Resolution").
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION. This resolution constitutes the
Final Assessment Resolution described in the Ordinance. All capitalized terms not otherwise
defined in this Resolution shall have the meanings defined in the Ordinance and the Preliminary
Assessment Resolution.
SECTION 3. FINDINGS. It is hereby ascertained, determined and declared as follows:
(A) The Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida (the "Board") has
enacted the Ordinance which authorizes the imposition of annual Solid Waste Service Assessments
against certain Assessed Property within St. Lucie County to fund solid waste collection, disposal and
administrative services, facilities or programs.
(B) The imposition of a Solid Waste Service Assessment for solid waste collection,
disposal and administrative services, facilities or programs is an equitable and efficient method of
allocating and apportioning the Solid Waste Costs incurred by the County each year among parcels
of Assessed Property.
(C) On September 14, 2004, the Board adopted Resolution No. 04-201 which authorized
the imposition of Solid Waste Service Assessments to fund solid waste collection, disposal and
administrative services, facilities or programs within the County Urban Services Area using the tax bill
collection method commencing with the County's Fiscal Year which began October 1, 2004.
(D) The County has imposed and collected Solid Waste Service Assessments each Fiscal
Year since to fund the Solid Waste Costs.
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(E) On July 2, 2019, the Board adopted the Preliminary Assessment Resolution containing
a brief and general description of the solid waste collection, disposal and administrative services,
facilities or programs to be provided to Assessed Property, describing the method of apportioning
the Solid Waste Costs to compute the Solid Waste Service Assessment for the Fiscal Year beginning
October 1, 2019 ("Fiscal Year 2019-20"), designating the rate of assessment for such Fiscal Year and
the maximum assessment rate which may be adopted in future Fiscal Years without further notice,
directing the preparation of an Assessment Roll for the Residential Property subject to the Solid
Waste Service Assessments and a separate Assessment Roll for any Residential Property that is
delinquent in payments of the Solid Waste Cost for prior Fiscal Years, and directing the mailing and
publication of notices required by the Ordinance and the Uniform Assessment Collection Act.
(F) The Assessment Roll for Fiscal Year 2019-20 has heretofore been made available for
inspection by the public, as required by the Ordinance.
(G) Notice of a public hearing has been published and, as required by the terms of the
Ordinance and the Preliminary Assessment Resolution, mailed to each Owner of Residential Property
proposed to be assessed notifying such Owners of their opportunity to be heard. An affidavit
regarding the notice mailed to each Owner of Residential Property is attached hereto as Appendix A
and the proof of publication is attached hereto as Appendix B.
(H) The public hearing was originally scheduled for September 3, 2019, but was
rescheduled to September 17, 2019 as a result of Hurricane Dorian. The County provided notice of
the rescheduled hearing date in accordance with Emergency Order Number 19-001 issued by the
Florida Department of Revenue on September 3, 2019 (the "Emergency Order"), the proof of
publication for which is included in Appendix B.
(1) Such public hearing has been duly held, and comments and objections of all interested
persons have been heard and considered as required by law.
(J) The Solid Waste Service Assessments contemplated hereunder are imposed by the
Board, not the Property Appraiser or Tax Collector. Any activity of the Property Appraiser or Tax
Collector under the provisions of this Resolution shall be construed solely as ministerial.
SECTION 4. IMPOSITION OF SOLID WASTE SERVICE ASSESSMENTS.
(A) The parcels of Assessed Property described in the Assessment Roll, which is hereby
approved, are hereby found to be specially benefited by the provision of solid waste collection,
disposal and administrative services, facilities and programs contemplated by the Ordinance and the
Preliminary Assessment Resolution, in the amount of the Solid Waste Service Assessment set forth in
the Assessment Roll, a copy of which was present at the above referenced public hearing and is
incorporated herein by reference.
(B) It is hereby ascertained, determined and declared that each parcel of Assessed
Property within the County Solid Waste Urban Service Area will be benefited by the County's
provision of solid waste collection, disposal and administrative services, facilities or programs in an
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amount not less than the Solid Waste Service Assessment for such parcel, computed in the manner
set forth in this Resolution.
(C) Adoption of this Final Assessment Resolution constitutes a legislative determination
that all parcels assessed derive a special benefit, as set forth in the Ordinance and the Preliminary
Assessment Resolution, from the solid waste collection, disposal and administrative services, facilities
or programs to be provided and a legislative determination that the Solid Waste Service Assessments
are fairly and reasonably apportioned among the Residential Properties that receive the special
benefit as set forth in the Ordinance and Preliminary Assessment Resolution.
(D) The method for computing Solid Waste Service Assessments described in the
Preliminary Assessment Resolution is hereby approved.
(E) For Fiscal Year 2019-20, the Solid Waste Cost is estimated to be 5,4$9387.06. Such
Solid Waste Cost shall be allocated among all parcels of Assessed Property, based upon each parcel's
classification as Residential Property and the number of Dwelling Units for such parcels. An annual
rate of assessment equal to $276.14 for each Dwelling Unit is hereby approved for Fiscal Year 2019-
20. For Fiscal Years thereafter, the Solid Waste Service Assessments may be imposed at a rate not
to exceed $280.00 per Dwelling Unit without further notice to affected property owners unless the
circumstances described in Section 12(B) of the Preliminary Assessment Resolution apply. Notice
of the potential rate increase for future years was included in the public hearing notices which were
published and mailed to affected property owners.
(F) Solid Waste Service Assessments for solid waste collection and disposal services,
facilities or programs in the amounts set forth in the Assessment Roll, as herein approved, are hereby
levied and imposed on all parcels of Assessed Property described in the Assessment Roll.
(G) Any shortfall in the expected Solid Waste Service Assessment proceeds due to any
reduction or exemption from payment of the Solid Waste Service Assessments required by law or
authorized by the Board shall be supplemented by any legally available funds, or combination of such
funds, within the solid waste enterprise fund.
(H) As authorized in Section 38-157 of the Ordinance, Interim Solid Waste Service
Assessments are also levied and imposed against all Residential Property for which a Certificate of
Occupancy (or Building Permit as chosen by the Board) is issued beginning June 1, 2019, or has
otherwise been inadvertently omitted from the Assessment Roll, based upon the rates of assessment
approved herein. The County shall provide invoices to those Residential Properties requesting
payment in the amounts set forth herein. Failure of the Property Owner to pay such amounts within
forty-five (45) days shall render these amounts delinquent. Such delinquencies maybe collected by
any lawful means, including but not limited to, the institution of an action to collect the amounts
owed or their inclusion on the subsequent years Tax Bill. In addition, the Building Department shall
be authorized to also collect an administrative fee of 2% of the amount of the Interim Solid Waste
Service Assessment to pay for the costs of collection and processing. The amount of the Interim
Solid Waste Service Assessments for Fiscal Year 2019-20, including the administrative fee, shall be
$23.01 per month per Dwelling Unit for each month until such Residential Property can be included
on the forthcoming Assessment Roll.
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(1) As authorized by Section 38-157 of the Ordinance, Solid Waste Service Assessment
delinquencies may be collected by any lawful means, including but not limited to, the institution of
an action to collect the amounts owed or their inclusion on the subsequent years Tax Bill. The
Assessment Roll includes Solid Waste Service Assessments for Fiscal Year 2019-20 as well as payment
delinquencies from prior Fiscal Years, if any.
(J) Such Solid Waste Service Assessments shall constitute a lien upon the Assessed
Property so assessed equal in rank and dignity with the liens of all state, county, district or municipal
taxes and other non -ad valorem assessments. Except as otherwise provided by law, such lien shall
be superior in dignity to all other liens, titles and claims, until paid.
(K) The Assessment Roll for Fiscal Year 2019-20, as herein approved, shall be delivered to
the Tax Collector for collection using the tax bill collection method in the manner prescribed by the
Ordinance. Such Assessment Roll shall be delivered to the Tax Collector by September 19, 2019, as
authorized by the Emergency Order. The Assessment Roll, as delivered to the Tax Collector, shall be
accompanied by a Certificate to Non -Ad Valorem Assessment Roll in substantially the form attached
hereto as Appendix C.
SECTION 5. CONFIRMATION OF PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION. The
Preliminary Assessment Resolution is hereby ratified and confirmed.
SECTION 6. EFFECT OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION. As provided by Section 38-157
of the Ordinance, adoption of this Final Assessment Resolution shall be the final adjudication of the
issues presented herein (including, but not limited to, the benefits conveyed by solid waste collection
and disposal services, the method of apportionment, the rate of assessment including the maximum
rate for future years, the Assessment Roll and the levy and lien of the Solid Waste Service
Assessments unless proper steps shall be initiated in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure relief
within 30 days from the date of this Final Assessment Resolution.
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SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 17th day of September 2019.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA l
BY:
Chair
APPROVED TO FORM
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BY:
County Attorney
APPENDIX A
AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, personally appeared Corissa Gamble, who, after being duly
sworn, deposes and says:
1. Corissa Gamble, pursuant to the authority and direction received from the Board of
County Commissioners, timely directed the preparation of the Assessment Roll and the preparation,
mailing, and publication of notices in accordance with Chapter 38, Code of Ordinances and Compiled
Laws of St. Lucie County, Florida (the "Ordinance"), in conformance with the Preliminary Assessment
Resolution adopted by the Board on July 2, 2019 (the "Preliminary Assessment Resolution").
2. In accordance with the Ordinance, Ms. Gamble supervised and directed the mailing
of individual mailed notices to the owner of each Assessed Property contained upon the Assessment
Roll. The notice was substantially in the form as contained in the Preliminary Assessment
Resolution and included the following: the purpose of the assessment; the total amount proposed
to be levied against each parcel; the unit of measurement to be applied against each parcel to
determine the assessment; the number of such units contained within each parcel; the total revenue
the County expects to collect by the assessment; a statement that failure to pay the assessment will
cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may result in a loss of title; a statement
that all affected property owners have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections
with the local governing board within 20 days of the notice; and the date, time, and place of the
hearing.
FURTHER AFFIANT SAYETH NOT
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Corissa Gamble, Affiant
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY
The foregoing Affidavit of Mailing was sworn to and subscribed before me this day of
2019, by Susan Laventure. She is personally known to me or has produced
as identification and did take an oath.
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APPENDIX B
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
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Patients ars about to be enrolled to the firet U,9. study to test gene editing
Iralda that body bytryli g to euro en Inhedeed form of blindness. PATbcx ssoWm
First gene -editing
study to start in US
Gene-editng aims to
cure form of blindness
Merltynn Marchlona
ASeaC1ATm PRESS
Patients are about to be enrolled
In the first study to test a gene -ed-
iting technique known as CRISPR
inside the body to try to cure sin in-
hexited form of blindness.
People with the disease have nor-
mal eyes but lack a gene that con.
verts light into S"rusla w the brain
that enable sight,
The experimental treatment aims
to supply children and adults with a
healthy version of the gene they
lack, using a tool that cuts "'Wits"
DNA in aspecific spot. It's intended
as a onetime treatment that per ia-
nently alters the person's native
DNA,
Two corepanles, Edlt Medlcine
and Allergan, ist0 teatthe techNque
in up to 15people around the United
States, including Massachusetts
Eye and Ear in Boston, starting this
fail.
This game editing In people after
birth is different from the controver-
sial work a Chinese scientistdid last
year - altering the DNA of embryos
at conception in away that can pees
the changes to future generationa.
The DNA changes in adults that the
new study aims to r oatre will not be
inherited by any offspring.
only
one other company, Sanga-
mo Therapeutics, has tried gene ed-
iting inside the body, to treat metab-
olic diseases using a tool called zinc
fingers.
CRISPR has captivated scientists
because It's a very simple way to do
gene editing, although it's so new
that Its risks are not fully known -
But researchers believe it has great
potential to cure ar treat many
cans causedbygene flawsthathave
no good treatments now.
The blindness study 1s for people
with one form of Leber congenital
amaurosis. We the ..at common
cause of inherited childhood blind-
ness, occurring in 2 or 3 of every
3130,000 births. People often see
only bright light and blurry shapes
and can lose all sight.
Parents are carriers of the flawed
Cans and it can lurk undetected for
generations, suddenly emerging
when an unlucky combination gives
a child two coples of It.
The Associated Press Health and
Science Department recaivea support
f1rom the Howard Hughes Medical in-
stitureb Department of Sefence Sdu-
cotion. TheAPfswkfy responsible for
all content.
NOTICE OF HEARING TO IMPOSE AND PROVIDE
FOR COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE SERVICE
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
SL Lucia County, Florida (the 'County•) Impasse special aesesements, sometimes
referred to as non -Ad vabmm esaesamerrb, against certain improved residenhal
propedies located within the Courcy Solid Waste Urban Sarna Area depicted below
to IuM the annual eases of providing residential garbage, recycling and yard waste
cotleUian and disposal eervees (the 'Safitl Waste Assasameme'). Noires is hereby
given that the Board M Courcy Commissionere of the County M. 'Beard'( will
conduct a public hawing to consider imposing Sold Waste Assessments to fund the
cast of such services and facilities for the fiscal yew commencing October 1, 2019
I'Flseel Yew 2019-20.1 end each fiscal yew thereafter, and to ternaries collection of
such assessments on fiw annus] pmp" tax bill, The Said Waste Assessment is an
annual assessment which will ea &... from year to year.
The herring will be held In The County Commission Chambers at 6:00 pm. an
September 3, 201 B, or as soon thereafter ea the matter maybe heard n the 31. Lusk
County Commisslon Chambers located on the Third Flow In the St. Lucie County
Administration Annex, 2MO Vira Avenue, Fort purposePierce, Ffollds, for the pppose of
receiving public comment on the proposed Solid Waste Assessments. All affected
pro .dy owners have a rlgM ta aPpsar at the headrng and to ids
writ
ten obiectbrw
whir the Board wllhin 20 days of lies rwtite.lf a person decldesto eppeaiwry aasion
made hythe Bawd w8k respect to any matter consitlered N the hasdng, woh person
vrD need a record o1 the proceadtngs and may reed to ensure that a verbatim rowrd
is made, including dna IestSnony end evldenee upon whleh the appeal b to be made.
In aecordence wch the Amerkens vdlh Dhe615Gos A_ perswa reeding a special
accommodation w an interpreter to pwticlpata in thispproeee. Should Contact tixe
Safety end Risk Marreger et (T72j 402-1546 or TDD f77 21 4 82-14 28, m kezt seven
days ...to Ih. dale of the hearing.
The Solid West. Assessment far each parcel wgl be computed by muhlplying
the number of dw.gi units asse
on the parcel by the rate of assessment, The mt. of
assessment for Fluid d 201940.1millho$276.14 perdwalling unrl, The maximum.
rate of assessment that car; be charged In future fiscal years without additional nice
Is $280.00 par dwelling unit. Copies o1 the aasesarn-t roll Showing the amount of the
Solid waste Amazement to be Imposed against each parcel of property, and the legal
documentation totaling to Iho assessments
are available lar heetionntTheeffiu of me — --,rte
Con pro ��yy pprraiser located on the
Sacr Ffoor�afthe AdmnimmOon Annex at
2900 Virgins Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida
The Solid Wage Asseeamems w0 be v
Call_
by the BL Lucie County Tax !-
Caleemr an the ad valorem tax bill mailed
each Noverrber, including November 2018, ¢
os authodled by tiedion 1973692, Fbrida
Statutes FaOrse to pay iha aesessmema will _
Cause a tea aed0irata to be Issued ad
the pproperty which may result n a foes
of do. i
If you hove wry quee0ona, please confect the f� e
County at (772) 462.1768, Monday thmugh
Friday be 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Howard N. Tipton #
County Administrator
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Software glitches pose
problems to pot industry
Gene Johnson
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE-Atleeat a doaen merijue-
nasamples typicollyahawupeverydg•
at Trace Analytics, it lab in Spokane
that tests products forwashingtods le-
gal cannabis industry.
On Tuesday, a single one arrived- a
symptom of the most recent problems
cancerrxtrg the state's 'seed -to -safe'
tracking sy _
Software glitches with the massive
database last week began preventing
be...es from transporting their
products, testing them hundreds of
thousands of dolhus I. lost setas and
forcing some to furlough workers.
The lswas have been a last straw for
many mecijuame businesses, prompt-
ing louder rolls for the elate to end its
contract with the software vendor and
to rethink the entire premise of its
'Inceabflfty" program, which Is in-
tended to promote transparency in a
formerly illegal Industry but instead
freshman a source of headaches far reg-
ulatom and businesses alike,
'ouramall tempanyloat fourdays of
revemre-genetatiag salin as a dinal m -
Suit of the grata saftware system fail -
um, and we're just one of hundreds of
mmpanimethetesperisnued slauarre-
sults,- said Andy limaaington, chlef fi-
Sandel ogear of Evergreen Herbal, a
111u tle company that makes marque-
--infused drinks and chateliume,
"Those are galea you never get back.'
Vicki Christopherson, executive di-
rector of the Washington CarmeBusi-
ness Association, called the software
Issues-crippling.-
State
cripplbig'State regulators have been working
with the vendor - Deriver -based MJ
Freeway, the maker of Leaf Data Sys-
tema -ate well m tldrd-party software
companies to address the problems.
on Tuesday, a week after a botched
software update began causing the
problems, the sate Liquor and Conna-
bts Board took the unusual Step ofteB-
ing pot businesses they could come up
withtheirownworIumunds. Theboard
told sellers to track data about test m -
sults and product Shipping, but not to
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aworry about strictly following town -
practices set out I. state rules.
MJ }Yeeway Chief Opontirig Officer
Roy Thompson said in a Wednesday
statement that the company worked
quickly to remedy the pmblems,
Washington Wt !Ire only state to
haveahardflme realizing its vision ofa
recreational or medical marijuana in-
dustry
o-dustry where every plant, joint and
brawole, ere tracked and tested to en-
sue rpa37ty and avoid diversion to the
bhnck market
Mme than a year after legal recrs-
ationalmiss begaull Califomin, only&
fraction ofthe Industry Is participating
In the system known there as "traek-
end-trace.' Leat year, Maryland's sye-
Ism temporarily bagged dawn, pe -
venting sales, after a new feature was
added. Pennsylvania's software hoe
wuend problems for cultivators trying
to record shipments. Nevada aban-
doned MJ Freeway m a contrselor after
the tempeny was hacked in 2017.
But Washington's issues have been
persistent since MJ Freeway launched
In Washington in early 2018.
'Ifs been pretty challenging for op-
emtma in the sine to deal with trace-
abBfty," said Gregory Foster, of the Li-
quor and Cautlabis Board's Traceability
Advlsory0ota-iu.eandthe founderof
Cannabis Observer. a website dedicat-
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St, Lucie News -Tribune
1939 SE Federal Highway, Stuart, FL 34994
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
St Lucie County Solid Waste Legals
2300 Virginia AVE
Fort Pierce, FL 34982-5632
STATE OF WISCONSIN
COUNTY OF BROWN
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared,
Vicky Felty, who on oath says that she Is a legal clerk
Manager of the St. Lucie News-Trlbune, 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 iir 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 affiantfurther 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.
July 26, 2019
Subscribed and sworn to before on August 8, 2019:
a.yVk 11yIt11.1rx'¢.L-)
Notary, State of WI, County of grown
_r IARA MC)NDLOCH
Notary Public
,11ate3 of Wisconsin
My commission expires: August 6, 2021
Publication Cost: $378 00
Ad No: GC10237213
Customer No: 352275
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NOTICE QE HEARING TO I 'jDOSE AND PROVIDE
FOR COLLECTION OF SQL.�D WASTE SER11IC.E
SPECIAL ASSESSi7 " E TS
St. Lucie County, Florida (the "County") imposes special assessments, sometimes
referred to as non -ad valorem assessments, against certain improved residential
properties located within the Coupty Solid Waste Urban Service Area depicted below
to fund the annual costs of providing residential garbage, recycling and yard waste
collection and disposal services (the "Solid Waste Assessments"). Notice is hereby
given that the Board of County Commissioners of the County (the "Board") will
conduct a public hearing to consider imposing Solid Waste Assessments to fund the
cost of such services and facilities for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2019
("Fiscal Year 2019-20") and each fiscal year thereafter, and to authorize collection of
such assessments on the annual property tax bill. The Solid Waste Assessment is an
annual assessment which will continue from year to year.
The hearing will be held in the County Commission Chambers at 6:00 p.m. on
September 3, 2019, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard in the St. Lucie
County Commission Chambers located on the Third Floor in the St. Lucie County
Administration Annex, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida, for the purpose of
receiving public comment on the proposed Solid Waste Assessments. All affected
property owners have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections
with the Board within 20 days of this notice. If a person decides to appeal any decision
made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the hearing, such person
will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record
is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be made.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a. special
accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the
Safety and Risk Manager at (772) 462-1646 or TDD (772) 462-1428, at least seven
days prior to the date of the hearing.
The Solid Waste Assessment for each parcel will be computed by multiplying
the number of dwelling units on the parcel by the rate of assessment. The rate of
assessment for Fiscal Year 2019-20 shall be $276.14 per dwelling unit. The maximum
rate of assessment that can be charged in future fiscal years without additional notice
is $280.00 per dwelling unit. Copies of the assessment roll showing the amount of the
Solid Waste Assessment to be imposed against each parcel of property, and the legal
documentation relating to the assessments
are available for inspection at the office of the
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County Property Appraiser located on the "' rot '
a aK.wt���s�[las.a
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Second Floor of the Administration Annex at%�fi
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2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida.
The Solid Waste Assessments will be
collected by the St. Lucie County Tax
Collector on the ad valorem tax bill mailed
each November, including November 2019,
as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida
Statutes. Failure to pay the assessments will
cause a tax certificate to be issued against
the property which may result in a loss
of title.
If you have any questions, please contact the
County at (772) 462-1768, Monday through
Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Howard N. Tipton
County Administrator
APPENDIX C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO
NON -AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT ROLL
I HEREBY CERTIFY that, as an authorized agent of St Lucie County, Florida (the "County"); as
such I have satisfied myself that all property included or includable on the non -ad valorem
assessment roll for solid waste services (the "Solid Waste Service Assessment Roll") for the County is
properly assessed so far as I have been able to ascertain; and that all required extensions on the
above described roll to show the non -ad valorem assessments attributable to the property listed
therein have been made pursuant to law.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that, in accordance with the Uniform Assessment Collection Act, this
certificate and the herein described Non -Ad Valorem Assessment Roll will be delivered to the St. Lucie
County Tax Collector by September 19, 2019.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have subscribed this certificate and directed the some to be
delivered to the St Lucie County Tax Collectorand made part of the above described Non -Ad valorem
Assessment Roll this day of & 20
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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