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R24-192 1 RESOLUTION NO. R24-192 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, 3 RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES, 4 FACILITIES, AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, 5 FLORIDA; IMPOSING FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS AGAINST 6 ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY FOR THE 7 FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1,2024; APPROVING THE RATE 8 OF ASSESSMENT; APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; 9 CONFIRMING AND CONTINUING A PROCEDURE FOR HARDSHIP 10 WAIVERS OR DEFERRALS OF ALL OR PART OF THE CITY'S FIRE 11 RESCUE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT INCLUDING APPLICATION AND 12 REVIEW BY THE CITY'S FINANCE DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE, AND 13 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SUCH WAIVERS; PROVIDING FOR 14 CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN 15 EFFECTIVE DATE. 16 17 WHEREAS, the City Commission of Boynton Beach, Florida (the "City Commission"), 18 has enacted Ordinance No. 08-017 (the "Ordinance"), which authorizes the imposition of Fire 19 Rescue Assessments each Fiscal Year for the fire rescue services, facilities, and programs against 20 Assessed Property located within the City; and 21 WHEREAS,the imposition of a Fire Rescue Assessment for fire rescue services,facilities, 22 and programs each fiscal year is an equitable and efficient method of allocating and apportioning 23 the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost among parcels of Assessed Property; and 24 WHEREAS,the City Commission desires to continue a Fire Rescue Assessment program 25 and impose a Fire Rescue Assessment in the City using the procedures provided by the Ordinance, 26 including the tax bill collection method, for the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2024; and 27 WHEREAS,the City Commission,on July 1,2008,adopted Resolution No. R08-067(the 28 "Initial Assessment Resolution"); and 29 WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R24-149 (the "Preliminary 30 Assessment Resolution") on July 11, 2024, which set forth the preliminary assessment rates for 31 Fiscal Year 2024-25, and which contains and references a brief and general description of the fire 1 32 rescue services, facilities, and programs to be provided to Assessed Property;describes the method 33 of apportioning the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost to compute the Fire Rescue Assessment for fire 34 rescue services, facilities, and programs against Assessed Property; confirmed the rates of 35 assessment; and directs the updating and preparation of the Assessment Roll and provision of the 36 notice required by the Ordinance; and 37 WHEREAS, in order to impose Fire Rescue Assessments for the Fiscal Year beginning 38 October 1,2024,the Ordinance requires the City Commission to adopt an Annual Rate Assessment 39 Resolution, which confirms and establishes the rates of assessment and approves the Assessment 40 Roll for the upcoming Fiscal Year, with such amendments as the City Commission deems 41 appropriate, after hearing comments and objections of all interested parties; and 42 WHEREAS, the Assessment Roll has heretofore been made available for inspection by 43 the public, as required by the Ordinance; and 44 WHEREAS,notice of a public hearing has been published and mailed, as required by the 45 terms of the Ordinance. An Affidavit of Mailing is attached hereto as Appendix A and the Proof of 46 Publication is attached hereto as Appendix B; and 47 WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes that the special assessment may work a 48 hardship on certain residential property owners in the City and desires to continue to provide a 49 means whereby affected property owners may request a total or partial waiver of the special 50 assessment for hardship; and 51 WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on September 3, 2024, and comments and 52 objections of all interested persons have been heard and considered as required by the terms of the 53 Ordinance. 54 2 55 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE 56 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA THAT: 57 58 SECTION 1. AUTHORITY. This resolution is adopted pursuant to Ordinance No. 08- 59 017; Resolution No. R08-076; Resolution No. R24-149; Article VIII, Section 2, Florida 60 Constitution; Sections 166.021 and 166.041, Florida Statutes; and other applicable provisions of 61 law. 62 SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION. This resolution constitutes 63 the Annual Rate Resolution as defined in the Ordinance. All capitalized words and terms not 64 otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Ordinance, the Initial Assessment 65 Resolution, and the Preliminary Assessment Resolution. 66 SECTION 3. IMPOSITION OF FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS. 67 (A) The parcels of Assessed Property described in the Assessment Roll,which is hereby 68 approved, are hereby found to be specially benefited by the provision of the fire rescue services, 69 facilities, and programs described or referenced in the Preliminary Assessment Resolution in the 70 amount of the Fire Rescue Assessment set forth in the Assessment Roll,a copy of which was present 71 or available for inspection at the above referenced public hearing and is incorporated herein by 72 reference. It is hereby ascertained, determined, and declared that each parcel of Assessed Property 73 within the City will be specially benefited by the City's provision of fire rescue services, facilities, 74 and programs in an amount not less than the Fire Rescue Assessment for such parcel, computed in 75 the manner set forth in the Preliminary Assessment Resolution. Adoption of this Annual Rate 76 Resolution constitutes a legislative determination that all parcels assessed derive a special benefit 77 in a manner consistent with the legislative declarations,determinations, and findings as set forth in 78 the Ordinance, the Preliminary Assessment Resolution, and this Annual Rate Resolution from the 79 fire rescue services, facilities, or programs to be provided and a legislative determination that the 3 80 Fire Rescue Assessments are fairly and reasonably apportioned among the properties that receive 81 the special benefit as set forth in the Preliminary Assessment Resolution. 82 (B) The method for computing Fire Rescue Assessments described and referenced in 83 the Preliminary Assessment Resolution is hereby approved. The Parcel Apportionment 84 methodology described in Appendix F of the Preliminary Assessment Resolution and adopted in 85 Section 7 of the Preliminary Assessment Resolution is hereby approved. 86 (C) For the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2024, the estimated net Fire Rescue 87 Assessed Cost to be assessed is $10,162,248.00. The Fire Rescue Assessments to be assessed and 88 apportioned among benefited parcels pursuant to the Cost Apportionment and Parcel 89 Apportionment to generate the estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost for the Fiscal Year 90 commencing October 1, 2024, are hereby confirmed and established as follows: Property Use Category Rate Per Dwelling Unit Residential $145.00 Non-Residential Property Use Categories Rate Per Square Foot Commercial $0.32 Industrial/Warehouse $0.07 Institutional $0.36 Nursing Home $0.36 91 92 (D) The above rates of assessment are hereby approved. Fire Rescue Assessments for 93 fire rescue services, facilities, and programs in the amounts set forth in the Assessment Roll, as 94 herein approved, are hereby levied and imposed on all parcels of Assessed Property described in 95 such Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2024. 96 (E) As authorized in Section 2.14 of the Ordinance, no Fire Rescue Assessment shall 97 be imposed upon a parcel of Government Property, except as provided in the Preliminary 98 Assessment Resolution, or upon Institutional Use buildings on a parcel of Institutional Property 99 whose building use is wholly exempt from taxation under Florida law. 4 100 (F) Any shortfall in the expected Fire Rescue Assessment proceeds due to any 101 reduction or exemption from payment of the Fire Rescue Assessments required by law or authorized 102 by the City Commission shall be supplemented by any legally available funds, or combination of 103 such funds, and shall not be paid for by proceeds or funds derived from the Fire Rescue 104 Assessments. 105 (G) As authorized in Section 2.13 of the Ordinance, interim Fire Rescue Assessments 106 are also levied and imposed against all property for which a Building Permit is issued after adoption 107 of this Annual Rate Resolution based upon the rates of assessment approved herein. 108 (H) Fire Rescue Assessments shall constitute a lien upon the Assessed Property so 109 assessed equal in rank and dignity with the liens of all state,county,district,or municipal taxes and 110 other non-ad valorem assessments. Except as otherwise provided by law, such lien shall be superior 111 in dignity to all other liens, titles, and claims until paid. 112 (I) The Assessment Roll, as herein approved, shall be delivered to the Tax Collector 113 for collection using the tax bill collection method in the manner prescribed by the Ordinance. The 114 Assessment Roll, as delivered to the Tax Collector, shall be accompanied by a Certificate to Non- 115 Ad Valorem Assessment Roll in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix C. 116 (J) No Emergency Medical Services shall be funded from the Fire Rescue Assessment 117 revenues. 118 SECTION 4. CONFIRMATION OF PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT 119 RESOLUTION. The Preliminary Assessment Resolution, as may be amended herein, is hereby 120 confirmed. 121 SECTION 5. EFFECT OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION. The adoption of this 122 Annual Rate Resolution shall be the final adjudication of the issues presented (including, hut not 5 123 limited to,the determination of special benefit and fair apportionment to the Assessed Property,the 124 method of apportionment and assessment,the rate of assessment,the Assessment Roll and the levy 125 and lien of the Fire Rescue Assessments) unless proper steps shall be initiated in a court of 126 competent jurisdiction to secure relief within 20 days from the date of this Annual Rate Resolution. 127 SECTION 6. HARDSHIP WAIVERS OR DEFERRALS. 128 (A) The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, hereby continues its 129 program for qualified individuals who need financial assistance to pay all or part of the Fire Rescue 130 Assessment levied on their property or who seek deferral of payment of all or part of the Fire Rescue 131 Assessment on their property. 132 (B) The City's program for financial assistance shall be commonly referred to as 133 H.E.L.P., Hardship Extension Loan Program. The following types of financial assistance are 134 available based upon need: 135 1. Relief from all payments of an annual Fire Rescue Assessment. 136 2. Relief from a portion of payments of an annual Fire Rescue Assessment. 137 138 3. Deferral of payments of an annual Fire Rescue Assessment. 139 4. Deferral of a portion of payments of an annual Fire Rescue Assessment. 140 141 (C) The following individuals are eligible for financial assistance. 142 1. Residential Property Owners who meet 2024 HHS Poverty Guidelines. 143 144 2. Residential property owners that are exempt from ad valorem taxation 145 pursuant to the following Florida Statutes are eligible to apply for a 146 Hardship Waiver or Deferral: 147 148 a. Section 196.081, Florida Statutes (totally disabled veterans and 149 surviving spouses of veterans); 150 151 b. Section 196.081, Florida Statutes (surviving spouses of first 152 responders who died in the line of duty); 6 153 c. Section 196.091, Florida Statutes (disabled veterans confined to 154 wheelchairs); 155 156 d. Section 196.101, Florida Statutes(totally and permanently disabled 157 persons); 158 159 e. Section 196.102, Florida Statutes(totally and permanently disabled 160 first responders). 161 162 3. Residential Property Owners that qualify for the additional homestead 163 exemption for persons 65 and over authorized pursuant to Section 196.075, 164 Florida Statutes are also eligible to apply for the Hardship Waiver. 165 166 4. Residential Property Owners that are qualified under the Florida Homestead 167 Property Tax Deferral Act, Section 197.242, et al., Florida Statutes. 168 169 (D) Eligible Residential Property Owners may submit an application for a Hardship 170 Waiver or Deferral on a form prepared by the City with the Finance Department. The Application 171 shall include the following: 172 1. Documentation demonstrating eligibility for the Hardship Waiver or 173 Deferral through one of the criteria from exemptions listed in Section C 174 above; 175 176 2. A copy of the Tax Bill for the subject property; 177 3. Description of the facts and circumstances of the hardship. 178 (E) The City's Finance Department must receive all Applications for the Hardship 179 Waiver or Deferral on or before October 16, 2024. 180 (F) Once received, all applications shall be reviewed by the City's Finance Director or 181 his or her designee ("Reviewing Official"). The Reviewing Official shall review the facts and 182 circumstances to determine whether a hardship exists to warrant a partial or total waiver of the 183 special assessment levied upon the applicant's real property or a deferral of payment of such. The 184 decision of the Reviewing Official is final. 7 185 (G) The Reviewing Official shall render a written decision and provide such to the 186 applicant. 187 (H) If a partial or total waiver or deferral is granted by the Reviewing Official, the 188 Finance Director shall ensure appropriate documentation is provided to the Tax Collector as to the 189 revised amount of the assessment as to the applicant. 190 (I) An applicant may apply for a Hardship Waiver as to one property only. 191 (J) An applicant must apply for the Hardship Waiver on an annual basis. 192 (K) A deferral may be granted for no longer than the end of the then-current fiscal year. 193 (L) When financial assistance is granted pursuant to the H.E.L.P.program,any shortfall 194 in the expected Fire Rescue Assessment proceeds due to any reduction or exemption from payment 195 of the Fire Rescue Assessments authorized by this Section shall be supplemented by any legally 196 available funds,or combination of such funds,and shall not be paid for by proceeds or funds derived 197 from the Fire Rescue Assessments. 198 SECTION 7. MOBILE HOME VACANCY ADJUSTMENT.As authorized in Section 199 5(L) of the Preliminary Rate Resolution, there shall be a Mobile Home Vacancy Adjustment 200 procedure for Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Park Property, using the procedures 201 established in Resolution RI 1-089. Any shortfall in the expected Fire Rescue Assessment proceeds 202 due to any adjustment for vacancy shall be supplemented by any legally available funds and shall 203 not be paid for by proceeds or funds derived from Fire Rescue Assessments. Failure of the Owner 204 to timely provide the information to the City will result in no Vacancy Adjustment for the special 205 assessment. 206 SECTION 8. CONFLICTS. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith 207 are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. 8 208 SECTION 9. SEVERABILITY. If any clause, section, other part or application of this 209 resolution is held by any Court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part 210 or application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications of this 211 Resolution. 212 SECTION 10.EFFECTIVE DATE.This Resolution shall become effective immediately 213 upon its passage and adoption. 214 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of September,2024. 215 216 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 217 YES NO 218 ✓. 219 Mayor—Ty Penserga 220 221 Vice-Mayor—Aimee Kelley 222 223 Commissioner—Angela Cruz 224 225 Commissioner—Woodrow L. Hay 226 227 Commissioner—Thomas Turkin 228 229 VOTE 8-P- 230 A " .T: 231 232 , MO 233 May1e; . esus, P , MMC Ty ' - fAtA) 234 City C Mayor 235 236 ==0VNTO,,`"‘ A' 'ROVED AS TO FORM: 237 (Corporate ' 'ROVEDcoRpoRg1, )Atakora m.6 239 ; p: Shawna G. Lamb, City Attorney •, 1920 / , •.• •. " 1 FLc t- 9 APPENDIX A AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING 10 AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, personally appeared Anthony Davidson and Sandi Neubarth, who, after being duly sworn, depose and say: 1. Anthony Davidson, Interim Finance Director for the City of Boynton Beach, Florida ("City"), pursuant to the authority and direction received from the City Commission, timely directed the preparation of the Assessment Roll and the preparation, mailing, and publication of notices in accordance with Sections 2.03, 2.04, and 2.05 of Ordinance No. 08-071, the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance (the "Assessment Ordinance") in conformance with the Preliminary Rate Resolution adopted by the City Commission on July 11, 2024 (the "Preliminary Rate Resolution") . 2. In accordance with the Assessment Ordinance and Chapter 92-264, Laws of Florida, as amended by Chapter 2003-348, Laws of Florida (collectively, the "Special Act"), Mr. Davidson timely provided all necessary information for notification of the Fire Rescue Assessment to the Property Appraiser of Palm Beach County to be included as part of the notice of proposed property taxes under section 200.069, Florida Statutes, the truth-in-millage notification. The information provided to the Property Appraiser to be included on the truth-in-millage notification included the following: the Fire Rescue Assessment rate expressed in dollars and cents per billing unit, the associated Fire Rescue Assessment amount, and the purpose of the Fire Rescue Assessment. 3. Because the assessment was being levied against newly affected property owners for the first time for Fiscal Year 2024-25, additional notice by first class mail to the Owner of each newly affected parcel of Assessed Property was also required by the Assessment Ordinance and the Special Act. 4. Sandi Neubarth is the Director for Anser Advisory Consulting LLC, formerly known as Government Services Group, Inc. ("Anser"). Anser has caused the additional mailed notices required by Section 2.05 of the Assessment Ordinance to be prepared in conformance with the Preliminary Rate Resolution. An exemplary form of such notice is attached hereto. Anser has caused such individual notices for each affected property owner to be prepared and each notice included the following information: the purpose of the assessment; the total amount proposed to be levied against each parcel; the unit of measurement to be applied against each parcel to determine the assessment; the number of such units contained within each parcel; the total revenue the City expects to collect by the assessment; a statement that failure to pay the assessment will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may result in a loss of title; a statement that all affected property owners have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with the local governing board within 20 days of the notice; and the date, time, and place of the hearing. 5. On or before August 13, 2024, Anser caused the mailing of the above- referenced notices in accordance with Sections 2.05 of the Assessment Ordinance and the Preliminary Rate Resolution by First Class Mail to each affected owner, at the addresses then shown on the real property assessment tax roll database maintained by the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser for the purpose of the collection of ad valorem taxes. FURTHER AFFIANTS SAYETH NOT. • 1.\\-\/\-\ Anthony Davids n, affiant 414.04/P/14.441444 Sandi Neubarth, affiant STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF PALM BEACH The foregoing Affidavit of Mailing was sworn to and subscribed before me, by means of physical presence or ❑ online notarization, this 30" day of Oaujva-1- , 2024 by Anthony Davidson, Interim Finance Director, City of Boynton Beach, Florida. _ -SHe isDersonally known to me or has produced as identification and did take an oath. �; ►�; Rismerlin9 B Gomez Printed Name: R-15n,t,r►,ir� Comm.:HH 357544 S Expires:February28,2027 Notary Public, State of Florida 7 \Notary Public-Stte of Florida At Large My Commission Expires: Vcb. 2S, X'2!7 Commission No.: 1-114 3Ln Syy STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF LEON The foregoing Affidavit of Mailing was sworn to and subscribed before me, by means of n physical presence or r.1-online notarization, this 27th day of August, 2024 by Sandi Neubarth, Director, Anser Advisory Consulting LLC. #Sfie is personally known WI me or has produced as identification and did take an oath. eirtzt_.Printed Name: imn-LA ?elerc TAMMY PETERS Notary Public, Sta a of F orida mmissan N HH 126Aa8 • us135.2025 At Large B eit8Thrvirolf Inw�^�8 Bolas-70g My Commission Expires: ('0 3I i`o; Commission No.: 1-1 14- / !f , Q3J..-. City d Boynton Beach CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH.FLORIDA P.O Box 310 Boynton Beach, FL 3342 5-031 0 NOTICE OF HEARING TO IMPOSE AND PROVIDE FOR COLLECTION OF FIRE RESCUE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS NOTICE DATE. 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Laws of Hands. as amended by Chapin 2003-346 Law of Ronda.a speaar aC awatng to tie Cool* notice of the tee miscue aseeesnenl imposed by the City/W alto ba!headed by be Poverty Appeaser as pit of the nonce of propcsed properly Ices under Beeson 200.069 Ronda StaSAa.the tn,th.n-/naage rwtdcaeon Both the Ire rescue.non-al .Amorem as eersrnent amaze frown an he ria.*and the ed wetonern taxes for the above pared wee be !needed on mead vaworen las ba mailed in November F ado*b pay the aasesene nts vies lane a las cartAcate to be trued agent Its property what may*suet in a 1016 of lee 1 thele n a meeaMe Gn tree MOM.a lel be corrected It you have any quabns regerdny your Ire re tr ere asteaemer*pact! manta!]the Fi.ars*Department at(561 S 742-6310 Monday trough F'de,between 600 am arta S OO pin THIS SNOT ASLL ""' APPENDIX B PROOF OF PUBLICATION 11 Stanzione, Tammy From: CivicOptimize Productivity <noreply@civicplus.com> Sent: Thursday, August 29,2024 6:24 PM To: Stanzione,Tammy Subject: Legal Notice Submission Affidavit Attachments: Boynton Beach Legal Notice.pdf This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. GXrY o,. (14** tiTONlap4" Y OA% , Q e N ' Affidavit of Legal Notice submission and publication Boynton Beach Legal Notice Submission Time: 08/29/2024 6:24 PM (EDT) 1 Please find a PDF of your submission details attached to this email. The attachments included in your submission are listed below. This Legal Notice along with the attachments is now published on the web portal. Map.pdf signature.png Signature of Affiantl'l ?2 .)(orlsc-- rof NotaryPublic i �:O--- Signature ub c � r` 66-a)(\n\-Q, KEYSIERA DELORME Notary Public-Sotate of Florida Notary _ mmission HH 3207T9 My Commission Expires October 10.202 Stamp -- - Boynton Beach Legal Notice Submission 2 Boynton Beach Legal Notice 08/29/2024 6:24 PM(EDT) • `• Submitted by Tammy Stanzione(stanzionet@bbfl.us) Y O4b G E r 0 TO N Boynton Beach Legal Notice Please choose a category Government Publications-Tax Notices-Boynton Beach Title NOTICE OF HEARING TO IMPOSE AND PROVIDE FOR COLLECTION OF FIRE RESCUE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS Publish Date 08/29/2024 Publish lime 4.51 PM(EDT) Description Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach will conduct public hearings to consider the imposition of annual fire rescue special assessments for the provision of fire rescue services within the municipal boundaries of the City of Boynton Beach. The hearings will be held at 6:00 p.m., on September 3, 2024, and September 23, 2024, in the City of Boynton Beach Commission Chambers, 100 East Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida, 33435, for the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed assessments.All affected property owners have a right to appear at the hearings and to file written objections with the City Commission within 20 days of this notice. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at the hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be made. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk's Office at (561) 742-6060, at least three days prior to the date of the hearings The assessment for each parcel of property will be based upon each parcel's classification and the total number of billing units attributed to that parcel. The proposed fire rescue assessment schedule for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 is as follows: Property Use Category Rate Per Dwelling Unit Residential $145-00 Non-Residential Property Use Categories Rate Per Square Foot Commercial $0.32 Industrial/Warehouse $0.07 Submission ID:8bDba51a-9f46-4e7d-9ed3-3458799bc3ef Page 1/2 Institutional $0.36 Nursing Home $0.36 Copies of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance, the Initial Assessment Resolution, the Preliminary Rate Resolution, and the Preliminary Assessment Roll are available for inspection at the City Clerk's Office in City Hall, located at 100 East Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida, 33435. The fire rescue non-ad valorem assessment will be collected on the ad valorem tax bill to be mailed in November 2024. Failure to pay the assessments will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property, which may result in a loss of title. If you have any questions, please contact the Finance Department at (561) 742-6310, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Attach Flies(Optional) (, Map.pdf Submitted by(Email Address) stanzionet@bbfl.us Notifications No Signature Submission ID:8bOba5la-9f46-4e7d-9ed3-3458799bc3ef Page 2/2 yr- APPENDIX C FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT ROLL I HEREBY CERTIFY that I am the Mayor of the City of Boynton Beach, or authorized agent of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida (the "City"); as such, I have satisfied myself that all property included or includable on the non-ad valorem assessment roll for fire rescue services(the "Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Roll") for the City is properly assessed so far as I have been able to ascertain; and that all required extensions on the above-described roll to show the non-ad valorem assessments attributable to the property listed therein have been made pursuant to law. I FURTHER CERTIFY that,in accordance with the Uniform Assessment Collection Act, this certificate and the herein described Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Roll will be delivered to the Palm Beach County Tax Collector by September 13, 2024. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have subscribed this certificate and directed the same to be delivered to the Palm Beach County Tax Collector and made part of the above described Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Roll, this day of , 2024. CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA BY: TITLE: [To be delivered to Palm Beach County Tax Collector by September 131 12