Item 6A & 7A- Budget HearingsNOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE
The City of Atlantic Beach, Florida has tentatively adopted
a measure to increase its property tax levy.
Last year's property tax levy
A. Initially proposed tax levy ............................ ~$ 4,843,939
B. Less tax reductions due to Value Adjustm ~
Board and other assess ~ change ~ ..... _ $ 3,095
C. Actual property tax J ~-.... -. .. P'J0 ........... $ 4,840,844
This year's propos ~~evy .. ~················ $ 5,222,493 o" ~0
All concerned citizen ~l/:}!Jited to attend a public hearing on
the tax increase to be i\1d on Monday, September 25, 2017,
6:30p.m. at City Hall, in the Commission Chambers,
800 Seminole Road, Atlantic Beach, Florida.
A FINAL DECISION on the proposed tax increase and the
budget will be made at this hearing.
Agenda Item 6A & 7A
November 13, 2017
ADOPTION OF A TENTATIVE MILLAGE AND OPERATING BUDGET FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2017/2018
First item to be considered:
Adoption of the Millage Rate by Resolution 17-14
State the following:
The Millage Rate is 3.2285
The Tentative Millage Rate is 3.2285
The Roll-Back Rate is 3.0682
The Tentative Millage Rate is 4.97% more than the roll back rate.
The purpose for adopting the millage rate of 3.2285 is to maintain a level of ad
valorem tax revenue sufficient to support funding for the proposed level of
services at anticipated and proposed cost and to continue to maintain the City's
infrastructure.
Motion to adopt a final Millage Rate for operating purposes of 3.2285
Open Public Hearing
Close Public Hearing
Discussion and Vote
Second item to be considered:
Ordinance #20-17 -146 establishing the Operating Budget for fiscal year 2017/2018 of
$32,265,742
Motion to adopt Ordinance #20-17 -146 establishing the Operating Budget for fiscal year
2017/2018
Open a Public Hearing
Close Public Hearing
Discussion and Vote
Agenda Item 6A & 7A
November 13, 2017
RESOLUTION NO. 17-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA
LEVYING THE AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE
FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY
WITHIN THE CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING
OCTOBER 1, 2017 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2018; STATING
THE PERCENTAGE BY WHICH THE MILLAGE TO BE LEVIED
EXCEEDS THE ROLLED-BACK RATE; AND, PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Florida law requires the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida,
to pass a resolution levying the millage rate for ad valorem property taxes for municipal purposes on all
taxable property within the city limits ofthe City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, for the fiscal year beginning
October 1, 2017 and ending September 30, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Florida law requires said resolution to state the millage rate to be levied, and also,
to state the percentage by which the millage rate to be levied exceeds the rolled-back rate as computed
pursuant to Florida law; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, has duly considered
the budgetary requirements of the City; has adopted a tentative budget for the fiscal year beginning
October 1, 2017 and ending September 30, 2018, based on a millage rate of3.2285 mills on the taxable
property within the City; and has acted in accordance with the terms, provisions, and procedures
contained in section 200.065, Florida Statutes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Atlantic
Beach, Florida, that
1. The ad valorem property tax millage rate for municipal purposes to be levied on the
taxable property within the city limits of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, during the fiscal year
beginning October 1, 2017 and ending September 30,2018 is hereby set at the rate of3.2285 mills.
2. The percentage by which this millage rate to be levied exceeds the rolled-back rate of
3.0682 is 4.97%.
3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption by the City
Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida.
ADOPTED at a public hearing by the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida
on the 13th day ofNovember 2017.
Approved as to form and correctness:
Brenna M. Durden
City Attorney
ATTEST:
Donna L. Bartle
City Clerk
Mitchell E. Reeves
Mayor I Presiding Officer
Agenda Item 6A & 7A
November 13, 2017
ORDINANCE NO. 20-17-146
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA FOR FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2017 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30,
2018.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, on September 18,
2017, held a public hearing as required by Florida Statute 200.065; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, set forth the
appropriations and revenue estimate for the budget for Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2017
and ending September 30,2018 in the amount of$32,265,742.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON BEHALF
OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, that;
1. The Fiscal Year 2018 budget be adopted, and
2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Passed by the City Commission on first reading this 18th day of September 2017.
Passed by the City Commission on second and final reading this 13th day of November
2017.
Mitchell E. Reeves
Mayor I Presiding Officer
Approved as to form and correctness:
Brenna M. Durden
City Attorney
ATTEST:
Donna L. Bartle
City Clerk
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Agenda Item 6A & 7A
November 13, 2017
Joseph Gerrity, City Manager
City of Atlantic Beach
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October 30, 2017
Notice of Proposed Tax Increase with applicable violation clause and Budget Summary
advertisements.
Sections 200.065(13)(b) and (c), Florida Statutes, establish the requirements of this letter. Section
200.065(12), Florida Statutes, requires you to hold a new millage and budget hearing two to five days
following publication of the advertisement.
After you have advertised the notices again and held the new final hearing, please forward to the Property
Tax Oversight program copies of the advertisements (full page from newspaper) with proofs of
publication; a copy of the resolution/ordinance adopting the millage; a copy of the resolution/ordinance
adopting the budget; and your Form DR-487, Certification of Compliance.
By copy of this notice, the Department is notifying and directing the tax collector to withhold ad valorem
tax revenue collected in excess of the rolled-back rate until the taxing authority has met the requirements
of law.
By copy of this notice, the Department is notifying the Refunds and Revenue Distribution process of the
General Tax Administration program to proceed under sections 200.065(13)(a), 218.23(1), and 218.63(2),
Florida Statutes, and Chapter 12-10, Florida Administrative Code, to withhold revenue sharing funds until
the taxing authority corrects its noncompliance or, if not corrected, for the 12 months following the
Department's determination of noncompliance. If the taxing authority does not correct its noncompliance,
the Department will deposit these withheld funds into the General Revenue Fund.
If you fail to correct these violations in the manner section 200.065(13), Florida Statutes, describes andre-
certify compliance to the Department after re-advertising and re-holding the hearings, you will forfeit your
state revenue sharing funds and ad valorem proceeds in excess of the rolled-back rate. If you re-certify
compliance and the Department determines your re-certification is not in compliance with section
200.065, Florida Statutes, the same consequences will occur.
This determination applies only to the TRIM certification requirements. The Department will send a
determination regarding the maximum millage levy requirements of section 200.065(5), Florida Statutes,
in a separate notice.
If you believe the certification you submitted does not support the Department's determination, please
consider the following notice.
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
The determination in this matter is not subject to review under chapter 120, Florida Statutes. Under
section 200.065, Florida Statutes, mediation is not available in any administrative dispute of the
type of agency action this notice announces.
Agenda Item 6A & 7A
November 13, 2017
Joseph Gerrity, City Manager
City of Atlantic Beach
Page 3
October 30, 2017
You may also have the right to adjudicate this matter before a circuit court under chapter 86,
Florida Statutes, and applicable Florida law.
You have the right to seek judicial review of this order under section 120.68, Florida Statutes. As
Rule 9.110, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, prescribes, to seek a judicial review you must
file aN otice of Appeal with the Department's clerk in the Office of General Counsel, Post Office
Box 6668, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-6668. You must also file a copy of the Notice of Appeal and
the applicable filing fees with the appropriate District Court of Appeal. You must file this Notice
of Appeal within 30 days from the date of this order.
If you have any questions, please contact Wyatt Peters at 850-617-8921.
Sincerely,
~J~
Dr. Maurice M. Gogarty, Director
Property Tax Oversight Program
ark#26.03
Enclosures
cc: Honorable Michael Corrigan
Duval County Tax Collector
Roger Hinson, Program Administrator
Refunds and Revenue Distribution
Agenda Item 6A & 7A
November 13, 2017