§ 6-111. Definitions.

As used in this article, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly otherwise requires:

Assessed property means all parcels of land subject to the fire assessment that receive a special benefit from the delivery of the fire services, programs or facilities.

Building means any structure, whether temporary or permanent, built for support, shelter or enclosure of persons, chattel, or property of any kind, including mobile homes. This term shall include the use of land in which lot or spaces are offered for use, rent or lease for the placement of mobile homes, travel trailers, or the like for residential purposes.

City manager means the chief administrative officer of the city, designated by the city council to be responsible for coordinating fire assessments, or such person's designee.

Fire services assessment means a special assessment lawfully imposed by the city council against assessed property to fund all or any portion of the cost of the provision of fire services, facilities, or programs providing a special benefit to property as a consequence of possessing a logical relationship to the value, use, or characteristics of the assessed property.

Fire services assessment rate resolution means the resolution establishing the rate at which a fire services assessment will be computed.

Fire services cost means the amount determined by the city council to be charged over a designated time period to fund all or any portion of the cost (as determined by generally accepted accounting practices) of the provision of fire services, facilities, or programs which provide a special benefit to assessed property, and shall include, but not be limited to, the following components:

(1)

The cost of physical construction, reconstruction or completion of any required facility or improvement;

(2)

The costs incurred in any required acquisition or purchase;

(3)

The cost of all labor, materials, machinery, and equipment;

(4)

The cost of fuel, parts, supplies, maintenance, repairs, and utilities;

(5)

The cost of computer services, data processing, and communications;

(6)

The cost of all lands and interest therein, leases, property rights, easements, and franchises of any nature whatsoever;

(7)

The cost of any indemnity or surety bonds and premiums for insurance;

(8)

The cost of salaries, volunteer pay, workers' compensation insurance, or other employment benefits;

(9)

The cost of uniforms, training, travel, and per diem;

(10)

The cost of construction plans and specifications, surveys and estimates of costs;

(11)

The cost of engineering, financial, legal, and other professional services;

(12)

The costs of compliance with any contracts or agreements entered into by the city to provide fire services;

(13)

All costs associated with the structure, implementation, collection, and enforcement of the fire services assessments and amounts necessary to offset discounts received for early payment of fire services assessments;

(14)

All other costs and expenses necessary or incidental to the acquisition, provision, or construction of fire services, facilities, or programs, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incidental to any related financing authorized by the city council by subsequent resolution;

(15)

A reasonable amount for contingency and anticipated delinquencies and uncollectible fire services assessments;

(16)

A portion of the costs and expenses associated with dispatch for fire related calls; and

(17)

Reimbursement to the city or any other person for any moneys advanced for any costs incurred by the city of such person in connection with any of the foregoing components of fire services cost. In the event the city also imposes an impact fee upon new growth or development for fire protection related capital improvements, the fire protection assessed cost shall not include costs attributable to capital improvements necessitated by new growth or development that will be paid by such impact fees. The fire protection assessed cost shall also not include costs for the provision of emergency medical services by the city.

Fire services cost for assessed property means the subset of fire services cost fairly and reasonably attributable to property.

Government property means property owned by the United States of America or any agency thereof, a sovereign state or nation, the state or any agency thereof, a county, a special district or a municipal corporation.

Owner means the person reflected as the owner of property on the tax roll or utility bill.

Property appraiser means the property appraiser of the county.

Tax collector means the tax collector of the county.

Tax roll means the real property ad valorem tax assessment roll maintained by the property appraiser for the purpose of the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes.

Uniform Assessment Collection Act means F.S. §§ 197.3632 and 197.3635 or any successor statutes authorizing the collection of non-ad valorem assessments on the same bill as ad valorem taxes, and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.

Utility means that utility owned and operated by the city, providing electricity, water and wastewater services, solid waste services, natural gas, and stormwater services, or any combination of the foregoing, and billing customers on a monthly or periodic basis.

Utility customer of record means the person or entity assuming responsibility for the payment for services of the utility.

(Ord. No. 2012-14, § 3, 6-20-12)