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COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE WOULD DROP FROM TODAY `S <br />AGENDA HIS ITEM IN REGARD TO SIGNS IN THE D.O.T. RIGHT-OF-WAY IN INDIAN <br />RIVER SHORES BECAUSE A LETTER HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO THE D.O.T. AND THEY <br />HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO RESPOND. HE WISHED TO KNOW WHO IS GOING 70 <br />WRITE A LETTER TO THE HOSPITAL BOARD ABOUT THE HOSPITAL WATER ALLOCATION, <br />AND THE CHAIRMAN STATED THAT HE IS GOING TO ATTEND TO THAT. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT REPORTED THAT HE HAD MET WITH THE CON- <br />SULTANTS TO DISCUSS THE FIRE DISTRICT STUDY, AND HE FELT WE ARE GOING TO <br />HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE GOING TO PROCEED PROMPTLY ON THE <br />NORTH COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT. HE STATED THAT HE IS IN FAVOR OF DOING S0, <br />AND IF WE DO, THEN IT IS NECESSARY TO DECIDE HOW WE ARE GOING TO HANDLE <br />THE BUDGET FOR THE SOUTH COUNTY NEXT YEAR. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT CONTINUED THAT FINANCE OFFICER BARTON <br />FELT WE OUGHT TO PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO SET UP THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE <br />TAXING UNIT AS RECOMMENDED UNDER THE DUAL TAXATION STUDY. ALL THIS DOES <br />IS BREAK OUT THE NON AD VALOREM TAX REVENUES WHICH ARE RECEIVED ON AN <br />UNINCORPORATED BASIS FROM TME AD VALOREM TAX REVENUES, INTO A FUND BY <br />THEMSELVES. HE DID NOT BELIEVE WE CAN SET UP A -SOUTH COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT <br />FOR NEXT YEAR, AND, WE, THEREFORE, NEED A.METHOD OF FUNDING FIRE PRO- <br />TECTION IN THE SOUTH COUNTY. IF THERE HAD BEEN A MUNICIPAL SERVICE UNIT <br />SET UP FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE WHOLE COUNTY LAST YEAR,'THERE <br />WOULD HAVE BEEN A $420,000 SURPLUS, BUT IF YOU DO SET UP THE NORTH COUNTY, <br />INSTEAD OF HAVING ONE, YOU WILL HAVE TWO, AND THEIR PRO RATA SHARE OF - <br />THE SURPLUS SHOULD BE TURNED OVER TO THAT NORTH COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT. <br />IN THE SOUTH COUNTY, YOU USE THE REST OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREA AND <br />EITHER CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OR GO YOUR OWN WAY - WHATEVER IS DECIDED <br />UPON. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF THIS MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING, UNIT <br />WILL BE SEPARATE FOR THE NORTH AND SOUTH COUNTY. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT IT IS FIGURED OUT IN THE <br />REPORT THAT THE SOUTH COUNTY BRINGS IN ON A RATIO OF 2 TO 1 WHAT THE <br />NORTH COUNTY DOES SO.WE COULD SAY WE CAN SPEND TWICE AS MUCH OUT OF THE <br />MUNICIPAL SERVICE UNIT IN THE SOUTH COUNTY AS WE DO IN THE NORTH COUNTY, <br />BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO RETURN THEIR SHARE TO THE NORTH COUNTY TAXING <br />DISTRICT IF ONE IS ESTABLISHED. <br />69 <br />MAY 2 3 1979 BOOK 40 PAGE 8 <br />