Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 2-B
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11 Senators Saunders and Ring moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 191.009, Florida
18 Statutes, is amended to read:
19 191.009 Taxes; non-ad valorem assessments; impact fees
20 and user charges.--
21 (2) NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS.--A district may levy
22 non-ad valorem assessments as defined in s. 197.3632 to
23 construct, operate, and maintain district facilities and
24 services. The rate of such assessments must be fixed by
25 resolution of the board pursuant to the procedures contained
26 in s. 191.011. Non-ad valorem assessment rates set by the
27 board may exceed the maximum rates established by special act,
28 county ordinance, or the previous year's resolution, or
29 referendum in an amount not to exceed the average annual
30 growth rate in Florida personal income over the previous 5
31 years. Non-ad valorem assessment rate increases within the
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Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 2-B
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1 personal income threshold are deemed to be within the maximum
2 rate authorized by law at the time of initial imposition.
3 Proposed non-ad valorem assessment increases which exceed the
4 rate set the previous fiscal year or the rate previously set
5 by special act or county ordinance, whichever is more recent,
6 by more than the average annual growth rate in Florida
7 personal income over the last 5 years, or the first-time levy
8 of non-ad valorem assessments in a district, must be approved
9 by a super majority vote of the board referendum of the
10 electors of the district. The referendum on the first-time
11 levy of an assessment shall include a notice of the future
12 non-ad valorem assessment rate increases permitted by this act
13 without a referendum. Non-ad valorem assessments shall be
14 imposed, collected, and enforced pursuant to s. 191.011.
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20 And the title is amended as follows:
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24 amending s. 191.009, F.S.; revising
25 requirements for approval of increases in the
26 non-ad valorem assessment rate;
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