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2023-O-24 - Code of Ordinances Chapter 9ORDINANCE NO. 2023-0-24 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9 (FINANCE) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTING PROVISIONS, SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR ADOPTION. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, has made the following determinations: herein. I. The City of Edgewater finds that regulations pertaining to mileage reimbursement and travel and per diem expenses are outlined in the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual. 2. These regulations should be identified as policies rather than legislation and therefore should remain in the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual. Clarification of. check signors - has been included in this revision. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of EdIewater, Florida: PART A. AMEND CHAPTER 9 (FINANCE) OF THE CODE -.OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA Chapter 9 (Finance) is amended pursuant to Exhibit "A", which is attached and incorporated PART B. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS All conflicting ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof in conflict with this ordinance are hereby superseded by this ordinance to the extent of such conflict. PART C. SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY If any portion of this ordinance is for any reason held or declared to be unconstitutional, inoperative, or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance. If this ordinance or any provisions thereof shall be held to be inapplicable to any person, property, or circumstances, such holding shall not affect its applicability to any other person, property or circumstance. Stmekthr-eugh passages are deleted. 1 Underlined passages are added. 2023-0-24 PART D. CODIFICATION Provisions of this ordinance shall be incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of the City of Edgewater, Florida, and the word "ordinance", may be changed to "section', "article", or other appropriate word, and the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or re -lettered to accomplish such intention; provided, however, that Parts B through F shall not be codified. PART E. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption. PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this day of 2023. G�'\J ATTEST-' Ci9i Q2Mt+�tan lltce-i l�lor 7 Bonnie Zleffiik, WC, City Clerk 1%i;l d Onfirst reading on the J day of lYl 2023 REVIEWED AND APPROVED: . ca �k, Aaron R. Wolf , Ci Attorney Sim&threugh passages are deleted. Underlined passages are added. 2023-0-24 EXHIBIT "A" SFS passages are deleted. Underlined passages are added. 2023-0-24 PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter 9 FINANCE Chapter 9 FINANCE' ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 9-1. Permit fees—Collection; deposit. Before any permit required by any of the ordinances of the city shall be issued, the applicant therefor shall pay to the eCity ele* he fee as determined by the council. All fees collected by the eCity clerk -for the issuance of permits shall be deposited in the general fund of the city. (Code 1963, § 2-5) Sec. 9-2. Same—Refund procedure generally. No person shall be entitled to any refund of the amount paid for any permit issued by any department of the city unless such refund is applied for in writing within six months from the date of issuance of such permit, or within the extended time thereof if the same has been extended under an applicable ordinance. (Code 1963, § 1-10) Sec. 9-3. Same—Refund service charge. The city department which issues a permit for which a refund is claimed, before making any such refund, shall retain and deduct therefrom a sum equal to ten percent of the amount originally paid for the permit, which sum shall constitute a service charge and shall be paid into the city treasury. (Code 1963, § 1-11) Sec. 9-4. Officers authorized to sign checks and vouchers. (a) The city manager is hereby authorized to sign all checks and vouchers on all accounts of the city. (b) In the absence of the city manager, the city clerk, the mayor, vice mayor or acting mayor may also sign said checks or vouchers. (Ord. No. 933, §§ 1, 2, 5-23-75) 'Charter reference(s)—Fiscal year, § 67. Cross reference(s)—Occupational licenses, Ch. 11; taxation, Ch. 16. State law reference(s)—Municipal finance and taxation, F.S. § 166.201 et seq.; disposition of lost, etc., personal property, F.S. Ch. 705 and § 715.01. Edgewater, Florida, Code of Ordinances (Supp. No. 27) Page 1 of 6 Created: 2022-08-28 11:05:58 [EST] /011" A02\ i -N Sec. 9-5. Expenses of council members—Approval of out-of-pocket expenses. City councilmen may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in furtherance of city business; provided, however, any councilman desiring to be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expense must first prepare and turn in to the city clerk a voucher setting forth the amount of money expended, purpose for the money expended and the nature of the city business; provided further, no reimbursement shall be made to any city councilman for out-of-pocket expenses unless and until said voucher has been first approved by the city council. (Ord. No. 691, § 1, 7-19-71) Sec. 9-6. _Saarr:p FGV 'O..,^' ^ leage-^'�IDUFS d Procedures Travel and per diem Policies and Procedures are included in personnel polices and procedures as approved by City Council and shall be binding on the citV council and all agencies, boards, committees, departments, and employees responsible to the city council. Sec. 9-7. T-Favel and peF diem expenses (Supp. No. 27) Page 2 of 6 created: 2022-08-28 11:05:58 [EST) PeFthern subsistence Kewanee. Per purposes Of reimbursement, Fates and Frietheds of ealewlatiEn efpeF bern subsisteRee all OWa A EeS Sha I I be divaded into B Reef the fe 11 GWlAggFGups. The city manager may reduce (Supp. No. 27) Page 3 of 6 Created: 2022-08-28 11:05:58 [EST] n A. Secs. 9-8-9-19. Reserved. ARTICLE 11. PURCHASE AND SALE PROCEDURE2 Sec. 9-20. Purchasing regulations. Purchasing regulations shall be established by resolution of the city council and shall be binding on the city council and all agencies, boards, committees, departments, and employees responsible to the city council. (Ord. No. 96-0-03, Pt. A, 4-15-96) Secs. 9-21-9-24. Reserved. ARTICLE III. ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS Sec. 9-25. Authority and purpose. This article is adopted pursuant to the specific authority of section 6(f), article VII of the Florida Constitution, and F.S. § 196.075; and the city's broad home rule powers granted by F.S. ch. 166 and the city's Charter. The purpose of the senior homestead exemption shall be to provide an additional ad valorem tax exemption to reduce the burden of taxation for senior residents with limited financial income. (Ord. No. 2000-0-21, Pt. A, 9-25-00) Sec. 9-26. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following words, terms and phrases, as used in herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise; City means the City of Edgewater, Florida. Department of Revenue means the state department of revenue for the State of Florida. Household means a person or group of persons living together in a room or group of rooms as a housing unit, but the term does not include persons boarding in or renting a portion of the dwelling. 'Editor's note(s)—Ord. No. 96-0-03, Pt. A, adopted April 15, 1996, amended § 9-20 to read as herein set out and Pts. B-1 repealed, respectively, §§ 9-21-9-28; said sections, from which this Art. II was compiled, pertained to purchase and sale procedure and derived from Prd/ Mp/ 677, §§ 10 2 adopted Jan. 4, 1971; Ord. No. 981, §§ 2-7, adopted Aug. 1, 1977; and Ord. No. 85-0-1, §§ 1, 2, adopted Jan. 21, 1985. (Supp. No. 27) Page 4 of 6 Created: 2022-08-28 11:05:58 [EST] Household income means the adjusted gross income, as defined in section 62 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, of all members of a household. May is permissive when used herein. Property appraiser means the Volusia County Property Appraiser. Shall is mandatory when used herein. Sixty-five years of age means a person who has attained the age of 65 prior to January 1 of the tax year for which the additional homestead exemption is sought. (Ord. No. 2000-0-21, Pt. A, 9-25-00) Sec. 9-27. Entitlement to additional homestead exemption. (a) Any person 65 years of age or older and who has legal or equitable title to real estate located within the city and who maintains thereon his or her permanent residence, and which residence qualifies for and receives homestead exemption pursuant to section 6(a), article VII of the Florida Constitution and whose adjusted gross income of the household does not exceed $20,000.00 shall be entitled to make application for an additional homestead exemption of $25,000.00 as provided in this article. (b) The additional homestead exemption, if granted, shall be applicable to all ad valorem tax millage rates levied by the city; and, if applicable, shall be subject to the provisions of F.S. §§ 196.131 and 196.161. If title to the property is held jointly with right of survivorship, the person residing on the property and otherwise qualifying for the additional homestead exemption may receive the entire amount of the additional homestead exemption provided herein. (c) The additional homestead exemption provided herein shall be available to qualified persons beginning with /00**N the year 2001 tax roll upon submission of the appropriate forms from the Florida Department of Revenue. (Ord. No. 2000-0-21, Pt. A, 9-25-00) Sec. 9-28. Annual adjustment of income. Beginning January 1, 2001, and continuing every January 1 thereafter, the $20,000.00 income limitation shall be automatically adjusted by the percentage of change in the average cost -of -living index in the period of January 1 through December 31 of the prior year as compared to the same period for the year prior to that year. As used herein, the term "index" shall be the average of the monthly consumer -price index figures for the stated 12 -month period, for the United States as a whole, issued by the United States Department of Labor. (Ord. No. 2000-0-21, Pt. A, 9-25-00) Sec. 9-29. Requirements for claiming additional homestead exemption. (a) Every person claiming the additional homestead exemption pursuant to this article must file an application with the Volusia County Property Appraiser no later than March 1 of each year for which such exemption is claimed. The application shall be on a form prescribed by the Florida Department of Revenue and shall include a sworn statement of household income for all members of the household. On or before June 1 of each year, each applicant must file supporting documentation with the property appraiser, including copies of all federal income tax returns, wage and earning statements (W-2 forms), and such other documentation as may be required by the property appraiser, including documentation necessary to verify the income received by all members of the household for the prior year. The applicant's statement shall attest to the Created: 2922-08-28 12:05:58 [EST) (Supp. No. 27) Page 5 of 6 accuracy of all documentation provided, and the property appraiser shall not grant the exemption without the required documentation. (b) Failure to file the application and sworn statement by March 1 or failure to file the required supporting documentation by June 1 of any given year shall constitute a waiver of the additional exemption privilege for that year. (Ord. No. 2000-0-21, Pt. A, 9-25-00) Sec. 9-30. Notice requirements. The city clerk shall, prior to December 1, 2000, provide a copy of the ordinance approving this article to the Volusia County Property Appraiser and, in the event this article is subsequently repealed, notification of such repeal shall be provided to the Volusia County Property Appraiser no later than December 1 of the year prior to the year in which the homestead exemption provided herein expires. (Ord. No. 2000-0-21, Pt. A, 9-25-00) Secs. 9-31-9-35. 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