2021-048 Amending Section1-14 Entitled "Record Search Fees" (Fingerprinting Fee) ORDINANCE NO. 2021-048
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2016-006 BY AMENDING
SECTION 1-14 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF OCOEE ENTITLED "RECORD SEARCH FEES"
PROVIDING FOR A NEW SUBSECTION; PROVIDING
FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Authority. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the
authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of
Florida, and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes.
SECTION 2. Article III of Chapter 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Ocoee is hereby amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE FEES
§1-14 Record Search Fees
(a) A fee may be charged for each research request seeking information from the City of
Ocoee regarding a parcel of real property, condominium, or other similar holding, as
recognized by the Orange County Property Appraiser, and seeking a report that
identifies any outstanding liens, special assessments,utility balances, fees, fines, or
other levies owed to the City of Ocoee and readily identifiable in the records of the
city.
(b) Payment of the required fee, which shall be established by resolution adopted by the
City Commission of the City of Ocoee, is required prior to delivery of the report. The
specified fee shall be paid for each separately identifiable unit of real property
recognized by the Orange County Property Appraiser.
(c) Research requests may be fulfilled by city staff or a third party authorized to do so by
the city. Payment of the required fee may be made to the city through any authorized
third-party provider of the requested information.
(d) The city may require that all such research requests be directed to the third-party
provider, if one is secured for these services.
(e) A fee may be charged for fingerprinting services which shall be applicable to both
inked and electronic fingerprinting. The fee shall be established by resolution
adopted by the City Commission of the City of Ocoee. Payment of the fee is required
at the time the fingerprinting services are provided.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
or portion of this Resolution 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.
SECTION 4. Codification. It is the intent of the City Commission of the City
of Ocoee that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Ocoee and that sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or
relettered and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "chapter," "section," "article," or such
other appropriate word or phrase in order to accomplish such intent; and, regardless of whether
such inclusion in the Code is accomplished, sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or
relettered and the correction of typographical errors that do not affect the intent may be
authorized by the City Manager, without need of a public hearing, by filing a corrected and
recodified copy of the same with the City Clerk.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5day of dleyA , 2021.
APPROVED:
ATTEST: CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA
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Melanie Sibbitt, City Clerk Rusty Johnso 14144)r
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ADVERTISEDSel.frinitif 3,2021
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY
THE CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA; CO SION AT A MEETING HELD
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND ON h.ki ,2021,
LEGALITY MIS 5In' DAY OF UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. i& .
,2021.
SHUFFIELD,LOWMAN&WILSON,P.A.
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