HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-075RESOLUTION NO. 2020- 075
A RESOLUTION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING
THE TAX MILLAGE RATE TO BE LEVIED UPON ALL REAL AND
PERSONAL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 FOR THE INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY GENERAL PURPOSE MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT.
WHEREAS, the Budget Officer of Indian River County prepared and presented to the
County Commission a tentative budget for the General Purpose Municipal Service Taxing Unit of
Indian River County, Florida, for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of October, 2020, and
ending on the 30th day of September, 2021, addressing each of the funds therein as provided by
law, including all estimated receipts, taxes to be levied, and balances expected to be brought
forward, and all estimated expenditures, reserves, and balances to be carried over at the end of the
year; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County held a public
workshop to consider and amend the tentative budget as presented; and
WHEREAS, the Board did prepare a statement summarizing all of the tentative budgets
showing for each budget and for the total of all budgets, proposed tax millages, the balances and
reserves, and the total of each major classification of the receipts and expenditures classified
according to accounts prescribed by the appropriate state agencies; and
WHEREAS, the proposed millage rate for the General Purpose Municipal Service Taxing
Unit is above the rolled back rate of 1.1133 by 3.35%, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County did hold a public
hearing to review and adopt a tentative budget; and
WHEREAS, the final budget hearing has been properly advertised and held in accordance
with applicable Florida law,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board does herewith levy upon all real and
personal taxable property in Indian River County, Florida, within the unit, for fiscal year 2020-2021, a
tax of 1.1506 mills on the dollar for the purpose of funding the General Purpose Municipal Service
Taxing Unit of Indian River County;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the millage as adopted herein shall be filed in the Office
of the County Budget Officer and in the Public Records; and the County Budget Officer shakf -
transmit forthwith a certified copy of this resolution to the Property Appraiser for Indian River Cour.)
to the Tax Collector for Indian River County, and to the Department of Revenue of the State
Florida.
The resolution was moved for adoption by Commissioner O'Bryan , and then
motion was seconded by Commissioner Flescher , and, upon being put to a vote,
vote was as follows:
Chairman Susan Adams AYE
Vice Chairman Joseph E. Flescher AYE
Commissioner Peter D. O'Bryan AYE
Commissioner Bob Solari AYE
Commissioner Tim Zorc AYE
The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 23'dA,y, of
September, 2020. ..•Go�caTY COt;•..
Attest: Jeffrey R. Smith
Clerkof Court and Comptroller
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