Resolution 1995-276
RIlS0IollTIOII 110. 95-276
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RIlS0IollTIOII 01' TIll IOUIl 01' COlJJlTY COIIXISIIOXDS 01'
COUlD COllJlTY, n.oJlIDA, RIlCOIIXIXDIIICI TO TllII STATII
IoIClISIoATllUI THAT JIAl[I1lUJI DISCllllTIOII BI GIVIIII '1'0
TIIII I.OCAI. ~S 1'011 TIIII 17811 01' TOURIS'l'
DIIVIII.OPXIlJl'l' 'l'UIIS 1'011 BDCK RIlIIOURISIlIIDl'l'
WBIIRDS, Florida Statute, Section 125.0104(5) (A) providee for
the use of tourist development taxes for the financing of beach
improvement, maintenance, renourishment, restoration and erosion
control, including shore line protection, enhancement clean-up or
restoration of inland lakee and rivers to which there ie public
access.
WBIIRDS, the County's Tourist Development Plan adopted by
County Ordinance No. 92-60 allocates the use of touriet
development tax.. as tollows:
1. Sixty percent (60t) to finance beach improvement,
maintenance, renourishment, restoration and erosion control,
including pase and inlet maintenance; and
2. Forty percent (40t) to promote and advertise County
tourism
within
the
state
of
Florida,
nationally
end
internationally, which encourages tourism with an emphaeie on
off-sea eon visitors to Collier County; and
WBIIRDS, the State Legislature is considering amending the
statute concerning the use of tourist development taxes.
IIOW, TIlIIRII'ORI, BII IT RIlSOIoVllD BY 'l'B1l BOARD 01' COllJlTY
COIIXISSIOIIDS .e fOllo.e,
1. Collier County recommends and urges that local
governments be afforded maximum diecretion in the uee of touriet
development taxes for the purposes set forth in Section
125.0104(5) of the Florida statutes and that no cap be placed on
the amount of tourist tax funde that can be used for any of euch
renourishment.
r';~
1995 by the
on
County Attorney