Res. No. 192-06-12333RESOLUTION NO. 192-06-12333
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO
LOBBYING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO ENACT A JOINT
RESOLUTION TO PLACE ON A STATEWIDE BALLOT A
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO THE FLORIDA
CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VII, SECTION 6(C), TO
INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM $25,000 TO
$100,000; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami
remained concerned with maintaining the qualify of life of residents in our community
and preserving the investment that citizens have made in homeownership throughout
Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the "Save Our Homes" provision of the Florida
Constitution, Article VII, Section 4 (c)(1), provides that annual increase of
assessed value of homestead property shall not exceed three percent or the
rate of inflation, whichever is lower; and
WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 6(c), provides for a $25,000 (of the
assessed value) tax exemption for the legal permanent residence of each
Florida resident, which exemption is known as the "Homestead Exemption ";
and,
WHEREAS, property values, ad valorem taxation and homeowners insurance
costs have increased due to several severe hurricane events and has resulted in many
Florida residents being taxed out of their homes; and,
WHEREAS, the City of South Miami seeks to lobby the state legislature to enact
a joint resolution to place on a statewide ballot a constitutional amendment to the Florida
Constitution, Article VII, Section 6(c), to increase the homestead exemption from
$25,000 to $100,000.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA;
Section 1. The Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami urges
the Florida Legislature to enact a joint resolution to place on the statewide ballot a
constitutional amendment to the "Homestead Exemption" provision of the Constitution
[Article VII, Section 6(c)] to increase the homestead exemption from $25,000 to
$100,000, pending a thorough economic study.
Section 2. The Mayor and City Commission seek the support of all
neighboring communities in Miami -Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County
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and all other affected communities within Florida to support the city's efforts to lobby the
Florida Legislature as provided under section 1, above.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall provide executed copies of this resolution to
the Mayor of Miami -Dade County, each member of the Miami -Dade Board of County
Commissioners, as well as each municipal clerk in Miami -Dade County for the purpose
of distributing copies to members of their respective governing councils in order to seek
support for the proposed change in state law and in support of the Constitutional
statewide ballot initiative.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of October, 2006.
ATTEST:
TY CLERK
AD AND AP VED AS RM:
Lui �gueredo,
agin Gallop Figueredo, P.A.
Office of City Attorney
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APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE: 4-1
Mayor Feliu: Yea
Vice Mayor Wiscombe: Yea
Commissioner Birts: Nay
Commissioner Palmer: Yea
Commissioner Beckman: Yea