Sec. 122-1106. - Authority for this article.
Sec. 122-1107. - Creation; boundaries.
Sec. 122-1108. - Purposes and governing body.
Sec. 122-1109. - Funding and levy of taxes.
Secs. 122-1110—122-1130. - Reserved.
Sec. 122-1106. - Authority for this article.
This article is adopted pursuant to F.S. chs. 125, 165 and 200; and other applicable provisions of law (hereinafter referred to as the "Act").
(Ord. No. 84-74, § 1)
Sec. 122-1107. - Creation; boundaries.
There is hereby created and established the Goodland Street Lighting Municipal Service Taxing Unit (hereinafter referred to as the "MSTU"). The boundaries of the MSTU are as follows:
All that parcel of land in Sections 18 and 19, Township 52 South, Range 27 East, Collier County, Florida, and lying south and west of the Marco River and lying north of Blue Hill Creek.
(Ord. No. 84-74, § 2)
State law reference— Authority to create municipal service taxing or benefit unit, F.S. § 125.01(1)(q).
Sec. 122-1108. - Purposes and governing body.
The MSTU is created for the purpose of providing street lighting for all platted and unplatted areas within Goodland, and to do all things reasonably necessary to provide said lighting within said MSTU The governing body of the MSTU shall be the Board of County Commissioners.
(Ord. No. 84-74, § 3)
State law reference— Board of county commissioners to be governing body of unit, F.S. § 125.01(2).
Sec. 122-1109. - Funding and levy of taxes.
The street lighting program designated pursuant to section 122-1108 shall be provided from taxes within the MSTU only. Pursuant to the authority of F.S. § 200.065, the governing body of the MSTU is authorized to levy in excess of the rolled-back millage rate computed pursuant to F.S. § 200.065(1), provided such levy has been approved by majority vote of the qualified electors in the MSTU voting in an election called for such purpose. The levy, not to exceed one mill, shall be for the purposes specified in section 122-1108. Such taxes shall be levied and collected at the same time and in the same manner as provided by law for county taxes. The property appraiser and the tax collector of the county are specifically authorized and directed to take all necessary and desirable action in furtherance of this section.
(Ord. No. 84-74, § 4)