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Attorney Vitunac further noted that if the creation of the <br />new district fails and this passes, the 3 mill cap will not be <br />for just one year; it will continue at 3 mills. <br />The Chairman asked if anyone wished to be heard. There were <br />none, and she thereupon closed the public hearing. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Wheeler, SECONDED by Com- <br />missioner Scurlock, the Board unanimously adopted <br />Ordinance 90-26 increasing the ad valorem taxing <br />power of the North County Fire District to 3 mills <br />and providing for a referendum. <br />ORDINANCE NO. 90- 26 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA, ON BEHALF OF THE NORTH INDIAN <br />RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT, INCREASING THE <br />AUTHOR I ZED- AD VALOREM TAX 1 NG POWER OF THE <br />DISTRICT FROM ONE MILL TO THREE MILLS; <br />PROVIDING FOR A REFERENDUM OF THE <br />QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT TO BE <br />HELD MARCH 12, 1991; AND PROVIDING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, in 1980 Indian River County created three <br />separate dependent special taxing districts for the <br />provision of fire and rescue services throughout most of <br />Indian River County; and <br />WHEREAS, the voters of the County approved by <br />referendum an ad valorem taxing power of three mills for the <br />South and West Districts and one-half mill for the North <br />District; and <br />WHEREAS, by subsequent referendum the voters of the <br />North District increased the authorized millage, from <br />one-half mill to one mill; and <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County has proposed the creation <br />of a new consolidated Emergency Services District, which <br />would replace the North, West, and South Indian River County <br />Fire Districts; and <br />6A M 1990 <br />17 <br />BOOKF tic Z -L <br />