It is hereby ascertained, determined, and declared that:
(a) Pursuant to Article VIII, § 2(b). Florida Constitution, and F.S. §§ 166.021 and 166.041, the city has all powers of local self-government to perform municipal functions and render municipal services except when prohibited by law, and such power may be exercised by the enactment of legislation in the form of city ordinances.
(b) The City Commission may exercise any governmental, corporate, or proprietary power for a municipal purpose except when expressly prohibited by law, and the City Commission may legislate on any subject matter on which the Florida Legislature may act, except those subjects described in (a), (b), (c), and (d) of F.S. § 166.021(3). The subject matter of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of F.S. § 166.021(3) are not relevant to the imposition of canal maintenance services special assessments by the city.
(c) The purpose of this article is to: (1) provide procedures and standards for the imposition of canal maintenance services special assessments under the constitutional and statutory power of the city; (2) authorize a procedure for the funding of canal maintenance services provided to assessed properties within the city; and (3) legislatively determine the special benefit provided to assessed properties from the canal maintenance services.
(Ord. No. 21-011, § 2, 4-20-21)