This Agreement made and entered into on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 by and between the Forest Lake Community Development 
District, a local unit of special purpose government of the State of Florida hereinafter referred to as the 'Special District', and Marsha M. 
Faux, Polk County Property Appraiser, a Constitutional Officer of the State of Florida, whose address is 255 North Wilson Ave., Bartow, 
FL 33830, hereinafter referred to as the 'Property Appraiser'. 



1.    Section  http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0197/Sections/0197.3632.html 
Florida Statutes, provides that special assessments of non-ad valorem taxes levied by the Special District 
may be included in the assessment rolls of the County and collected in conjunction with ad valorem taxes as assessed by the 
Property Appraiser.  Pursuant to that option, the Property Appraiser and the Special District shall enter into an agreement 
providing for reimbursement to the Property Appraiser of administrative costs, including costs of inception and maintenance, 
incurred as a result of such inclusion.
  




2.    The parties herein agree that, for the 2024 tax year assessment roll, the Property Appraiser will include on the assessment rolls 
such special assessments as are certified to her by the Forest Lake Community Development District.
    




3.    The term of this Agreement shall commence on January 1, 2024 or the date signed below, whichever is later, and shall run 
until December 31, 2024, the date of signature by the parties notwithstanding. This Agreement shall not automatically renew.
  


                                                                                                            

4.    The Special District shall meet all relevant requirements of Section javascript:void(window.open('http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0197/Sections/0197.3632.html','_blank')) 
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Florida Statutes.
   


                                                                                        

5.    The Special District shall furnish the Property Appraiser with up-to-date data concerning its boundaries and proposed 
assessments, and other information as requested by the Property Appraiser to facilitate in administering the non-ad valorem 
assessment in question.   Specifically, if assessments will be included on the 2024 TRIM Notice, the Special District shall 
provide proposed assessments no later than Friday, July 12, 2024. The Special District’s assessments shall, as far as 
practicable, be uniform (e.g. one uniform assessment for maintenance, etc.) to facilitate the making of the assessments by the 
mass data techniques utilized by the Property Appraiser.
  


                                                                                                                                                                           

6.    The Special District shall certify to the Property Appraiser the Special District’s annual installment and levy no later than 
Friday, September 13, 2024. The Property Appraiser shall, using the information provided by the Special District, place the 
Special District’s non ad-valorem special assessments on properties within the district for inclusion on the 2024 tax roll. 


                                                                            

7.    The Property Appraiser shall be compensated by the Special District for the administrative costs incurred in carrying out this 
Agreement at the rate of 1% of the amount levied on the TRIM Notice or if the TRIM Notice is not used, the rate shall be 1% 
of the amount levied on the 2024 tax roll. For the TRIM Notice, the Property Appraiser will require payment on or before 
Friday, September 13, 2024 for processing within the Property Appraiser budget year (October 1st – September 30th).
       


                                                                          

8.    If the actual costs of performing the services under this agreement exceed the compensation provided for in Paragraph 7,  the  
amount of compensation shall be the actual costs of performing the services under this agreement. 




9.    If tax roll corrections are requested by the Special District, the Property Appraiser shall be compensated by the Special District 
for the administrative costs incurred at the rate of $5.00 for each tax roll correction exceeding ten (10) corrections per tax 
year. 


  

The Special District shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by Florida law and without waiving its right of any 
applicable sovereign immunity, the Property Appraiser and all respective officers, employees, agents and instrumentalities from any and 
all liability, losses or damages, including attorneys' fees and costs of defense, which the Property Appraiser and all respective officers, 
employees, agents or instrumentalities may incur as a result of claims, demands, suits, causes of actions or proceedings of any kind or 
nature arising out of, relating to or resulting from the negligent or intentional acts or omissions of the Special District or its employees, 
agents, servants, partners, principals, or subcontractors arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the performance of the Agreement. The 
Special District shall pay all claims and losses in connection therewith and shall investigate and defend all claims, suits or actions of any 
kind or nature in the name of the Property Appraiser where applicable, including appellate proceedings, and shall pay all costs, judgments, 
and attorneys' fees which may issue thereon. 



EXECUTED By: 

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Special District Representative 

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Marsha M. Faux, CFA, ASA 
Polk County Property Appraiser 

By: 

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Marsha M. Faux, Property Appraiser