Item O10
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDAITEMSU~ARY
TIME CERTAIN 3:45 PM
Meeting Date: May 15,2002
Division:
District 1
Bulk Item: Yes
No
Department: Commissioner Dixie M. Spehar
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County providing that the
owner of on site sewage treatment and disposal system may pay connection fees charged by investor-
owner sewage system in monthly installments without interest over a period of time not to exceed five
years.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Two Florida Statutes allow BOCC to adopt a resolution to allow monthly installments for five years or
less from the date the sewage system becomes available if the County determines that the owner has
demonstrated financial hardship.
PREVIOUS REVELANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
AMOUNT PER MONTH
Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty ~ OMB/Purchasing _ Risk Management_
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
J~~, >no ~~
(Commissioner xie M. Spehar)
DOCUMENTATION:
Included L
To Follow
Not Required_
AGENDA ITEM # c:J/,c;
DISPOSITION:
Revised 2/2710 I
APR-28-02 14,04 FROM,MONROE COUNTY ATTY OFFICE 10,3052823518
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Board of County Commissioners
RESOlUTl:ON NO.
-2002
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERs OF
MONROe COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING THAT THE OWNER OF ON SITE
SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM MAY PAY CONNEcnON
FEEs CHARGED BY INVEsTOR-OWNER SEWERA6E SYSTEM IN MONTHLY
IN5T AU.MENTS WITHOUT INTEREST OVER A PERIOD OF TIME NOT TO
EXCEED FIVE YEARS
WHEREAS, Sec. 381.00655, FIG. Stat., requires hook-up to a central sewage system within
one year of its becoming available; and
WHEREAS, Sec. 15.5-21 Monroe County Code, requires hook-up to a central sewage system
within thirty (30) days of its becoming available; and
WHEREAS, both laws allow the Boce to adopt a resolution providing that the owner of an
on site sewage treatment and disposal system may pay any connection fees charged by an investor-
owned sewerage system in monthly installments without interest over a period of time not to
exceed five (5) years from the date the sewerage system becomes available if the County
determines that the owner has demonstrated financial hardship; and
WHEREAS, the County Code conditions adoption of the resolution upon the approval of
Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the high cost of living in Monroe County may result in a financial hardship to the
owners of on site sewage treatment and disposal systems who are required under the
aforementioned laws to connect to the central sewerage system; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNlY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The owner of an on site sewQge treatment and disposal system who is required
by law to connect to Q central sewQge system may pay any connection fees charged by an investor~
owned sewerage system in monthly installments without interest over Q period of time not to
exceed five years from the date the sewerage system becomes available if the County determines
that the owner has demonstrated finQrrcial hardship. If an installment plan is accepted by the
investor-owned sewerage system in excess of five years, this provision providing for interest-free
monthly installments shall not apply.
Section 2. The County Administrator or his designee and the County Office of
Management and Budget are hereby empowered to make the determination of hardship and to
appoint such staff as they deem necessary to assist them in this process.
APR-26-02 14,04 FROM,MONROE COUNTY ATTY OFFICE 10,3052923516
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Section 3. The determination of financial hardship shalf take into account the owner's
net worth, income from all sources, the liquidity of assets, the legal obligation to provide care for
others, and any other financial information deemed appropriate by the staff empowered in Section
2 above.
Sectio!, 4. This resolution shall take effect only after approval by the 80CC and the
FKAA, which approval is indicated below by the signature of the Chairtnan of the Board of FKAA.
PASSED ANt> ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida,
at a regular meeting of said Board held on the day of , 2002.
Mayor Charles McCoy
Mayor Pro Tern Dixie Spehar
Commissioner Murray Nelson
Commissioner George Neugent
COl'nmissioner Nora Williams
(SEAL)
Attest; DANNY L,KOLHAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNlY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By
By
Deputy Clerk
Mayor/Chairperson
(SEAL)
Attest:
BOARD OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
AQUEDUCT AUTHORIlY
By
By
ChQirperson
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