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File #: R-2023-221    Version: 1 Name: Nuisance Abatement Assessment FY 2024 Prelim
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 5/31/2023 In control: Department of Financial Services
On agenda: 7/5/2023 Final action: 7/5/2023
Title: A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Relating To The Levying And Collecting Of A Non-Ad Valorem Assessment For The Costs Of Abating Nuisances Occurring On Real Property That Are Prohibited Under The City's Code Of Ordinances; Establishing The Estimated Assessment Amounts To Be Included On The Annual Property Tax Bills Of The Affected Property Owners Who Have Had Remedial Work Performed On Their Properties By The City; Directing The Preparation Of An Assessment Roll; Authorizing A Public Hearing And Directing The Provision Of Notice Thereof; Providing For Conflicts And Severability.
Attachments: 1. 01 Reso Prelim Assess Nuisance Abate FY2024, 2. 02 Appendix A Parcels Assessed, 3. 03 Appendix B Nuisance Abate Notice to Be Published, 4. 04 Appendix C Sample TRIM Notice
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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Relating To The Levying And Collecting Of A Non-Ad Valorem Assessment For The Costs Of Abating Nuisances Occurring On Real Property That Are Prohibited Under The City's Code Of Ordinances; Establishing The Estimated Assessment Amounts To Be Included On The Annual Property Tax Bills Of The Affected Property Owners Who Have Had Remedial Work Performed On Their Properties By The City; Directing The Preparation Of An Assessment Roll; Authorizing A Public Hearing And Directing The Provision Of Notice Thereof; Providing For Conflicts And Severability.

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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.


Explanation:
The City of Hollywood adopted Ordinance No. O-2013-06 on February 20, 2013 amending Chapter 38 of the Code of Ordinances to establish the authority and process for levying and collecting nuisance abatement non-ad valorem special assessments for remedial work performed by the City related to abandoned real or personal property, overgrown grass and debris removal, swimming pools posing public safety hazards, unsafe structures, and other related activities.

Resolution No. R-2013-044, also adopted on February 20, 2013, declared the City's intent to use the uniform method of collecting the nuisance abatement special assessments in accordance with Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, as amended, because the uniform method enables such special assessments to be collected on the annual property tax bill. The City has also entered into agreements with the Broward County Property Appraiser and Broward County to provide the administrative services necessary for the City's use of the uniform method of collecting the assessments.

This Preliminary Assessment Resolution, as defined in and required by Ordinance O-2013-06, initiates the annual process for levying and collecting costs incurred by the City over the preceding...

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