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ORDINANCE APPROVING, ADOPTING AND RATIFYING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2011 ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 MILLAGE FOR COUNTYWIDE BONDED DEBT SERVICE, MILLAGE FOR MIAMI-DADE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE DISTRICT BONDED DEBT SERVICE, MILLAGE FOR MIAMI-DADE LIBRARY SYSTEM OPERATING PURPOSES AND MILLAGE FOR MIAMI-DADE FIRE RESCUE SERVICE DISTRICT OPERATING PURPOSES; LEVYING ALL TAXES SO PROVIDED; RECOGNIZING AND CONTINUING THE MIAMI-DADE LIBRARY SYSTEM; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. In compliance with the provisions of the Home Rule Charter and Chapter 200, Florida Statutes, as amended, the millages fixed and determined by the Board of County Commissioners as necessary to be levied in order to raise the amounts required by Countywide bonded debt service and the Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue Service District bonded debt service are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved in every particular. The total millage for all Countywide bonded debt service purposes for the 2011-12 fiscal year is fixed at 0.285 mills on the dollar of taxable value of all property in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The total millage for all Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue Service District bonded debt service purposes for the 2011-12 fiscal year is fixed at 0.0131 mills on the dollar of taxable value for all property in the Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue Service District of Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Section 2. In compliance with the provisions of the Home Rule Charter and Chapter 200, Florida Statutes, as amended, the millage fixed and determined by the Board of County Commissioners as necessary to be levied in order to raise the amounts required by the Miami-Dade Library System is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved in every particular. The total millage for the Miami-Dade Library System for operating purposes for the 2011-12 fiscal year is fixed at 0.1795 mills on the dollar of taxable value of all property in the Miami-Dade Library System district. This millage is 35.87 percent below the state-defined rolled-back rate computed pursuant to Section 200.065(1), Florida Statutes. The Library System consists of the unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County and the following municipalities:
Section 3. In compliance with the provisions of the Home Rule Charter and Chapter 200, Florida Statutes, as amended, the millage fixed and determined by the Board of County Commissioners as necessary to be levied in order to raise the amounts required by the Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue Service District is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved in every particular. The total millage for the Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue Service District for operating purposes for the 2011-12 fiscal year is fixed at 2.4496 mills on the dollar of taxable value of all property within said district. This millage is 4.43 percent below the state-defined rolled-back rate computed pursuant to Section 200.065(1), Florida Statutes. The Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue District consists of the unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County and all municipalities except Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Hialeah and Key Biscayne.
Section 4. All taxes hereinabove described are hereby levied.
Section 5. The Miami-Dade Library System is hereby recognized and continued. All county funds for this district are provided by general taxes and other revenues levied and collected only within the district as provided in Section 1.01A(11) of the Home Rule Charter.
Section 6. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity.
Section 7. The provisions of this ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of enactment unless vetoed by the Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective only upon override by this Board.
Section 8. This ordinance does not contain a sunset provision.