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RESOLUTION NO. 3 -81/82
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF
THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH
COUNTY, FLORIDA, PETITIONING THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PALM
BEACH COUNTY, PURSUANT TO SECTION
125.01 (6)(a) AND (7), FLORIDA STATUTES,
TO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM TAXES LEVIED UPON
PROPERTY SITUATE WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA TO FINANCE SERVICES RENDERED
SPECIALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PROPERTY
OF RESIDENTS IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF
PALM BEACH COUNTY BY REMITTING TO THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA THE IDENTIFIED COST
OF SUCH SERVICES LEVIED AND COLLECTED
DURING THE 1977 -78, 1978 -79, 1979 -80
AND 1980 -81 FISCAL YEARS, AND BY FINANCING
SUCH SERVICES FROM REVENUES DERIVED SPECI-
FICALLY FROM OR ON BEHALF OF A MUNICIPAL
SERVICE TAXING UNIT, SPECIAL DISTRICT,
UNINCORPORATED AREA, SERVICE AREA OR
PROGRAM AREA, OR BY ANY OTHER LAWFUL METHOD,
DURING THE 1981 -82 FISCAL YEAR; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, Section 125.01(6)(a), Florida Statutes, estab-
lishes the method and procedure by which the governing body of a
municipality may petition the Board of County Commissioners to
develop an appropriate mechanism to finance services and activities
rendered specially for the benefit of the property or residents in
unincorporated areas and financed from county -wide revenues; and
WHEREAS, Section 125.01(7), Florida Statutes (1979),
prohibits the use of county revenues to fund any service or project
provided by the County where no real and substantial benefit accrues
to the property or residents within a municipality or municipalities
except county revenues derived specifically from or on behalf of a
municipal service taxing unit, special district, unincorporated area
service area or program area; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta,
a municipality within Palm Beach County, Florida, has previously
petitioned the Board of County Commissioners of Palm Beach County
to develop an appropriate mechanism to finance the activities and
services identified herein either by taxes, special assessments or
service charges levied solely upon residents or property in the
unincorporated areas of Palm Beach County, by the establishment
of a Municipal Service Taxing or Benefit Unit pursuant to Section
125.01(1)(q), Florida Statutes, or by remitting to the Village of
Tequesta the identified cost of said services paid by the taxes
levied upon property situate within the Village of Tequesta; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners is now engaged
in activities preparatory to the adoption of its budget for the
1980 -81 fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Tequesta, Florida, has, and does
hereby find and determine that the services described in Section 1
below, now financed from county -wide revenues are rendered speci-
fically for the benefit of the property or residents in the unincor-
porated areas and the property owners in the Village of Tequesta
receive no real or substantial benenfits from said services,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1 . The Village Council of the Village of
Tequesta, Palm Beach County, Florida, pursuant to Section 125.01
(6)(a), Florida Statutes, does hereby petition the Board of County
Commissioneers of Palm Beach County, Florida, to remit to the
Village of Tequesta the identified cost of the activities and
services set forth below paid by the taxes levied upon property
situate within the Village of Tequesta for the 1977 -78, 1978 -79,
1979 -80 and 1980 -81 fiscal years, said activities and services being
rendered specially for the benefit of the property or residents in
unincorporated areas of Palm Beach County and of no real or substan-
tial benefit to the property in or residents of the Village of
Tequesta, as follows:
1. Law enforcement rendered through the
Sheriff's Road Patrol including the overhead,
communications and administration related
thereto.
2. The Sheriff's investigative unit,
including the overhead, communications and
administration related thereto.
3. Erection and maintenance of traffic
signs and signals.
4. Erection and maintenance of street
identification signs.
5. Operation of the County Planning,
Zoning and Building Department.
6. Construction and maintenance of
neighborhood parks and recreation areas.
7. Construction and maintenance of
subdivision street system.
8. Construction and maintenance of
the County local road and bridge system.
9. Maintenance of shellrock roads.
10. Installation and maintenance of
street lighting systems.
11. Construction and maintenance of
storm drainage systems as it relates to
local road systems.
12. Administration of solid waste
collection systems.
13. Administration of land development
programs.
14. Planning, acquisition, construction,
maintenance and operation of water and sani-
tary sewer utility systems.
15. Rural lot cleaning program.
16. Expenditures by the County Engineer's
office for subdivision review, and for construc-
tion and maintenance of local roads outside of
municipalities.
17. All above costs of services include
appropriate payroll overhead, supervision,
administration, capital and overhead costs;
indeed the costs of accounting, purchasing,
personnel, building maintenance, capital
amortization and other similar direct and
indirect costs of providing services.
Section 2 . The Village Council of the Village of Tequest
further petitions the Board of County Commissioners of Palm Beach
County to finance all of the activities and services set forth in
Section 1 of this Resolution by taxes, special assessments or
service charges levied solely upon residents or property in the
unincorporated areas of Palm Beach County, or by the utilization of
the existing Municipal Service Taxing Unit to levy ad valorem taxes
upon property in the unincorporated areas of Palm Beach County to
finance those activities and services during the 1981 -82 fiscal year
and all subsequent fiscal years.
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Section 3 . The Village Clerk is hereby directed to file
a certified copy of this Resolution with the Palm Beach County Clerk
and to deliver a copy to each of the County Commissioners of Palm
Beach County and the County Administrator.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was offered by Councilmember
Stoddard , who moved its adoption. The Resolution was
seconded by Councilmember Brown and upon being put to
a vote, the vote was as follows:
FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION
Carlton D. Stoddard
Lee M. Brown
Leslie A. Cook
Thomas J. Little
W. H. Mapes, Jr.
The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed
and adopted this 13t rday of October 1981.
MAYOR OF TEQUESTA
ATTEST:
Vil age Clerk