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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
PRELIMINARY RATE RESOLUTION
ADOPTED JULY 12, 2006
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SECTION 1
SECTION 2
SECTION 3
SECTION 4
SECTION 5
SECTION 6
SECTION 7
SECTION 8
SECTION 9.
SECTION 10.
SECTION 11.
SECTION 12.
SECTION 13.
SECTION 14.
SECTION 15.
SECTION 16.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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AUTHORITY....................................................................................2
PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS.......................................................2
PROVISION AND FUNDING OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES .........
4
IMPOSITION AND COMPUTATION OF FIRE RESCUE
ASSESSMENTS..............................................................................5
LEGISLATIVE DETERMINATIONS OF SPECIAL BENEFIT
AND FAIR APPORTIONMENT........................................................5
COST APPORTIONMENT............................................................10
PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY ...........................10
DETERMINATION OF FIRE RESCUE ASSESSED COSTS;
ESTABLISHMENT OF ANNUAL FIRE RESCUE
ASSESSMENT RATES.................................................................11
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ROLL....................................................12
AUTHORIZATION OF PUBLIC HEARING....................................12
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION..........................................................13
NOTICEBY MAIL..........................................................................13
APPLICATION OF ASSESSMENT PROCEEDS ..........................13
CONFLICTS..................................................................................14
SEVERABILITY.............................................................................14
EFFECTIVEDATE........................................................................14
APPENDIX A: FIRE RESCUE INCIDENT REPORT
TYPE OF SITUATION FOUND CODES.................................A-1
APPENDIX B: PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY ....................B-1
APPENDIX C: ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT
RATE SCHEDULE..................................................................C-1
APPENDIX D: FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED................................D-1
APPENDIX E: FORM OF NOTICE TO BE MAILED ....................................... E-1
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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE
PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES, FACILITIES
AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA;
ESTABLISHING THE ESTIMATED ASSESSMENT RATE
FOR FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2006; DIRECTING THE
PREPARATION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL;
AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING AND DIRECTING
THE PROVISION OF NOTICE THEREOF; PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in June of 1996, the City of Tamarac implemented a recurring
annual fire rescue special assessment program to provide a portion of the funding for
the City's fire rescue services and facilities with the adoption of Ordinance No. 0-96-8
and imposed fire rescue assessments for Fiscal Year 1997 with the adoption of
Resolution Nos. R-96-160 and R-96-175; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 0-96-8, the reimposition of fire rescue
assessments for Fiscal Year 2006 requires certain processes such as the preparation of
the Assessment Roll; and
WHEREAS, annually a Preliminary Rate Resolution describing the method of
assessing fire rescue costs against assessed property located within the City, directing
the preparation of an assessment roll, authorizing a public hearing and directing the
provision of notice thereof is required by Ordinance No. 0-96-8 for the reimposition of
the fire rescue assessments.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: AUTHORITY. This resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions
of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance (Ordinance No. 0-96-8), the Initial
Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. R-96-160), the Final Assessment Resolution
(Resolution No. R-96-175), sections 166.021 and 166.041, Florida Statutes, and other
applicable provisions of law.
SECTION 2: PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS. This resolution constitutes the
Preliminary Rate Resolution as defined in the Ordinance which initiates the annual
process for updating the Assessment Roll and directs the reimposition of Fire Rescue
Assessments for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2006. All capitalized words and
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Ordinance,
the Initial Assessment Resolution and the Final Assessment Resolution. Unless the
context indicates otherwise, words imparting the singular number, include the plural
number, and vice versa:
"Demand Percentage" means the percentage of demand for fire rescue
services, facilities, or programs attributable to each Property Use Category determined
by analyzing the historical demand for fire rescue services as reflected in the Fire
Rescue Incident Reports in the State Database under the methodology described in
Section 6 of this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
"Emergency Medical Services" means those services recorded in Incident
Reports that assign a "type of situation found" code of 300, 311, 320, 321, 322, 323,
340, 341, 342, 343, 354, 355, 356, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 370, 371, 381, or 661.
The "type of situation found codes" are attached hereto as Appendix A.
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"Emergency Medical Services Cost" means the amount, other than first
response medical rescue services, determined by the City Commission that is
associated with Emergency Medical Services.
"Fire Rescue Assessed Cost" means
(1) the amount determined by the City Commission to be assessed in any
Fiscal Year to fund all or any portion of the cost of the provision of fire rescue services,
facilities, or programs which provide a special benefit to Assessed Property, and shall
include, but not be limited to, the following components: (A) the cost of physical
construction, reconstruction or completion of any required facility or improvement; (B)
the costs incurred in any required acquisition or purchase; (C) the cost of all labor,
materials, machinery, and equipment; (D) the cost of fuel, parts, supplies, maintenance,
repairs, and utilities; (E) the cost of computer services, data processing, and
communications; (F) the cost of all lands and interest therein, leases, property rights,
easements, and franchises of any nature whatsoever; (G) the cost of any indemnity or
surety bonds and premiums for insurance; (H) the cost of salaries, volunteer pay,
workers' compensation insurance, or other employment benefits; (1) the cost of
uniforms, training, travel, and per diem; (J) the cost of construction plans and
specifications, surveys and estimates of costs; (K) the cost of engineering, financial,
legal, and other professional services; (L) the costs of compliance with any contracts or
agreements entered into by the City to provide fire rescue services; (M) all costs
associated with the structure, implementation, collection, and enforcement of the Fire
Rescue Assessments, including any service charges of the Tax Collector, or Property
Appraiser and amounts necessary to off -set discounts received for early payment of
Fire Rescue Assessments pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection Act or for
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early payment of Fire Rescue Assessments; (N) all other costs and expenses
necessary or incidental to the acquisition, provision, or construction of fire rescue
services, facilities, or programs, and such other expenses as may be necessary or
incidental to any related financing authorized by the City Commission by subsequent
resolution; (0) a reasonable amount for contingency and anticipated delinquencies and
uncollectible Fire Rescue Assessments; and (P) reimbursement to the City or any other
Person for any moneys advanced for any costs incurred by the City or such Person in
connection with any of the foregoing components of Fire Rescue Assessed Cost.
(2) In the event the City also imposes an impact fee upon new growth or
development for fire rescue related capital improvements, the Fire Rescue Assessed
Cost shall not include costs attributable to capital improvements necessitated by new
growth or development that will be paid by such impact fees.
(3) In no event shall the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost include any amount
attributable to the Emergency Medical Services Cost.
"Fire Rescue Incident Reports" means those Incident Reports that do not
record Emergency Medical Services.
SECTION 3: PROVISION AND FUNDING OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES.
(A) Upon the imposition of Fire Rescue Assessments for fire rescue services,
facilities, or programs against Assessed Property located within the City, the City shall
provide fire rescue services to such Assessed Property. A portion of the cost to provide
such fire rescue services, facilities, or programs shall be funded from proceeds of the
Fire Rescue Assessments. The remaining cost required to provide fire rescue services,
facilities, and programs shall be funded by available City revenues other than Fire
Rescue Assessment proceeds.
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(B) It , is hereby ascertained, determined, and declared that each parcel of
Assessed Property located within the City will be benefitted by the City's provision of fire
rescue services, facilities, and programs in an amount not less than the Fire Rescue
Assessment imposed against such parcel, computed in the manner set forth in this
Preliminary Rate Resolution.
SECTION 4: IMPOSITION AND COMPUTATION OF FIRE RESCUE
ASSESSMENTS. Fire Rescue Assessments shall be imposed against all Tax Parcels
within the Property Use Categories. Fire Rescue Assessments shall be computed in
the manner set forth in this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
SECTION 5: LEGISLATIVE DETERMINATIONS OF SPECIAL BENEFIT AND
FAIR APPORTIONMENT. It is hereby ascertained and declared that the Fire Rescue
Assessed Costs provide a special benefit to the Assessed Property based upon the
following legislative determinations.
general
(A) Upon the adoption of this Preliminary Rate Resolution, determining the
Fire Rescue Assessed Costs and identifying the Assessed Property to be included in
the Assessment Roll, the legislative determinations of special benefit ascertained and
declared in Section 1.04 of the Ordinance are hereby ratified and confirmed, to the
extent authorized by law.
(B) It is fair and reasonable to use the Improvement Codes and the DOR
Codes for the Cost Apportionment and the Parcel Apportionment because: (1) the Tax
Roll database employing the use of such property use codes is the most
comprehensive, accurate, and reliable information readily available to determine the
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property use and Building Area for improved property within the City, and (2) the Tax
Roll database within such property use codes is maintained by the Property Appraiser
and is thus consistent with parcel designations on the Tax Roll which compatibility
permits the development of an Assessment Roll in conformity with the requirements of
the Uniform Method of Collection.
(C) The data available in the Improvement Codes is more useful and accurate
to determine Building Area than relying exclusively upon the data maintained in the
DOR Code alone because (1) the data maintained in the Improvement Codes reveals
the existence of a Building with a different use than the use described on the DOR
Code, and (2) the Improvement Codes represent records maintained by the Property
Appraiser with the most information relative to Building Area regardless of property use.
cost apportionment
(D) It is fair and reasonable and consistent with the decision from the Florida
Supreme Court in the case of City of North Lauderdale v. SMM Properties, Inc., 825 So.
2d 343 (Fla. 2002), to exclude from the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost amounts
determined to constitute the Emergency Medical Services Cost.
(E) Apportioning Fire Rescue Assessed Costs among classifications of
improved property based upon historical demand for fire rescue services, but not
Emergency Medical Services, is fair and reasonable and proportional to the special
benefit received.
(F) The Fire Rescue Incident Reports are the most reliable data available to
determine the potential demand for fire rescue services from property use and to
determine the benefit to property use resulting from the availability of fire rescue
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services to protect and serve Buildings located within Assessed Property and their
intended occupants. There exist sufficient Fire Rescue Incident Reports documenting
the historical demand for fire rescue services from Assessed Property within the
Property Use Categories. The Demand Percentage determined for each Property Use
Category by an examination of such Fire Rescue Incident Reports is consistent with the
experience of the City. Therefore, the use of Demand Percentages determined by an
examination of Fire Rescue Incident Reports is a fair and reasonable method to
apportion the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs among the Property Use Categories.
(G) As a result of the urbanized character of the City, the suppression of fire
on vacant property primarily benefits the Buildings within the adjacent improved
property by the containment of the spread of fire rather than the preservation of the
vacant property. Therefore, it is fair and reasonable not to apportion any of the Fire
Rescue Assessed Costs to vacant property and the Fire Rescue Incident Reports
documenting historical fire services provided to vacant property were thus omitted from
the Demand Percentage calculation.
(H) The level of services required to meet anticipated demand for fire rescue
services and the corresponding annual fire rescue budget required to fund fire rescue
services provided to non-specific property uses would be required notwithstanding the
occurrence of any incidents from such non-specific property uses. Therefore, it is fair
and reasonable to omit from the Demand Percentage calculation the Fire Rescue
Incident Reports documenting fire rescue services provided to non-specific property
uses.
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residential parcel apportionment
(1) The size or the value of the Residential Property does not determine the
scope of the required fire rescue response. The potential demand for fire rescue
services is driven by the existence of a Dwelling Unit and the anticipated average
occupant population.
(J) Apportioning the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs for fire rescue services
attributable to Residential Property on a per Dwelling Unit basis is required to avoid cost
inefficiency and unnecessary administration and is a fair and reasonable method of
Parcel Apportionment based upon historical call data.
non-residential parcel apportionment
(K) The risk of loss and the demand for fire rescue service availability is
substantially the same for Buildings below a certain minimum size. Because the value
and anticipated occupancy of non-residential Buildings below a certain minimum size is
less, it is fair, reasonable and equitable to provide a lesser assessment burden on
improved property containing such Buildings by the creation of specific Building Area
classification ranges for such parcels.
(L) The separation of improved Non -Residential Property into Building Area
classification ranges is fair and reasonable for the purposes of Parcel Apportionment
because: (1) the absence of a need for precise square footage data within the ad
valorem tax records maintained by the Property Appraiser undermines the use of actual
Building Area within each improved parcel as a basis for Parcel Apportionment; (2) the
administrative expense and complexity created by an on -site inspection to determine
the actual Building Area within each improved parcel assessed is impractical; (3) the
demand for fire rescue service availability is not precisely determined or measured by
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the actual Building Area within benefitted parcels; and (4) the classification of parcels
within Building Area classification ranges is a fair and reasonable method to classify
benefitted parcels and to apportion costs among benefitted parcels that create similar
demand for the availability of fire rescue services.
(M) The demand for the availability of fire rescue services diminishes at the
outer limit of Building size because a fire occurring in a structure greater than a certain
size is not capable of being suppressed under expected conditions and the fire control
activities under such circumstances are directed to avoid the spread of the fire event to
adjacent Buildings. Therefore, it is fair and reasonable to place a cap on the Building
Area classification of benefitted parcels within Non -Residential Property.
(N) Institutional Property whose use is exempt from ad valorem taxation under
Florida law provide facilities and uses to the ownership, occupants, membership as well
as the public in general that otherwise might be requested or required to be provided by
the City and such property uses serve a legitimate public purpose and provide a public
benefit. Therefore, it is fair and reasonable not to impose Fire Rescue Assessments
upon Buildings located on such parcels of Institutional Property whose Building use is
wholly exempt from ad valorem taxation under Florida law. Accordingly, no Fire Rescue
Assessment shall be imposed upon a Building located on a parcel of Institutional
Property whose Building use is wholly exempt from ad valorem taxation under Florida
law.
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SECTION 6: COST APPORTIONMENT.
(A) Utilizing data from the Fire Rescue Incident Reports related to the type of
calls and physical location of each call, the City assigned fire rescue incidents within the
City, to Property Use Categories.
(B) Based upon such assignment of Fire Rescue Incident Reports to Property
Use Categories, the number of Fire Rescue Incident Reports filed within a sampling
period were determined for each Property Use Category. A Demand Percentage was
then determined for each Property Use Category by calculating the percentage that Fire
Rescue Incident Reports allocated to each Property Use Category, bear to the total
number of Fire Rescue Incident Reports documented for all Property Use Categories
within the sampling period.
(C) The Demand Percentage for each Property Use Category was then
applied to the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs and the resulting product is the cost
allocation of that portion of the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs allocated to each individual
Property Use Category.
SECTION 7: PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY.
(A) The apportionment among Tax Parcels of that portion of the Fire Rescue
Assessed Costs apportioned to each Property Use Category under the Cost
Apportionment shall be consistent with the Parcel Apportionment methodology
described and determined in Appendix B, which Parcel Apportionment methodology is
hereby approved, adopted, and incorporated into this Preliminary Rate Resolution by
reference.
(B) It is hereby acknowledged that the Parcel Apportionment methodology
described and determined in Appendix B is to be applied in the calculation of the
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estimated Fire Rescue Assessment rates established in Section 8 of this Preliminary
Rate Resolution.
SECTION 8: DETERMINATION OF FIRE RESCUE ASSESSED COSTS;
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(A) The Fire Rescue Assessed Costs to be assessed and apportioned among
benefitted parcels pursuant to the Cost Apportionment and the Parcel Apportionment for
the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2006, is the amount determined in the
Estimated Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Schedule, attached hereto as Appendix C.
The approval of the Estimated Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Schedule by the adoption
of this Preliminary Rate Resolution determines the amount of the Fire Rescue Assessed
Costs. The remainder of such Fiscal Year budget for fire rescue services, facilities, and
programs shall be funded from available City revenue other than Fire Rescue
Assessment proceeds.
(B) The estimated Fire Rescue Assessments specified in the Estimated Fire
Rescue Assessment Rate Schedule are hereby established to fund the specified Fire
Rescue Assessed Costs determined to be assessed in the Fiscal Year commencing
October 1, 2006. No portion of such Fire Rescue Assessed Costs are attributable to
impact fee revenue that funds capital improvements necessitated by new growth or
development. Further, no portion of such Fire Rescue Assessed Costs are attributable
to the Emergency Medical Services Cost.
(C) The estimated Fire Rescue Assessments established in this Preliminary
Rate Resolution shall be the estimated assessment rates applied by the City Manager
in the preparation of the updated Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year commencing
October 1, 2006 as provided in Section 9 of this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
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SECTION 9: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ROLL.
(A) The City Manager is hereby directed to prepare, or cause to be prepared,
an updated Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2006, in the
manner provided in the Ordinance. The updated Assessment Roll shall include all Tax
Parcels within the Property Use Categories. The City Manager shall apportion the
estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost to be recovered through Fire Rescue
Assessments in the manner set forth in this Preliminary Rate Resolution. A copy of this
Preliminary Rate Resolution, the Ordinance, the Initial Assessment Resolution, the Final
Assessment Resolution, documentation related to the estimated amount of the Fire
Rescue Assessed Cost to be recovered through the imposition of Fire Rescue
Assessments, and the updated Assessment Roll shall be maintained on file in the office
of the City Clerk and open to public inspection. The foregoing shall not be construed to
require that the updated Assessment Roll proposed for the Fiscal Year beginning
October 1, 2006 be in printed form if the amount of the Fire Rescue Assessment for
each parcel of property can be determined by the use of a computer terminal available
to the public.
(B) It is hereby ascertained, determined, and declared that the method of
determining the Fire Rescue Assessments for fire rescue services as set forth in this
Preliminary Rate Resolution is a fair and reasonable method of apportioning the Fire
Rescue Assessed Cost among parcels of Assessed Property located within the City.
SECTION 10: AUTHORIZATION OF PUBLIC HEARING. There is hereby
established a public hearing to be held at 6:30 p.m. on September 13, 2006, in City
Commission Chambers of City Hall, 7525 Northwest 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida, at
which time the City Commission will receive and consider any comments on the Fire
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Rescue Assessments from the public and affected property owners and consider
imposing Fire Rescue Assessments for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2006 and
collecting such assessments on the same bill as ad valorem taxes.
SECTION 11: NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. The City Manager shall
publish a notice of the public hearing authorized by Section 10 of this Preliminary Rate
Resolution in the manner and time provided in Section 2.04 of the Ordinance. The
notice shall be published no later than August 23, 2006, in substantially the form
attached hereto as Appendix D.
SECTION 12: NOTICE BY MAIL.
(A) The City Manager shall provide notice by first class mail to the Owner of
each parcel of Assessed Property in the event circumstances described in Section
2.08(F) of the Ordinance so require. Such notice shall be in substantially the form
attached hereto as Appendix E. Such notices shall be mailed no later than August 23,
2006.
(B) If the City determines that the truth-in-millage ("TRIM") notice that is
mailed by the Property Appraiser under section 200.069, Florida Statutes, also fulfills
the requirements of paragraph (A) of this Section 12, then the separate mailing
requirement described in paragraph (A) will be deemed to be fulfilled by the TRIM
notice.
SECTION 13: APPLICATION OF ASSESSMENT PROCEEDS. Proceeds
derived by the City from the Fire Rescue Assessments will be utilized for the provision
of fire rescue services, facilities, and programs. In the event there is any fund balance
remaining at the end of the Fiscal Year, such balance shall be carried forward and used
only to fund fire rescue services, facilities, and programs.
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SECTION 14: CONFLICTS. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 15: SEVERABILITY. If any clause, section, other part or
application of this resolution is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be
unconstitutional or invalid, in part or application, it shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions or applications of this resolution.
SECTION 16: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Preliminary Rate Resolution shall
take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 12TH DAY OF JULY, 2006.
ATTEST:
MARION SWENSON, CMC
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that
I have approved this
RESOLUTION as to form.
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APPENDIX A
FIRE RESCUE INCIDENT REPORT
TYPE OF SITUATION FOUND CODES
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FIRE RESCUE INCIDENT REPORT
TYPE OF SITUATION FOUND CODES
Situation
Found I Description
000
Skipped Run
100
Fire, Other
111
Building Fire
112
Fires in structures other than in a building
113
Cooking fire, confined to a container
114
Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue
115
Incinerator overload or malfunction, fire confined
116
Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined
117
Commercial compactor fire, confined to rubbish
118
Trash or rubbish fire, contained
120
Fire in mobile property used as a fixed structure, other
121
Fire in mobile home used as a fixed residence
122
Fire in mobile home, camper, recreational vehicle
123
Fire in portable building, fixed location
130
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other
131
Passenger vehicle fire
132
Road freight or transport vehicle fire
133
Rail vehicle fire
134
Water vehicle fire
135
Aircraft fire
136
Self propelled motor home or recreational vehicle
137
Camper or RV fire
138
Off Road vehicle or heavy equipment fire
140
Natural vegetation fire
141
Forest, woods or wildland fire
142
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
143
Grass fire
150
Outside rubbish fire, other
151
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire
152
Garbage dump or sanitary landfill fire
153
Construction or demolition landfill fire
154
Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire
155
Outside stationary compactor/compacted trash fire
160
Special outside fire, other
161
Outside storage fire
162
Outside equipment fire
163
Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion
164
Outside mailbox fire
170
Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other
171
Cultivated grain, or crop fire
172
Cultivated orchard or vineyard fire
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Cultivated trees or nursery stock fire
200
Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat, other
210
Overpressure rupture from steam, other
211
Overpressure rupture of steam pipe or pipeline
212
Overpressure rupture of steam boiler
213
Steam rupture of pressure or process vessel
220
Overpressure rupture from air or gas, other
221
Overpressure rupture of air or gas pipe/pipeline
222
Overpressure rupture of boiler from air or gas
223
Air or gas rupture of pressure or process vessel
231
Chemical reaction rupture of process vessel
240
Explosion (no fire), other
241
Munitions or bomb explosion (no fire)
242
Blasting agent explosion (no fire)
243
Fireworks explosion (no fire)
251
Excessive heat, scorch burns with no ignition
300
Rescue, EMS call, other
311
Medical assist, assist EMS crew
320
Allergic reaction
321
EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
322
Vehicle accident with injuries
323
Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV Ped)
331
Lock -in (if lock out, use 511)
340
Search, other
341
Search for person on land
342
Search for person in water
343
Search for person underground
350
Extrication, rescue, other
351
Extrication of victim(s) from building/structure
352
Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle
353
Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator
354
Trench/below grade rescue
355
Confined space rescue
356
High angle rescue
357
Extrication of victim(s) from machinery
360
Water & ice related rescue, other
361
Swimming/recreational water areas rescue
362
Ice rescue
363
Swift water rescue
364
Surf rescue
365
Watercraft rescue
370
Electrical rescue
371
Electrocution or potential electrocution
372
Trapped by power lines
M
Situation
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Rescue or EMS standby
400
Hazardous condition, other
410
Flammable gas or liquid condition, other
411
Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill
412
Gas leak
413
Oil or other combustible liquid spill
420
Toxic condition, other
421
Chemical hazard ( no spill or leak )
422
Chemical spill or leak
423
Refrigeration leak
424
Carbon monoxide incident
430
Radioactive condition, other
431
Radiatin leak, radioactive material
440
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other
441
Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective/worn
442
Overheated motor
443
Light ballast breakdown
444
Power line down
445
Arcing, shorted electrical equipment
460
Accident, potential accident, other
461
Building or structure weakened or collapsed
462
Aircraft standby
463
Vehicle accident, general cleanup
471
Explosive, bomb removal (for bomb scare, use 721)
480
Attempted burning, illegal action, other
481
Attempt to burn
482
Threat to burn
500
Service call, other
510
Person in distress, other
511
Lock -out
512
Ring or jewelry removal
520
Water problem, other
521
Water evacuation
522
Water or steam leak
531
Smoke or odor removal
540
Animal problem, other
541
Animal problem
542
Animal rescue
550
Public service assistance, other
551
Assist police or other governmental agency
552
Police matter
553
Public service
554
Assist invalid
555
Defective elevator
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Situation
Found Description
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561
Unauthorized burning
571
Cover assignment, standby, moveup
600
Good intent call, other
611
Dispatched & canceled en route
621
Wrong location
631
Authorized controlled burning
632
Prescribed fire
641
Vicinity alarm (incident in other location)
650
Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke, other
651
Smoke scare, odor of smoke
652
Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke
653
Barbecue, tar kettle
661
EMS call, party transported by non -fire agency
671
Hazmat release investigation w/no hazmat
700
False alarm or false call, other
710
Malicious, mischievous false call, other
711
Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm
712
Direct tie to FD, malicious/false alarm
713
Telephone, malicious false alarm
714
Central station, malicious false alarm
715
Local alarm system, malicious false alarm
721
Bomb scare - no bomb
730
System malfunction
731
Sprinkler activation due to malfunction
732
Extinguishing system activation due to malfunction
733
Smoke detector activation due to malfunction
734
Heat detector activation due to malfunction
735
Alarm system sounded due to malfunction
736
CO detector activation due to malfunction
740
Unintentional transmission of alarm, other
741
Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional
742
Extinguishing system activation
743
Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional
744
Detector activation, no fire - unintentional
745
Alarm system sounded, no fire - unintentional
746
Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO
800
Severe weather or natural disaster, other
811
Earthquake assessment
812
Flood assessment
813
Wind storm, tornado/hurricane assessment
814
Lightening strike (no fire)
815
Severe weather or natural disaster standby
900
Special type of incident, other, Dumpster fire
911
Citizen complaint
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APPENDIX B
PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY
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APPENDIX B
PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY
The Cost Apportionment to each Property Use Category and to Mixed Use
Property shall be apportioned among the Tax Parcels within each Property Use
Category and to Mixed Use Property Tax Parcels as follows.
SECTION B-1. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. The Fire Rescue Assessment
for each Tax Parcel of Residential Property shall be computed by multiplying the
Demand Percentage attributable to Residential Property by the Fire Rescue Assessed
Costs, dividing such product by the total number of Dwelling Units shown on the Tax
Roll within the City, and then multiplying such quotient by the number of Dwelling Units
located on such Tax Parcel.
SECTION B-2. NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. The Fire Rescue
Assessments for each Building of Non -Residential Property shall be computed as
follows:
(A) Respectively, multiply the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs by the Demand
Percentage attributable to each of the non-residential Property Use Categories. The
resulting dollar amounts reflect the portions of the City's fire rescue budget to be
respectively funded from Fire Rescue Assessment revenue derived from each of the
non-residential Property Use Categories.
(B) Separate each Building in each of the non-residential Property Use
Categories into one of the following square footage categories:
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(1) Buildings with a Building Area of less than 1,999 square feet;
(2) Buildings with a Building Area between 2,000 square feet and 3,499
square feet;
(3) Buildings with a Building Area between 3,500 square feet and 4,999
square feet;
(4) Buildings with a Building Area between 5,000 square feet and 9,999
square feet;
(5) Buildings with a Building Area between 10,000 square feet and 19,999
square feet;
(6) Buildings with a Building Area between 20,000 square feet and 29,999
square feet;
(7) Buildings with a Building Area between 30,000 square feet and 39,999
square feet;
(8) Buildings with a Building Area between 40,000 square feet and 49,999
square feet; and
(9) Buildings with a Building Area of 50,000 square feet or greater.
(C) As to each non-residential Property Use Category multiply the number of
Buildings categorized in:
(1) Subsection (B)(1) of this Section by 1,000 square feet;
(2) Subsection (B)(2) of this Section by 2,000 square feet;
(3) Subsection (B)(3) of this Section by 3,500 square feet;
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(4) Subsection (B)(4) of this Section by 5,000 square feet;
(5) Subsection (B)(5) of this Section by 10,000 square feet;
(6) Subsection (B)(6) of this Section by 20,000 square feet;
(7) Subsection (B)(7) of this Section by 30,000 square feet;
(8) Subsection (B)(8) of this Section by 40,000 square feet; and
(9) Subsection (B)(9) of this Section by 50,000 square feet.
(D) For each non-residential Property Use Category, add the products of
subsections (C)(1) through (C)(9) of this Section. The sum of these products reflects an
aggregate square footage area for each non-residential Property Use Category to be
used by the City in the computation of Fire Rescue Assessments.
(E) Divide the product of subsection (A) of this Section relative to each of the
non-residential Property Use Categories by the sum of the products for each non-
residential Property Use Category described in subsection (D) of this Section. The
resulting quotient expresses a dollar amount adjusted or weighted per square foot of
improved area to be used in computing Fire Rescue Assessments on each of the
respective non-residential Property Use Categories.
(F) For each of the non-residential Property Use Categories, multiply the
resulting quotients from subsection (E) of this Section by each of the respective
products in subsections (C)(1) through (C)(9) of this Section. The resulting products for
each non-residential Property Use Category expresses a series of gross dollar amounts
expected to be funded by all Buildings in the respective non-residential Property Use
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Categories in each of the square footage categories described in subsection (B) of this
Section.
(G) For each of the non-residential Property Use Categories, divide each of
the respective products of subsection (F) of this Section by the number of Buildings
determined to be in each of the square footage categories identified in subsection (B) of
this Section. The result expresses the respective dollar amounts of the Fire Rescue
Assessments to be imposed upon each Building in each of the non-residential Property
Use Categories.
SECTION B-3. MIXED USE PROPERTY. The Fire Rescue Assessments
for each Tax Parcel classified in two or more Property Use Categories shall be the sum
of the Fire Rescue Assessments computed for each Property Use Category.
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APPENDIX C
ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATE SCHEDULE
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APPENDIX C
ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATE SCHEDULE
SECTION C-1. DETERMINATION OF FIRE RESCUE ASSESSED COSTS.
The estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Costs to be assessed for the Fiscal Year
commencing October 1, 2006, is $7,170,000.00.
SECTION C-2. ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS.
(A) The estimated Fire Rescue Assessments to be assessed and apportioned
among benefited parcels pursuant to the Cost Apportionment and Parcel Apportionment
to generate the estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost for the Fiscal Year commencing
October 1, 2006, are hereby established as follows for the purpose of this Preliminary
Rate Resolution:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
USE CATEGORIES
Residential
Rate Per Dwelling Unit
$ 141
NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
USE CATEGORIES
Building Classification
in square foot ranges)
Commercial
Industrial/
Warehouse
Institutional
Nursing
Home
a 1,999
$ 649
$ 19
$ 1,975
$ 354
2,000 - 3,499
$ 1,298
$ 379
$ 3,950
$ 70
3,500 - 4,999
$ 2,271
$ 663
$ 6,913
$ 1,23
5,000 - 9,999
$ 3,244
$ 947
$ 9,875
$ 1,768
10,000 - 19,999
$ 6,488
$ 1,893
$ 19,750
$ 3,536
20,000 - 29,999
$ 12,975
$ 3,78
$ 39,499
$ 7,071
30,000 - 39,999
$ 19,463
$ 5,67
$ 59,248
$ 10,60
40,000 - 49,999
$ 25,950
$ 7,571
$ 78,997
$ 14,141
n 50,000
$ 32,4381
$ 9,463
$ 98,7461
$ 17,67
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B) No Fire Rescue Assessment shall be imposed upon a parcel of
Government Property or upon a Building located on a parcel of Institutional Property
whose Building use is wholly exempt from ad valorem taxation under Florida law.
(C) Any shortfall in the expected Fire Rescue proceeds due to any reduction
or exemption from payment of the Fire Rescue Assessments required by law or
authorized by the Commission shall be supplemented by any legally available funds, or
combination of such funds, and shall not be paid for by proceeds or funds derived from
the Fire Rescue Assessments. In the event a court of competent jurisdiction determines
any exemption or reduction by the Commission is improper or otherwise adversely
affects the validity of the Fire Rescue Assessment imposed for this Fiscal Year, the sole
and exclusive remedy shall be the imposition of a Fire Rescue Assessment upon each
affected Tax Parcel in the amount of the Fire Rescue Assessment that would have been
otherwise imposed save for such reduction or exemption afforded to such Tax Parcel by
the Commission.
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APPENDIX D
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED
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APPENDIX D
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED
To Be Published by August 23, 2006
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NOTICE OF HEARING TO REIMPOSE AND
PROVIDE FOR COLLECTION OF FIRE RESCUE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Tamarac will
conduct a public hearing to consider reimposing fire rescue special assessments for the
provision of fire rescue services within the City of Tamarac for the Fiscal Year beginning
October 1, 2006.
The hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. on September 13, 2006, in the City
Commission Chambers of City Hall, 7525 Northwest 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida, for
the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed assessments. All affected
property owners have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with
the City Commission within 20 days of this notice. If a person decides to appeal any
decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at the
hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that
a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal
is to be made. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing
a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should
contact the City Clerk's office at (954) 597-3505 at least 72 hours (3 days) prior to the
date of the hearing.
The assessment for each parcel of property will be based upon each parcel's
classification and the total number of billing units attributed to that parcel. The following
table reflects the proposed fire rescue assessment schedule.
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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
USE CATEGORIES
Residential
Rate Per Dwelling Unit
$ 141
NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
USE CATEGORIES
Building Classification
in square foot ranges)
Commercial
Industrial/
Warehouse
Institutional
Nursing
Home
a 1,999
$ 64
$ 190
$ 1,975
$ 354
2,000 - 3,499
$ 1,29
$ 37
$ 3,950
$ 70
3,500 - 4,999
$ 2,271
$ 663
$ 6,913
$ 1,23
5,000 - 9,999
$ 3,244
$ 947
$ 9,875
$ 1,768
10,000 - 19,999
$ 6,488
$ 1,89
$ 19,750
$ 3,536
20,000 - 29,999
$ 12,975
$ 3,78
$ 39,499
$ 7,071
30,000 - 39,999
$ 19,463
$ 5,678
$ 59,248
$ 10,606
40,000 - 49,999
$ 25,950
$ 7,571
$ 78,997
$ 14,141
a 50,000
$ 32,43q
$ 9,46
$ 98,746
$ 17,676
Copies of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance (Ordinance No. 0-96-8), the
Initial Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. R-96-160), the Final Assessment
Resolution (Resolution No. R-96-175), the Preliminary Rate Resolution initiating the
annual process of updating the Assessment Roll and reimposing the Fire Rescue
Assessments, and the preliminary Assessment Roll for the upcoming fiscal year are
available for inspection at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, located at 7525 Northwest
88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida.
The assessments will be collected on the ad valorem tax bill to be mailed in
November 2006, as authorized by section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. Failure to pay
the assessments will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may
result in a loss of title.
If you have any questions, please contact the City Finance Department at (954)
597-3550, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
CITY CLERK
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
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APPENDIX E
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE MAILED
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APPENDIX E
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE MAILED
* * * * * NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER * * * * *
City of Tamarac
7525 Northwest 88th Avenue
Tamarac, Florida 33321-2401
Owner Name
Address
City, State Zip
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF HEARING TO IMPOSE AND
PROVIDE FOR COLLECTION OF FIRE
RESCUE NON -AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS
NOTICE DATE: AUGUST 23, 2006
Tax Parcel #:
Legal Description:
Sequence #:
As required by section 197,3632, Florida Statutes, and the direction of the City Commission,
notice is given by the City of Tamarac that an annual assessment for fire rescue services using
the tax bill collection method, may be levied on your property. The use of an annual special
assessment to fund fire rescue services benefiting improved property located within the City of
Tamarac in the past has proven to be fair, efficient and effective. The total annual fire rescue
assessment revenue to be collected within the City of Tamarac is estimated to be
$7,170,000.00 for fiscal year October 1, 2006 — September 30, 2007. The annual fire rescue
assessment is based on the classification of each parcel of property and number of billing units
contained therein.
The above parcel is classified as
The total number and type of billing units on the above parcel is
The annual fire rescue assessment for the above parcel is $
The maximum annual fire rescue assessment that can be imposed without further notice for
fiscal year 2006-07 and for future fiscal years for the above parcel is $
A public hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. on September 13, 2006, in the City Commission
Chambers of City Hall, 7525 Northwest 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida for the purpose of
receiving public comment on the proposed assessments. You and all other affected property
owners have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with the City
Commission within 20 days of this notice. If you decide to appeal any decision made by the City
Commission with respect to any matter considered at the hearing, you will need a record of the
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proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony
and evidence upon which the appeal is to be made. In accordance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this
proceeding should contact the City Clerk's office at (954) 597-3505 at least 72 hours (3 days)
prior to the date of the hearing.
Unless proper steps are initiated in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure relief within 20
days from the date of City Commission action at the above hearing (including the method of
apportionment, the rate of assessment and the imposition of assessments), such action shall be
the final adjudication of the issues presented.
Copies of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance (Ordinance No. 0-96-8), the Initial
Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. R-96-160), the Final Assessment Resolution
(Resolution No. R-96-175), the Preliminary Rate Resolution initiating the annual process of
updating the Assessment Roll and reimposing the Fire Rescue Assessments, and the
preliminary Assessment Roll for the upcoming Fiscal Year are available for inspection at the
City Clerk's Office, City Hall, located at 7525 Northwest 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida.
Both the fire rescue non -ad valorem assessment amount shown on this notice and the ad
valorem taxes for the above parcel will be collected on the ad valorem tax bill mailed in
November of each year that the assessment is imposed. Failure to pay the assessments will
cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may result in a loss of title.
If there is a mistake on this notice, it will be corrected. If you have any questions regarding your
fire rescue assessment, please contact the City Finance Department at (954) 597-3550,
Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
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