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Jennifer W. Shuler, County Attorney <br />Susan J. Prado, Deputy County Attorney <br />Christopher A. Hicks, Assistant County Attorney <br />Public Hearing - B.C.C. 12.3.24 <br />Ofce of <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />THROUGH: John Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator <br />FROM: Jennifer W. Shuler, County Attorney <br />DATE: November 22, 2024 <br />ATTORNEY <br />SUBJECT: Public Hearing for Ordinance Amending Indian River County Code Chapter 210, <br />Sections 210.01 and 210.03 <br />BACKGROUND. On November 5, 2024, a majority of Indian River County citizens voted to <br />authorize the Board of County Commissioners to levy an additional one cent of tourist <br />development tax to benefit beach renourishment. The attached ordinance amends Indian River <br />Code Chapter 210 as follows: <br />Section 210.01(e). — Taxing District and Levy: This amendment adds new language to the code <br />to levy an additional one (1) percent of tourist development tax in accordance with F.S. § <br />125.0104(3)(n) to be used for the purposes described in Section 210.03(a)(2) — i.e. tourist <br />promotion. Florida statutes only allow this additional cent to be used to promote tourism or for <br />debt service on bonds to finance the acquisition or construction of a professional sports facility. <br />Indian River County desires to use the additional monies generated to increase allocations for <br />beach renourishment. This is accomplished by revisions to Section 210.03 of the code as described <br />below. <br />Section 210.03(b) — Authorized Uses of Revenue:" This amended language modifies the formula <br />for how the various tourist development tax cents may be used in order to increase the amount <br />allocated towards beach renourishment and tourism. When the County levied 4 cents, beach <br />renourishment received 2.08 cents, tourism promotion received 1.67 cents and the sports stadium <br />received 0.25 cents. The new language of this section will distribute the five cents as follows: 2.75 <br />cents for beach renourishment, tourism promotion 2 cents, and the sports stadium monies will <br />remain flat at 0.25. <br />149 <br />