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Resolution 1996-365 AUG 1 3 1996 ';111,1 ) h ;:'~H, RESOLUTION NO. 96- 365 " I: - I; ,,; r, II 1! \:.'~ . ,":' '. I ~ ..; 1'1111' I . A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE EARLY SUSPENSION OF THE COLLECTION OF A ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT SALES SURTAX PURSUANT TO COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 96-31 AND COLLIER COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 96-300, AT SUCH TIME AS FUNDING GOALS HAVE BEEN MET, AND PROVIDING FOR DESIGN, PERMITI'ING AND CONSTRUCTION FROM FUNDS GENERATED BY SURTAX COLLECTION. WHEREAS, on June 25, 1996, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida adopted Collier County Ordinance No. 96-31 which provided for an additional one-half of one percent sales surtax to be collected for three years to fund capital improvements of constmcting an expansion to the Collier County Jail and constructing a Work Release & Restitutio!: Center; and WHEREAS, on June 25, 1996, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida adopted Resolution No. 96-300 ordering and calling a referendum election to be held on November 5, 1996 for the purpose of obtaining approval of the said sales surtax from the electors of Collier County; and WHEREAS, on November 5, 1996 the said referendum election will be held requesting the electors of Collier County to vote on the following proposition: Shall an additional one-half of one percent surtax (sales tax) pursuant to Ordinance No. 96-31 be levied in Collier County for a period of 3 years, commencing February I, 1997 and ending January 31, 2000, to fund the capital improvements of constructing an expansion to the Collier County Jail and constructing a Work Release & Restitution Center? and WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the said one-half of one percent sales surtax, if collected for a full three years, may generate funds in excess of those needed to fmance the design, permitting and construction of the Work Release & Restitution Center and the expansion of the Collier County Jail facility; and WHEREAS, the fmal design, permitting and construction of the said Work Release & Restitution Center and the expansion of the Collier County Jail facility will occur during the period of time that the one-half of one percent sales surtax will be collected; and WHEREAS, the Board wishes to provide for the suspension of collection of the one-half 8DDK ClOD Pl~, 136 AUG 1 3 1996 of one percent ~'.Jes surtax at such time as the total cost for design, permitting and construction of the Work Release & Restitution Center and Collier County Jail expansion have been collected; and WHEREAS, the Board wishes to adopt a policy that the cost of the design, permitting and construction of the Work Release & Restitution Center and Collier County Jail expansion facility be paid from funds generated by sales surtax collection. NOW, TIIEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: SECTION ONE. Should the referendum to levy an additional one-half of one perc;ent sales surtax commencing February 1, 1997 to fund capital improvements for the" design, permitting and construction of an expansion to the Collier County Jail and the design, permitting and construction of a Work Release & Restitution Center be approved by a majority of the electors of Collier County voting in such referendum election, notwithstanding the provision contained therein allowing for the collection of said ono-half of one percent sales surtax for a three year period, should the total cost for the design, permitting and construction of the expansion to the Collier County Jail and the design, permitting and construction of the Work Release & Restitution Center be collected prior to the ending of the three year period, the collection of said one-half of one percent sales surtax will be suspended. SECTION TWO. It is the policy of this Board that the design, permitting and construction of the Collier County Jail expansion and the Work Release & Restitution Center shall be performed from the funds generated by the one-half of one percent sales surtax collection. This Resolution adopted this /. l' day of August, 1996, after motion, second and majority vote. BOARD OF COlJNfY COMMISSIONERS COlliER COUNTY, FLORIDA ~ . C. Norris, Chairman " ''''. ATIEST: pWiGHT E; .BROcK, CLERK I..... . Approved as to form and legal sufficiency: . ' : ~. '. r . . l'~th,..~It;_~o, "" fI By: ~A~~ Itt~/ft David C. Weigel, County mey 000 'l~, 137