Resolution 086-1983
RESOLUTION NO. 086 -1983
WHEREAS, the provision by the County of municipal type ser-
vices to the unincorporated area is an important responsibility
of Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County presently has special taxing districts
to provide municipal type services in the unincorporated area of
the County; and
WHEREAS, the Local Government One-Half Cent Sales Tax Act of
1982 amended Florida Statutes, Section 200.00l(8)(g) to include
dependent special districts in the cap upon ad valorem tax levies;
thereby treating all tax levies in the County the same regardless
of from what area of the County they were being raised, from what
tax base they were being supported, or for what particular purpose
they were being used; and
WHEREAS, should the millage limitations remain in place, the
County will be forced to choose between services in the unincor-
porated area and general county-wide services, this being an unfor-
tunate circumstance as these are services which Monroe County's
citizens need, desire and have been willing to tax themselves to
obtain, now, therefore,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
1. That the Monroe County local State Legislative Delegation
is hereby petitioned to present in the 1983 Legislative Session
the below indicated amendment to Florida Statutes, Section 200.001
(8)(g), to-wit:
"Aggregate millage rate" means that millage
rate obtained from the quotient of the sum
of all ad valorem taxes levied by the
governing body of a County or municipality
for county-wide or municipality-wide pur-
poses, respectively, plus the ad valorem
taxes levied for all districts dependent
to the governing body, except those districts
less than unincorporated area wide in size
which have been established specifically for
the ur oses of fire control street Ii htin
community etterment, or similar special and
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delineated municipal type services, upon the
request of the residents or property owners
in accordance with Florida Statutes, Sec-
tions l25.0l(g) and 165.041, divided by the
total taxable value of the county or muni-
cipality."
2. That other counties are hereby called upon to support
the proposed amendment.
3. That this resolution shall take effect immediately upon
its adoption.
4. That the Clerk of the Board is hereby directed to forward
a certified copy of this resolution to the Governor of the State of
Florida, and the local Legislative Delegation.
Passed and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on
the 31st day of March, A.D. 1983.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONROE COUNTY, Fr;t,A .~
OF
By
Chairman
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(Seal)
At te s t: RALPH W. 'YHiTE, CLERK
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Clerk
BY
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND iAL SUFFICIENC
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