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RESOLUTION 95-26 WHEREAS, the millage imposed by Indian River County has been decreasing each year; and WHEREAS, St. Johns River Water Management District, unlike Indian River County, is governed by appointed officials who have no accountability to the taxpayer through the electoral process. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT -RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: 1. The statutory millage rate for the St. Johns River Water Management District not be raised even if State funding for the SWIM program is not forthcoming. Further, the yearly millage should be specifically reviewed and approved by the Governor as well as the entire budget of the Water Management District. 2. The statutory procedures for appointing members to the Water Management Districts by the Governor be amended so that each county in a District nominates a member for the governing board and the Governor must make selections from the list of nominees providdd by the counties. 3. Section 373.0693 F.S. be amended to allow the creation of Basin Boards by the St. Johns River Water Management District when r petitioned by each County in the proposed basin or when the District finds it in the public interest. The Counties petitions could only be denied upon a finding based on facts by the District, after hearing, that such a Basin would be contrary to the general physical welfare of the Basin. 4. The Water Management District budgets be submitted to each county for review and comment and the comments of each county be included as an appendix to the Water Management District's budget when it is submitted to the legislature for approval. Further, the budget should contain not only monies for land acquisition but sufficient monies to properly maintain the acquired land. FEBRUARY 14, 1995 35 i