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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 2009- //
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA; AMENDING CHAPTER 6
OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCES,
ENTITLED "FINANCE AND TAXATION"; BY
SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 6-37 ENTITLED
"REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING
OUTSTANDING CITY LIE NS";PROVIDING FOR AN
INCREASED SERVICE CHARGE FROM $50.00 to $75.00
FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION
PERTAINING TO OUTSTANDING CITY LIENS;
PROVIDING FOR THE ELIMINATION OF THE $25.00
SERVICE CHARGE FOR FOLLOW-UP LIEN SEARCHES;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 6-37 of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances authorizes
the City to charge a fee of $50.00 to individuals requesting an account of the amounts of
outstanding city liens; and
WHEREAS, this service charge was imposed by the City Commission pursuant
to Ordinance No. 0-2009-02, adopted on April 7, 2009; and
WHEREAS, the City has not raised the fees for lien searches since the adoption
of Ordinance No. 0-2009-02, while the City has incurred increasing costs for processing
such requests; and
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WHEREAS, a fee increase is recommended to sufficiently cover the
administrative costs involved with processing such lien searches and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Interim Financial Services Director
recommend increasing this fee from W to 75per lien search request, and eliminating
the $25.00 service charge for follow up requests; and
WHEREAS, the recent property tax reform initiated by the Florida Legislature has
resulted in an increased need for municipalities to take advantage of all available
resources and options to help fund revenues, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac deems it to be in the
best interest of the citizens and residents of the City to increase this fee for lien search
requests.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA THAT:
SECTION 1: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this
Ordinance upon adoption hereof.
SECTION 2: Section 6-37 of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances, entitled,
"Requests for information concerning outstanding City liens" is hereby amended as
follows:
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Section 6-37. Requests for information concerning outstanding city liens.
Whenever the city receives a request for an accounting of the amounts of
any outstanding city liens, a minimum service fee of fifty deNaFs—and
00/100 ($60 to seventy-five dollars and 00/100 ($75.00) per request shall
be charged to the person making the request, and will include the initial
request, and all follow-up requests. Additional charges at the rate of
seventy-five dollars and 00/100 ($75.00) per hour shall
be charged if the request requires more than one (1) hour of clerical time.
TheFe shall fuFtheF be assessed a twenty five d0II8F and 00/400 $26.00),
sel nee fee fnr all f0110.. up lien ...e...:-ehes Fequevted by a
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The twenty-five dollar and
00/100 ($25.00) service fee for all follow-up lien searches requested by an
person or entity for a particular property will be eliminated.
SECTION 3: It is the intention of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac
that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Tamarac, Florida, and that the Sections of this Ordinance
may be renumbered, re -lettered and the word "Ordinance" may be changed to
"Section," "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish such intention.
SECTION 4: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, Resolutions or parts of
Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
- SECTION 5: If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions
or applications of this Ordinance that can be given affect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are to be severable.
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SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
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PASSED, FIRST READING this DAY OF 2009.
PASSED, SECOND READING this ?A DAY OF , 2009.
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MAYOR BETH TALABISCO
ATTEST:
RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE: IST Reading
MARION SWENSON, CMC
MAYOR TALABISCO
CITY CLERK
DIST 1: COMM. GLASSER
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DIST 2: COMM. ATKINS-GRAD
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DIST 3: COMM. BUSHNELL
DIST 4: VM DRESSLER--
I HEREBY CERTIFY that
I have approved this
ORDINANCE as to form:
RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE: 2ND
Reading
MAYOR TALABISCO
DIST 1: COMM. GLASSER
DIST 2: COMM. ATKINS-GRAD
DIST 3: COMM. BUSHNELL
DIST 4: VM DRESSLER
SAMYJtL S. GOREN
ly, CITY ATTORNEY
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