SPTX RATES - INCREASE STREET LIGHTING

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · ordinance

This legislative matter concerns an ordinance to approve, adopt, and ratify non-ad valorem assessment rolls, rates, and assessments for 219 specific street lighting special taxing districts in Miami-Dade County for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027. The ordinance addresses proposed rate increases for these districts, totaling $1,984,910, affecting 24,890 folios, with 23,565 folios seeing an increase of less than $50.00 annually. The increases are attributed to utility rate hikes, inflationary costs, depleted developer deposits, and true operational costs. The item was adopted on first reading on May 5, 2026, and was subsequently deferred multiple times, with a final action date of June 2, 2026, and an agenda date of July 21, 2026. The Board of County Commissioners deferred the item on June 16, 2026, to the July 21, 2026 meeting.