TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, as the Governing Body of the North Port Solid Waste District, Adopting, Certifying, and Confirming the Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Rates and Adopting and Certifying the Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Roll for the North Port Solid Waste District for Fiscal Year 2024-2025; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Approve Resolution No. 2024-R-42 as presented.
Background Information
Pursuant to Section 66-87 of the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, serves as the governing body of the Solid Waste District.
Section 66-88 of the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, states that the Governing Body shall have the duty, right, power, and authority to levy and collect special assessments against all non-exempted benefited property within its territorial boundaries to provide funds for the district. In addition, item 15 of Section 66-88 (a) requires a review of the assessment methodology and rates at least once every four years.
The Department of Public Works contracted Kessler Consulting, Inc. to complete an evaluation of current and anticipated growth and market conditions to refine the methodology, allocation, sufficiency, rates, and future projections.
During the February 28, 2023, Solid Waste District Meeting, the City Commission, acting as the Governing Body for the Solid Waste District, approved the final revisions to the Solid Waste District Comprehensive Residential and Commercial Rate Study completed by Kessler Consulting Inc.
During the September 7, 2023, Solid Waste District Meeting, the City Commission, acting as the governing body for the Solid Waste District, adopted the option to increase assessment rates up t...
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