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ORDINANCE NO. 76- 24
AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
WATER HUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT, DEFINING
THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID SAID TAXING UNIT TO
INCLUDE A PORTION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,
AUTIIORIZING THE LEVY BY TIIE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
OF A TAX NOT TO EXCEED THREE (3) MILLS ON ALL
TIIE REAL AND TANGIBLE PROPERTY WITIIIN SAID
TAXING UNIT; PROVIDING TIIE ADOPTION OF A BUDGET
AND ASSESSMENT, LEVY AND COLLECTION OF SUCIi
TA..ES WITIIIN SAID TAXING UNIT, PROVIDII4G AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Florida Statute Section 125.01 (1) (q) establishes
the power of a non -charter County to levy ad valorem taxes within
the Constitutional limits fixed for municipal purposes within a
municipal service taxi%g unit established on properties lying
within the unincorporated areas of Indian River County,
Florida; and
WHEREAS, Section 125.01 (1) (q) Florida Statute grants
the Board of County Commissioners of a non -charter County the
power to establish a municipal service taxing unit for any
part or all of the unincorporated area of the County within
which may be provided water services from funds derived from
taxes within such unit only;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1. A new Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances
for Indian River County, Florida, to be designated as Chapter
21, Article IV is hereby adopted to read as follows:
ARTICLE IV
Section 21-35. Water Municipal Taxing Units: There
is hereby created an Indian River County Water Municipal
Service Taxing Unit under the authority o1 5cvtlon 125.01,
�L'�oricia Statutes. Sho boundary of said Water Mun.7.c3.paj
Service waxing [ani t s�a1 2 be a s d e scribed in Exbibi t "� "
attached hereto and made a part of this Ordinance.
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Section 21-36. Dotormination of Cost of Service. The
Municipal Service Taxing Unit is created for the purpose of
providing and maintaining the water supply and distribution
system within the boundary of said Unit. The Board of County
Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, shall determine
each year the estimated cost of providing water services, in -
eluding capital and equipment, improvements, rental and acquisition
and operating and maintenance costs and expenses, for the ensuing
County fiscal year within the boundaries of said Unit.
Section 21-37. Levy of Taxes, Adoption of Budget. The
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Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida,
hereby authorizes the levy of a tax not to exceed three (3) mills
on all the real and tangible property within said Indian River
County eater Municipal Service Taxing Unit created under the
provisions of this Ordinance for the purpose of providing water
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services within the boundary of said Unit. Said tax shall be
levied and a budget prepared and adopted by the Board at the
same time and in the same manner as the Board prepares and adopts '
its County annual budget and levies taxes as provided by law.
Said taxes shall be assessed, levied, collected, remitted to and
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accounted for at the time and in the manner as the assessments,
levies, collections, remittance and accountability of taxes by
said Board as provided by law. Said budget shall contain all or
such portion of the estimated costs of providing water services
within the boundary of said Unit, determined under the provisions
of Section 21-36 of this Ordinance, as,said Board shall determine
to be necessary to provide such services.
Section 21-38. Disposition of Proceeds from Levy of Taxes
for Water Services. Those funds obtained in a levy of a tax on
all real and tangible property within the boundary of said Unit
shall be maintained in a separate account and used solely for the
purpose of providing water services within the boundary of said
unit.
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Section 21-39. This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and filing as provided by law.
DONE AND ADOPTED in regular session this 16th day of
December, 1976.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA.
By
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William C. Wodtke, Jr., Ctairman
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Intersection of the extension of the north bouadary of Govcrmaaat Lot; IQ,
Section 36, Tosrnahip 31 South, Range 39 Fast, and tho emit boundary of, the Stat'
of Florida and run north and westerly along thra east boundary of the State of
Florida to the northeast cornsar of Governmant Lot 5, Section 23, TcVau -p 31
South. Range 39 East; thanco run west along tha north lium of said Go -*-.=Mat
Lot 5 and the e2mt half of the southweet quarter of Section Z3, T
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South, Rang® 34 Feat to the aovtbm mt corsmv of the want bzZ9 of the sautImcog-
quer of aforesaid Sectlom 23, said point 133aa an thm east boun I
'ofth�•--
City Limits of the Town of Orchid, Florida; Ehose rte south aloes thm afureso3A
City Limits and the east ]3tsa of the west half of the s outhwese qua]:;c— of '_..
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S.ction 23, Towaship 31 South, Range 39 East, to the -south Lias of th, aforeuaJA I�
Sextion 23; thence continuo south along the wast Base of G1verre'nt Lot, 3v . 1
S4-ctioa 26, Township 31 South, Range 39 East, to thea north, line of Governsesr I
Lot 5, Section 26, Township 31 South, Range 39 East; thenCe< xn=-Vast a7'0a& thtu
north line of the aforesaid Governramant Lot 5 to the east bank of the India= Itivoz ^,
thence rtm south and easterly along the east bank to the iutezreeV,-osa
With thc3 �
north line of Government Lot 8, Section 36, Township 3L South, Range 3g East,
said point also lying on the north botmdary of the City L:LnL=-of the Tosca Of
Indian River. Shores; thence run east along the north limen of Goverarrme I.at� P,
9, and 10, Section 36, Township 31 South, Range'39 Fast,, said
line 23sa beteg Cher
north _boundary of the Tosca of Indi.= Raver ..Shore. to th" panne of begi ga �