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� a � WHEREAS, the City has indicated that it does not wish to hold these special assessment hearings itself; and WHEREAS, Section 125.01.1(q), Florida Statutes, authorizes counties to create municipal services taxing or benefit units for any part of the -unin- corporated area of the county and any part or all of the municipality if the governing body of the municipality gives consent by ordinance either annually or for a term of years; and WHEREAS, the City has adopted such an ordinance; and WHEREAS, the creation of such an MSBU is required to empower the County to assess the costs of the necessary water and sewer works within the City boundaries; NOW,- THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Sebastian Area MSBU Water and Sewer Line Extension Ordinance." SECTION 2. CREATION OF MSBU AND GOVERNING BODY Pursuant to the authority of Section 125.01(1)(q), F.S., there is hereby created a Municipal Services Benefit Unit composed of all property within the City of Sebastian. The governing body of the MSBU shall be the Board of County Commissioners. SECTION 3. PURPOSE OF MSBU .The MSBU shall have the power to assess specially benefited property for the cost of water and sewer line extensions, through which water and sewer service will be provided by the Indian River County Department of Utility Services. The assessments shall be handled as provided by County ordinance. The MSBU shall not have the power to levy ad valorem taxes. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY The provisions of this ordinance are intended to be severable. . If any one or more sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or provisions shall be held to be illegal or invalid, the remaining sections, sentences, clauses and provisions of this ordinance shall nevertheless stand and be construed as if the illegal or _invalid sections, sentences, clauses or provisions had not been included herein. - SECTION S. EFFECTIVE DATE A certified copy of this ordinance, as enacted, shall be filled by the Clerk with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida within 10 days after enactment, and this ordinance shall take effect upon such filing. DONE AND ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, this 7 day of July , 1996. 17 BOOK f ;r 509 July 9, 1996 L-