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l� 5 m � w -J• BOOK A P�,�E •�, Continuing, Attorney Vitunac advised that it was then brought to our attention by Nancy Offutt of the Vero Beach/Indian River County Chamber of Commerce that first of all she didn't like the idea of the fee and, secondly, she didn't like the idea of paying it just for the last couple of months of this fiscal year. We felt that if we had thought of that, we would have made it effective October 1, 1992; therefore, we brought this matter back to the Board of County Commissioners who authorized the Chairman to send a letter to the Tax Collector saying that since the fiscal year was in and running and budgeting was starting October 1, the fees should be collected starting October 1. The Tax Collector said that was fine with him if the Board passed an ordinance amending the effective date to October 1, 1992. Commissioner Scurlock understood all of the history, but he wanted to get right to the chase because he wanted to understand the emergency. Chairman Eggert explained that the emergency is to stop the collecting of the fees immediately. Commissioner Scurlock asked if the emergency is because the Commission erred in its understanding as to when the effective date was going to be, and Attorney Vitunac emphasized that there is no error at all; the ordinance became effective July 6, 1992. However, now that it is realized that the realtors are paying for one half a year for only two months, the Commission would be revisiting the effective date. He reiterated that there is a perfectly valid effective date of July 6, 1992. Commissioner Scurlock felt in his mind that the emergency would be the fact that the Commission just did not realize that the effective date would be a date determined by the normal process, which was sooner rather than later. He believed that had the Commission realized it, they would have specified an effective date of October 1, 1992. Commissioner Scurlock asked Attorney Vitunac if that defined the emergency, and Attorney Vitunac felt that was the case. The emergency is that the Tax Collector is collecting now, and if it is to be changed, it is causing a lot of problems with his having to return the fees already collected. Commissioner Scurlock just wanted that to be on the record before we vote. Commissioner Bird felt he probably would have said that it be effective October 1, 1992, and Chairman Eggert suggested that we rescind the first vote on the emergency declaration and start over. 30