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r JAN 11 19,94 BOOK 91 FACE 517 RESOLUTION NO. 94-14 1. Establishment. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 205.0535, F.S. , an Equity Study Commission is hereby established and referred to herein as the "Committee" 2. Purpose and Function. The purpose of the Committee is to examine and review the Occupational License Ordinance, Chapter 207 of the Code- of Ordinance of Indian River County, regarding classifications and rate structure, and to recommend revisions to such classifications and rate structure for the occupational license. The Committee shall be guided by the following objectives in formulating its recommendations: (1) The Committee shall review the businesses, professions, and occupations within each classification and recommend any reclassifications or new classifications. (2) The Committee shall recommend a classification for any business activity not currently paying an occupational license tax. (3) The Committee shall review the rates of each classification, and recommend any fee changes necessary to establish equity between the rates for such classification. (4) After considering objectives (1) through (3) above, the Committee shall propose a rate structure that will not generate a decrease in revenues. Any additional revenue generated from the rate structure changes shall be applied to the existing license and not from other factors that would have normally caused increased license revenue (additional licenses or increases in variable factors such as assets, value of inventory, number of employees, etc.) . The final report and recommendations of the Committee shall be made to the County Commission no later than September 1994. 3. Membership. The Committee shall be comprised of five members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. Members shall be owners, 74