Resolution 8770 RESOLUTION NO. 8770
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, MAKING A TAX LEVY
FOR THE TAX YEAR 1954, AND FIXING THE MILLAGE
ON REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN SAID CITY.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
has been notified of the amount of the sum total of the taxable property
in the City of Miami Beach, and
WHEREAS, the said City Council has ascertained the amount of money
needed for each department, and
WHEREAS, the said estimate has been submitted to the City Manager
of the City of Miami Beach and his recommendations having been received
and deemed proper by the said City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That there be, and the same is hereby levied, a tax for the
year A. D. 1954, on all real and personal property located
within the corporate limits of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, as
follows:
(A) For the purpose of carrying on the Government or Administration and
Finance Department of said City and to provide funds for the support
and maintenance of the different City departments, as follows: Mayor and
Council; Purchasing Department; City Manager's Office; Personnel Depart-
ment and Pension Board; City Clerk and Collector's Office; Election and
Registration; Tax Assessor; Department of Law; Fire Department; Police
Department; Beach Patrol; Engineering Department; Streets and Bridges;
Sewers; Waste Disposal and Collection; Lighting City; Park Department;
Building Inspection; Maintenance Public Buildings; Hospitalization of
Indigents; Medical Department; Psychologist; Social Services; Playgrounds;
Community Centers; Normandy Shores Golf Course; Bay Shore Golf Course;
Miami Beach Public Library; Miami Beach Art Center; Water Department;
Auditorium; Stores-Shop and Garage Fund; Pensions; Capital Outlay and
Extraordinary Repairs; Miscellaneous unclassified items as shown in Bud-
get Resolution No. 8769; and a reserve for tax discounts and abatements
and for uncollected taxes, Fourteen and Four Hundredths (14.04) Mills
on the dollar of the taxable cash value of all of said property in said
City, with the exception of such properties as have been allowed a Home-
stead Exemption, pursuant to the provisions of an Act known as "Senate
Bill #123", adopted by the State Legislature in 1935, and as later
amended, and with the exception of that property exempted for widows,
veterans and disability.
(B) For the purpose of providing a Publicity Fund and a reserve for
discounts and abatements, One (1) Mill on the dollar of the taxable
cash value of all of said property in said City, with the exception of
such properties as have been allowed a Homestead Exemption, pursuant to
the provisions of an Act known as "Senate Bill #123", adopted by the
State Legislature in 1935, and as later amended, and with the exception
of that property exempted for widows, veterans and disability.
(C) For the purpose of paying principal and interest due on all out-
standing bonds of said City that were issued prior to the passage
of the Homestead Exemption Act, and for a reserve for tax discounts and
abatements and for uncollected taxes, Forty-four One Hundredths ( .44)
of One Mill on the dollar of the taxable cash value of all property in
said City with the exception of that property exempted for widows,
veterans and disability.
(D) For the purpose of paying principal and interest due on all out-
standing bonds and notes of said City that were issued since the
passage of the Homestead Exemption Act, and for a reserve for tax
discounts and abatements and for uncollected taxes, One and Fifty-two
Hundredths (1.52) Mills on the dollar of the taxable cash value of all
of said property in said City with the exception of that property
exempted for widows, veterans and disability, and also with the excep-
tion of such properties as have been allowed a Homestead Exemption, as
explained above.
SECTION 2. That a certified copy of this resolution be delivered to
the following officers of the City, namely: City Manager,
City Assessor, City Auditor and Chief Accountant.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 18th day of August , A. D. 195 +.
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ATTEST:
C. W. Tomlinson, City Clerk 1
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