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NOTICE OF HEARING REGARD- ING IMPOSING AND COLLECTING A NON -AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FROM SPECIFIED HOSPITAL PROPERTIES Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commis- sioners of Indian River County, Florida, will conduct a public hearing to consider the ap- proval of the imposition and collection of a non -ad valorem special assessment against each private for-profit and not-for-profit hospital that provides inpatient hospi- tal services and that holds a right of possession and right of use to real property in Indian River County teach, an "Assessed Property"). The list of affected hospitals is includ- ed at the conclusion of this notice. The assessment Is intended to finance Intergovernmental transfers, provided consistent with federalguidelines, that fund the non -federal -share of certain Medicaid and/or Med- icaid managed care payments. As a result, the assessment di- rectly and specially benefits Assessed Properties and sup- ports the provision of health care services to Medicaid, indi- gent, and uninsured members of the County's community, The public hearing will be held at the Board of County Commissioners Chambers at the Indian River County Ad- ministration Building A, locat- ed at 1801 27th St, Vero Beach, FL 32960 on Sep- tember 20, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard. At that time, the Board will receive public comment on the pro- posed special assessment. The Indian River County At- torney's Office has prepared the Non -Ad Valorem Assess- ment Roll being considered for approval. The roll contains the names of the Assessed Properties, the assessment rate, and the amount of the special assessment to be im- posed against each Assessed Property. The Nen-Ad Valorem Assessment Roll is available for inspection at the Indian River County Budget Office during regular business - hours from August 31, 2022 through September 20, 2022. The assessment rate set forth in the Non -Ad Valorem As- sessment Roll to be levied against the net patient reve- nue of each Assessed Property is 0.78%. At the date and time set forth in this notice, the Board of County Commissioners may: (1) approve the Non -Ad Valorem Assessment Roll, with such amendments as it deems just and right, and (2) adopt a resolution (the "Assessment Resolution") that describes; (a) the Medicaid payments proposed for funding from proceeds of the assessment, (b) the benefits to the As- sessed Properties, (c) the methodology for computin the assessed amounts, and ($ the method of collection, in- cluding how and when the as- sessment is to be paid. All interested persons have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with the Board prior to the resolution vote. All objections n to the Non -Ad Valorem As- 2/� 1