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Council adopts ordinance to establish process for per‑property fire assessments; funding options include ad valorem, fees and sales tax
Summary
On second reading the council adopted Ordinance 27‑26, creating a process for capital and service assessments to fund Jupiter Fire Rescue; staff said the department's $25 million budget could be funded through a mix of ad valorem taxes, a per‑property fee, EMS transport fees and partial use of sales tax. The vote was 4–1.
The Town Council adopted Ordinance 27‑26 on April 21, creating a code framework for imposing capital and service assessments on property within the Town of Jupiter as a potential funding tool for Jupiter Fire Rescue.
Scott Reynolds, the town's finance director, told the council the ordinance does not set an assessment rate; rather, it provides the procedures and public‑notice steps required before any non‑ad valorem assessment is finalized. Reynolds…
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