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Ordinance 83-2397 ORDINANCE NO. 83-2397 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTIONS 14A-11 AND 45-11 (c) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, TO PROVIDE THAT WATER, SEWER AND GARBAGE BILLS AND SERVICE CHARGES SHALL BE CONSIDERED PAID UPON THE DATE PAYMENT IS RECEIVED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FINANCE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SECTION 1: That section 14A-11 of the City Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, be amended to read as follows: Section 14A-11. Liens; penalty for delinquency in payment of fees. All service charges becoming due and payable on and after the effective date of this chapter shall constitute, and are hereby imposed, as special assessment liens against the real property aforesaid, and, until fully paid and discharged shall remain liens equally in rank and dignity with the city ad valorem taxes, and superior in rank and dignity to all other liens, encumbrances, titles and claims in, to or against the real property involved. Such service charges shall become delinquent if not fully paid within fifteen days after due date. All delinquent service charges shall bear a penalty of eight percent thereon to be added to the delinquent account (s) . Unpaid service charges, which are additionally referred to as fees by this Chapter , shall be considered delinquent by reference to the date payment is actually received by the cashier of the Finance Department, regardless of the postmark date . The date of receipt by the Finance Department shall be taken as the date of payment for all remittances by mail for the fees and service charges due. Unpaid and delinquent service charges, together with all penalties imposed thereon, shall remain and constitute special assessment liens against the real property involved . Such special assessment liens for service charges and penalties shall be enforced by any of the methods provided in chapter 86 , Florida Statutes, or , in the alternative, foreclosure proceedings may be instituted and prosecuted under the provisions of chapter 173, Florida Statutes, or the collection and enforcement of payment thereof may be accomplished by any other method authorized by law. SECTION 2 : That section §45-11 (c) is hereby amended to read as follows: The date e€ eaneella€ ee by the pest of ee depaftteen€ payment is actually received by the cashier of the Finance Department, regardless of the postmark date, shall be taken as date of payment for all remittances by mail for bills and accounts due. te the publle weeks depaft en€- • OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY - 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE -MIAMI BEACH,FLORIDA 33139 SECTION 3 : OTHER ORDINANCES . All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 4: SEVERABILITY. If any article , section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is, for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. SECTION 5 : EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after adoption in accordance with law on December 31st , 1983 . PASSED and ADOPTED this 21st day of December 1983 . • M YOR ATTEST: /` Qt+A-tib CITY CL RK 1st Reading - December 7, 1983 2nd Reading - December 21 , 1983 (REQUESTED BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR) RESR/jhd 1193D FORM APPROVED LEGAL DEPT. BY _:•,fi l. , pe44 Date_ j • OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY - 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE -MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 • 4-I a) U O '0 4 C 0 O cp R! r-i •ri Ci r-I •rl ^) r-1 U a) E U N I ca c) U) Cr) al) P+gcl Co 'C •rl a) ct3 a) •r1 Z p ea H3 u "i 0 z H a) P i U I 44 144 -0 O 4 •J � 0 C) Z 41 a) C O H U) •ri 'C LL•rl 200 ;11 ° 0 U +4 0+ C cd 1-1 N HI f+ C/) W 0 r-1 0 4) •rl rC .D 4.1 bA r0 a) 0 • 'C1 cc) a) ate) a) E 'C 0 'C a0''G 4h S''., U •r1 fd •r1 •H N a) $4 .n cn a) ct! f� 0 0 a (ni