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Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element Table 6.3: Local Fuel Tax Rates County One to Six Cent Local One to Five Cent Ninth Cent Fuel Total Local Fuel Option Fuel Tax Local Option Fuel Tax Tax 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: The Florida Legislature's Office of Economic and Demographic Research website:November 2017. • Franchise Fee/Tax Figure 6.9: Franchise Fee/Tax Revenue by FY Counties and municipalities may exercise their $9,400 $9.311 $9,274 home rule authority to impose a fee upon a $9,200 $9,181 utility for the grant of a franchise and the IraI privilege of the utility using the local $9,000 II I I government's rights-of-way to conduct the $$819 $8,800 $8 731 . . . , utility's business. Franchise fees are typically $8,620 levied through a franchise agreement negotiated $8,600 I ' between the local government and the utility $8,400 provider. Indian River County receives I U . . . franchise revenue from electric, water, sewer, $8,200 garbage, and cable television franchises. 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 •Revenue(in thousands) Table 6.1 shows that franchise fee revenue represented 3.90% of all funds collected by 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