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RESOLUTION URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO PROPOSE A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FREEZING THE TAX ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY OF QUALIFYING SENIOR CITIZENS RECEIVING HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION

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WHEREAS, in Florida the value of properties receiving homestead exemption continues to increase; and
WHEREAS, senior citizens, particularly those on fixed-incomes, are least able to afford the resulting increased property taxes even with the additional homestead exemption provided by Article VII, Section 6(f), of the Florida Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the County Commission does not have the authority under the Florida Constitution to freeze tax assessments on property of qualifying senior citizens receiving homestead exemption; and
WHEREAS, a constitutional amendment approved by the Florida voters would be necessary to freeze tax assessments on the property of senior citizens meeting the requirements set forth in Article VII, Section 6(f), of the Florida Constitution,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. This Board urges the Florida Legislature to propose a constitutional amendment freezing tax assessments on the property of senior citizens meeting the requirements set forth in Article VII, Section 6(f), of the Florida Constitution .
Section 2. The Clerk of the Board is directed to send certified copies of this Resolution to the members of the Miami-Dade County Delegation to the Florida Legislature, the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, the President of the Florida Senate, and the Governor of Florida.