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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-032 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO CALL FOR A REFERENDUM TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT OF THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024, TO DETERMINE IF THE ELECTORS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA AUTHORIZE AMENDING CHAPTER 210 (TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX) OF THE CODE OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN ORDER TO IMPOSE AN ADDITIONAL ONE PER CENT (1%) TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX (THE 5TH CENT); PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF THE REFERENDUM ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR THE REFERENDUM ELECTION PROCEDURE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SUBSTANCE OF THE MEASURE AND THE BALLOT TITLE AND SUMMARY WHEREAS, Indian River County currently imposes four per cent of tourist development taxes on the renting, leasing or letting for consideration any living quarters or accommodations in any hotel, apartment hotel, motel, rooming house, mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, camping space or condominium for a term of six (6) months or less, per section 125.0104, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 125.0104(3)(n), Florida Statutes, Indian River County is authorized to impose an additional one per cent (1 %) of tourist development taxes; and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 125.0104(6), Florida Statutes, an ordinance increasing tourist development taxes may not take effect until the ordinance levying and imposing the tax has been approved in a referendum held at a general election; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners wishes to impose an additional one per cent (1 %) of tourist development tax in order to provide additional funding for beach renourishment purposes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT: A referendum is hereby called pursuant to section 125.0104(6), Florida Statutes, on the question set forth in this Resolution. 2. The Indian River County Supervisor of Elections is hereby directed to place such question on the ballot of the General Election on November 5, 2024, at which point electors within the County may vote to authorize the Board of County Commissioners to impose an additional cent of tourist development tax. 3. In accordance with section 100.342, Florida Statutes, the Board of County Commissioners are hereby authorized and directed to place a notice of the referendum election in a newspaper of general circulation published in Indian River County, or publication on the county's website as provided in section 50.0311 or the supervisor's website, as applicable. The publication shall be made at least 30 days prior to the referendum election and shall be made at least twice, once in the fifth week and once in the third week prior to the week in which the referendum is to be held. The notice of referendum shall be substantially in the form provided in the attached Exhibit "A". 4. Pursuant to section 125.0104, Florida Statutes, the ballots to be used in the referendum election shall be substantially in the following form: