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CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF THE TAX DISTRICT IN THE NORTH COUNTY WOULD BE TAXING THEMSELVES. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT THEY PROBABLY WOULDNIT HAVE TO WITH THIS CONTRIBUTION. COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED IF WE WILL GET OURSELVES INTO A CORNER IF WE DON `T GET BOTH TAXING DISTRICTS GOING AT THE SAME TIME. HE NOTED THERE ARE AN AWFUL. LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AT THE SOUTH OF THE COUNTY AND HE COULD SEE WHERE WE MIGHT INADVERTENTLY PUT A BIG SQUEEZE ON THE CITY OF VERO BEACH. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT IT WOULD TAKE SOMETHING LIKE A MILL AND A HALF TO ESTABLISH A SOUTH COUNTY TAXING DISTRICT AND HAVE THE EXACT SAME SERVICE FOR WHICH THEY ARE NOW PAYING 9110 OF A MILL, BUT HE FELT IF WE DRAG OUR FEET THAT IS NOT FAIR TO THE NORTH COUNTY. ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPLAINED THAT A MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT IS A UNIT THAT IS.ESTABLISHED JUST IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA. IT IS THE UNINCORPORATED PORTION OF THE COUNTY, EXCLUDING THE NORTH DISTRICT, ASSUMING WE GET IT SET UP IN TIME. IT WAS NOTED THIS IS PROPERLY CALLED A MUNICIPAL SERVICE FUND, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT IT IS NOT A TAX. IT COMES FROM NON AD VALOREM SOURCES, YOU USE THE NON AD VALOREM SOURCES FOR FIRE PROTECTION. THEY ARE USING AD VALOREM IN THE NORTH COUNTY SO YOU CAN T USE THEM IN THE SOUTH COUNTY. THE BOARD FOUND THIS VERY CONFUSING. ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPLAINED THAT WE HAVE IN OUR BUDGET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DOLLARS OF REVENUE THAT IS NON AD VALOREM IN SOURCE WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY OF VERO BEACH FOR FIRE PROTECTION. ONE OF THE POINTS, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT IS GETTING AT, IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE AND SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATE THAT THE CITY OF VERO BEACH WILL BE PAID FROM NON AD VALOREM SOURCES SO THE RESIDENTS WON `T BE CHARGED BOTH CITY AND COUNTY TAXES FOR FIRE PROTECTION. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT.THE NORTH COUNTY WILL GET THE . MONEY BACK IN THE FORM OF A CONTRIBUTION. 6]. MAY 2 31979 soo1c 0 PA -UE 349 ri