Resolution 096-1982
RESOLUTION NO. 96 -1982
WHEREAS, Monroe County is generally located beyond the service
areas of existing direct broadcast television reception, and
~IEREAS, the County possesses all the needed permits for the
Federal Communications Commission required to construct and operate
the facilities that will provide television reception throughout
Monroe County via a Translator System, and
WHEREAS, the citizens of 110nroe County have frequently indicated
a widespread desire for such service, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COlft1ISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, that a Special Tax District be created to include
all of Monroe County for the purpose of supplying the revenue re-
quired to pay for the cost of acquiring, constructing, operating,
and maintaining a five-channel television Translator System, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the revenue derived from the tax
millage to be assessed pursuant to this authorization shall be used
for no other purposes than those stated above, together with any
improvements that may become available, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the tax millage to be assessed pur-
suant to this authorization shall not exceed a maximum of one-quarter
of one mil ($0.00025) on every $1,000.00 of real property assessed
in any taxable year without further authorization by public referen-
dum, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners
of Monroe County acting as the Board of Governors of said District,
shall be empowered to enter in such construction contracts, procure-
ments, leases, financial obligations, and/or franchise agreements
with an appropriate organization(s), for the purposes of providing
the services, intended, as it may deem to be in the best interest
of the citizens of Monroe County, provided that such notes, bonds,
leases, or similar obligations may not extend beyond a period of
ten years from the date the system is first placed in operation on
a regular broadcasting basis, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the authority to proceed in accord-
ance with the foregoing resolution shall be subject to its approval
-2-
by a majority vote of the citizens of Monroe County in a special
referendum to be held for this purpose on Tuesday, April 27, 1982.
The Supervisor of Elections of ~10nroe County is therefor directed
to make all necessary arrangements for the conduct of this special
referendum on that date.
Upon the passage of the referendum by an affirmative vote, an
ordinance will be properly prepared and adopted by the Commission
setting forth the provisions of this resolution and creating such
Special Tax District.
Passed and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held
on the 8th day of March, A.D. 1982.
BOARD OF COUNTY CO~lliISSIONERS
OF M~ COUNTY, FLORIDA
By 4---., c.. ~~~-~
;;;i!;or /Chairman - F
(Seal)
Attest'RALPH W. ~l ClERK
r "'A~ hu.&V> vY), (~~U,l.Lv
Clerk
APPROVED AS TO:' /J
A~_~'
BY, ~~,. ' -~ ,.
AffotneY"1