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• <br />resources are dwindling. A constitutional amendment is coming which will reduce class <br />sizes and that will immediately affect the facility needs in this county. <br />Mr. Baird emphasized the necessity for immediate action in order to get the optional <br />sales tax on the November referendum. The 7 counties in Florida that allow the School <br />District to share in the optional sales tax also share in the School District's capital outlay <br />funds. The School Board still has the option to come before the public with a surtax of//0. <br />The County will have a very difficult time making capital expenditure decisions if this <br />optional sales tax does not pass the referendum and would find it necessary to add at least <br />an additional 2 mills to the ad valorem tax roll. The County and the municipalities would <br />also face a time period of 7 months with no revenue from this source if we wait until the <br />June 2004 extension date. <br />Kay Trent, 2155 1 Lane, Indian River County Charter High School, Secretary of <br />the Board of Directors, expressed her support for the School Board's request and stated that <br />children are our future. <br />Frank Coffey, 5015 Fairways Circle, expressed his strong support of the extension <br />of the 10 optional sales tax to 2019 and recommended that public workshops be held for <br />each project submitted in the 5 -year plan <br />Mayor Craig Fletcher, 2345 Avalon Avenue, representing the City of Vero Beach, <br />commented that the School Board has dedicated funding which is not available to the <br />County or the municipalities. He recommended that the ordinance be adopted as <br />recommended by staff. <br />JULY 2, 2002 <br />B1► <br />-49- <br />