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residential impact fee review was completed in September of 2014 and a revised residential impact fee schedule was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on October 14, 2014 with an effective date of February 2, 2015. For both the nonresidential impact fee schedule and the residential impact fee schedule the Board of County Commissioners voted to not collect the correctional facilities, solid waste facilities, and libraries impact fees at this time. Figure 6.5 shows that over six million dollars of impact fee revenue was collected in FY 2015/16. This is over four million dollars more than what was collected in FY 2010/11. Impact fee revenues decreased during the Great Recession and have gradually increased since FY 2009/10. Local Discretionary Sales Surtax Pursuant to s. 212.055, F.S, local governments are authorized to levy numerous types of local discretionary sales surtaxes. Under the provisions of s. 212.054, F.S., the local discretionary sales surtaxes apply to all transactions subject to the state tax imposed on sales, use, services, rentals, admissions, and other authorized transactions. The surtax is computed by multiplying the rate imposed by the county where the sale occurs by the amount of the taxable sale. This sales tax can be levied on most transactions under $5,000. According to state law, Indian River County is eligible to impose a Local Government Infrastructure Surtax of either 0.5% or 1.0%. Currently, Indian River County imposes the 1. Figure 6.6: Local Discretionary Sales Surtax by FY $18,000 _... $16,19 $16,859 $16,000 14,42 $15,228 $14,000 $12,942 $13,709 $12,000 $10,000 $8,000 $6,000 $4,000 $2,000 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 ■ Revenue (in thousands) Source: Indian RiverCou nty Finance Department 0% Infrastructure Surtax. Procedurally, the Local Government Infrastructure Surtax must be enacted by a majority vote of the Board of County Commissioners and approved by voters in a countywide referendum. That surtax, which may be imposed for a maximum period of fifteen years, was imposed by Indian River County in April, 1989, and was renewed by voters in November, 2002 and again in November 2016. Generally, the proceeds must be expended to finance, plan, and construct infrastructure; to acquire land for public recreation or conservation or protection of natural resources; or to finance the closure of local government-owned solid waste landfills that are already closed or are required to close by order of the Department of Environmental Protection. Table 6.1 shows that local sales surtax revenue represented 7.09% of all funds collected by Indian River County in FY 2015/16. Figure 6.6 displays the Local Discretionary Sales Surtax revenue received by Indian River County over the last six fiscal years. This local revenue source increased by 30.27% over that period. Community Development Department Indian River County Adopted December 5, 2017, Ordinance 2017-015 6