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Ordinance 010-2022 ORDINANCE NO. 010 -2022 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, EXTENDING THE ONE CENT INFRASTRUCTURE SALES TAX, OTHERWISE DUE TO EXPIRE IN 2033, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2048; PROVIDING LIMITS ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS AFTER 2018 UNLESS WASTEWATER PROJECTS ARE IN PROGRESS AND FULLY FUNDED: PROVIDING THAT SUCH EXTENSION IS ONLY EFFECTIVE IF APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ELECTORATE VOTING IN THE NOVEMBER 8, 2022 GENERAL ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTIFICATION OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE IF THE TAX IS APPROVED BY THE ELECTORATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County adopted ordinance no. 13-1989 levying a one-cent infrastructure sales tax, subject to a referendum vote of the electorate,to generate revenue for much needed infrastructure,including a new jail which the county was under federal court order to build; and WHEREAS, section 212.055(2),Florida Statutes was modified, among other things, to change the number of years of life of a capital asset for which the infrastructure surtax could be expended; and WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County adopted Ordinance No. 01-2000 to extend the infrastructure surtax from its original expiration date of September 30, 2004, to December 31, 2018, and to modify the permissible uses to include wastewater infrastructure, subj ect to a referendum vote of the electorate; and WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County adopted Ordinance No. 17-2012 to extend the infrastructure surtax from its original expiration date of December 31, 2018, to December 31, 2033, subject to a referendum vote of the electorate; and WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County adopted Ordinance 023-2012 amending the language set forth in Ordinance 17- 2012 to clarify that surtax proceeds could be used to repay preexisting debt; and WHEREAS,the electorate voted in 1989 for the initial levy of the infrastructure surtax and voted again in 2000 and 2012 for its extension; and Extend Infrastructure Sales Tax to 2048 1 WHEREAS,the county and municipalities continue to have infrastructure needs which cannot be met through the infrastructure surtax expected to be collected through 2033; and WHEREAS, changes in the economy and state legislation have resulted in both legal and policy reasons to limit the levy of ad valorem tax which could be used for infrastructure as well as operations of the local governments; and WHEREAS, meeting wastewater, storm water, and re-use or reclaimed water needs are still paramount issues throughout the Florida Keys which rely on a dwindling supply and greater demand of potable water, and experiences serious near shore water quality problems due to storm water run-off, and WHEREAS, obsolescence and age will periodically require changes and improvements to existing infrastructure throughout the Florida Keys; NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: Section 1. Section 23-144 Monroe County Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 23-144. —Duration of surtax The surtax authorized by this article shall be collected commencing on January 1, 2004 and continuing through December 31, 243-3-2048. Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect upon filing with the Department of State as provided in Section 125.66(2), Florida Statutes, provided that the following referendum is approved by a majority of the electors of the County voting in the November 8, 2022 general election: REFERENDUM ON EXTENDING THE ONE CENT INFRASTRUCTURE SALES SURTAX THROUGH 2O48. Shall the existing one cent infrastructure sales surtax be extended through 2048 (it otherwise expires in 2033) with the proceeds used for the following projects: wastewater facilities and, only if those wastewater projects are completed or fully funded, recreation and conservation lands, marinas, courthouses, parking, offices, roads, bridges, airports, libraries, piers, auditoriums, riprap/seawalls, solid waste, jails, police/fire facilities, land acquisition, storm water, and any public purpose authorized by law? For the one cent sales tax extension Against the one cent sales tax extension Extend Infrastructure Sales Tax to 2048 2 Section 3. NOTICE TO DOR. If the referendum is approved at the general election of November 8, 2022, then the County Clerk must notify the Florida Department of Revenue within 10 days of the referendum dates as provided in Sec 212.054(7)(a), Florida Statutes, but no later than November 16, 2022. Section 4. SEVERABILITY. Should any provision of this Ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof, other than the part declared to be invalid. If this ordinance or any provision thereof shall be held to be inapplicable to any person, property or circumstances, such holding shall not affect its applicability to any other person, property or circumstances. Section 5. CONFLICT WITH OTHER ORDINANCES. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict. Section 6. INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. The provisions of this ordinance shall be included and incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of the County of Monroe, Florida, as an addition or amendment thereto, and shall be appropriately renumbered to conform to the uniform numbering system of the Code. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 17th day of August , 2022. Mayor David Rice Yes Mayor Pro Tern Craig Cates Yes Commissioner Michelle Coldiron Yes Commissioner James K. Scholl Yes Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein Yes �� 9, its (S A BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS e in Madok, Clerk OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA tiyo°" Y Y-aF By QT Oa�MTV t s Depu Clerk Mayor/ rperson Fie Approved as to form and legal sufficiency for _ reliance only by the Monroe County B.O.C.C. Robert B. Il Digitally signed by Robert B.Shillinger DN:cn=Robert B.Shillinger,o=Monroe County iBOCC,ou=Monroe County Attorney, Shillinger �-.emallshlllinger-bob@monroecounty-8.goy,c=u5 (� Date:2022.08.1815:36:30-04'00' -( Robert B. Shillinger,Monroe County Attorney r Extend Infrastructure Sales Tax to 2048 3 �r M NI _IN. Is C 9E The Florida Keys Only Daily Newspaper, Est. 1876 PO Box 1800,Key West FL 33041 P:(305)292-7777 ext.219 F:(305)295-8025 legals@keysnews.com MONROE CO ADMIN/BOCC 1100 SIMONTON ST STE 2-205 KEY WEST FL 33040 Account: 423273 Ticket: 3856517 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF FLORIDA NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF COUNTY ORDINANCE Dated at Key West, Florida, this 25th COUNTY OF MONROE day of July 2022. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM (SEAL) IT MAY CONCERN that on August 17, KEVIN MADOK, Clerk of the Circuit Before the undersigned authority personally appeared 2022,at 1:30 P.M.,or as soon thereaf- Court and Ex Officio Clerk of the ter as the matter may be heard,at the Board of County Commissioners Of Harvey Government Center, 1200 Tru- Monroe County,Florida man Ave,Key West,Florida,the Board July 30,2022-KWC Melinda Prescott who on oath says that he or she is of County Commissioners of Monroe 423273 3856517 County, Florida, intends to consider adopting the following ordinance: The legal advertising representative of the Key West Citizen,a five day news- AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF paper published in Key West, in Monroe County, Florida;that the attached copy COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MON- ROEof advertisment, beinglegal notice in the matter of Adoption of Ordinance was COUNTY, FLORIDA, EXTEND- of a g p ING THE ONE CENT INFRASTRUCTURE published in said newspaper in the issues of: SALES TAX, OTHERWISE DUE TO EX- PIRE IN 2033,THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2048;PROVIDING LIMITS ON THE USE Saturday, July 30, 2022 OF THE FUNDS AFTER 2018 UNLESS WASTEWATER PROJECTS ARE IN PROG- RESS ANF FULLY FUNDED: PROVIDING Affiant further says that the Key West Citizen is a newspaper published in Key THAT SUCH EXTENSION IS ONLY EF- West, in said Monroe County, Florida and that the said newspapers has hereto- FECTIVE IF APPROVED BY THE COUN- TYNO- fore been continuous) published in said Monroe County, Florida Tuesday thru ELECTORATE VOTING IN THE ON; Y p Y Y VEMBER 8, 2022 GENERAL ELECTION; Saturday weekly, and has been entered as periodicals matter at the post office in PROVIDING FOR NOTIFICATION OF Key West, in said Monroe County, Florida,for a period of 1 year next preceding THE IF THEFLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVE- NUE F THE TAX IS APPROVED BY THE the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says ELECTORATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVER- that he or she has neither paid nor promised any person,firm or corporation any ABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertise- HEREWITH;PROVIDING FOR INCORPO- ment for publication In the said newspaper. RATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES;AND PROVID- ING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The proposed ordinance may be in- spected by the public at the Monroe County website by viewing the agenda packet for the August 17,2022 meet- ing,which will be posted beginning on / August 5,2022 at:http:Hmonroecoun- tyf Liq m2.com/citizens/def ault.aspx. The ordinance may also be viewed at (Signature ofAffiant) the Monroe County Attorney's office at 1111 12th St.Ste.408 Key West,FL Affirmed and subscribed before me this 1 st day of August 2022 33040. The public can participate in the Au- gust 17, 2022, meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, FL by attending in person or via Zoom.The Zoom link can be found (Notary Public Signature) in the agenda at http:Hmonroecounty- fl.iqm2.com/citizens/default.aspx. Laura M Robins ADA ASSISTANCE: If you are a person (Notary Public Printed Name) with a disability who needs special ac- commodations in order to participate in this proceeding, please contact My commission expires 9/26/2026 the County Administrator's Office, by phoning (305) 292-4441, between the hours of 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m., prior to Personally Known X Produced Identification_ the scheduled meeting;if you are hear- Type of Identification Produced (Notary Seal) ing or voice-impaired,call "711". Live Closed-Captioning is available via our �d rti ry p iwu ��0wn��F4rmrf3� web portal @ http:Hmonroecounty- fl.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx art&rc fl.igm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx for In v a c was Hr� 7u meetings of the Monroe County Board Effit of County Commissioners. ��piras �t�7�a"20�8 ; NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF COUNTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO 1 LKEEE ORDINANCE KL! WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on August 17,2022,at 1:30 P.M.,or as soon thereafter as 14f at*(fiaybehwat4,atthe Published Weekly Malys fornmentCenter, I k trtcM Ave pSeyWest, Marathon,Monroe County,Florida Flut( a 311eB6a; f"owoty; Fororgl4ii,neri of ohrm, Cowes"„t;Idrla,intends to PROOF OF PUBLICATION dQ00100rio'tingthefollowing ordGo�tllta,; AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD S OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,FLORIDA, COUNTY OF MONROE EXTENIDING THE ONE CENT INFRASTRUCTURE SALES TAX, Before the undersigned authority OTHERWISE DUE TO EXPIRE IN personally appeared JASON KOLER who 2033,THROUGHDECE BER31, 2 °PROVIDING LIMITS ON on Oath, says that he is PUBLISHER of THE USE OFTHE FUNDS AFTER the WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS, a weekly2018VNLESSWASTEWATER PROJECTS ARE IN PROGRESS newspaper published in Marathon, in ANF FULLY FUNDED:PROVIDING THAT Monroe County, Florida, that the ONLY HTIVEIFAPPRS Y ONLY EFFECTIVE IF APPROVED attached copy of advertisement was BY THE COUNTY ELECTORATE VOTING IN THE NOVEMBER published in said newspaper in the 8,2022 GENERAL ELE ON, issues of:(date(s)of publication) PROVIDING FOR NOTIFICATION OF THE FLORDA +4�ytl F OF REVENUEIFTHE DEPARTMENT APPROVV ED BYTHE ELECTLECT ORATE; -- PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,' PROVIDING FORTHE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT' . - HEREWITH,-PROVIDING FOR A ant further says that the said WEEKLY INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF NEWSPAPERS is a newspaper published ORDINANCES;AND PROVIDING at Marathon, in said Monroe Count FORANEFFECTIVEDATE. Y The Orgiiptged ordIt nano may Florida,and that the said newspaper has be ItMsIt lwd Iay rt poolticat heretofore been continuously published theroeCOrtntytbsNtOby Iewlrl Vua errda)SacRet o In said Monroe County, Florida, ones the lrriwst4; �ft22ropeetin each week (on Thursday) and has been whl�riVl hetrssarfI trtlnH ttn Akaglrst S, 022 i61k hta°lf qualified as a second class mail matter at rroonroetbunttfllrlan2wro/ the post office in Marathon, In Monroe cltaaewsJdafaut.aspx;TMe ore)Inn mPy Plso Ire viewed County,Florida,for a period of one year aLepw ,4ou11tyAttorrl9s, next preceding the first publication of 30t1h0,StSte 408 the attached copy of advertisement.The PitGlr rticupate In the AtrtJust"�T, 02'�orw~etVrlg frI11^uo affiant further says that he has neither Roawfl� rytyon�nblsalta�ars paid nor promised any person, firm, or ofMfrA �auahty,FLU attppdi idteRtxorlorwr9a corporation any discount, rebate, �oo �'�kt2alluttcanlr commission or refund for the ur oseof au'IIwINr" gendatlttptf; p p n1o�rir6rrffl,i�nO.conrt° securing this advertisement for cloueos defalu Lases, publication in the saidnewspaper(s)and A0AASShjr>ANCE.Ifyyouare4 pr*son MtKa clNo llyly who that The Weeklvv N�� C2 f .l'S�RL.... rx�0�s pexlalacccrornodations In order to partkI ate In this compliance with (t pE:D�..�._O I pptotnedino,pipaseconIact FI l ( 0.t Lutes on Le al and R1eCountyAdrnlnlsttatot g 01ffice,by hohjng( 55i 2w- f.Jal Advertisements. 4441„been the hours of / 8;3 .K —500,m„�dor to the schedwled' roa hng f ouff m. h Parin, or ygi(e•j )s re cifl.. 17 ri t tso C(osedl«Ca "onInt� Is awallable'wla out We", SwLor?Zanfa, bscrtbed before me rhft r rnonrdecouarttyfllrlthl 2022. � NtAIcltwoetlr'r s0theMonroeCrsunty (S Board C0unt�Corn issbono KEVINALK,Clerk ofthe CircuitCourtand Notary ExCifficlo o0( ou Coelok fs oners of �t MOn onto,FfoAola July28,2022 CHARLOTTE HRUSKA �, The Weekly Newspapers My COMMISSION#GG 221835 is rI� EXPIRES.September 1,2022 !`6 _ Bonded�Th�ruu Nulary Public Underwriters Page 6 News Barometer July 29,2922 b" )44Ai'dIPE T"EMA Beata K. 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IS HE121 BY ("WEN TO WHOM I"1 MAY CONCERN that on august 17,20I22,at 1:till P.M.,or as soon t6aere alter as the nfaner may he 1f4 a d,at the Harvey GovernmentC t rn:ter, 12001"Turn an .Ave, uey 1"',h sta 11otid a„the Mxnd of County C.aoininiss�ioncr,, A,monloe Como)" V�lrrs�tahn, intends Uo m um mum c onsidel adoptnrg the 161lowilig oaal nYarw(!:. 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Big Pine Bev.33043 (SI.rMV,'� la tJfflcio(..gerk aal flle,uk a I I<I"w IN MAl44)K,,C' l they C ticuil C ourf find aye lloaid oC C'onruhy C'.'otnnnwsit7a9a!°s www.seekeysproperties.com �m ri , f' w� Z FLORIDA DEPARTMENT" l ...STATE RON DESANTIS CORD BYRD Governor Secretary of State September 1, 2022 Honorable Kevin Madok Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County 500 Whitehead Street, Suite 101 Key West, Florida 33040 Attention: Liz Yongue Dear Kevin Madok: Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your electronic copy of Monroe County Ordinance No. 010-2022, which was filed in this office on August 29, 2022. Sincerely, Anya Owens Program Administrator ACO/wlh R. A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 Telephone: (850) 245-6270 Florida Department of Revenue Jinn Z'ingale General Tax Administration Executive Director FLORIDA 5050 West Tennessee Street,Tallahassee, FL 32399 floridarevenue.com December 16, 2022 Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court& Comptroller 500 Whitehead Street Key West, FL 33040 Dear Mr. Madok, Thank you for informing the Florida Department of Revenue of the adoption of Ordinance No. 010-2022 by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners and its approval by a majority of the electorate on November 8, 2022. This ordinance extends the 1% Local Government Infrastructure Surtax pursuant s.212.055(2), F.S. This surtax was set to expire on December 31, 2033,pursuant to Ordinance 017-2012. Due to the approval of Ordinance No. 010-2022, the ordinance extends the expiration date to December 31, 2048. The proceeds of the surtax will be distributed between the county and the municipalities in accordance with section 212.055(2)(c)2, F.S. Should you have any questions or concerns, or if we can be of further assistance to you,please feel free to contact me at wjg!Jadetitiis(f�'flcrdar yeti„�ie,corn or(850) 717-7122.„ , , Sincerely, Wytonia Dennis Professional Accountant Specialist Revenue Accounting