97-10 ORDINANCE NO. 97-10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA
ESTABLISHING FEES FOR THE PROVISION OF
INFORMATION CONCERNING OUTSTANDING OR
PENDING CITY LIENS; PROVIDING A FEE SCHEDULE FOR
THE PREPARATION AND RECORDATION OF LIENS AND
LIEN SATISFACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, City Administration has, from time to time, received requests for
information concerning outstanding or pending City liens; and
WHEREAS, this City Council wishes to provide a fee schedule for the preparation
and recording of liens and lien satisfactions filed as a result of unpaid and delinquent
charges imposed for services provided by the City, unpaid and delinquent code
enforcement penalties and such other unpaid and delinquent charges for which a lien may
be filed by the City and for the preparation of information as to the status of such charges
and liens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A minimum service fee of $25 per request shall be charged to a person
or entity making a request for information concerning outstanding or pending charges or
liens. Requests which require more than one hour of clerical time shall be assessed
additional fees of $25 per hour.
Section 2. The following service fee schedule is hereby established for the
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preparation and recordation of liens and lien satisfactions:
(1) Lien preparation and recording $55.00
(2) Lien satisfaction preparation (recording by City) $45.00
(3) Lien satisfaction (recording by party other than City) $20.00
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. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective upon adoption on
second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Councilmember Rogers-Libert, 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 Jay R. Beskin yes
Councilmember Ken Cohen yes
Councilmember Harry Holzberg yes
Councilmember Jeffrey M. Perlow yes
Councilmember Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Vice Mayor Arthur Berger yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Mayor Arthur Snyder, who
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moved its adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Councilmember
Rogers-Libert , and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Councilmember Jay R. Beskin absent
Councilmember Ken Cohen yes
Councilmember Harry Holzberg yes
Councilmember Jeffrey M. Perlow yes
Councilmember Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Vice Mayor Arthur Berger yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 18th day of March, 1997.
reading.this 1st day CApril, 1997.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second
ARTHUR I. SN/~DER, MA
ATTEST: -
TERESA M. SMITH, CMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEG~,L SUFFICIENCY:
CITY A'I-I'ORNEY
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