Resolution 070-1977
RESOLUTION NO, 79 -1977
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT/RESORT TAX
WHEREAS, there is now pending before the Florida Legislature
the Tourist Development/Resort tax bills, and
WHEREAS, said bills are designed as a means of providing an
additional source of revenue to counties for services used by our
tourist visitors, and
WHEREAS, said legislation would provide for a two per cent
local option tax to be approved by the citizens of each county in
a referendum and the funds generated therefrom would be used to
acquire, construct, operate and maintain public operated civic
facilities, and
WHEREAS, the tourist are a prime economic factor in the
Florida Keys, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
1. That the Board does hereby acknowledge its full and
total support of said legislation and does hereby request that the
Florida Legislature pass and adopt the Tourist Development/Resort
tax legislation in order to assure continued construction, opera-
tion, and maintenance of publicly owned and operated facilities,
2, That certified copies of this resolution be forwarded
to Senator Ed Dunn and Representative Hyatt Brown, the Governor of
the State of Florida, and other appropriate legislators,
DATED April 26, 1977,
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that this document
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