Ordinance 050-1987
ORDINANCE NO. 050 -1987
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THAT AN EMERGENCY
EXISTS AND WAIVING NOTICE BY A FOUR-FIFTH' S
VOTE; AMENDING MONROE COUNTY CODE SECTION
2- 235, ARTICLE V; ADDING MONROE COUNTY CODE
SECTION 2-238,(e) ARTICLE V, IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION OF USER FEES FOR
AMBULANCE SERVICES IN THE VARIOUS MUNICIPAL
SERVICE DISTRICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABIL-
ITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS
ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE
MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVID-
ING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, one of the several Municipal Service Districts has
been rendering ambulance service directly to the residents of the
said district, since no contractor has been retained by the
district for the provision of said services; and
WHEREAS, no authority currently exists for the collection of
user fees for the said ambulance services; and
WHEREAS, currently the furnishing of ambulance services in
the said district has been financed by tax anticipation notes to
fund the operation of the said ambulance services; and
WHEREAS, the said operation is currently being run as a
deficit by virtue of the inability of the district to charge for
the said services; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the users of the ambulance
service to reimburse the County for the fair value of the said
services; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1.
An emergency is hereby declared and notice
waived by a four-fifth's rule.
Section 2.
That Section 2-235 of Article V of the Monroe
County Code of Ordinances be amended to read as follows:
"Section 2-235 Incorporation; boundaries.
Upon this article becoming a law, all of the unincorpo-
rated lands in the County shall become and be incorpo-
rated into twelve (12) municipal taxing or benefit
units, as authorized by Florida Statutes, Chapter 125,
as amended by Chapter 75-63, Laws of Florida, for the
purpose of providing fire protection and ambulance
service within the territorial limits of each district
financed from ad valorem taxes levied and user fees
collected within each district only, each of which
shall be a public corporation to be known as and having
the following territorial boundaries."
(la) Stock Island Municipal Service District. Located
between Cow Key Channel east to Boca Chica Channel; a
part of Election Precinct 2.
(lb) Big Coppitt Municipal Service District. Located
between Boca Chica Channe leas t to Shark Channe 1 ; a
part of Election Precinct 1.
(lc) Sugarloaf Municipal Service District. Located
between Shark Channel east to Kemp Channel; a part of
Election Precincts 1 and 17.
(ld) Big Pine Municipal Service District. Located
between Kemp Channel and the Seven Mile Bridge; a part
of Election Precincts 17 and 18.
(2) District 2. Little Duck Key north to Banana
Boulevard, Valhalla Beach and the City of Key Colony
Beach, Florida. (Corresponding with Monroe County
Property Appraiser's computer code number 50 KC and 500
M less that portion lying north of Banana Boulevard,
Valhalla Beach to Tom's Harbor Cut and further corres-
ponding with Election Precinct 19,.19A and that portion
of precinct 18 from and including Little Duck Key north
to Precinct 19.)
(3) District 3. From Banana Boulevard, Valhalla Beach
north to Long Key Bridge. (Includes that portion of
500 M lying north of Banana Boulevard, Valhalla Beach
and that portion of 500 D from Tom's Harbor Cut to the
Long Key Bridge corresponding with Election Precinct
20.)
( 4) Dis tric t 4. From the Long Key Bridge north to
Snake Creek. (Includes that portion of 500 D from Long
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Key up to and including Craig Key and includes all of
500 I, corresponding with Election Precinct 21.)
(4a) Long Key Municipal Service District. Located from
Long Key Bridge north up to Craig Key, including the
City of Layton, Florida.
(4b) Islamorada Municipal Service District. Located
from and including Craig Key north to Snake Creek.
(5) District 5. From Snake Creek north to South Bay
Harbor Drive and Lobster Lane. (Corresponding with
Monroe County Property Appraiser's computer code 500 P
and that portion of 500 K lying south of South Bay
Harbor Drive and Lobster Lane also corresponding with
Election Precinct 22.)
(6) District 6. From South Bay Harbor Drive and
Lobster Lane north to the southern boundary of the City
of North Key Largo Beach and north to the Dade County
Line, including all of the property consisting of the
Monroe County right-of-way within the City of North Key
Largo Beach. (Corresponding with Code number 500 P,
and that portion of 500 K lying north of South Bay
Harbor Drive and Lobster Lane and that portion of 500 L
lying south of the southern boundary of the City of
North Key Largo Beach. Also corresponding with Elec-
tion Precinct 23 and that portion of 24 lying south of
North Key Largo Beach, Florida.)
(7) District 7. From the northern boundary of the
City of North Key Largo Beach up to the Dade County
Line. (Corresponding with 500 R from the northern
boundary of 50 N. L. and the same being a portion of
Election Precinct 24 lying north of the northern
boundary of the City of North Key Largo Beach up to the
Dade County line.) Ocean Reef.
(8) District 8. All other properties situated in the
unincorporated areas of Monroe County, Florida not
included within any of the above delineated seven
districts, including in said District 8 all of those
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properties situated on the mainland of the State of
Florida between Dade and Collier Counties. (Corres-
ponding with 5000 and 500 F of the records of the
Monroe County Property Appraiser and also constituting
a portion of Election Precinct 24.) (Ord. No. 5-1977,
Subsection 1; Ord. No. 14-1977, Subsection 3; Ord. No.
12-1978, Subsection 1; Ord. No. 7-1979, Subsection 1;
Ord. No. 11-1979, Subsection 1; Ord. No. 4-1981,
Subsection 1)
Section 3. That Section 2-238 (e) of Article V of the
Monroe County Code of Ordinances be added to read as follows:
"( e) the governing body of the several special taxing
districts shall have the right to establish rates of
user fees by Resolution."
Section 4. 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 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
said conflict.
Section 6. The provision of this Ordinance shall be
included and incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of the County
of Monroe, Florida, as an addition or amendment thereto, and
shall be appropriately renumbered to conform to the uniform
numbering system of the Code.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall take effect when a copy
has been accepted by the postal authorities of the Government of
the United States for special delivery by registered mail to the
Secretary of State of the State of Florida.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COM}1ISSIONERS
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BRANCH OFFICE
3117 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
MARATHON, FLORIDA 33050
TEL. (3051 743.9036
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
MONROE COUNTY
500 WHITEHEAD STREET
KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040
TEL. (3051 294-4641
BRANCH OFFICE
P,O, BOX 379
PLANTATION KEY, FLORIDA 33070
TEL, (3051 852.9253
November 24, 1987
REGISTERED MAIL
RETURN RECIEPT REQUESTED
Mrs. Liz Cloud, Chief
Bureau of Administrative Code and Laws
Department of State
The Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Dear Mrs. Cloud:
,
Enclosed please find a certified copy of Emergency
Ordinance No. 050-1987 amending Monroe County Code Section
2-235, Article V~ adding Monroe County Code Section
2-238(e), Article V, in order to provide for the collection
of user fees and ambulance services in the various Municipal
Service Districts~ etc.
This Emergency Ordinance was adopted by the Monroe
County Board of County Commissioners at a Regular Meeting in
formal session on November 17, 1987.
Please file for record.
Very truly yours,
t
Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of the Circuit Court
and ex officio Clerk to the
Board County ommissioners
Enclosure
cc: Municipal Code Corp.
Mayor E. Lytton
County Attorney
County Administrator
Emer ncy Services Director
Fi nee Director
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Jim Smith
Secretary of State
Dorothy W. Joyce
Division Director
December 1, 1987
Honorable Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe :ounty Courthouse
500 Whitehead Street
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Rosalie L. Connolly, Deputy Clerk
Dear Mr. Kolhage:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida
Statutes, this will acknowledge:
1. Receipt of letter/s of
and certified copy/ies of
County Ordinance(s) Emergency
(Registered R 308 710 224)
November 24, 1987 /,
Monroe
Ord. 87-50
2. Receipt of
relative to:
County Ordinance(s)
(a)
which we have numbered
(b)
which we have numbered
3. We have filed this/ L-l~ ordinances in this- office
on November 30, 1987.
4. The original/duplicate copy/ies showing the filing date
is/are being returned for your records.
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Liz Cloud, Chief
Bureau of Administrative Code
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DIVISION OF ELECTIONS, Room 1801, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32301
(904) 488.7690