HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2025-04 Establishing a Revised Fee Schedule for Lien SearchesRESOLUTION NO. 2025-04
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF WINTER
SPRINGS, FLORIDA ESTABLISHING A REVISED FEE
SCHEDULE FOR LIEN SEARCHES; PROVIDING FOR THE
REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT RESOLUTIONS;
SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, under its broad exercise of home rule powers established by Section 2(b),
Article VIII of the Florida Constitution, and Section 166.021, Florida Statutes, the City
Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, is authorized to establish fee schedules ; and
WHEREAS, individuals and entities sometimes request that staff at the City of Winter
Springs perform research as to whether any City liens exist upon a particular parcel of real
property located within the City of Winter Springs; and
WHEREAS, the history of these requests has impressed upon the City Commission the
need for the City to formally adopt fees to cover the cost of such research by the City; and
WHEREAS, the collection of such fees by the City will offset the cost of researching
and processing of the request by the City Clerk's Office, the Community Development
Department, the Finance Department, and the Winter Springs Police Department; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 2016-03 previously established a fee schedule for lien searches
perio med by the City, therein setting forth variable fees based upon the timeline requested for
performing the lien search; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that, in the interests of simplicity and efficiency,
it is desirable to amend the fee schedule for lien searches to provide one flat fee applicable to all
lien searches performed by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, hereby finds
this resolution to be 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
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section
1. Recitals. The following recitals are true and correct and hereby fully
incorporated herein by this reference as part ofthis Resolution.
Section
2_ Establishment of Lien Search Fee. The City Commission of the City of
Winter Springs, Florida hereby establishes anon -refundable fee to be submitted with each
request for a City lien search. The City lien search fee shall be as follows for each real property
parcel or address submitted:
City of Winter Springs
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Lien search fee
$80.00
Such fee shall be used to defray the City's costs to administratively process and
research the request. Upon a request and payment of the applicable fee, the City
shall provide t h e r e q u e s t e r w i t h information regarding whether a lien in
Favor of the City exists on the property identified by the'requestor, based upon
records retained by the City. The City shall provide responsive information to the
requestor no more than four (4) business days following the date on which the City
receives the request and applicable fee.
Section 3. The City of Winter Springs assumes no liability for errors or
omissions when performing lien research. All liens held by the City are lawfully
recorded in the Official Records of Seminole County, Florida.
Section 4. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Resolutions. All prior
inconsistent resolutions adopted by the City Commission, including but not
limited to Resolution No. 2016-03, or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith, are
hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict.
Section 5. Severability. Ifany section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, word or provision of this resolution is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, whether for substantive,
procedural, or any other reason, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct
and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this resolution.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect thirty-one days
following adoption by the City Commission.
RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, in a
regular meeting assembled on the 31� day of /� � R c H , 2025.
ATTEST: �
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CHRISTIAN D. GOWAN, City Clerk
City of Winter Springs
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Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for
the City of Winter Springs only:
A. GARGANESE, City Attorney
City of Winter Springs
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