HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-103RESOLUTION NO. 2015- 103
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 2015-2016 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, 2015, and
ending on the 30th day of September, 2016, 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 numerous
public workshops 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 1.0158 by 5.7%, 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 2015-2016, a
tax of 1.0733 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 shall
transmit forthwith a certified copy of this resolution to the Property Appraiser for Indian River County,
to the Tax Collector for Indian River County, and to the Department of Revenue of the State of
Florida.
The resolution was moved for adoption by Commissioner Flescher , and the
motion was seconded by Commissioner _n1n3$ An and, upon being put to a vote, the
vote was as follows:
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Chairman Wesley S. Davis AVF. AND LEGAL SUFFICIEN
Vice Chairman Bob Solari AVR
Commissioner Joseph E. Flescher AV -P. BY
Commissioner Peter D. O'Bryan AYF DYLAN REINGOLD
Commissioner Tim Zorc AYE COUNTY ATTORNEY
The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 17th day..a��M�S,,
September, 2015.
Attest: Jeffrey R. ith
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIOVI
INDIAN DIVER COUNTY, FLORID/*
Wesley S. Davis
Chairman