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Ord No 07-14-2185ORDINANCE NO. 07-14-2185 An Ordinance creating Article IV of Chapter 18, and creating Section 18-27 of the City of South Miami Code of Ordinances, which shall provide for an additional $50,000 tax exemption for City of South Miami low-income senior citizens. WHEREAS, on November 6,2012, voters approved Amendment No. 11; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Amendment No. 11, now codified as Article VII, Section 6( d)(2) of the Florida Constitution and pursuant to Section 196.075, Florida Statutes, respectively, the City Commission may adopt an ordinance to allow an exemption for City taxes not exceeding fifty thousand dollars to any person who has the legal or equitable title to real estate and maintains thereon the permanent residence of the owner and who has attained age sixty-five and whose household income, as defined by general law, does not exceed twenty thousand dollars or an additional homestead exemption for the amount of the assessed value of the property for any person who has the legal or equitable title to real estate with a just value of less than $250,000 and has maintained thereon the permanent residence of the owner for at least 25 years, who has attained the age of 65, and whose household income does not exceed the income limitation prescribed in paragraph (1). The general law must allow counties and municipalities to grant these additional exemptions, within the limits prescribed in this subsection, by ordinance adopted in the manner prescribed by general law, and must provide for the periodic adjustment of the income limitation prescribed in this subsection for changes in the cost of living; and WHEREAS, according to Miami-Dade County, the current periodic adjustment is now $27,030 and will continue to be adjusted annually; and WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 6( d) provides that a municipality may implement this low-income senior homestead exemption for long-term residents in addition to or in place of the existing additional $50,000 senior citizen homestead exemption at the option of the municipality; and WHEREAS, Section 196.075, Florida Statutes, provides that this low-income senior exemption must be authorized by a majority plus one vote of the members of the governing body of the municipality granting such exemption; and WHEREAS, on May 22, 2007, the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to Ordinance No. 07-70 increased the homestead exemption for certain qualifying senior citizens from $25,000 to $50,000, codified at Section 29-8, Code of Miami-Dade County; and WHEREAS, in addition to the existing additional $50,000 senior citizen homestead exemption adopted pursuant to Ordinance No. 07-70, Board of County Commissioners implemented the additional homestead exemption for low-income senior citizens who are long- term residents in accordance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 6( d)(2), Florida Constitution, and Section 196.075, Florida Statutes; and Page 1 of4 Ord. No. 07-14-2185 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 196.011(9), Florida Statutes, a county may upon the request of the Property Appraiser and by a majority vote of its governing body, waive the requirement that an annual application and income statement be made for renewal of the exemption provided in Section 196.075; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners have passed and enacted ordinance 13-01 by a majority vote waiving the requirement that an annual application and income statement be made for renewal of the exemption provided in Section 196.075 subject to a request being made by the Property Appraiser and the County Commission has requested that the Property Appraiser make such a request. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. Chapter 18 of the City of South Miami Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to create Article IV titled "Tax Exemptions" and creating Section 18-27 to read as follows in its entirety: Section 18-27. Homestead exemption for low-income semor citizens who are long-term residents. (a) In accordance with Article VII, Section 6(d)(2), Florida Constitution, and Section 196.075, Florida Statutes, any person who meets the following criteria shall be entitled to make application for an additional homestead exemption for the amount of the assessed value of the property: (i) has the legal or equitable title to real estate located within Miami-Dade County with a just value of less than $250,000, (ii) has maintained thereon the permanent residence of the owner for at least 25 years, (iii) has attained the age of 65, and (iv) has a household income that does not exceed the income limitations set forth in state law, which is currently $27,030 and adjusted annually. (b) The exemption set forth in subsection ( a) above shall be in addition to and shall not replace any existing senior citizen homestead exemption. (c) Every person claiming the additional homestead exemption pursuant to subsection (a) above must file an application therefore with the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser no later than March 1 of each year for which such exemption is claimed. Such application shall include a sworn statement of household income for all members of the household and shall be filed on a form prescribed by the Florida Department of Revenue. On or before June 1 of each such year every applicant must file supporting documentation with the Property Appraiser. Such documentation shall include copies of all federal income tax returns, wage and earning statements, and such other documentation as required by the Property Appraiser, including documentation necessary to verify the income received by all of the members of the household for the prior year. (d) Failure to file the application and sworn statement by March 1 or failure to file the required supporting documentation by June 1 of any given year shall constitute a waiver of the additional exemption privilege for that year. Page 2 of4 Ord. No. 07-14-2185 (e) Notwithstanding subsections (c) and (d) above, if the Property Appraiser, pursuant to Section 196.011(9), Florida Statutes, requests that Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners waive the requirement that an annual application and income statement be made for renewal of the exemption provided in Section 196.075, then after an initial application for exemption has been made and the exemption is granted pursuant to section 196.075, subsection (c) and (d) shall not apply and the requirement that an annual renewal application or Income Statement be submitted to the Property Appraiser for exemption of property within the County shall be waived except in the circumstances set forth below. Timely annual application together with the required Income Statement for exemption shall be required whenever: (i) property exempted on the assessment roll of the immediately preceding tax year is sold or otherwise disposed of, (ii) the ownership changes in any manner, (iii) the applicant ceases to use the property as his or her homestead, or (iv) the status of the owner changes so as to change the exempt status of the property, as provided in section 196.011(9)(a). (1) This additional exemption shall be available commencing with the 2013 tax roll and shall continue with all subsequent tax rolls. The Property Appraiser may begin accepting applications and sworn statements for the year 2013 tax roll as soon as the appropriate forms are available from the Department of Revenue. (g) Commencing January 1, 2013, and each January 1 thereafter, the annual income limitation applicable to this Ordinance shall be adjusted annually as provided in state law and shall be applicable as of January 1 of each year. (h) The City Clerk shall file a copy of this ordinance in the appropriate books and records, and within 30 days of the effective date of this Ordinance and transmit a copy to the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser. Section 2. Codification. The provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of South Miami as amended; that the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or re-Iettered to accomplish such intention; and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section" or other appropriate word. Section 3. Severability. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section 4. Ordinances in Conflict. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all sections and parts of sections of ordinances in direct conflict herewith are hereby repealed. However, it is not the intent of this section to repeal entire ordinances, or parts of ordinances, that give the appearance of being in conflict when the two ordinances can be harmonized or when only a portion of the ordinance in conflict needs to be repealed to harmonize the ordinances. If the ordinance in conflict can be harmonized by amending its terms, it is hereby amended to harmonize the two ordinances. Therefore, only that portion that needs to be repealed to harmonize the two ordinances shall be repealed. Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective upon enactment. Page 3 of4 Ord. No. 07-14-2185 PASSED AND ENACTED this 15thday of April ,2014. ATTEST: APPROVED: Cka.~q/ CITY CLERK 7 1 st Reading_ 4 / 1 / 1 4 2nd Reading -4 / 1 5 / 1 4 COMMISSION VOTE: 5-0 Mayor Stoddard: Yea Vice Mayor Harris: Yea Commissioner Edmond: Yea Commissioner Liebman: Yea Commissioner Welsh: Yea Page 4 of4 2014 SE SOAPBOX Summit on parent-student link I've known Miami-Dade's Rookie Teacher of the Year Angelica Fu1chini (Dedicat- ed Rookie, Neighbors, March 23) for several years. She and so many teachers in Miami-Dade deserve recog- nition for their dedication to our children. Fulchini acknowledges the importance of commu- nity relationships and pa- rent involvement. This was an integral part of my own experience growing up in South Florida. From a young age I knew that having a mom who taught in my schools meant having a pa- rent who was involved in ev- ery aspect of my daily life. My mother knew the value of education. I know my path could have been much different without her support. Parental advocacy and community organizing are ·c •• How to so-iIndoff<: To submit your letter, e;m~jI sandi6fl@8iarriiHeFal;l;~om •. or write Soapbox, c/o Neighbors, 3snNW91stAve:;~iamiL FL33172.Fax: 305-376-5287. Letters musi addressaspecif-/ ic LOCAL issue, andrriustbe signed.Viitha name, city or . neighborhood. as well as atelephcihenumberforver, .' .'. ificatkm purposes. Lettersmorethan350 wordswiU neit be accepted. and writers arelimiteltO'one letter'every;' four weeks. Letters willruri as:spaceaUows;andmay;l:w " edited for length,styleandclarity: Thedeadline'f6(lett~rs is noon Wednesday. , ,':" some of the most powerful actions we can take for our children. On May 10. Teach For America is partnering with alumni, parents. teachers and Florida International University to host the fIrst R.O.O.T.S (Realizing Our Own True Strengths) Mia- mi, a parent and student leadership summit. at FlU's Graham Center. I hope this will be a part of the ongoing partnership and collaborative effort in our community centered on a shared vision for our chil- dren and education. For more information about the summit, please visit realizingourowntrue strengths.tumblr.com. -Kiesha Moodie, alumni affairs director, Teach For America Miami-Dade We're.open egrly, S.o youarel"l't[at$. Service nowopenSun~y,II; (QJ MiamiHerald.com CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI COURTESY NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the City Commission of the City of South Miami, Florida will conduct Public Hearing(s) at its regutar City Commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday. April 15. 2014 beginning at 7:00 p.m .. in the City Commission Chambers, 6130 Sunset Drive, to consider the following item(s): A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a three year contract with Thomas F. Pepe, Esquire. to provide legal services as the City Attorney for the City of South Miami. An Ordinance related to a request for a zoning map amendment to the City of South Miami official zoning map, to re~zone the Agency owned property assemblage referred to as the Marshall Williamson properties, folio numbers 09-4025-000-0850; 09-4025-000-0852; and 09-4025~06S-0090, from a current zoning designation of "RS-4" (Single-Family) to the "RM-18" (LoW Density Multi-Family Residential) to allow for additional residential dwelling units within the Madison Square Mixed-Use Development Project. An ordinance amending City of South Miami Code of Ordinances section 2-22, term limits of board and committee members. ( An Ordinance creating Article IV 01 Chapter 18. and creating Section 1 8-27 which s~all provide for) an additional $50,000 tax exemption for City of South Miami lOW-income senior citizens. ALL interested parties are invited to a1tend and will be heard. For further information, please contact the City Clerk's Office at: 305-663-5340. Maria M. Menendez, CMC City Clerk Pursuant to Florida Statutes 286.01 05, the City hereby advises the public that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by this Board. Agency or Commission with respect to any matter considered at its meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that for such purpose, affected person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. 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