HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-42ORDINANCE NO. 78-42
AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
WATER MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT, DEFINING
THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID TAXING UNIT TO INCLUDE
A PORTION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, BORDERED
ON THE NORTH BY THE SOUTH LINE OF THE MOORINGS
DEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTH BEACH AND INCLUDING
ALL COUNTY LANDS ON THE SOUTH BEACH TO THE
SOUTH COUNTY LINE, AUTHORIZING THE LEVY BY THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY, FLORIDA OF A TAX NOT TO EXCEED THREE (3)
MILLS ON ALL THE REAL AND TANGIBLE PROPERTY
WITHIN SAID TAXING UNIT; PROVIDING FOR THE
ADOPTION OF A BUDGET -AND ASSESSMENT, LEVY AND
COLLECTION OF SUCH TAXES WITHIN SAID TAXING
UNIT, PROVIDING 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 taxing unit established on properties
lying within the unincorporated areas of Indian River County,
Florida; and
WHEREAS, Section 125.01 (1) (q) Florida Statutes 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 VIII is hereby adopted to read as follows:
ARTICLE VIII
Section 21-68. Water Municipal Taxing Units: There
is hereby created an Indian River County Water Municipal
Service Taxing Unit under authority of Section 125.01,
Florida Statutes. The boundary of said Water Municipal
Service Taxing Unit shall be described as follows:
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INQIAf,'1 RIVER COUNTY
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Begin at the intersection of the South line of Government
Lot 2, Section 28, Township -33 South, Range 40 East, Indian
River County, Florida, and the East bank of the Indian River;
thence run southerly meandering the East bank of the Indian
River to the South lines of Sections 33 and 34, Township -
33 South, Range 40 East; the same being on the South line
of Indian River County, Florida; thence run East along the
South lines of aforesaid Sections 33 and 34 (also part of
the South line of Indian River County) to the East boundary
of the State of Florida; thence run North and westerly along
the East boundary of the State of Florida to the intersection
of the South line of Government Lot 2, Section 27, Township
33 South, Range 40 East; thence run West along the South
lines of Government Lot 2, Section 27 and Government Lot 2,
Section 28, Township 33 South, Range 40 East to the point
of beginning.
Section 21-69. Determination 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,
including capital and equipment, improvements, rental and
r acquisition and operating and maintenance costs and expenses
for the ensuing County fiscal year within the boundaries of
said Unit.
Section 21-70 Levy of taxes, Adoption of Budget. The
Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida,
heeeby authorizes the levy of a tax not to exceed three (3)
mills on all the real and tangible property within said Indian
River County Water Municipal Service Taxing Unit created under
the provisions of this Ordinance for the purpose of providing
water 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 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 ..21-69
of this Ordinance, as said Board shall determine to be necessary
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to provide such services.
Section 21-71. 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.
Section 21-72. This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and filing as provided by law.
DONE AND ADOPTED in regular session this 20th day of
December , 1978.
This Ordinance shall take effect Decemler 26, 1978.
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