Fiscal Year 2016/2017 Certification of Taxable Value and 5:39 p.m. Fire MSBU Public Hearing.
Recommendation: That the Board take the following action concerning the certification of millage rates and the scheduling of Public Hearings for the Fiscal Year 2016/2017 Budget:
A. Certify the millage rates for Fiscal Year 2016/2017 as follows:
County-wide Operating - 6.6165
Law Enforcement/Sheriff’s MSTU (Municipal Services Taxing Unit) - .685
Library MSTU - .359
Once the millage rates listed above have been certified, the millage rate cannot be increased without re-first class noticing the public. The millage rates must be certified by August 4, 2016;
The millage rates for the County-wide Operating, Sheriff’s MSTU, and the Library MSTU are unchanged from the previous Fiscal Year 2015/2016;
B. Certify the proposed millage rates at 2.42% above the aggregate rolled back rate;
C. Affirm the Board’s intent to increase the current revenue allocation of 65.0% to the revised rate at the 75.0% increment in the Community Redevelopment Agency Tax Increment Financing (CRA TIF) Districts for Fiscal Year 2016/2017;
D. Schedule a Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2016/2017 Budget for September 6, 2016, at 5:01 p.m., to be held in the Chambers of the Board of County Commissioners of Escambia County, Florida, located on the first floor of the Escambia County Governmental Complex, 221 Palafox Place, Pensacola, Florida;
E. Schedule a Public Hearing to adopt the Fiscal Year 2016/2017 non-ad valorem special assessment roll at 5:02 p.m., on September 6, 2016, to be held in the Chambers of the Board of County Commissioners of Escambia County, Florida, located on the first floor of the Escambia County Governmental Complex, 221 Palafox Place, Pensacola Florida;
F. Conduct a Public Hearing at 5:39 p.m., to consider adopting the Resolution increasing the Fire MSBU (Municipal Services Benefit Unit) Assessment rate for all properties in the unincorporated areas of Escambia County, with the exception of the Santa Rosa Island (SRI);
G. Approve Amending Resolution 2003-71, as amended:
Resolution increasing the Fire MSBU assessment, effective October 1, 2016, for all properties in the unincorporated areas of Escambia County, with the exception of the Santa Rosa Island as follows:
- Residential Properties – increasing the assessment rate by $25.33 per residential unit, from $100 to $125.33 per residential unit, effective October 1, 2016;
- Commercial Properties – increasing the assessment rate by $0.0076 per square foot, from $.045 to $.0526 per square foot (with a minimum assessment of $125.33), effective October 1, 2016;
- Unimproved Properties – increasing the assessment rate by $2.93 per parcel, plus $.03 per acre, from $12.10 per parcel, plus $.03 per acre to $15.03 per parcel, plus $.03 per acre, effective October 1, 2016; and
H. Adopt and authorize the Chairman to execute the Resolution (R2016-_____), increasing the MSTU for residential, commercial, and unimproved properties in Escambia County. |
Florida Statues 200.065 requires Counties to certify to the Property Appraiser the proposed millage rate, roll back rate and the date, time and place of the first public hearing to adopt the budget. The Property Appraiser will then use this data to mail to all affected property owners in the County their estimated property taxes for the coming year and notify them of the public hearing to adopt the budget and these tax rates.
Increase the current revenue allocation of 65.0% to the revised rate at the 75.0% increment in the Community Redevelopment Agency Tax Increment Financing (CRA TIF) Districts for Fiscal Year 2016/2017.
Adoption of a Rate Resolution amending the Fire MSBU Rates for the mainland (excluding the SRI) effective October 1, 2016 as follows:
- Residential Properties – increasing the assessment rate by $25.33 per residential unit, from $100 to $125.33 per residential unit, effective October 1, 2016;
- Commercial Properties – increasing the assessment rate by $0.0076 per square foot, from $.045 to $.0526 per square foot (with a minimum assessment of $125.33), effective October 1, 2016;
- Unimproved Properties – increasing the assessment rate by $2.93 per parcel, plus $.03 per acre, from $12.10 per parcel, plus $.03 per acre to $15.03 per parcel, plus $.03 per acre, effective October 1, 2016.
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