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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA; DESCRIBING THE METHOD OF ASSESSING FIRE RESCUE ASSESSED COST AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH; DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL; AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING AND DIRECTING THE PROVISION OF NOTICE THEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Fiscal Impact: $32,577,529 - gross revenues before exemptions and discounts)
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(Staff Contact: Erjeta Diamanti)
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Summary Explanation/Background:
The purpose of the Fire Assessment Program is to provide a dedicated source of funding for fire operations; the fees paid to the City under this program cannot be used for any other purpose. The costs, covered by the fees, are apportioned by service demand (calls) that are placed on fire operations by residential, commercial, industrial/warehouse, and institutional properties.
The City hired a consultant to review fire service data (i.e. service calls) to ensure the proper apportionment of fees across categories (residential, commercial, industrial/warehouse, institutional) as is required. Please refer to the attached consultant report. $34 of the recommended $81 increase for fiscal year 2024 in the residential rate is the result of the consultants review of actual service data and the weighted percentage of services calls apportioned to residential properties in order to generate the same amount of fire assessment revenues as generated in fiscal year (2023). The remaining $47 of the recommended increase is anticipated to generate an additional approximately $3.7 million in fire assessment revenues to cover fire operations eligible costs.
The proposed fire assessment revenues are anticipated to cover about 87.88% of the eligible fire operations services for FY 2024.
The Resolution requires the City Commission’s approval as part of the annual process of adopting the Fire Assessment Fees for Fiscal Year 2024. Final Public Hearing to Adopt the Annual Rate Resolution has been scheduled on Wednesday, September 13th, 2023, at 5:15 p.m. at the City Commission Chambers, located at 100 W. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach, FL 33060.
For FY 2024, the fire assessment fees have been adjusted as indicated below:
Residential: $331.00 (Use Categories Rate Per Dwelling Unit)
Non-Residential Property Use Categories Rate Per Square Foot
Commercial: $0.54
Industrial/Warehouse: $0.08
Institutional: $0.30
Total Estimated Gross Revenue: $32,577,529 - before exemptions
Total Estimated Exemptions: $2,221,996 - exemptions
Total Estimated Net Revenue: $30,355,533 - after exemptions
Total Estimated Realized Net Revenues: $28,837,757 - net revenues after discounts (5%) collected in the General Fund
Properties exempt from Fire Assessment Program include:
a) Parcel of Government Property but not Government Property that is owned by federal mortgage entities, such as the VA and HUD
b) Buildings located upon parcels of Institutional Property whose Building use is wholly exempt from ad valorem taxation under Florida law
c) Building of Non-Residential Property located on a Tax Parcel that is classified by the Property Appraiser as agricultural lands pursuant to Section 193.461, Florida Statutes, unless that Building exceeds a just value of $10,000 as determined by the Property Appraiser and is not a Pole Barn.
Origin of request for this action: City Manager’s Office
Fiscal impact and source of funding: $32,577,529 - gross before exemptions and discounts/ General Fund
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