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Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element Table 6.3: Local Fuel Tax Rates County One to Six Cent Local Option Fuel Tax One to Five Cent Local Option Fuel Tax Ninth Cent Fuel Tax Total Local Fuel Tax Brevard $0.06 -------- -------- $0.06 Indian River $0.06 -------- -------- $0.06 Martin $0.06 $0.05 $0.01 $0.12 Okeechobee $0.06 $0.05 $0.01 $0.12 Palm Beach $0.06 $0.05 $0.01 $0.12 St. Lucie $0.06 $0.05 $0.01 $0.12 source: i ne riorida Legisiature,s uttice of Economic and Uemographw Kesearch website: November 2017. • Franchise Fee/Tax Counties and municipalities may exercise their home rule authority to impose a fee upon a utility for the grant of a franchise and the privilege of the utility using the local government's rights-of-way to conduct the utility's business. Franchise fees are typically levied through a franchise agreement negotiated between the local government and the utility provider. Indian River County receives franchise revenue from electric, water, sewer, garbage, and cable television franchises. Table 6.1 shows that franchise fee revenue represented 3.90% of all funds collected by Figure 6.9: Franchise Fee/Tax Revenue by FY $9,400 $9,311 $9,274 $9,200 $9,181 $9,000 $8,819 $8,800 $8 731 $8,620 $8,600 $8,400 $8,200 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 ■ Revenue (in thousands) Source: Indian River County Finance Indian River County in FY 2015/16. Figure 6.9 shows that over the last six fiscal years franchise fee revenue collected by Indian River County increased 6.22%. • Other Miscellaneous Revenue Included in this category are various administrative fees, licenses and permits, fines, interest income, rental income, private contributions, and other miscellaneous revenues. This source of revenue for Indian River County represented 5.64% of all funds collected in FY 2015/16. Community Development Department Indian River County Adopted December 5, 2017, Ordinance 2017-015 10