THE VILLAGES PUBLIC SAFETY
DEPARTMENT DEPENDENT DISTRICT
NOTICE OF HEARING TO IMPOSE, PROVIDE
FOR COLLECTION OF NON-AD VALOREM
ASSESSMENTS AND CERTIFY THE UPDATED
NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT ROLL
RESOLUTION 2026-05
Notice is hereby given by the Villages Public Safety Department Dependent
District, (the “District”), that the annual Fire Protection Assessment authorized
by District Resolution 2024-09 will be levied on property within the District for
fiscal year 2026-2027. The assessment roll was adopted by Resolution 2024-10
at a duly noticed and advertised hearing called for that purpose. The purpose
of this assessment is to fund the District’s portion of fire/rescue protection
services, equipment, and facilities and to provide fire/rescue services within
the VPSDDD boundaries located in Sumter County as authorized by Sumter
County Ordinance 2023-18.
The total annual Fire Protection Assessment revenue to be collected within
the District for fiscal year 2026-2027 is $25,346,570.64. The geographical area
subject to these assessments is shown on the attached map.
There is no proposed change to the assessment area or the method of calculating
the allocation of the assessment to parcels within the District as originally set
out in District Resolution 2024-09.
Pursuant to Resolution 2024-09, the annual Fire Protection Assessment for
each parcel includes a Readiness/Availability component and a Demand
component. The Readiness/Availability component is $239.14 per parcel. The
Demand component is charged to land based on use and the square footage of
improvements. Land with residential use is assigned 1 ERU per residential unit.
Vacant lands are assigned 1 ERU per Acre. All other uses are assigned 1 ERU per
1,714 square feet of building space.
The annual Fire Protection Assessment for each parcel is shown on the table
below based on the land use category for that parcel.
