98-21 ORDINANCE NO. 98-21
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, WHICH IS
3.46% ABOVE THE ROLLED BACK RATE COMPUTED
PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, FOR THE 1998 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 1998 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 1998/99 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 1998 tax year, or $22270 per thousand dollars of taxable
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assessed property value. Said rate represents a 3.46% increase above the rolled back
rate computed pursuant to State law.
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 pads 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in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.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 Commissioner Beskin, who moved its
adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Rogers-Libert,
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger yes
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin yes
Commissioner Harry Holzberg yes
Commissioner Jeffrey M Perlow yes
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Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Vice Mayor Ken Cohen yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Beskin ,
who moved its adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by
Commissioner Cohen and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as
follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger yes
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin yes
Commissioner Harry Holzberg yes
Commissioner Jeffrey M. Perlow yes
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Vice Mayor Ken Cohen yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 10th day of September, 1998.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 6th day of October, 1998.
A'I~-i~--IUR I. SNYD'ER/
MAYOR
ATTEST: ~ /;
TERESA M. SMITH, GMC
CITY GkERK
APPROVED AS TOJ_E~Ak SUFFICIENCY;
CITY ATTORNEY
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