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Public Hearings 9.

BCC Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:	07/23/2015
Issue: 5:32 p.m. Public Hearing to consider an Ordinance providing for an extension of the Local Option Gas Tax
From:	Kristin Hual
Department:	County Attorney's Office
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

5:32 p.m. Public Hearing to consider adopting an Ordinance amending Chapter 90, Article V, Sections 90-201 through 90-203, and Section 90-206, providing for an extension of the Local Option Gas Tax.

Recommendation: That the Board adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 90, Article V, Sections 90-201 through 90-203, and Section 90-206, providing for an extension of the Local Option Gas Tax (6-cent fuel tax), for a period of ten (10) years and four (4) months, commencing on September 1, 2016.

BACKGROUND:

Pursuant to the authority granted in §336.025(1)(a), Florida Statutes, the Board of County Commissioners previously enacted a Local Option Gas Tax (6-cent fuel tax), which was originally levied on September 1, 1996, for a period of ten (10) years and subsequently renewed for an additional ten (10) year period through August 31, 2016. This 6-cent local option fuel tax is levied upon every gallon of motor fuel sold in Escambia County on an annual basis. Per the authorizing statute, these funds may only be spent on transportation related expenditures, which has provided funding for road paving and repair, drainage, bridge maintenance, and other transportation related projects within the County. The proposed Ordinance will renew the Local Option Gas Tax for an additional ten (10) years and four (4) months commencing on September 1, 2016.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

N/A

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

The proposed Ordinance was drafted by Assistant County Attorney, Kristin D. Hual, and advertised in the Pensacola News Journal on July 12, 2015.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

A copy of the Ordinance will be filed with the Department of State.

Attachments
Draft Ordinance
Proof of Publication