Agenda 04/10/2018 Item #17B04/10/2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve the attached ordinance governing the Collier County and Municipal
Infrastructure One-Cent Sales Surtax or One-cent Sales Tax, and direct staff to work with the
Collier County Supervisor of Elections Office to submit the ballot language for the referendum to
appear on the General Election ballot November 6, 2018.
OBJECTIVE: To allow the electorate an opportunity to decide how we fund the construction,
maintenance, and repair of needed capital projects in Collier County by educating them on the options
and placing the decision on a referendum ballot.
CONSIDERATIONS: On March 27, 2018, the Board approved on first reading an ordinance for a One-
cent Sales Tax. The Board directed staff bring back the final version of the ordinance for consideration.
Staff was directed to include a reference to a list of County projects to be funded by the Sales Tax in the
ordinance. Attachment A, included with this executive summary, was added to the ninth “Whereas”
paragraph as well as Section Seven (g). The ballot language in the ordinance has been updated to reflect
the version that was discussed at the March 27, 2018 meeting. This change was made to meet the word
limit of 75 words for the explanatory statement as set by Section 101.161 Florida Statutes. Additionally,
the citation in the third “Whereas” paragraph has been corrected based on correspondence with the
Florida Department of Revenue.
Florida’s Department of Revenue (DOR) will distribute the revenue collected by th e funds derived from
the imposition of the Surtax to the County and the municipalities of the County (“Municipalities”), as set
forth in Section 218.62, Florida Statutes. Each year the Florida Legislature’s Office of Economic and
Demographic Research (EDR) produces a Local Government Financial Informational Handbook
containing revenue estimates and distribution percentages. The following table is the distribution
percentage and estimate of possible revenue from the hypothetical imposition of a One-Cent Sales Tax as
calculated by the DOR for FY19. The distribution percentage is recalculated each year to reflect changes
in population.
Local Government Distribution Percentage
Collier BCC 90.10%
Everglades 0.12%
Marco Island 4.52%
Naples 5.26%
Total 100.00%
*Source 2017 EDR Local Government Financial Informational Handbook
FISCAL IMPACT: Approval to move this item to the electorate in and of itself has no fiscal impact.
Should the voters approve the sales tax, the revenue generated is estimated at approximately $70,000,000
per year for seven years.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There are no Growth Management Impacts associated with
this Executive Summary
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney, is approved as to
form and legality, and requires majority vote for approval. -JAK
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RECOMMENDATION: To approve the attached ordinance governing the Collier County and
Municipal Infrastructure One-Cent Sales Surtax or One-cent Sales Tax, and direct staff to work with the
Collier County Supervisor of Elections Office to submit the ballot language for the referendum to appear
on the General Election ballot November 6, 2018.
Prepared by: Geoff Willig, Operations Analyst for the County Manager’s Office
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Infrastructure Surtax Ordinance w Bd Amendments (DOCX)
2. Exhibit A (PDF)
3. 1% Sales Tax ordinance - legal ad (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 17.B
Doc ID: 5269
Item Summary: Recommendation to approve the attached ordinance governing the Collier
County and Municipal Infrastructure One-Cent Sales Surtax or One-cent Sales Tax, and direct staff to
work with the Collier County Supervisor of Elections Office to submit the ballot language for the
referendum to appear on the General Election ballot November 6, 2018.
Meeting Date: 04/10/2018
Prepared by:
Title: Operations Analyst – County Manager's Office
Name: Geoffrey Willig
04/02/2018 1:51 PM
Submitted by:
Title: County Manager – County Manager's Office
Name: Leo E. Ochs
04/02/2018 1:51 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Office of Management and Budget Valerie Fleming Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 04/02/2018 2:10 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 04/03/2018 8:01 AM
Budget and Management Office Mark Isackson Additional Reviewer Completed 04/03/2018 10:56 AM
County Manager's Office Leo E. Ochs Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 04/03/2018 3:41 PM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 04/10/2018 9:00 AM
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ORDINANCE NO. 2018-_____
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, IMPOSING A COUNTYWIDE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SURTAX OF ONE PERCENT (1%)
ON ALL AUTHORIZED TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS OCCURRING
WITHIN COLLIER COUNTY, AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION
212.055(2), FLORIDA STATUTES, EFFECTIVE BEGINNING JANUARY
1, 2019, FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO SEVEN (7) YEARS OR UNTIL THE
AGGREGATE FUNDS OF $490,000,000 ARE COLLECTED, WHICHEVER
IS SOONER; PROVIDING THAT THE IMPOSITION OF THE SURTAX
SHALL BE CONTINGENT ON APPROVAL AT A COUNTYWIDE
REFERENDUM; PROVIDING FOR DISTRIBUTION OF SURTAX
REVENUES AMONG THE COUNTY AND THE MUNICIPALITIES
WITHIN THE COUNTY; PROVIDING FOR CITIZEN OVERSIGHT;
PROVIDING BALLOT LANGUAGE AND DIRECTING THE
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS TO HOLD A COUNTYWIDE PRECINCT
REFERENDUM ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018.
WHEREAS, Section 212.055(2), Florida Statutes, authorizes the Collier County Board of
County Commissioners (“Board”) to impose a 1.0 percent (1%) local government infrastructure
surtax (“Surtax”) upon transactions occurring within Collier County (“County”) which are taxable
under Chapter 212, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, a 1.0 percent (1%) Surtax would, under current State sales tax rates, result in
a one cent (1¢) Surtax on each one dollar ($1.00) sale as specifically provided by law and will be
applied to each fractional part of one dollar accordingly; and
WHEREAS, the Surtax differs from the transactions subject to the State sales tax in that
the local option sales tax base applies only to the first $5,000 of the purchase price of an item of
taxable personal property while the State sales tax applies to the entire purchase price regardless
of amount, pursuant to Section 212.054(2)(b)(1), Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Surtax does not apply to certain groceries, medical products and supplies,
fuel, and other specifically identified goods and services listed in Section 212.08, Florida Statutes;
and
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WHEREAS, the funds derived from the imposition of the Surtax shall be distributed to
the County and the municipalities of the County (“Municipalities”), as set forth in Section 218.62,
Florida Statutes, if no interlocal agreement is entered into; and
WHEREAS, funds received from the Surtax authorized by Section 212.055(2), Florida
Statutes, may be utilized by the County and Municipalities to finance, plan, construct, reconstruct,
renovate and improve needed infrastructure, as defined in Section 212.055(2)(d), Florida Statutes;
and
WHEREAS, the County and the Municipalities are presently without sufficient fiscal and
monetary resources to adequately fund their infrastructure needs; and
WHEREAS, adequate public infrastructure facilities of the types herein described promote
the safe, efficient and uninterrupted provision of numerous essential public services provided by
the County and the Municipalities, including but not limited to roads, bridges, signals, sidewalks,
parks, evacuation shelters, governmental facilities, including emergency services facilities;
acquiring land and construction for workforce housing and career and technical training, veterans’
nursing home and expand mental health facilities; and
WHEREAS, a brief description of the projects to be funded is set forth in the ballot
language contained in this Ordinance and a more specific list of projects to be funded is attached
hereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Municipalities shall establish a citizen oversight
committee to provide for citizen review of the expenditure of Surtax proceeds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, that:
SECTION ONE. Incorporation of Recitals.
The above recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference.
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SECTION TWO. Imposition of Local Government Infrastructure Surtax.
There is hereby imposed a one percent (1%) local government infrastructure surtax
(“Surtax”) upon all authorized taxable transactions occurring within the County.
SECTION THREE. Administration, Collection and Distribution of Proceeds.
The Surtax shall be administered, collected, and enforced in accordance with the provisions
of Section 212.054, Florida Statutes, and the rules promulgated by the Florida Department of
Revenue. The proceeds of the Surtax shall be distributed by the Department of Revenue directly
to the County and Municipalities, in accordance with Section 218.62, Florida Statutes.
SECTION FOUR. Referendum Election.
(a) The Surtax imposed in Section Two hereof shall not take effect unless and until
approved by a majority of the electors of the County voting in a countywide precinct referendum
election on the Surtax.
(b) The Collier County Supervisor of Elections is hereby directed to hold such
countywide precinct referendum election on November 6, 2018.
(c) The Collier County Supervisor of Elections shall cause the following proposition
to be placed on the ballot:
COLLIER COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE
ONE-CENT SALES SURTAX
To enhance safety, mobility, and hurricane preparedness in Collier
County and its cities by constructing, repairing, and maintaining
roads, bridges, signals, sidewalks, parks, evacuation shelters,
governmental and emergency services facilities; acquire land and
support construction for workforce housing and career and technical
training, veterans’ nursing home and expand mental health facilities;
shall the County levy a one-cent sales surtax beginning January 1,
2019 and automatically ending December 31, 2025, with oversight
by citizen committee?
_______ FOR THE ONE-CENT SALES TAX
_______ AGAINST THE ONE-CENT SALES TAX
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SECTION FIVE. Advertisement.
The Collier County Clerk of Court shall insure that notice of this referendum be advertised
in accordance with the provisions of Section 100.342, Florida Statutes. Proof of publication shall
be provided to the Chair of the Board.
SECTION SIX. Expiration Date; Survival of Certain Restricted Uses.
(a) Sunset. In all events, this Ordinance shall be in effect only through December 31,
2025. It shall sunset and expire thereafter, without further action by the Board and the electors, at
which time it shall be deemed repealed and of no further force and effect, and the Surtax levied
hereunder shall terminate. Alternatively, this Ordinance shall sunset on December 31st of any year
during the term of this Ordinance in the event that the total aggregate distributions of Surtax
proceeds equal or exceed the amount of $490,000,000 at any time during that calendar year, in
which event the Board shall take necessary action to repeal this Ordinance and notify the Flo rida
Department of Revenue prior to the applicable deadline so that the Surtax will not continue for the
following year.
(b) Survival of restrictions on use of Surtax proceeds. Notwithstanding the provisions
of subsection (a) for the expiration and repeal of this Ordinance, so long as any Surtax proceeds
shall remain unspent, the restrictions hereby imposed concerning the distribution and use of such
Surtax proceeds as well as the proceeds of any borrowings payable from Surtax proceeds, and all
interest and other investment earnings on either of them shall survive such expiration and repeal
and shall be fully enforceable in a court of competent jurisdiction.
SECTION SEVEN. Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee.
(a) Creation. Upon the approval of the Surtax by the electors of Collier County, the
Board shall hereby assemble an Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee (“Committee”)
to provide for citizen review of the expenditure of the Surtax proceeds by the County, as soon as
possible after the Surtax becomes effective, but not later than the date on which the funds are first
expended. The Committee shall serve as an ad hoc advisory and reporting body to the County.
(b) Composition. The Committee shall be comprised of seven (7) members. There
shall be one (1) member appointed from each County District, and two (2) at-large members. Upon
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confirmation that said individuals meet the requirements herein, the Board shall appoint said
individuals to this Committee. Appointment of positions, unless otherwise stated herein, shall be
governed by Collier County Ordinance No. 2001-55, as may be amended, or by its successor
ordinance.
(c) Membership Qualifications. All members shall have the following qualifications:
(1) Member shall be a resident of Collier County;
(2) Member shall not be an elected official;
(3) Member shall not be a current employee of any governmental body within
Collier County;
(4) Special consideration shall be given to nominees that have financial or
business management backgrounds and experience; and
(5) Member shall meet the qualifications set forth in Collier County Ordinance
No. 2001-55, as may be amended or its successor ordinance.
(d) Term. The initial terms for the at-large seats shall be one year; the remainder of the
at-large terms shall be for two years or until the Committee sunsets. The initial terms and all terms
thereafter for each District seat shall be for two years or until the Committee sunsets. All members
shall be eligible for reappointment upon the expiration of their term. Upon resignation or removal
of a member from a seat, that seat will be filled for the remainder of its term.
(e) Removal. Removal of members from the Committee shall be in accordance with
the provisions of Collier County Ordinance No. 2001-55, as it may be amended, or its successor
ordinance.
(f) Sunset. The Committee shall sunset and terminate without further action by the
Board within 2 months of the final expenditure of all of the Surtax proceeds collected by the
County. At its final meeting after the Surtax proceeds have been expended, the Committee shall
prepare a final report to the Board with its findings and recommendations.
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(g) Duties. The Committee shall have the responsibility to review the expenditure of
Surtax proceeds against the ballot referendum approved by the voters and this Ordinance. The
Board may expend proceeds of the Surtax on projects not specifically stated herein or in the
attached Exhibit A, so long as those projects (1) comply with the intent of the ballot language, (2)
have a positive recommendation by this Committee, and (3) fall within the projects and categories
identified. The Committee shall not recommend alternative projects, unless requested by the
Board.
(h) Officer; Meetings; Quorum; Rules of Procedure.
(1) Annually the members of the Committee shall elect a chairperson and vice
chairperson from among the members. The chairperson’s and vice chairperson’s terms in such
positions shall be for one (1) year with eligibility for re-election by the members of the Committee.
(2) The Committee shall meet monthly, or as otherwise needed to fulfill their
duties and responsibilities.
(3) The presence of at least five (5) members shall constitute a quorum of the
Committee necessary to take action and transact business. In addition, an affirmative vote of a
super majority (majority present plus one) shall be necessary in order to take official action.
Furthermore, by simple majority vote, but never with less than 5 members present, the Committee
shall adopt rules of procedure for its meetings, and thereafter shall be governed by its procedures,
as amended from time to time.
(4) The Committee shall keep a written record of meetings, resolutions,
findings and determinations. Copies of all Committee minutes, resolutions, reports and exhibits
shall be submitted to the Board. The Committee shall submit an annual report of its findings and
recommendations to the Board.
(i) Reimbursement of Expenses. Committee members shall receive no compensation
for the performance of their duties, but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for expenses
reasonably incurred in the performance of their duties upon prior approval by the Board.
(j) Duties of the County Manager’s Office. The County Manager’s Office will provide
such documentation, information, descriptions of procedures, secretarial support and general
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assistance to the Committee as may be necessar y for the Committee to carry out its functions as
set forth herein.
(k) The Committee, its members, and all its proceedings shall be governed by and
comply with the provisions of the Florida Sunshine Law, Chapter 286, Florida Statutes, the Florida
Public Records Law, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Ethics Code, Chapter 112,
Florida Statutes, and all other applicable local or state statutes, ordinances, or rules.
SECTION EIGHT. Conflict and Severability.
In the event this Ordinance conflicts with any other Ordinance of Collier County or other
applicable law, the more restrictive shall apply. If any court of competent jurisdiction holds any
phrase or portion of this Ordinance invalid or unconstitutional, such portion shall be deemed a
separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portion.
SECTION NINE. Inclusion in The Code of Laws and Ordinances.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of Laws and
Ordinances of Collier County, Florida. The sections of the Ordinance may be renumbered or re -
lettered to accomplish such, and the word “ordinance” may be changed to “section,” “article,” or
any other appropriate word.
SECTION TEN. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall be effective upon filing with the Florida Department of State.
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PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, this ______ day of ________________, 2018.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:_____________________________ By:_____________________________
, Deputy Clerk Andy Solis, Chairman
Approved as to form and legality:
_______________________________
Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney
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