96-17 ORDINANCE NO. 96-Z7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA,
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 FOR THE
1996 TAX YEAR; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Property Appraiser of Dade County has certified a Tax
Assessment Roll for the year 1996 which includes the assessment for the City of
Aventura; and
WHEREAS, the City Council and the City Administration of the City of Aventura
have reviewed the 1996/97 fiscal year budget for the various operating departments of
the City and the means of financing said budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Council 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 COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS THAT:
Section 1. The City Council 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 1996 tax year, or $2.2270 per thousand dollars of taxable
assessed property value.
Section 2. The 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resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.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 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 Councilmember Cohen, who moved its
adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Councilmember Holzberg, and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Councilmember Arthur Berger absent
Councilmember Jay R. Beskin yes
Councilmember Ken Cohen yes
Councilmember Harry Holzberg yes
Councilmember Jeffrey Perlow yes
Vice Mayor Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
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The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Councilmember Rogers-Libert, who moved
its adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Councilmember
Cohen and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Councilmember Arthur Berger yes
Councilmember Jay R. Beskin yes
Councilmember Ken Cohen yes
Councilmember Harry Holzberg absent
Councilmember Jeffrey Perlow yes
Vice Mayor Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 5t" day of September, 1996.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 19th~ay of, September, 1996.
AR-['HUR I. ,~NYDER, MAYOR
ATTEST: ~ ~~
TERESA M. SMITH, CMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
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