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ORDINANCE NO. 2008-15
A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE
INCLUSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS IN
SEMINOLE COUNTY'S FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
MUNICIPAL SERVICES TAXING UNIT, THEREBY
AUTHORIZING SEMINOLE COUNTY TO RENDER
PROFESSIONAL FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES TO THE CITY; INCORPORATING SAME INTO
THE CITY CODE FOR CONSISTENCY; PROVIDING FOR
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CODE;
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS; INCORPORATION
INTO THE CODE; SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City is granted the authority, under § 2(b), Art. VIII of the State
Constitution, to exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by
law; and
WHEREAS, Seminole County and the City have entered into that certain Agreement for Fire
and Emergency Medical Services, effective October 2, 2008, whereby Seminole County will provide
such services within the municipal limits of Winter Springs; and
WHEREAS, as a condition to the Agreement, the City agreed to adopt an ordinance to join
the County Fire Municipal Services Taxing Unit for purposes of funding fire and medical services
under the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized to accept such said services by ordinance, pursuant to
section 125.01, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, hereby finds this
ordinance to be in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Winter
Springs.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER
SPRINGS HEREBY ORDAINS, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby fully incorporated herein by
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reference as legislative findings of the City Commission of Winter Springs.
Section 2. Code Amendment. The City of Winter Springs Code Chapter 7 is hereby
amended as follows (underlined type indicates additions and striiceo~tt type indicates deletions, while
asterisks (***) indicate a deletion from the Ordinance of text existing in Chapter 7. It is intended
that the text in Chapter 7 denoted by the asterisks and set forth in this Ordinance shall remain
unchanged from the language existing prior to adoption of this ordinance):
CHAPTER 7 FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
ARTICLE I. FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
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Sec. 7.1. Inclusion in Seminole County's Fire and Emergency Services MSTU.
The City of Winter Sprin s hereby consents to the inclusion of the City of Winter Springs
in Seminole County's Fire and Emergency Medical Services Municipal Services Taxin Unit
("MSTU"), pursuant to the terms and conditions agreed to between the City and County in the
Agreement for Fire and Emerg_ency Medical Services, effective October 2.2008, as may be amended
from time to time. The City further consents to any ad valorem tax levy on real and tan ig ble personal
property within the City of Winter Springs by Seminole County, for the services provided b
MSTU, in an amount not to exceed 3 mills annually.
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Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions. All prior
inconsistent ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Commission, or parts ofprior ordinances
and resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict.
Section 4. Incorporation Into Code. This Ordinance shall be incorporated into the
Winter Springs City Code and any section or paragraph, number or letter, and any heading maybe
changed or modified as necessary to effectuate the foregoing. Grammatical, typographical, and like
errors maybe corrected and additions, alterations, and omissions, not affecting the construction or
meaning of this Ordinance and the City Code maybe freely made.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word or
provision of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
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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 ordinance.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective on October 2, 2008
upon adoption by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, and pursuant to the
City Charter.
ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular
meeting assembled on the 22°d day of September, 2008
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JO F. BUSH, Mayor
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ANDA LORENZO-LUACES
City erk
APPROV S TO LEGAL FORM AND SUFFICIENCY
FORT C Y OF WINTER SPRINGS ONLY.
ANTHONY A. GARGANESE
City Attorney
First Reading: August, 11, 2008
Second Reading: September 22, 2008
Effective Date: October 2, 2008
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