Resolution 223-2018 RESOLUTION NO. 223 - 2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CONCERNING THE ABOLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL
SERVICE TAXING OR BENEFIT UNITS CREATED FOR
FIRE PROTECTION AND AMBULANCE SERVICES BY
ORDINANCE NO. 5 -1977 (DISTRICTS); TERMINATION OF
ALL CONTRACTS TO WHICH THE DISTRICTS ARE A
PARTY; DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY
BELONGING TO DISTRICTS AND CLOSURE OF
ACCOUNT(S) FOR DISTRICTS.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County ( "BOCC "), Florida,
in accordance with Article VIII of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 125, Florida Statutes,
adopted an ordinance abolishing the municipal service taxing or benefit units created for Fire
Protection and Ambulance Services by Ordinance No. 5 -1977 ( "Districts "), and, as amended via
Ordinance No. 14 -1977; Ordinance No. 12 -1978, , Ordinance 7 -1979, Ordinance No. 11 -1979,
Ordinance No. 4 -1981, Ordinance 50 -1987, Ordinance No. 44 -1988 and Ordinance No. 35 -1996;
and
WHEREAS, in 1988, the BOCC adopted Ordinance No. 031 -1988, creating the Lower
and Middle Keys Fire and Ambulance District and in 2005 the Legislature created the Key Largo
Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services District via Ch. 2005 -329 both of which were
created for the purpose of providing fire and ambulance service and thereby duplicating the
purposes of the municipal service taxing or benefit units created under Ordinance No. 5 -1977; and
WHEREAS, due to the establishment of the Lower and Middle Keys Fire and Ambulance
district in 1988, staff seeks to now abolish the Districts established by Ordinance No. 5 -1977 as
those Districts are no longer needed for the purpose for which is was established and have not been
utilized since 1988; and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2018, the BOCC authorized staff to advertise the public hearing
to consider an ordinance abolishing the Districts as those are no longer utilized; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the dissolution of the Districts, it is advisable for the
County to take steps to dissolve all District accounts; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA as follows:
Section One. While the Districts has no known agreements, staff is hereby authorized and
directed to terminate any respective agreements in accordance with the termination or cancellation
clauses.
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Section Two. Disposition of Property. While there is no known property, staff is hereby
authorized and directed to dispose of any property in accordance with the Monroe County
Purchasing Policy and authorizes staff to execute any necessary documentation to
disposed, transfer, or sell the property in accordance with the Purchasing Policy.
Section Three: Dissolve all District Accounts.
A. The following accounts are hereby dissolved:
a. Any and all account(s) held for the Districts
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 15 day of August, 2018.
Mayor David Rice
Mayor Pro Tem Sylvia Murphy Yes
Commissioner Danny Kolhage Yds
,� - Commissioner Heather Carruthers Yes
9,3 Commissioner George Neugent Yes
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