SPTX RATES - INCREASE STREET LIGHTING

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

The document is a legislative item for an ordinance approving, adopting, and ratifying non-ad valorem assessment rolls, rates, and assessments for 219 certain street lighting special taxing districts in Miami-Dade County, Florida, for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027. The ordinance was adopted on July 21, 2026, after being deferred from June 16, 2026, and June 2, 2026, and adopted on first reading on May 5, 2026. The total assessment for these 219 districts is $1,984,910, covering 24,890 folios, of which 23,565 folios are increasing by less than $50.00 for the year. The rate increases are necessary to cover utility rate increases approved by the Public Service Commission, contractual inflationary costs, and districts with depleted developer deposits or carryover. The document does not list specific street addresses, parcel numbers, or individual district names, but states the districts are countywide. Public comment sentiment is not stated in the document, but it notes that a public hearing was conducted and that staff reached out to impacted districts with organized associations and hosted an informational town hall meeting.