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ORDINANCE NO. 2001- 019 <br />Whereas, the Communications Services Tax Simplification Law authorizes non -charter <br />county governments to elect either to increase the total rate for the local communications services <br />tax by 0.24%, or to impose permit fees which may not exceed $100.00 per permit; and <br />Whereas, the election to increase the total rate for the local communications services tax by <br />0.24% in lieu of imposing permit fees on providers of communications services that use or occupy <br />Indian River County roads and rights-of-way for the provision of communications services is <br />intended to replace the revenue that Indian River County would otherwise have received from permit <br />fees for providers of communications services; and <br />Whereas, the Communications Services Tax Simplification Law requires local governments <br />to inform the State of Florida Department of Revenue of its election to collect permit fees or increase <br />the total rate for the local communications services tax by certified mail postmarked on or before <br />July 16, 2001, <br />Be It Ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, <br />Florida: <br />1. The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, hereby elects <br />to increase the County's total conversion rate for the local communications services tax for the <br />period October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002, by .2 %, for a total rate of 1.7%, and further <br />elects to establish the County's conversion rate at 1.6% effective October 1, 2002. The rates set <br />forth in .this paragraph do not include the 0.24% add-on authorized pursuant to Section 337.401, <br />Florida Statutes, and set forth in Paragraph 2 of this ordinance. <br />Pa <br />SmeadSoft Reprint Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 14:12:12 - OfficialDocuments:20, Attachment Id 1, Page 2 <br />