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NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (B)
Ordinance No. 0-05-83
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, providing consent for the entire corporate limits of the City of Gainesville, Florida to be included in a non-ad valorem assessment for a municipal service benefit unit created by Alachua County for the provision of solid waste management costs; providing conditions for the consent; providing that the consent is for a one year period; and providing an effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
Passage of an ordinance is necessary to provide consent for all land within the City of Gainesville to be included in a portion of the non-ad valorem assessment for a municipal service benefit unit created by Alachua County. This assessment covers the cost of the Waste Alternatives and Environmental Protection programs and approximately 25% of the Rural Collection Center program. On December 14, 2004, the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution 04-134, its notice of intent to utilize the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments for the 2005-2006 fiscal year, including collection of non-ad valorem assessments for solid waste management in the entire county. The proposed ordinance is presented to continue this assessment in the City for the next year. If approved on first reading, the second and final reading will be September 26, 2005. The effective date of this ordinance is October 1, 2005.