2004-18
ORDINANCE NO. 2004-18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA,
FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY CODE BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION", AT ARTICLE IV
"FINANCE", BY AMENDING SECTION 2-232 "REQUESTS
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING PENDING CHARGES
OR LIENS; PREPARATION AND RECORDING OF LIENS
AND LIEN SATISFACTIONS"; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN CODE;
PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 2-232 of Chapter 2 of the City Code of the City of Aventura
provides for fees for information concerning pending charges or liens, preparation and
recording of liens and lien satisfactions; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to provide for an increase in the fees
for information concerning pending charges or liens.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Recitals Adopted.
That the recital stated above is hereby
adopted and confirmed.
Section 2.
City Code Amended.
That paragraph (a) of Section 2-232
"Requests for information concerning pending charges or liens; preparation and
recording of liens and lien satisfactions" of Chapter 2 "Administration" of the City Code
is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
Sec. 2-232. ReQuests for information concerning pending charges or
liens; preparation and recording of liens and lien satisfactions.
(a)
A minimum service fee of ~$50.00 per request shall be
charged to a person making a request for information concerning
outstanding or pending charges or liens. Requests which require
1/ Proposed additions to existing Ordinance text are indicated by underlining; proposed deletions trom existing
Ordinance text are indicated by slrike!hreHgB,
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more than one hour of clerical time shall be assessed additional
fees of $25.00 per hour.
Section 3.
Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any
reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they shall
remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand
notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Section 4. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the City Commission, and
it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and made a part of
the Code of the City of Aventura; that the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered
or relettered to accomplish such intentions; and that the word "Ordinance" shall be
changed to "Section" or other appropriate word.
Section 5. Effectiye Date.
This Ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Diamond, who moved its
adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Grossman, and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner lev Auerbach
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Bob Diamond
Commissioner Manny Grossman
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
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The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Cômmissioner Ho1?herg,WhO moved its
adoption
reading.
This
on
second
motion
seconded
by
was
Commissioner Cohen
, and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner lev Auerbach
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Bob Diamond
Commissioner Manny Grossman
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading 5th day of October, 2004.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 9
of November, 2004.
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