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8/1/91 i(legal)RESO/Vk /43 9 RESOLUTION NO. 91- 94 A RESOLUTION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE INDIAN RIVER MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT TO INCLUDE FELLSMERE, VERO LAKE ESTATES, AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DISTRICT TO IMPOSE AN AD VALOREM TAX OF NOT -TO -EXCEED TEN MILLS ON SUCH NEWLY INCLUDED PROPERTY. WHEREAS, the Indian River Mosquito Control District (hereinafter DISTRICT) has recommended to the County that the City of Fellsmere, the unincorporated area known as Vero Lake Estates, and adjacent properties be incorporated within the DISTRICT boundaries to provide mosquito control services within those areas; and WHEREAS, pursuant Section 388.211, Florida Statutes, the Board of Commissioners of the DISTRICT may request the Board of County Commissioners in each county to change the boundaries of the DISTRICT; and WHEREAS, Indian River County has approved such boundary change by Resolution No. 90-99, adopted on September 4, 1990, and to expand the DISTRICT's boundaries to include the area described in Resolution No. 90-99; and WHEREAS, by Chapter 91-337, Laws of Florida, the Legislature confirmed the addition of Fellsmere, Vero Lake Estates, and adjacent areas, as described in Resolution No. 90-99, into the DISTRICT boundaries subject to a referendum of the qualified electors in the area to be included; and WHEREAS, Florida law requires that before any special district can impose an ad valorem tax that there be a referendum approving such levy; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT THE REQUEST OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE INDIAN RIVER MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT, that: 1. A special election be called within the territory to be added to the DISTRICT, i.e., as described in Resolution No. 90-99, to be held on November 5, 1991, at which the following question will be presented to the voters: