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If If ZR fly , +y v z f 5n x F 4 r t r ' +' t14 VI I If It If ifI It . . .r . :PwYdd � efsr %" c .r to ...:, aF z : m .:,tom. ^jt-*v 4 el '#i- ...A kr1. & ` , . '4n +# i i-: ` , w :.. :z 2x}: .} "S�u..?.h ¢r..:. c% . ;> r :;;„ a . ,'=,r, « '' , v o tis .`„'�;e �, f_ . rr y :. It” . eJ' . +. , • ,.uE, - `- i i of Revenue by Juh- 16 . 2001 . That additional ? 0'o would generate approximately S80 . 794 annually . Thus . i ' the Board adopts the additional ._"' o . the conversion rate for the first year would be L ? 0o and 1 . 6 " o w subsequent years which is the maximum conversion rate allowed for Indian River County . A second mayor provision within the bill is associated with permit fee options that may be imposed by a local government on the operation and maintenance of communications facilities in the jurisdiction ' s right -of-way by a provider of communication services . This issue is up for consideration by the Board through the proposed ordinance . The county ' s options are : ( 1 ) to not charge permit fees , or ( 2 ) to continue its authority to charge permit fees . Both choices have fiscal consequences for the county . OPTION ONE : CHOOSING NO TO CHARGE PERINIIT FEES A decision to forgo permit fees entitles Indian River County to increase its CST rate. The permit replacement rate increase (or "Permit Fee .odd- on ) for charter counties and municipalities is 0. 1 _ percent. Tlie permit Fee .odd-on for non- charter counties is 0. 24 percent. The difference in the Add- on rates is a consequence of the different replaced revenues for each type of county and reflect a difference in the perceived power of the two di/ftrent local governments. The additional rate would generate S96, 953 annually for Indian River County. OPTION TWO : CHOOSING TO LEVY PERMIT FEES Should Indian River County decide to continue levying permit fees on communication services companies, it will be restricted by the amount that it mm' charge for an individual permit ($ 100 maximum ) and by statutory language prescribing the costs that may be recovered through permit fees. Local governments that do not affirmatively make an election to charge permit fees "shall be presumed to have elected " to reserve the Add-on CST rate increase. i In March 2001 , Public Works identified that in the year 2000 , thirty-five right-of-way permits had been issued to BellSouth and AT&T collectively . Based on the maximum allowable fee of S 100 per permit , only 53 ,500 would have been collected. The statutory language does not allow for charges in excess of cost, therefor some permit fees may have been less than $ 100 each. In discussing this with Public Works Jim Davis , he has indicated preference for not charging the communications service companies permit fees and the revenue will be far better under the . 24% charge allowed by the CST . RECOMMENDATION : Staff recommends the adoption of the proposed ordinance as written . JULY 39 2001 iG 766 - 67 - to F � er l "•- � rix yi x t r o f it