Resolution 1995-379
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RESOLUTION HO. 95-379
A RESOL'rrION ORDERING AND CALLING A REFERENDUM
ELECTIO," BY KAIL BALLOT TO BB HELD ON SEPTEKBER 26,
1995, WITHIN COLLIER COUNTY '1'0 DB'1'ERMINB IF '!'HE
QUALIFIED ELECTORS APPROVB AN ADDITIONAL ONE PERCENT
LOCAL G;)VERNMENT INFRAS'l'RUC'l'URE DISCRETIONARY SALES
SURTAX 'rOR A PERIOD NOT '1'0 EXCEED NINE KON'.l'HS,
COMMENC {NG JANUARY 1, 1996 AND ENDING SE:P'1'EMBER 30,
1996, If') FUND A SECOND GORDON RIVER BRIDGE.
WHEREAS, ~he Board of County Commissioners on June 20, 1995
adopted Collie,:, County Ordinance No. 95-43, which provides for an
additional one percent local government infrastructure
discretionary sale. surtax to i~ collected from January 1, 1996 to
September 30, 1996; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sect ion 212.055(2), Flc.dda Statutes,
and Collier Cvunty Ordinance !'~. 95-43, such one ~.rcent local
government infrastructur. discretionary sales surtax levy is
subject to referendum approval by a majority VOtf of the qualified
electors or Collier County voting in a referendwn election to levy
such additional on. percent s,lles tax to fund thfl project costs
for the construction of a sec;nd Gordon River br;\'-1ge; and
WHEREAS, '.:he project cos . for a second Gordon River bridge
include all de$ign, engineering, land acquisition and related fees
and costs, permitting and construction of a secO'.d Gordon River
bridge, including the design and engineering cos':s incurred after
the adoption of Collier Count Ordinance No. ~\2 (June 20, 1995)
but prior to J'lnuary 1, 1996; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Cc nty Commissioners I:.f Collier County,
Florida, finds it to be in the best interests of the citizens of
COllier County to call a referendum election.
NOW, TH~ ZFORE, BE IT RE :'OLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUN'~, FLORIDA, that:
SBCTION ONE. ~EFERBNDUH ELEC.~ON CALLED.
A referendum election be and is hereby ordered and called to
be held on September 26, 1995 by mail ballot for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified ....ctor. of Collier County the
question of wl.ether the levy of an additional one percent local
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government infrastructure surtax shall be approved.
SBC'l'XOlf 'l'WO. PERSONS Zlf'l'XTLBn TO VOTE.
The persons entitled to vote in the referendum election shall
be all the qu~lified electors residing within Collier County,
Florida.
82C'l'IOlf THREE,_ KAXL BALLOT AND ELECTION OFFXCXALS~
The eleci'ion shall be held by mail ballot wi thin Collier
County as a countY-Wide election. Themail ballot referendum
election shall be conducted by election officialt appointed by the
Supervisor of Elections pursu~nt to applicable g~neral law.
SBCTION FOUR. FORM 01' THE BA1.L2:L.,
A. The J7'ail ballot to bf' used in said refenmdum election
shall be in SUbstantially the following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
REFERENDUM ELECTION ON AN ADDITIONAL ONE PERCENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRJ S'l'RUC'l'URE DISCRETI(.'NARY
SURTAX (SALES TAX)
Shall an additional one ~Int surtax (sales 1:.tx)
pursuant to Ordinance No 95-43 be levied in
Collier County for a per, :Xi of 9 months, cOlUllencing
on January 1, 1996 and eJ,ding on September 30,
1996, to iund the project costs for the design,
engineering, construction and related cost. ~f a
second Gordon River bridge?
FOR the One Cent Sales Tax
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AGAINST :he One Cent Sales rax
B. The Sl',pervisor of El, :tions shall inclul '. on all mail
ballots such instructions to ' )ters as are necessary.
SZCTXON FIVE. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
The Clerk of this Board shall publish a not! ~:e of the
referendum ele'"tion by mail bt. llot in the Naples Daily News, a
newspaper of general circulatj,n published in Collier County,
Florida. There shall be at le,sst thirty (30) daY~J notice of said
election, with publication to be made at least twice, once in the
fifth week and once in the third week prior to tht week in which
the referendum election is to ~e held. Said notice shall be in
substantially' .he following t Jrm:
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JUN 2 0 1995
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM ELECTION BY HAIL BALLO'r
NOTICE I~ HEREBY GIVEN, that a referendum election by mail
ballot will ~J held on Septamber 26, 1995, in Collier County,
Florida, to dQtermine if the qualified electors residing within
Collier Count;f approve an additional one percent local government
infrastructure discretionary sales surtax to be levied for a
period of 9 munths, commencincl January 1, 1996 ar.d ending on
September 30, 1996 to fund th,,, project costs for the construction
of a second Gt,rdon River bridle. Project costs ehall include
design and engineering costs..ncurred after adop1' ion of Ordinance
No. 95-43 (June 20, 1995) but prior to the effect.ive date of the
additional one percent local government infrast~ cture
discretion~ry sales surtax (January 1, 1996).
The election shall be c01ducted by election officials
appointed by the Supervisor 0: Elections pursuant to applicable
general law. hll qualified electors reSiding within Collier
County may votl by mail ballot in said referendum election.
Absentee voting may be permitted upon compliance with applicable
provisions of general law.
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DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK
BY:
Deputy Clerk
This Resolution adopted 'his ~ day of ~.;.q <<.:-/
after motion, second and majority vote.
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Approved as.to form and
legal:~utt1ciency:
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BOARD OF COUNTY C('KMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, n ORIDA
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