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f <br />a - <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF THE RESOLUTION WERE ADOPTED, WHEN <br />IT WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT FP&L HAS 30 DAYS TO ACCEPT„THE <br />RESOLUTION AFTER IT IS MAILED TO THEM, AND UPON ACCEPTANCE BY THEM, <br />IT WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE. <br />COMMISSIONER $CHMUCKER STATED THAT IT BOTHERS HIM THAT FP&L <br />CAN LEVY A TAX IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY TO PAY OTHER FRANCHISE FEES. <br />MR. BLOUNT AND MR. $CHINDEHITTE POINTED OUT THAT FRANCHISE <br />FEES ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE TAXES; THAT THEY ARE OPERATING EXPENSES <br />JUST LIKE THOSE OF ANY OTHER COMPANY. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy COMMENTED THAT IF THE PSC SHOULD MAKE A <br />CHANGE IN THE METHOD OF CHARGING FRANCHISE FEES, WE CAN CERTAINLY <br />RESCIND OUR RESOLUTION, BUT SHE FELT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE <br />ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTY. <br />THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO BE HEARD. <br />THERE WERE NONE. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMIS- <br />SIONER DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING.- <br />ON <br />EARINGON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />Loy, COMMISSIONER $CHMUCKER VOTED IN OPPOSITION, THE BOARD ADOPTED <br />RESOLUTION N0. 77-104 GRANTING FP&L AN ELECTRIC FRANCHISE. <br />4 <br />OCT J91977 Bm 31 fA,r2'97 <br />