Summary Resolution 17-11 proposes to waive the application fee for voluntary annexations into the corporate limits of the City in order to encourage the expansion of the boundaries of the City or to fill in enclaves. The current cost for voluntary annexations are reflected in Resolution 16-13. These fees include the cost of legal advertising, postage, review, and processing which totals $1,000. Resolution 17-11 establishes that the duration of the fee waiver is for applications submitted from May 1, 2017 through the close of business on August 1, 2017.
If Resolution 17-11 is approved, Staff proposes to advertise that the City of Alachua has opened an annexation cycle, and that the application fee has been waived until August 1, 2017. Non-contiguous annexation applications that are submitted during this time frame can be combined and addressed in one annexation ordinance.
Voluntary annexations are governed by Part 1, Chapter 171, F.S. | | |