DEPARTMENT MAKING REQUEST
Budget & Admin Services
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MSBU Assessment Rates and Mailing
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REQUESTED MOTION/ACTION
recommendation
Recommended Action:
a) Approve and authorize the mailing of required first-class notification of proposed Municipal Services Benefit Unit (MSBU) assessment rate for FY25/26 for properties assessed for the first time in the Charlotte County Sanitation Unit, Barrier Islands Fire Service Unit, Charlotte County Fire Rescue Department, Greater Port Charlotte Street and Drainage, Grove City Street and Drainage, Rotonda Meadows/Villas Street and Drainage, Tropical Gulf Acres Street and Drainage, South Charlotte Stormwater Utility Unit, and West Charlotte Stormwater Utility Unit; and
b) Set 9 10 public hearings for June 24, 2025 at 10:00 am., or soon thereafter as may be heard, in Room 119 at 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, Florida, to consider Resolutions adopting the final assessment for the first time assessed properties for Charlotte County Sanitation Unit, Barrier Islands Fire Service Unit, Charlotte County Fire Rescue Department, Greater Port Charlotte Street and Drainage, Grove City Street and Drainage, Rotonda Meadows/Villas Street and Drainage, Tropical Gulf Acres Street and Drainage, South Charlotte Stormwater Utility Unit, and West Charlotte Stormwater Utility Unit, and to consider a Resolution adopting the rate of collection pertaining to applicable properties for a payment due upon receipt of invoice for the Hospital Special Assessment; and
c) Approve proposed rate increases for Charlotte County Sanitation MSBU, Charlotte County Fire Rescue Department, Barrier Islands Fire Service Unit, and Alligator Creek Waterway Unit.
**Change, Updated wording, 5/22/2025**
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budget
Budgeted Action:
No action needed. Funding for mailing costs comes from assessments within the respective MSBU, as applicable.
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BACKGROUND (Why is this Action Necessary, and What Action will be accomplished)
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Background:
Proposed to be assessed for the first time are 63 properties with a total of 64 units in Charlotte County Sanitation Unit, 1 property with a total of 3,220 units in Barrier Islands Fire Service Unit, 4 properties with a total of 4 units in Charlotte County Fire Rescue Unit, 83 properties with a total of 83 units in Greater Port Charlotte Street and Drainage Unit, 2 properties with a total of 3 units in Grove City Street and Drainage Unit, 1 property with a total of 1 unit in Rotonda Meadows/Villas Street and Drainage Unit, 4 properties with a total of 4 units in Tropical Gulf Acres Street and Drainage Unit, 4 properties with a total of 0.75 units in the South Charlotte Stormwater Unit, and 1 property with a total of 0.20 units in the South Charlotte Stormwater Unit. These properties will be considered at the public hearing on June 24, 2025. The proposed new rates for Charlotte County Sanitation MSBU, Charlotte County Fire Rescue Department, Barrier Islands Fire Service Unit, and Alligator Creek Waterway Unit will be included on the TRIM Notices to be mailed in August. The new rates are below the maximum rates that were previously established in Resolutions 2019-066, 2019-106, 2023-125, and 2023-129, and do not require a public hearing.
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