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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHandouts_Special Meeting_Tab 01_4/13/2026 R. 4'au4t t' U f UII�&4,9, 121 Lori McWilliams I a4+r � �nc�I �urrhf From: Jeremy Allen Sent: Monday,April 13, 2026 10:13 AM To: Lori McWilliams Subject: FW:Village of Tequesta - Fire Services Assessment Program Proposal FYI . Jeremy Allen Village Manager 1 CMA-CM, CPM r= The Village of Tequesta p.561-768-0463 i c.561-972-3069 a.345 Tequesta Dr,Tequesta, FL, 33469 w.www.tequesta.orq e.lallen(a�teguesta.org ©®11D111 From:Jeremy Allen Sent: Monday,April 13, 2026 10:04 AM To: Council Members<CouncilMembers@tequesta.org> Subject: FW:Village of Tequesta - Fire Services Assessment Program Proposal From: Neubarth,Sandra <sandra.neubarth@accenture.com> Sent: Monday,January 19, 2026 8:42 AM To:Jeremy Allen <jallen@tequesta.org> Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE:Village of Tequesta- Fire Services Assessment Program Proposal WAJMilNG:This email originated from outside of our organization.itease he cautious and do not cUck on Un ks or opera unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Good Morning Jeremy, As a follow-up to our conversation last week,the steps for implementing a new fire assessment program to be collected on the November 2027 tax bill are as follows: 1 • Prior to January 1, 2027--Adopt Resolution of Intent o Publish notice of public hearing to adopt resolution of intent 1 time a week for the 4 weeks immediately proceeding the public hearing • By January 10, 2027-send copies of the signed resolution of intent to the Property Appraiser, Tax Collector and Department of Revenue • 120-180 days-Conduct Study and Develop Rates-October 2026-April 2027 • Workshop to present Fire Assessment Study- March-April 2027 • Adopt Home Rule Ordinance-March-June 2027 o Authorizes Village to impose fire assessments o Provides procedures to follow to impose fire assessments o Does not ■ Provide rates, methodology or actually impose the fire assessment. • Adopt Initial Assessment Resolution-April-July 2027 o Provides ■ Apportionment methodology ■ Maximum fire assessment rates for FY 27-28 ■ Exemptions, if applicable o Sets public hearing to adopt Final Assessment Resolution (rates) o Directs staff to mail first class notices to all property owners (must be done at least 20 days prior to public hearing) o Directs staff to publish notice of public hearing in newspaper(must be done at least 20 days prior to public hearing) • Mail first class notices to property owners-May-August 2027 • Publish notice in newspaper-May-August 2027 • Submit fire assessment roll to Property Appraiser for inclusion on TRIM notice-July 2027 • Adopt Final Assessment Resolution-June-September 14, 2027 o Confirms or modifies Initial Assessment Resolution o Sets final FY 27-28 fire assessment rates o Provides exemptions, if applicable o Provides for collection of fire assessment on the tax bill o Directs staff to certify final fire assessment roll to the Tax Collector by September 15, 2027 • Certify Final Assessment Roll to Tax Collector-by September 15, 2027 • Fire Assessment included on November 2027 tax bill Accenture and NG&N's fees to assist the Village with development and implementation of afire assessment program for Fiscal Year 2027-28 would be as follows: • Phase 1 -program development(study and analysis, rates and report) o Accenture --$30,000 ■ Includes 1 on-site visit to present study and get input from Village Council o NG&N --$7,500 • Phase 2-implementation o Accenture --$8,500 ■ Includes 2 on-site visits to attend meetings to adopt Initial Assessment Resolution and Final Assessment Resolution. ■ Does not include the cost of mailing first class notices. Mailing of first class notices will be an additional$1.63 per mailed notice. 2 o NG&N --$16,000 ■ Includes drafting of the legaldocuments-Ordinance, Initial Assessment Resolution and Final Assessment Resolution ■ Includes 2 on-site visits to attend meetings to adopt Initial Assessment Resolution and Final Assessment Resolution. Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information. Please let me know if you would like us to provide you with a proposal for the Village's consideration. Thanks. Sandi Neubarth Director Infrastructure&Capital Projects (I&CP) Tallahassee, Florida, USA J Office: (850)681-3717 accenture.com I We are hiring! From:Jeremy Allen<jallen@tequesta.or�> Sent:Wednesday,January 14, 2026 8:32 AM To: Neubarth, Sandra<sandra.neubarth@accenture.com> Subject: [External] Village of Tequesta - Fire Services Assessment Program Proposal External email. Inspect before opening any links or attachments. Mrs. Neubarth, My name is Jeremy Allen, and I'm the Village Manager for the Village of Tequesta. I'm interested in meeting with you to discuss establishing a Fire Services Assessment. Recently,you provided a service for our neighbor in Jupiter and come highly recommended. Please let me know if there is a good day and time we can catch up to begin exploring if this is right for Tequesta. Jeremy Allen Village Manager ICMA-CM, CPM The Village of Tequesta p.561-768-04631 c.561-972-3069 a.345 Tequesta Dr,Tequesta, FL, 33469 w.www.teguesta.org e.jallen tequesta.org 3