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ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THE 90 DAY TERM OF THE RESOLUTION IS <br />BASED ON THE TIME THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RECEIVE THE RESOLUTION AND NOT <br />THE TIME IT WAS ADOPTED, WHICH WAS APRIL 25, 1975. THROUGH AN OVERSIGHT <br />THIS RESOLUTION WAS NEVER PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS UNTIL <br />TODAY. HE CONTINUED THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CAN PREPARE AN ANSWER TO <br />THIS RESOLUTION ANYTIME WITHIN THE NEXT 90 DAYS. <br />ATTORNEY JOHNSTON STATED THAT THE BOARD WAS PUT ON NOTICE SINCE <br />JANUARY, 1975 OF THE AREAS WITHIN THE 197475 BUDGET WHICH PERTAIN TO SERVICES <br />PROVIDING NO BENEFIT TO THE PERSONS OR PROPERTY LYING WITHIN THE TOWN OF <br />INDIAN RIVER SHORES, AND HE FEELS THAT THE BOARD HAS HAD AMPLE TIME TO <br />STUDY THIS PROBLEM AND HONOR THE REQUEST BY THE TOWN. HE CONTINUED THAT <br />HE HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL THAT IF HE DOES NOT GET AN ANSWER <br />TODAY, HE COULD FILE A LAW SUIT AND HAVE THE COURTS DECIDE THIS ISSUE. <br />CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT A GOVERNMENT STUDY COMMITTEE HAS BEEN FORMED <br />WHICH IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS WORKING OUT A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, IF <br />THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THAT COMMITTEE WILL HAVE A REPORT TO THE BOARD NO <br />LATER THAN JANUARY, 1976. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT HE FEELS WE SHOULD FOLLOW THE ADVICE <br />OF OUR ATTORNEY, SINCE WE JUST RECEIVED THIS RESOLUTION. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER QUESTIONED ATTORNEY JOHNSTON IF THE TOWN IS <br />ASKING TO ABSTAIN. FROM PAYING TAXES FOR THE FIVE AREAS IN QUESTION, OR IS <br />THE TOWN ASKING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNDS? <br />ATTORNEY JOHNSTON STATED THAT THE TOWN IS ASKING FOR TWO ITEMS: <br />1. REGARDING THE DUAL TAXATION PROBLEM AS CONCERNED WITH THESE FIVE ITEMS <br />WOULD AMOUNT TO $50,000.00 SAVINGS TO THE TOWN IF THESE AREAS WERE EX- <br />CLUDED: AND <br />2. IS A REQUEST FOR FUNDS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000.0( <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED, "ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY IF YOU GET THE <br />$50,000.00 FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT YOU WILL FORGET THE DUAL TAXATION." <br />ATTORNEY JOHNSTON STATED THAT ONE WOULD WASH OUT THE OTHER. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE DID NOT THINK WE SHOULD INTER- <br />RELATE THE TWO AND FEELS FUNDING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS A LEGITIMATE <br />REQUEST. HE CONTINUED THAT HE DOES NOT THINK WE COULD GIVE AN ANSWER TO THE <br />DUAL TAXATION QUESTION WITHIN THE 90 DAYS BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THE <br />PROBLEM. THE DUAL TAXATION QUESTION IS A MAIN REASON FOR HIS APPROVAL TO <br />FORMING THE GOVERNMENT STUDY COMMITTEE. <br />14 <br />AUu 6 19/5 <br />Book 23 PASE201 <br />