2006-12
ORDINANCE NO. 2006-12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF A VENTURA, FLORIDA,
ESTABLISHING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF
AVENTURA AD VALOREM TAX OPERATING MILLAGE
LEVY RATE AT 2.2270 MILS PER THOUSAND DOlLARS
OF TAXABLE ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE, WHICH IS
17.61% ABOVE THE ROLLED BACK RATE COMPUTED
PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, FOR THE 2006 TAX YEAR;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County has certified a Tax
Assessment Roll for the year 2006 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 200612007 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 of the City of Aventura, Florida, does hereby
establish and adopt the City of Aventura Ad Valorem Tax Operating Millage Levy Rate
of 2.2270 mils for the 2006 tax year, or $2.2270 per thousand dollars of taxable
assessed property value. Said rate is greater than the rolled back rate of 1.8936 mills
by 17.61%.
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in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
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Section 4. SeverabiI itv. 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 unconstttutional, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining sections, sentences, dauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they
shall remain in effect, tt 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 Holzberg, who moved its
adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Joel, and upon
being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner lev Auerbach yes
Commissioner Bob Diamond yes
Commissioner Harry Holzberg yes
Commissioner Billy Joel yes
Commissioner Michael Stem yes
Vice Mayor Luz Urbaez Weinberg yes
Mayor Susan Gottlieb yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Holzberg, who moved its
adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Joel, and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner lev Auerbach absent
Commissioner Bob Diamond yes
Commissioner Harry Holzberg yes
Commissioner Billy Joel yes
Commissioner Michael Stem yes
Vice Mayor Luz Urbaez Weinberg absent
Mayor Susan Gottlieb yes
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 6th day of September, 2006.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 21st day of September,
2006.
ATTEST:
roved as to Form and Legal Sufficiency:
f/i.J;M
City Attorney
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