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9. B. CAROLE JEAN JORDAN. INDL4N RIVER COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR - YEAR <br /> END REPORT AND TAX COLLECTOR ACTIVITIES <br /> Indian River County Tax Collector Carole Jean Jordan updated the Commissioners on the <br /> operation of the Tax Collector' s Offices, and alerted them on the Florida Department of <br /> Highway Services and Motor Vehicles ' plan to redesign the Florida license plates . She supports <br /> the redesign, but strongly opposes the Department' s decision to centrally issue the plates. She <br /> said the plan would involve issuing 15 million plate registrations from a central location at a cost <br /> of $ 31 .4 million, which ignores the capabilities of the local Tax Collectors to issue the <br /> redesigned plates . She provided a copy of the Florida Tax Collector Association' s Task Force <br /> Report and its recommendations on license plate issuance (on file) . <br /> Ms . Jordan informed the Board that her office: ( 1 ) collected 64% of this year' s tax roll , <br /> (2) currently accepts Visa for all transactions, not just for taxes, as it was previously, which may <br /> decrease the traffic in Administration Building B ; (3 ) is currently working on a bill with the <br /> Florida Legislature to allow citizens to apply for concealed weapons permits; and (4) is <br /> presenting the Board with a check in the amount of $2 ,706,242 . 17 . <br /> A lengthy discussion ensued regarding the logic behind the new proposal of central <br /> issuance, the opposition to it, and the local Tax Collector' s office wanting to remain as "one-stop <br /> shopping. " <br /> ON MOTION by Commissioner Solari, SECONDED by <br /> Vice Chairman Davis, the Board unanimously: <br /> ( 1 ) approved the Year End Report and Tax Collector <br /> Activities ; (2) directed the County Attorney to send letters <br /> to the Governor and his Cabinet regarding the new license <br /> plates and to share the concerns of the Tax Collector, <br /> December ;4, 2012 9 '� 14 3 ` �� 2 � 8 <br />