71-FFRESOLUTION NO. 71-FF
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ADVISING THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, PALM BEACH COUNTY,
THAT A TAXING IMBALANCE IS DEEMED TO EXIST WITH
RESPECT TO COUNTY TAXES IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON
BEACH AND REQUESTING THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS TO PROMPTLY PROVIDE SEPARATE
AND LOWER MILLAGE RATE FOR THE GENERAL COUNTY
LEVY IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, PALM
BEACH COUNTY, provides many municipal services including, but not limited
to Public Safety, Public Works and Ulilities to the residents of the unincorpor-
ated areas of Palm Beach County; and
WHEREAS, the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, PALM
BEACH COUNTY, does not provide these same services to the residents of the
City of Boynton Beach, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS levies a
general County tax of 6. 959 mills uniformly in the City of Boynton Beach,
Florida, and the unincorporated areas of Palm Beach County; and
WHEREAS, the CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
provides that properties situate within municipalities shall not be subject to
taxation for services rendered by the Board of County Commissioners of Palm
Beach County exclusively for the benefit of the propertyor residents in un-
incorporated areas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby call upon the Board of
County Commissioners, Palm Beach County, to promptly and equitably provide
for a differential and lower millage levy for properties situate within the
corporate limits of the City of Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida.
Section 2: The City Council of the City of Boynton Beach does herb
call upon the Board of County Commissioners, Palm Beach County, to
establish the differential and lower millage levy set forth in Section 1 above,
based on the County services actually received by the citizens and properties
in the City of Boynton Beach, Florida.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this !~ day of September, A.D. 1971.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
ATTEST:
City Clerk z !
By:
Mayor
'/~ L Councilman
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CORP. SEAL