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CITY COMMISSION AGENDA I SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 1 REGULAR
MEETING
TITLE
FY2019-2020 Final Operating Millage Pate
SUMMARY
The City Manager is requesting that the City Commission hold a Public Hearing
relative to the approval of Resolution 2019-16, which establishes the Final
Operating Millage Pate for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 for the City of Winter Springs.
On September 9, 2019, the Commission adopted a tentative operating millage
rate of 2.4300 mills. The voted debt service millage rate was discontinued.
Tonight the Commission will set the final millage rate which cannot exceed the
tentative millage rate.
The vote to adopt an operating millage rate of 2.4300 will only require a simple
majority as it is less than the majority vote maximum millage rate.
The decision to levy an operating millage rate of 2.4300 mills as opposed to the
rolled-back rate of 2.2770 mills results in additional ad valorem General Fund
revenues of approximately$369,795 (net of statutory discount).
The Property Appraiser mailed each property owner a TRIM notice prior to the
first Public Hearing. Additionally, the budget calendar has been on the City's
website since its approval in March and notice of the final public hearing was
advertised on the City Hall electronic sign. Lastly, the statutorily required
advertisements ran in the Orlando Sentinel on September 19, 2019. Upon
approval and adoption of Resolution 2019-16, the final millage rates for fiscal
year 2019-2020 will be communicated to the Seminole County Property
Appraiser and the Seminole County Tax Collector as the millage rates to be
levied bythe City of Winter Springs for the 2019 taxyear (Fiscal Year 2019-2020).
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Commission adopt Resolution 2019-16 establishing the
final operating millage rate at whatever rate the Commission deems appropriate
for fiscal year 2019-2020 (not to exceed 2.4300 mills) and publicly announce the
percentage bywhich the final operating millage rate is more than the rolled-back
rate.
Asa mple motion which includes the necessary elements for statutory compliance
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PUBLIC HEARINGS AGENDA ITEM 400 1 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 1 PAGE 2 OF 2
RESOLUTION 2019-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS,
FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FINAL OPERATING MILLAGE
RATE AND THE FINAL VOTED DEBT SERVICE MILLAGE
RATE FOR THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR COMMENCING ON OCTOBER 1, 2019 AND ENDING ON
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020; ANNOUNCING THE PERCENTAGE BY
WHICH THE FINAL OPERATING MILLAGE RATE IS MORE
THAN THE ROLLED-BACK RATE; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF PRIOR
INCONSISTENT RESOLUTIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of Winter Springs of Seminole County,
Florida, on September 23, 2019, adopted Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Final Millage Rate
following a public hearing as required by Florida Statute 200.065;
WHEREAS, the City Commission of Winter Springs of Seminole County,
Florida, held a public hearing as required by Florida Statute 200.065;
WHEREAS, the gross taxable value for operating purposes not exempt from
taxation within Seminole County has been certified by the Seminole County Property
Appraiser to the City of Winter Springs as $2,517,669,920;
WHEREAS, the City Commission of Winter Springs desires to adopt the final
operating millage rate and publicly announce the percent, if any, by which the final
operating millage rate is more than or less than the rolled-back rate; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of Winter Springs deems that this Resolution
is in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Winter
Springs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The foregoing recitals are deemed true and
correct and are hereby fully incorporated by this reference.
Section 2. The City Commission adopts its final operating millage rate of 2.4300
mills for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2019 and ending September 30, 2020.
The voted debt millage rate has been discontinued.
City of Winter Springs, Florida
Resolution 2019-16
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Section 3. The final operating millage rate of 2.4300 mills is 6.72% more than the
computed rolled-back rate of 2.2770 mills.
Section 4. Within three (3) days of the date of this Resolution, the Finance Director
shall forward the Resolution adopting the final millage rate to the Seminole County
Property Appraiser and the Seminole County Tax Collector.
Section 5. Within thirty (30) days of the date of this Resolution, the Finance Director
shall certify compliance with Chapter 200, Florida Statutes by causing the Certification
of Compliance, along with all necessary documentation, to be sent to the Property Tax
Administration of the Department of Revenue.
Section 6. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Resolutions. All prior resolutions or parts
of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict.
Section 7. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase,word, 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 8. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon
adoption by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida.
RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a public
hearing assembled on this 23rd day of September 2019.
Charles Lacey, Mayor
ATTEST:
Andrea Lorenzo-Luaces, City Clerk
Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for
The City of Winter Springs only:
Anthony A. Garganese, City Attorney
City of Winter Springs, Florida
Resolution 2019-16
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