TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Cale Curtis, City Manager
DATE: July 8, 2026
Title
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION - RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF MARGATE, FLORIDA; REIMPOSING FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF MARGATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2026; APPROVING THE RATE OF ASSESSMENT; APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
PUBLIC HEARING TIME OF 7:00 P.M.
BACKGROUND: This rate resolution directs the reimposition of Fire Rescue Assessments for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2026 and approves the rate of assessment.
The assessment notifications were previously sent for the maximum annual Fire Rescue Assessment that can be imposed without further notice for the applicable fiscal year and for future fiscal years based on the calculations in the May, 2024 study. The residential rate of $305 is based on 81.75% of the total Assessable Costs.
RECOMMENDATION: For approval.
FISCAL IMPACT: For the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2026 based on 81.75% of total Assessable Cost, the total estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost to be assessed is $10,473,965. The Fiscal Year 2027 estimated revenue will be $9,781,524 after buy-downs for Government, Institutional Tax-Exempt and Disabled Veterans.
The Fire Rescue Assessments to be assessed and apportioned among benefited parcels pursuant to the Cost Apportionment and Parcel Apportionment are hereby established for Fiscal Year 2027 as follows:
|
Residential Property Use Categories |
Rate Per Dwelling Unit |
|
Residential |
$305.00 |
|
Non-Residential Property Use Categories |
Rate Per Square Foot |
|
Commercial |
$0.38 |
|
Industrial/Warehouse |
$0.05 |
|
Institutional |
$0.48 |
|
Nursing Home |
$0.72 |
As authorized in the Ordinance, the Maximum Assessment Rates that can, but are not required to, be assessed and apportioned among benefited parcels in future fiscal years without additional notice, as established were as follows:
|
Residential Property Use CategoriesRate Per Dwelling Unit |
|
|
Residential |
$373.00 |
|
Non-Residential Property Use Categories |
Rate Per Square Foot |
|
Commercial |
$0.46 |
|
Industrial/Warehouse |
$0.06 |
|
Institutional |
$0.59 |
|
Nursing Home |
$0.88 |
CONTACT PERSON: Cale Curtis, City Manager