Ordinance No. 2024-17 Adopting 2024 Ad Valorem Tax Rate - September 10, 2024 CITY OF AVENTURA ORDINANCE NO. 2024-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
ESTABLISHING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF AVENTURA AD
VALOREM TAX OPERATING MILLAGE LEVY RATE AT 1.7261 MILLS
PER THOUSAND DOLLARS OF TAXABLE ASSESSED PROPERTY
VALUE, WHICH AS A PERCENT (%) CHANGE OF ROLLED-BACK
RATE OF 1.5879 MILLS IS 8.70% ABOVE THE ROLLED-BACK RATE
COMPUTED PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, FOR THE 2024 TAX YEAR;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser has certified a Tax
Assessment Roll for the year 2024, which includes the assessment for the City of
Aventura; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission and the City Manager of the City of Aventura
have reviewed the 2024/2025 fiscal year budget for the various operating departments of
the City and the means of financing said budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered an estimate of the necessary
expenditures contemplated for the fiscal year ensuing, and has determined that the levy
set forth herein below shall provide a portion of the necessary funds for said expenditures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS, THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission does hereby establish and adopt the City of
Aventura Ad Valorem Tax Operating Millage Levy Rate of 1 .7261 mills for the 2024 tax
year, or $1 .7261 per thousand dollars of taxable assessed property value. Said rate as
a percent (%) change of rolled-back rate of 1 .5879 mills is 8.70% above the rolled-back
rate.
Section 2. The Miami-Dade County Tax Collector is hereby directed to proceed
with the collection and enforcement of the taxes levied herein as authorized by State and
County law.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances, resolutions or parts of resolutions
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 4. 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
City of Aventura Ordinance No. 2024-17
remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand notwithstanding
the invalidity of any part.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Bloom, who moved its
adoption on first reading. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Friedland, and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Amit Bloom Yes
Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland Yes
Commissioner Billy Joel Yes
Commissioner Paul A. Kruss Yes
Vice Mayor Dr. Linda Marks Yes
Mayor Howard S. Weinberg Yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Joel, who moved its
adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Bloom, and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Amit Bloom Yes
Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland Yes
Commissioner Billy Joel Yes
Commissioner Paul A. Kruss Yes
Vice Mayor Dr. Linda Marks Yes
Mayor Howard S. Weinberg Yes
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City of Aventura Ordinance No. 2024-17
PASSED on first reading this 3rd day of September, 2024.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 10th day of September, 2024.
H WARD S. WEINBERG, ESd
- MAYOR
ATTEST:
ELLISA L. HORVAT , MC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
ROBERT MEYERS
CITY ATTORNEY
WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN COLE + BIERMAN, P.L.
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