"Fire Rescue Assessed Cost" means--
(1) the amount determined by the City Commission to be assessed in any Fiscal Year to fund all or any portion of the cost of the provision of fire rescue services, facilities, or programs which provide a special benefit to Assessed Property, and shall include, but not be limited to, the following components:
- (A) the cost of physical construction, reconstruction or completion of any required facility or improvement;
- (B) the costs incurred in any required acquisition or purchase;
- (C) the 'cost of all labor, materials, machinery, and equipment;
- (D) the cost of fuel, parts, supplies, maintenance, repairs, and utilities;
- (E) the cost of computer services, data processing, and communications;
- (F) the cost of all lands and interest therein, leases, property rights, easements, and franchises of any nature whatsoever;
- (G) the cost of any indemnity or surety bonds and premiums for insurance;
- (H) the cost of salaries, volunteer pay, workers' compensation insurance, or other employment benefits;
- (I) the cost of Uniforms, training, travel, and per diem;
- (J) the cost of construction plans and specifications, surveys and estimates of costs;
- (K) the cost of engineering, financial, legal, and other professional services;
- (L) the costs of compliance with any contracts or agreements. entered into by the City to provide fire rescue services;
- (M) all costs associated with the structure, · implementation, collection, and enforcement of the Fire Rescue Assessments, including any service charges of the Tax Collector, or Property Appraiser and amounts necessary to off-set discounts received for early payment of Fire Rescue Assessments pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection Act or for early payment of Fire Rescue Assessments collected pursuant to Section 3.02 of the Ordinance;
- (N) all other costs and expenses necessary or incidental to the acquisition, provision, or construction of fire rescue services, facilities, or programs, and such other expenses as may be necessary or ·incidental to any related financing authorized by the City Commission by subsequent Resolution;
- (0) a reasonable amount for contingency and anticipated delinquencies and collectible Fire Rescue Assessments; and
- (P) reimbursement to the City or any other person for any moneys advanced for any costs incurred by the City or such Person in connection with any of the foregoing components of Fire Rescue Assessed Cost.
hahahaha.........Let's put every cost pertaining to anything on a special assessment. Let's tax everyone to death. Perhaps we can become a ghost town and leave Stanton sitting on her thrown all alone with full security and new generator.
ReplyDeleteIf we already pay a millage rate for fire why is the city allowed to tax us twice with an assessment. The millage rate is 3.45 per thousand. Shouldn't that pay for all that's listed above. The assessment is a double tax fo the same service. I guess under this system we can get assessed if the guys need new shoes or a new truck. That's what we pay the millage for.
ReplyDeleteWhy? Because Susan Stanton wants to grab the cash. They encourage the poor to come to this city (now implementing a loan program...God has everyone gone nuts?) but they stick it to them in a special assessment. Make any sense? Of course not. And this commission will vote for it 4/1...any bets?
ReplyDeleteLook for any costs in the future that go up as a special assessment if they pass this tonight. We know pensions costs are going up.
ReplyDeleteThey have made the budget impossible to follow so all the special raises and increases can be hidden so Stanton can keep crying "financial urgency."
ReplyDeleteBottom line: we are the bosses of the City Commission and they should be listening to the public. Of course, we know they don't give a d#!* about the residents. Everyone needs to call, email, visit, attend meetings ,,, take back OUR city!!