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ORDINANCE NO. 2015- of <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF <br />THE EXISTING ONE -CENT (1 CENT) LOCAL GOVERNMENT <br />INFRASTRUCTURE SALES SURTAX FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF <br />FIFTEEN YEARS BEYOND THE FIFTEEN YEAR DURATION ESTABLISHED <br />FOR THE 1989 SURTAX IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 89-6 <br />AND AS EXTENDED FIFTEEN YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS AS <br />PROVIDED FOR IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ORDINANCE 2002-21; <br />PROVIDING FOR A REFERENDUM ON THE EXTENSION OF SUCH <br />SURTAX; PROVIDING THE FORM OF THE BALLOT TITLE AND THE <br />QUESTION ON THE REFERENDUM; PROVIDING FOR A GENERAL <br />DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED BY THE EXTENDED <br />SURTAX; PROVIDING FOR DISTRIBUTION OF A PORTION OF THE <br />PROCEEDS OF THE EXTENDED SURTAX TO ALL MUNICIPALITIES <br />WITHIN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY; PROVIDING FOR EFFECT OF <br />REFERENDUM RESULTS; PROVIDING AUTHORIZATION FOR <br />NECESSARY ACTION; PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING <br />FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT <br />OF STATE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; AND PROVIDING FOR <br />AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners adopted <br />Ordinance 89-6 at a duly noticed public hearing on January 30, 1989, to authorize the levy of <br />a one -cent discretionary infrastructure sales surtax (the "Surtax") and to call for a referendum <br />to be held on March 14, 1989 for voter approval of the Surtax; and <br />WHEREAS, the referendum establishing the Surtax was approved by the voters; and <br />WHEREAS, the Surtax was set to expire on May 31, 2004; and <br />WHEREAS, on July 5, 2002, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />adopted Ordinance 2002-21 authorizing the extension of the levy of the Surtax and calling for <br />a referendum to be held on November 5, 2002 for voter approval of the extension of the <br />Surtax; and <br />WHEREAS, the referendum extending the Surtax was approved by the voters; and <br />WHEREAS, the Surtax is now set to expire on December 31, 2019; and <br />F. LlttomeylLirda\GENERALVtesolutiom & OrdiswnceslOrdiswneesiOptional Sales Tar Ordnan..doer <br />1 <br />