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s CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF THIS WILL INCLUDE THE WAREHOUSE, AND ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THIS SHOULD BE'NEGOTIATED WITH THE HOSPITAL BOARD BECAUSE THEY WILL BE LEASING IT. PAT FLOOD, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, CAME BEFORE THE BOARD TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM OF "DUAL TAXATION.' MAYOR FLOOD REQUESTED THAT THE BOARD ITEMIZE WHERE THEY ARE USING THE MONEY SEBASTIAN IS PAYING IN SO HE CAN DETERMINE WHERE THEIR MONEY IS BEING SPENT AND WHERE IT IS FILTERING BACK TO THE CITY. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT THE BOARD HAS THREE FUNDS INVOLVED IN THEIR BUDGET - THE GENERAL FUND, THE ROAD & BRIDGE, AND FINE AND FORFEITURE. HE INFORMED MAYOR FLOOD THAT OUR TOTAL EVALUATION LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, WAS APPROXIMATELY $33,332,500. WHICH WAS ASSESSED AT 4.9633 MILLS. THIS RESULTED IN TOTAL AD VALOREM TAXES OF $163,960 FOR SEBASTIAN, OR 3.5% OF THE TOTAL AD VALOREM TAX OF THE -COUNTY. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT THE $163,960 IS WHAT HE IS CONCERNED WITH. ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED MAYOR FLOOD THAT FINANCE OFFICER BARTON WILL ITEMIZE AS BEST HE CAN, BUT POINTED OUT THAT THE BURDEN IS NOT ON THE COUNTY TO SHOW THAT PHYSICALLY $163,960 CAME BACK DIRECTLY TO THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN. THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION TALKS OF MONIES THAT ARE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS, AND THIS IS NOT THE AREA MAYOR FLOOD IS CONCERNED ABOUT. THE ATTORNEY NOTED THAT TAX DOLLARS ARE SPENT FOR BENEFITS THAT MUNICIPAL RESIDENTS RECEIVE EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT ACTUALLY BE IN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY I.E., ROADS, SHERIFF PROTECTION, THE COURT SYSTEM, ETC. FINANCE OFFICER BARTON CONFIRMED THAT THE APPROACH HE TOOK WAS IN GENERALITIES AS TO UNINCORPORATED AND INCORPORATED AREAS, AND HE FELT TO BREAK THESE FIGURES DOWN INTO FIVE DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES WOULD BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT STARTING 1979 A LAW WILL COME INTO EFFECT REQUIRING THAT THIS BE BROKEN DOWN AS TO DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES, 6M BOONS 00 PAGE