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Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element <br />increase in fuel consumption. All sixty-seven Florida counties levy the full $0.06 of the original local <br />option fuel tax. <br />Table 6.3 identifies the local fuel taxes levied in Indian River County and in other counties in the <br />region. As shown in Table 6.3, Saint Lucie, Martin, Okeechobee, and Palm Beach counties all levy <br />the highest allowable fuel taxes at $0.12 per gallon. Those four counties impose both the Ninth Cent <br />Fuel Tax and the One to Five Cent Local Option Fuel Tax. While Indian River County is eligible to <br />levy the Ninth -Cent Fuel Tax and the One to Five Cent Local Option Fuel Tax either by extraordinary <br />vote of the Board of County Commissioners or by voter approval in a countywide referendum, it does <br />not currently levy either tax. At this time, fifty-four of the sixty-seven Florida counties levy the <br />Ninth -Cent Fuel Tax, while thirty-six of the sixty-seven Florida counties impose at least a portion of <br />the One to Five Cent Local Option Fuel Tax. <br />Table 6.3: Local Fuel Tax Rates <br />County <br />One to Six Cent Local <br />Option Fuel Tax <br />One to Five Cent <br />Local Option Fuel Tax <br />Ninth Cent Fuel <br />Tax <br />Total Local Fuel <br />Tax <br />Brevard <br />$0.06 <br />-------- <br />-------- <br />$0.06 <br />Indian River <br />$0.06 <br />-------- <br />-------- <br />$0.06 <br />Martin <br />$0.06 <br />$0.05 <br />$0.01 <br />$0.12 <br />Okeechobee <br />$0.06 <br />$0.05 <br />$0.01 <br />$0.12 <br />Palm Beach <br />$0.06 <br />$0.05 <br />$0.01 <br />$0.12 <br />St. Lucie <br />$0.06 <br />$0.05 <br />$0.01 <br />$0.12 <br />source: 1 he Florida Legislature's Uttice of Economic and Demographic Research website: November 2020. <br />• Franchise Fee/Tax <br />Counties and municipalities may exercise their home <br />rule authority to impose a fee upon a utility for the <br />grant of a franchise and the privilege of the utility <br />using the local government's rights-of-way to <br />conduct the utility's business. Franchise fees are <br />typically levied through a franchise agreement <br />negotiated between the local government and the <br />utility provider. Indian River County receives <br />franchise revenue from electric, water, sewer, <br />garbage, and cable television franchises. <br />Community Development Department <br />Adopted December 1" 2020, Ordinance 2020-018 <br />Figure 6.9: Franchise Fee/Tax Revenue <br />$9,500 by FY$y 448 <br />$9,400 <br />$9,311 <br />$9,300 $9.274 <br />$9,200 $9,181 <br />$9,130 $9,124 <br />$9,100 <br />$9,000 <br />$8,900 <br />13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 <br />■Revenue (in thousands) <br />Source: Indian River County Finance <br />Indian River County <br />10 <br />