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RESOLUTION NO. 2014- 020 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA ELIMINATING THE RATE . EQUALIZATION <br />CHARGE OF 6% FOR NON -UNINCORPORATED AREA <br />CUSTOMERS ESTABLISHED PER RESOLUTION 95-16; <br />AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE <br />ELIMINATION OF THE RATE EQUALIZATION <br />CHARGE. <br />WHEREAS, in 1995, Indian River County (the "County") and the City of Sebastian (the <br />"City") entered into an interlocal agreement providing for the transfer of the City's water and <br />wastewater system to the County (the "Agreement"); and <br />WHEREAS, the Agreement authorized the County to charge a rate.equalization charge <br />within the City; and <br />WHEREAS, in 1995, the Board of County Commissioners (the "Board") adopted <br />Resolution 95-16 creating a new rate equalization charge of 6%, comparable to the franchise fee <br />charged in those unincorporated areas of the County, to be added to the total amount of water <br />and sewer charges in the non -unincorporated areas of the County; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board believes that the rate equalization charge, which is paid into the <br />County's general fund, is no longer necessary or appropriate, almost 20 years after the <br />Agreement. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY that: <br />Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County hereby <br />eliminates the rate equalization charge imposed in the non -unincorporated areas of the County <br />created by Resolution 95-16 and authorized by the Agreement. <br />Section 2. The elimination of the rate equalization charge in the non -unincorporated <br />areas of the County shall go into effect on October I, 2014. <br />The foregoing resolution was moved for adoption by Commissioner pavi s , and <br />seconded by Commissioner Fl e s c h e r , and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as <br />follows: <br />Chairman Peter D. O'Bryan Nay <br />Vice Chairman Wesley S. Davis Aye <br />Commissioner Joseph E. Flescher AyP <br />Commissioner Bob Solari Ave <br />Commissioner Tim Zorc AyP <br />P AparylLi,doiGENERALRr eLmab J Adm., Ren1tdio.,iEwdimeon F calx <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />3 <br />