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 Fire Rescue District, Establishing Not-to-Exceed Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Rates for the North Port Fire Rescue District for Fiscal Year 2025 - 2026; Incorporating Recitals; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing and Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-R-43 establishing North Port Fire Rescue District Not-to-Exceed Non-Ad Valorem assessment rates for fiscal year 2025-2026.
Background Information
Pursuant to Section 66, Article II of the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, the Governing Body (City Commission) shall have the duty, right, power and authority to levy by Resolution and collect special assessments against all non-exempted benefited property within its territorial bounds in order to provide funds for the purpose of Fire Rescue and First Responder responsibility at the North Port Fire Rescue District.
Non-Ad Valorem assessments cannot be used to fund the operations of an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system. In the City of North Port all expenses associated with EMS are funded by Ad Valorem taxes and are found in the General Fund Budget.
The Fire Rescue District Rate Study and Recommendations were adopted by the City Commission in 2014 and have been revisited and approved annually.? A re-allocation was completed in Fiscal Year 2022-2023 for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and future rates. The proposed rates for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 are consistent with the recommendations of the Fire Rescue District Rate Study and re-allocation as adjusted to fund the operations of the Fire Rescue District.
Resolution No. 2025-R-43 establishes Not-to-Exceed Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Rates for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 as found in the table in Section 2.01. The Fi...
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