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AUG 141980 BOOK 44 PAGE* 346 <br />REQUIREMENTS. IN OTHER WORDS, TAX I MILL ON THE WEST COUNTY FIRE <br />PROTECTION MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT NOW, AND IF WE FIND THAT <br />I/2 OF THAT MILL IS GOING TO BE NEEDED FOR THE PROPORTIONATE. SHARE <br />OF THE ABILITY OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH DISTRICTS TO SERVE THEM, <br />THOSE DOLLARS AUTOMATICALLY SHOULD GO INTO THOSE DISTRICTS. <br />MR. FLETCHER DISCUSSED DING THIS BASED ON AREA RATHER THAN COST, <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT ANOTHER WAY -WOULD BE TO <br />TAKE THE ONE MILL AND SPLIT IT FOR THE FIRST YEAR. HE REALIZED THE <br />NORTH COUNTY DISTRICT IS SMALLER, BUT THE NORTH COUNTY AREA HAS <br />GULF WESTERN AND THE SOUTH COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS SUGGESTED THAT WE NOW JUST AGREE ON THE <br />MILL AND THEN NEXT YEAR DETERMINE WHAT IS EQUITABLE. <br />DISCUSSION CONTINUED ABOUT AUDITING, ETC., AND CHAIRMAN <br />SIEBERT SUGGESTED THAT WE LEVY THE I MILL, DIVIDE IT SOME WAY THE <br />BEST WE CAN, AND THEN GO ON EXPERIENCE AFTER THAT. HE NOTED THAT <br />THIS TAXING UNIT INCLUDES EVERYTHING WEST OF I-95 IN THE WHOLE COUNTY <br />EXCEPT THE FELLSMERE URBAN AREA. <br />MR. FLETCHER POINTED OUT THAT RESPONDING TO CALLS IN THE <br />WEST COUNTY AREA WILL BE A PROBLEM FOR THE SOUTH COUNTY DISTRICT BE- <br />CAUSE THEY-DONIT HAVE THE OFF-ROAD EQUIPMENT THAT THE NORTH COUNTY <br />DOES. COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT THOSE MATTERS WILL HAVE TO BE SETTLED <br />ANOTHER TIME. <br />DISCUSSION ENSUED AS TO THE AMOUNT OF TAXES I MILL WOULD <br />RAISE IN THE WEST COUNTY, AND FINANCE OFFICER BARTON ESTIMATED IT <br />WOULD BE IN THE VICINITY OF $40,000 SINCE THE TAX BASE MIGHT BE IN <br />THE RANGE OF $40,000,000. IT WAS AGREED THAT WAS TOO MUCH MONEY AND <br />THAT WE SHOULD TALK IN TERMS OF DOLLARS AND THEN FIGURE MILLS. THE <br />BOARD DISCUSSED A POSSIBLE BUDGET OF $20,000, BUT IT WAS NOTED THERE IS <br />QUITE A POTENTIAL FOR BRUSH FIRES AND ALSO THE PROBLEM OF GULF WESTERN <br />BEING LOCATED IN THIS AREA, <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A PROPOSED BUDGET 0F $25,000 <br />