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GOVERNMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC.
August 12, 2008
Via Electronic Transmission
Mr. Ronald W. McLemore, City Manager
City of Winter Springs
1126 E. State Road 434
Winter Springs, FL 32708 -2715
Re: Approval of Delinquent Notice of Hearing to impose and Provide for Collection of Fire
Rescue Non -Ad Valorem Assessments
Dear Mr. McLemore,
Attached is a draft delinquent notice of hearing to impose and provide for collection of fire rescue non -ad
valorem assessments.
Please review the document for final verification, sign below if all information is accurate, initial the notice
and return the signed letter and initialed notice via facsimile or electronic transmission. If you have any
changes that need to be made to the attached, please call me at (850) 681 -3717. We will make the
changes and then resend you the corrected version for final verification and sign -off.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Marguerite McCauley
Senior Project Manager
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Kevin Smith, Winter Springs
The delinquent notice of hearing contains the correct information to be used for the fire rescue non -
ad valorem assessments. It is approved to proceed for completion w/ 64 c.4-'6t,
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To Be Published by August 18, 2008
NOTICE OF HEARING TO IMPOSE AND PROVIDE FOR COLLECTION
OF DELINQUENT FIRE RESCUE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs will conduct a public
hearing to consider using the ad valorem tax bill for collecting delinquent fire rescue special assessments
imposed for the Fiscal Year that began October 1, 2007, within the municipal boundaries of the City of
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The hearing will be held at 5:15 p.m. on September 8, 2008, in Commission Chambers, City Hall,
1126 East S.R. 434, Winter Springs, Florida, for the purpose of receiving public comment on the
assessments and the use of the tax bill collection method for their collection. All affected property owners
have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with the City Commission within 20 days
of this notice. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any
matter considered at the hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure
that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be made.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an
interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the City of Winter Springs at (407) 327 -1800, at
least 48 hours prior to the date of the hearing.
The assessment for each parcel of property was based upon each parcel's classification and the
total number of capacity units attributed to that parcel. The adopted fire rescue assessment rate schedule
for the Fiscal Year that began on October 1, 2007, is as follows:
Residential Property Use Category Rate Per Capacity Billing Unit
Single Family Residential $58.00
Multi Family Residential $109.00
Non - Residential Property Use Categories Rate Per Capacity Billing Unit
Commercial $121.00
Industrial /Warehouse $29.00
Institutional $270.00
Copies of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance, the Initial Assessment Resolution, the Final
Assessment Resolution, the Supplemental Assessment Resolution, and the supplemental assessment roll
are available for inspection in the office of the City Manager, 1126 East S.R. 434, Winter Springs, Florida.
For those properties that have not paid the Fire Rescue Assessment for the Fiscal Year that began
October 1, 2007, in full by the close of business on September 5, 2008, the unpaid amount will be collected
on the annual ad valorem tax bill mailed in November 2008. Failure to pay the assessment will cause a tax
certificate to be issued against the property in accordance with the provisions of Florida law, which may
result in a loss of title.
If you have any questions, please contact the City of Winter Springs, General Services Division at
(407) 327 -1800, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
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City of Winter Springs CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
1126 East S. R. 434
Winter Springs, Florida 32708 NOTICE OF HEARIN - = - - ',ND PROVIDE
FOR COLLECT • ► e DELINQUENT IRE RESCUE
ON -AD VALOREM A ESSMENTS
NOTICE DATE: August 18, 2008
Owner Name �^
Address �—
City, State Zip Tax Parcel #
Sequence #
Legal Description:
* * * * * NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER * * * * *
In May 2008, the City levied a non -ad valorem fire rescue assessment on your property to fund a portion of the fire rescue
budget for the Fiscal Year that began on October 1, 2007 ( "FY 2007 -08 "). Since the City did not receive your payment for
this non -ad valorem fire rescue assessment for FY 2007 -08, in accordance with Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes and
City Ordinance No. 2008 -01, notice is given by the City of Winter Springs that this delinquent fire rescue assessment for
FY 2007 -08 may be levied on your property and collected using the tax bill collection method if the City does not receive
payment in full by the close of business on September 5, 2008. Payments may be sent to the City Finance Department at
1126 East S.R. 434, Winter Springs, FL 32708 and will be accepted through the close of business on September 5, 2008.
Please include a copy of this notice with your payment.
The purpose of this special assessment is to partially fund fire rescue services benefiting improved property located within
the City of Winter Springs. The total annual fire rescue special assessment revenue to be collected by the City was
estimated to be $1,450,000 for FY 2007 -08. The annual fire rescue special assessment is based on the classification of
each parcel of property and number of billing units contained therein.
Number of Fiscal Year 07 -08
Category Capacity Units Delinquent Assessment
[Category] [ ParcelUnits][UnitDesc] [Charge]
[Category] [ParcelUnits][UnitDesc] [Charge]
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Total Assessment $[SumofBld...]
The delinquent fire rescue special assessment for the above parcel is $ for FY 2007 - 08.
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A public hearing will be held at 5:15 p.m. On September 8, 2008, in Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1126 East S.R. 434,
Winter Springs, Florida, for the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed assessments. You and all other
affected property owners have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with the City Commission
within 20 days of this notice. If you decide to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter
considered at the hearing, you will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record is
made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be made. In accordance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should
contact the City of Winter Springs at (407) 327 -1800, at least 48 hours prior to the date of the hearing.
Unless proper steps are initiated in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure relief within 20 days from the date of City
Commission action at the above hearing (including the method of apportionment, the rate of assessment and the
imposition of assessments), such action shall be the final adjudication of the issues presented.
Copies of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance, the Initial Assessment Resolution, the Final Assessment Resolution,
the Supplemental Rate Resolution, and the supplemental assessment roll are available for inspection at the City
Manager's Office, located at 1126 East S.R. 434, Winter Springs, Florida.
If not paid in full by the close of business on September 5, 2008, the fire rescue service non -ad valorem assessment
amount shown on this notice for the above parcel will be collected on the annual ad valorem tax bill mailed in November
2008. Failure to pay the assessment will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property in accordance with the
provisions of Florida law, which may result in a loss of title.
If there is a mistake on this notice or if you have any questions regarding your fire services assessment, please contact
the City of Winter Springs, General Services Division at (407) 327 -1800, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m.
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