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Home My WebLink About09-27-2006 Final Budget CITY OF OCOEE FINAL BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING Ocoee Commission Chambers September 27, 2006 AGENDA 7:00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Vandergrift A. Roll Call and Determination of Quorum II. PUBLIC HEARING A. Briefing by Director of Finance on the percentage increase in millage under the roll-backed rate necessary to fund the budget and the specific purpose for which ad valorem tax revenues are being increased. 1. Comments by Citizens. 2. Comments by Commissioners. 3. Motions by Commissioners for amendments to the proposed tentative budget. NOTE: RECESS to recompute the proposed millage rate and rolled-back percentage increase, if required. B. Announcement by Director of Finance of the recomputed proposed final millage rate and the percent by which the recomputed proposed millage rate exceeds the rolled-back rate. This percentage is the proposed final percentage increase in property taxes. 1. Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2006-016, setting final millage rate. a. Comments by Citizens b. Comments by Commissioners c. Vote on motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2006-016, setting the final millage rate. 2. Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2006-017, adopting final budget. a. Comments by Citizens. b. Comments by Commissioners. c. Vote on motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2006-017, adopting the final budget. C. Announcement by Mayor Vandergrift of end of budget public hearing. III. ADJOURNMENT PLEASE NOTE: IN ACCORDANCE WITII FLORIDA STATUTE 286.0105: ANY PERSON WHO DESIRES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION AT THIS MEETING WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND FOR THIS PURPOSE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE WHICH INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED. ALso, IN ACCORDANCE WITII FLORIDA STATUTE 286.26: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, 150 N. LAKESHORE DRIVE, OCOEE, FL 34761, (407) 905-3105 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. ORDINANCE NO. 2006-016 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A MILLAGE RATE FOR AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE CITY OF OCOEE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2006, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2007, STATING THE PERCENTAGE, BY WHICH THE MILLAGE RATE EXCEEDS THE ROLLED-BACK RATE COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 200.065, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR MILLAGE ADJUSTMENT; PROVIDING FOR COLLECTION OF TAXES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Ocoee, Florida, has received the report of the Orange County Property Appraiser stating the amount of assessed values which he has certified to the Florida Department of Revenue for non-exempt real and tangible personal property within the City for the year 2006; and WHEREAS, in order to provide the revenue necessary for the operation of the City for its Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2006, and ending September 30, 2007, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee has determined the rate of ad valorem tax levy that must be assessed for the year 2006; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 200.065(5), Florida Statutes, the City Commission intends that the millage when applied to the extended tax roll will generate the same tax revenue as when applied to the Certification of Taxable Value prepared by the Orange County Property Appraiser on June 30, 2006; and WHEREAS, the provisions of Chapter 200 of the Florida Statutes prescribing the method of fixing millage have been complied with. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Authoritv. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article vrn of the Constitution of the State of Florida and Chapters 166 and 200, Florida Statutes. SECTION 2. Millae:e Levv. The City Commission of the City ofOcoee hereby adopts, establishes and levies a millage rate for ad valorem taxation of real and business personal property within the City of Ocoee, Florida, for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2006, and ending September 30,2007, at the rate of$ per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation. SECTION 3. Percentae:e Increase. Over Rolled-Back Rate. The millage rate, as herein levied, exceeds the rolled-back rate computed pursuant to Section 200.065, Florida Statutes, by %, such percentage increase being characterized as the percentage increase in property taxes adopted by the City Commission of the City of Ocoee. SECTION 4. Millae:e Adiustment. The City Commission hereby authorizes the City Manager to administratively provide the Property Appraiser with the millage adjustment, pursuant to his report of the aggregate change in the assessment roll as provided for by Section 200.065(5), Florida Statutes. SECTION 5. Collection of Taxes. The tax shall be collected by the Orange County Tax Collector, subject to discounts prescribed by law, and distributed to the City in accordance with Florida law. SECTION 6. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto. 2 SECTION 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of September, 2006. Attest: APPROVED: City of Ocoee, Florida Beth Eikenberry, City Clerk S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY, THIS 27th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2006. APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY COMMISSION AT A MEETING HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. FOLEY & LARDNER LLP By: City Attorney 3 Mayor's Script CITY OF OCOEE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED AT PUBLIC HEARING TO FINALIZE BUDGET AND ADOPT FINAL MILLAGE RATE September 27,2006 7:00 P.M. 1. Call meeting to order at announced time of public hearing. [NOTE: This hearing needs to begin at scheduled time of7:00 p.m.] (Mayor Announces: This is an advertised public hearing to finalize the budget and adopt a final millage rate for the City of Ocoee. The City Commission has previously approved a tentative millage rate of 4.8018 mills which represents a 19.19% increase in millage over the rolled-back rate of 4.0285 mills.) 2. First issues to discuss: Prior to any discussion, the Mayor should call upon the Director of Finance to make a brief presentation which discusses the following: a. The percentage rate increase in tentative millage over the rolled-back rate necessary to fund the budget (NOTE: The public should be advised that there is a 19.19% increase in the millage over the rolled-back rate.); b. The specific purpose for which ad valorem tax revenues are being increased. 3. After the above presentation and prior to the adoption of any measures, the Mayor should call upon the general public to speak and ask questions. 4. Following the call for public comment and questions, the Mayor should call upon the City Commission for comments, questions and debate. Note: The City Commission may participate in public discussion and should respond to questions by the public. 5. After discussion, the Mayor should ask whether there are any amendments to the adopted tentative budget. Motions to amend the tentative budget should be considered and voted upon. Prior to any vote, the Mayor should call for public comment and questions. rNOTE: The City Commission should NOT vote on the adoption of the final budget at this time, but only upon amendments to the adopted tentative budget, if any.] 6. After the City Commission has acted upon all amendments to the adopted tentative budget, the Mayor should declare a brief RECESS in order to recompute the proposed final millage rate and rolled-back percentage increase. mOTE: If no amendments are adopted, a recess should not be necessary.] 7. After the recess, the Director of Finance should publicly announce the re-computed proposed final millage rate and the percent by which the re-computed proposed final millage rate exceeds the rolled-back rate. It should be announced that this is the proposed percentage increase in property taxes. [If there are no amendments, then the following should be announced: "The proposed final millage is 4.8018 mills which represents a 19.19% increase in millage over the rolled-back rate of 4.0285 mills."] 8. The Mayor should ask for a motion to approve the Ordinance adopting the final millage rate. [NOTE: This must be done prior to adoption of final budget. This motion must use the same millage announced after recess.] MOTION: Move to approve Ordinance No. 2006-016, setting a final millage rate of mills for Fiscal Year 2006-2007. 9. Following the above motion, the City Attorney should publicly read the title of proposed Ordinance No. 2006-016 relating to the final millage and publicly announce the following: (1) The name of the taxing authority is the City of Ocoee. (2) The rolled-back millage rate is mills. (3) The percentage by which the proposed millage rate exceeds the rolled-back rate is (4) The millage rate proposed by the ordinance is mills. 10. Mayor then calls for public comment and questions prior to vote on Ordinance to adopt the final millage rate. Then Mayor calls for Commission comment and questions. The Mayor calls for vote on the Ordinance to adopt the final millage rate. A roll call of vote should be taken. 11. Mayor should then ask for a motion to approve Ordinance adopting the final budget. MOTION: Move to approve Ordinance No. 2006-017 adopting a final budget for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2006, and ending September 30, 2007. 12. Following the above motion, the City Attorney should read the title only of the proposed Ordinance No. 2006-017. 13. Mayor calls for public comment and questions prior to vote on Ordinance to adopt final budget. Then Mayor calls for Commission comment and questions. Then Mayor calls for vote on Ordinance to adopt final budget. A roll call vote should be taken. 14. Mayor should announce the conclusion of the public hearing. 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