Readers are encouraged to call their local central Florida legislator (see list below) to request them to pass a law change that is needed.
This is the public hearing by the Legislature to hear proposals supported by Trustee Marilyn Bainter and FiscalRangers.com to change to the existing law over the Hospital District to allow Board members to decide on a millage rate on property taxes that is anywhere between 0 and 1 mill. The law is currently interpreted to only allow the Board to decide on 0 millage rate taxes, or a full 1 mill rate and nothing in between, and the Board has always selected the maximum 1-mill property tax rate without much public input. It is our opinion that the rate should be variable, and them public hearings should take place before the Board decided on a rate.
Look in the right column of this blog under "Background Pages" for the page on the Hospital District with all the background.
Marilyn says to call the elected representatives for your district to get them to support having the public hearing AND to pass the recommended law change to allow any millage rate between 0 and 1 mill. The tax has been 1 mill for over 20 years and now collects $12-million for the District, which gives it to hospitals without oversight (another issue - see the separate page).
Please call your legislator now to ask whether they support the change, and ask them to notify you when the public hearing will be scheduled.
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From Marilyn Bainter:
The public hearing of
an amendment to Chapter 2002-348 to add the words “up to 1 mill” scheduled for
Tuesday, February 17th in Tallahassee
To encourage our
Delegation to do the right thing for the taxpayers of Lake County
Senator Carey
Baker 352-742-6490
Senator Paula Dockery
863-413-2900
Representative
Charles Van Zant
Representative Alan
Hays 352-742-6441
Representative Steven
Precourt 40-7-814-6138
Representative Marlene
O’Toole 352-750-1671
Submitted by Marilyn Bainter,
Trustee-North Lake County Hospital District
