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COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER POINTED OUT THAT ALL WE ARE DOING <br />IS SETTING THIS UP TO COME BEFORE THE VOTERS. <br />MR. NORTON AGREED AND NOTED THAT IT WILL TAKE QUITE SOME TIME <br />TO INSTITUTE AN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS SO THAT COUNTY RESIDENTS REALIZE <br />THE TAX WILL NOT AFFECT THEM, HE POINTED OUT THAT THIS TAX IS LEVIED <br />STRICTLY ON ACCOMMODATIONS AND WILL NOT AFFECT RESTAURANTS. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKED NOTED THAT IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT <br />RENTING YOUR HOME, BUT MR. NORTON FELT THIS WAS THE INTENT. <br />DISCUSSION CONTINUED ON ALTERING THE BILL IN REGARD TO LEVYING <br />THIS ON ANYONE WHO INTENDS TO BE A PERMANENT RESIDENT AND TAKES OUT A <br />DECLARATION OF DOMICILE. IT WAS NOTED, HOWEVER, THAT YOU CAN CHANGE <br />YOUR DOMICILE AS OFTEN AS YOU WISH. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT HE HAD HEARD SOME DISCUSSION FROM <br />PEOPLE IN. THE HOTEL -MOTEL BUSINESS WHO ARE OPPOSED TO THIS TAX, AND HE <br />WOULD LIKE TO DETERMINE JUST HOW ACCEPTABLE IT IS TO THIS INDUSTRY. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED MR. NORTON IF IT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE <br />FOR THIS MATTER TO GO ON THE NEXT AGENDA AND IN THE MEANTIME ASK THE <br />HOTEL -MOTEL ASSOCIATION IF THEY STILL SUPPORT THIS. <br />SMR. NORTON NOTED THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF STATES HAVE ALREADY <br />LEVIED A TOURIST TAX RANGING FROM 2% TO 12%. HE POINTED OUT THAT <br />VOLUSIA COUNTY AND DADE COUNTY HAVE AN AD VALOREM TAX FOR TOURIST DEVEL- <br />OPMENT, MR. NORTON CONTINUED THAT WE NEED MONEY TO COMPETE WITH OTHER <br />COUNTIES FOR THE TOURIST TRADE, AND THIS IS A WAY THAT DOESN'T COST OUR <br />RESIDENTS. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE AGREED, BUT STATED HE IS CONCERNED THAT, <br />ALTHOUGH THEY TELL US HOW WE CAN USE THIS MONEY FOR TOURIST DEVELOPMENT, <br />THEY DO NOT GIVE ANY RELIEF TO THE TAYPAYER WHO HAS TO PAY FOR THE EXTRA <br />SERVICES THAT NEED TO BE PROVIDED FOR THE TOURISTS. <br />MR. NORTON AGREED THAT THE BILL NEEDS SOME REFINEMENTS AND <br />FELT THAT SOME WILL BE MADE IN REGARD TO THE VERY THINGS THAT THE CHAIR- <br />MAN BROUGHT UP, BUT HE NOTED THAT IF WE HAD NO TOURISTS, WE WOULD HAVE <br />TO PAY FOR THESE SERVICES ANYWAY. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT IF THE BOARD IS READY TO ADOPT A <br />RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO LEVY A TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX, HE IS WILLING <br />AND DOES NOT HAVE TO HAVE A WORKSHOP AS THIS WILL HAVE TO BE SETTLED BY <br />THE ELECTORATE AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION. THE BOARD AGREED. <br />S <br />FEB 221978 <br />