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 FY26/27 for properties assessed for the first time in the Charlotte County Sanitation Unit, Charlotte County Fire Rescue Department, Rotonda Meadows/Villas Street and Drainage, South Charlotte Stormwater Utility Unit, and Ackerman Sewer Expansion Project; and
b) Set 5 public hearings for June 23rd, 2026 at 10:00am., 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, Charlotte County Fire Rescue Department, Rotonda Meadows/Villas Street and Drainage, South Charlotte Stormwater Utility Unit, and Ackerman Sewer Expansion Project; and
c) Approve proposed rate increases for Charlotte County Sanitation MSBU, Charlotte County Fire Rescue Department, and Barrier Islands Fire Service Unit.
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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 39 properties with a total of 40 units in Charlotte County Sanitation Unit, 1 property with a total of 1,146.61 units in Charlotte County Fire Rescue Unit, 1 property with a total of 1.4 units in Rotonda Meadows/Villas Street and Drainage Unit, 1 property with a total of 183.61 units in the South Charlotte Stormwater Unit , 1 property with a total of 0.20 units in the South Charlotte Stormwater Unit, and 1 property with a total of 1 unit for the Ackerman Sewer Expansion Project. These properties will be considered at the public hearing on June 23, 2026. The proposed new rates for Charlotte County Sanitation MSBU, Charlotte County Fire Rescue Department, and Barrier Islands Fire Service Unit are the rates that 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 2019-106, 2023-125, and 2023-129 and do not require a public hearing.
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