Ordinance 012-2018 ORDINANCE NO. 012 - 2018
AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY CREATING
SECTION 22 -128 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CREATING THE MIDDLE
KEYS HEALTH CARE MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING
UNIT; MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT; DEFINING THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE TAXING UNIT; PROVIDING FOR
THE PURPOSE THEREOF; DESIGNATING THE
GOVERNING BODY THEREOF AND ITS POWERS AND
DUTIES; PROVIDING AUTHORITY FOR THE LEVY OF
AD VALOREM TAXES WITHIN THE TAXING UNIT;
SETTING FORTH PERMITTED USES OF AD VALOREM
TAX REVENUES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN THE MONROE COUNTY CODE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, as the legislative
and governing body of the County, has the authority pursuant to Section 125.01(1)(t), Florida
Statutes, to adopt ordinances and resolutions necessary for the exercise of its powers; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has the authority pursuant to Section
125.01(1)(q), Florida Statutes, to establish a municipal service taxing unit (MSTU) for any part of
all of the unincorporated county, for the purpose of . providing, inter alia, indigent health care
services, and other essential facilities and municipal services from funds derived from taxes levied
and collected within the taxing unit; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners also has the authority pursuant to
Section 125.01(1)(q), Florida Statutes, to provide that the boundaries of the MSTU may include
all or part of the boundaries of a municipality; and
WHEREAS, prior to Hurricane Irma, Fishermen's Community Hospital (the "Hospital ")
in Marathon, Florida, struggled financially due in part to the cost of its delivery of hospital services
to patients who were unable to pay; and
WHEREAS, at the request of community leaders, Fishermen's Health, Inc., a not-for-
profit
corporation ( "Fishermen's ") affiliated with Baptist Health South Florida, acquired the
Hospital just prior to Hurricane Irma; and
WHEREAS, the Hospital facility suffered damage in Hurricane Irma; and
W HEREAS, the 1960s era Hospital facility is in need of significant repairs, upgrades and
improvements in order to adequately serve the Middle Keys community; and
WHEREAS, the Hospital facility has not reopened following Hurricane Irma, and Hospital
services are being provided from an emergency mobile facility on the site, currently slated to be
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replaced this summer at significant expense by a temporary modular facility on the site that will
more adequately serve the needs of the public, pending construction of a new permanent Hospital
facility at a cost of approximately $40 million for design, construction and equipment; and
WHEREAS, the resumed operation of a permanent, modern hospital in the Middle Keys
would serve a paramount public purpose; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County wishes to create the
Middle Keys Health Care Municipal Service Taxing Unit, to ensure the availability of inpatient
and outpatient hospital services in the Middle Keys to all patients; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County believes that the
creation of the Middle Keys Health Care Municipal Services Taxing Unit will help to attract
private investment in the construction and operation of a new hospital in the Middle Keys.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY:
Section 1. Section 22 -128 within Article VI of the Code of Ordinances of Monroe County,
Florida ( "Code ") is hereby created to read as set forth below.
Sec. 22 -128 Middle Keys Health Care Municipal Service Taxing Unit.
(a) Taxing unit created. A municipal service taxing unit (MSTU) is hereby
created pursuant to F.S. 125.01(1)(q), which encompasses the following
geographic areas, lying between Mile Marker 40 at the southern end of the
Seven Mile Bridge, and Mile Marker 65:
The entire City of Marathon, Florida, including Grassy Key and any
offshore islands within the municipality;
The entire City of Key Colony Beach, including any offshore islands within
the municipality; and
That portion of unincorporated Monroe County lying between Mile Marker
40 and Mile Marker 65, including but not limited to Duck Key including
Hawk's Cay (Indies Island), and Conch Key, excluding any offshore islands
within the unincorporated County.
These areas correspond to the following taxing districts designated by the
Monroe County Property Appraiser's Officer existing as of 1 -1 -2018:
(i) 50CM — Part of City of Marathon
(ii) 51CM — Part of City of Marathon
(iii) 50KC — City of Key Colony Beach
(iv) 500D — Part of Unincorporated Duck Key
(v) 510D — Unincorporated Conch Key
(vi) 520D — Part of Unincorporated Duck Key
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(b) Name of unit. The name of the MSTU shall be the Middle Keys Health
Care Municipal Service Taxing Unit (hereinafter, the taxing unit).
(c) Purpose of unit. The taxing unit shall be established to ensure the
availability of hospital services within the taxing unit by financially
supporting the delivery of hospital services to patients who are unable to
pay the full costs of such services.
(d) Public purpose. It is hereby found, declared and determined by the Board
of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, that the provision of
adequate health care facilities and services fosters the public health, safety
and welfare of the citizens, as well as visitors, of the taxing unit, and
therefore serves a paramount public purpose. It is hereby further declared
and determined by the Board of County Commissioners that the services to
be funded with ad valorem taxes levied and collected pursuant to this
Section are municipal services as contemplated in F.S. § 125.01(1)(q) and
(r), and that they shall be provided within the taxing unit. The intention of
the Board of County Commissioners is to levy a tax to fund these municipal
services on the taxable valuation of all real property within the taxing unit.
(e) Governing board. The governing board of the taxing unit is the Board of
County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida. The governing board
shall have all powers, authority and duties outlined in F.S. § 125.01(1)(q)
and (r), including, without limitation, the power and authority to levy and
collect taxes, and the power to enter into contractual obligations to
accomplish the purposes set forth in this section.
(f) Levy of tax. The Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County shall
adopt an annual budget for the Middle Keys Health Care Municipal Service
Taxing Unit, commencing with county fiscal year 2019, at the same time
and in the same manner as the county budget. The levy by the Board of
County Commissioners shall be by annual resolution, beginning with
County fiscal year 2019, for a maximum of ten (10) years. The amount to
be levied shall be set each year, but shall not exceed a maximum of one -half
of one mill (0.00050) on the assessed valuation of taxable real property in
the taxing unit. The millage shall be set and the tax levied thereon in
accordance with the provisions and in like manner as required for the setting
of other County ad valorem taxes.
(g) Use of taxes. Revenues from ad valorem taxes levied within the Middle
Keys Health Care Municipal Service Taxing Unit shall be used solely for
payments to hospital operators for the delivery of hospital services to
patients who are unable to pay the full costs of such services. The levy,
collection and disbursement of taxes for this purpose is contingent upon the
occurrence of all of the following: (i) adoption by Monroe County of this
Ordinance; (ii) adoption of ordinances consenting to the inclusion in the
taxing unit of the municipalities of Marathon and Key Colony Beach by
their respective governing bodies, as required by Section 125.01(1)(q),
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Florida Statutes; (iii) approval of an agreement between Monroe County
and Fishermen's, or another future hospital operator, setting forth the terms
and conditions by which the ad valorem taxes will be paid; and (iv) the
planning, design and construction of a new hospital within the taxing unit
in accordance with milestones set forth in an agreement between the County
and Fishermen's.
(h) Fiscal Management. All taxes levied within the taxing unit shall be due and
payable and collected in the same manner proscribed by law for other
county ad valorem taxes. The revenues collected shall be received, held,
and secured in the same manner as other funds by the clerk of the circuit
court and shall be used exclusively for the purposes provided in this section.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or provision of this
Ordinance is held invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected by
such invalidity.
Section 3. Repeal. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are
hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
Section'4. Inclusion in the Code. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be included and
incorporated into the Monroe County Code as an addition or amendment thereto,
and shall be renumbered appropriately to conform with the uniform numbering
system of the Monroe County Code.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon receipt of
official notice from the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida that
this Ordinance has been filed with said Office.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
at a regular meeting held on thei&thday of July , 2018.
Mayor David Rice Yes
Mayor Pro Tem Sylvia Murphy Yes
Commissioner Heather Carruthers Yes
Commissioner Danny Kolhage Yes
Commissioner George Neugent Yes
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018 ING THE MIDDLE KEYS HEALTH CARE ING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TAXING
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West, in said Monroe County, Florida and that the said newspapers has hereto- ING BODY THEREOF AND ITS POWERS ; ES WITHIN THE TAXING UNIT; SETTING
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of the atta hed copy of advert nt; and affiant further says !INCLUSION IN THE MONROE COUNTY
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July 24, 2018
Department of State
Administrative Code & Register
500 S Bronough Street
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
To Whom It May Concern,
Attached is an electronic copy of Ordinance No. 012-2018 creating Section 22-128 of the
Code of Ordinances of Monroe County, Florida, creating the Middle Keys Health Care Municipal
Service Taxing Unit; making findings of fact; defining the boundaries of the taxing unit; providing
for the purpose thereof; designating the governing body thereof and its powers and duties; providing
authority for the levy of ad valorem taxes within the taxing unit; setting forth permitted uses of ad
valorem tax revenues; providing for severability; providing for the repeal of all Ordinances
inconsistent herewith; providing for inclusion in the Monroe County Code; and providing for an
effective date.
This Ordinance was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners at a
regular meeting, held in formal session, on July 18, 2018. Should you have any questions, please
feel free to contact me at (305) 292-3550.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kevin Madok, CPA, Clerk of
the Circuit Court & Comptroller &
ex-officio to the Monroe County
Board of County Commissioners
by: Pamela G. Hancock, D.C.
cc: MuniCode
County Administrator
County Attorney
City of Marathon
Property Appraiser
Tax Collector
Finance & OMB
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July 24, 2018
Honorable Kevin Madok
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County
500 Whitehead Street, Suite 101
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Ms. Pam Hancock
Dear Mr. Madok:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your
electronic copy of Monroe County Ordinance No. 012-2018, which was filed in this office on July 24,
2018.
Sincerely,
Ernest L. Reddick
Program Administrator
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R. A. Gray Building 500 South Bronough Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
Telephone: (850) 245-6270
www.dos.state.fl.us
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