Backup Documents 12/08/2020 Item #16H 4 16H4
12/08/2020
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, county electors voted to enact an Infrastructure Surtax (Surtax) of one percent on all
authorized taxable transactions by referendum in the November 6, 2018 General Election; and
WHEREAS, the Surtax took effect on January 1, 2019 and began to be collected on the same date, for
a period of up to seven years or until the aggregate funds of $490,000,000 are collected;
and
WHEREAS, the County receives approximately 90% of the collected revenues with the remaining revenue
distributed to the three municipalities of the County; and
WHEREAS, ordinance 2018-21 as amended by 2019-46 established the Infrastructure Surtax Citizens
Oversight Committee to provide citizen review of the expenditure of Surtax proceeds; and
WHEREAS, the nine-member committee has held 11 meetings in the past two years with televised
broadcasts on the Collier TV channel and County website; and
WHEREAS, the committee has reviewed and validated 34 projects finding that these project expenditures
are valid uses of Infrastructure Sales Surtax Funding meeting the requirements of Florida
Statute 212.055, conforming to the definition of Infrastructure, and are eligible projects in
line with County Ordinance 2018-21 and the ballot language within; and
WHEREAS, the 34 validated projects have a net value of $282,190,186 approximately 67% of the Collier
County portion of the Surtax allocation; and
WHEREAS, the committee members have volunteered many hours of their personal time to attend
meetings and review materials for these meetings; and
WHEREAS, the committee's review provides oversight on behalf of the public regarding the use of the
Surtax revenue and transparency to the decision making process;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that
we
Recognize the Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committees contribution to
transparency; through their review of the expenditures and use of Infrastructure Sales
Surtax revenue
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 8th Day of December 2020.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
441/7:4/71
\ BURT L. SAUNDERS, CHAIRMAN