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RESOLUTION 75
WHEREAS, approximately fifty per cent (50%) of the of the
population of Seminole County, Florida, reside within municipalities
of said County; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Seminole County, Florida, residing
within municipalities should not be deprived of the benefits of
certain tax revenues of Seminole County, Florida, which tax revenues
are for the specific benefit of all the citizens of Seminole County,
Florida; and
WHEREAS, the COUNCIL of VILLAGE OF NORTH ORLANDO is of
the opinion certain tax revenues, which are now under the control
of Seminole County and expended by said County for county purposes
outside the municipalities, should be allocated and expended within
the municipalities of Seminole County; and
WHEREAS, THE MUNICIPALITIES OF SEMINOLE COUNTY are entitled to
a 1nore equitable expenditure of County tax revenues within said
municipalities; and
Whereas, a portion of the following tax revenue should be
allocated equally among the several municipalities of Seminole
County according to the population of each municipality for the
operation of governments within said municipalities, to-wit:
(a) Road and Bridge fund;
(b) Race track funds;
(c) A portion of the state gasoline tax.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the COUNCIL of the
VILLAGE of NORTH ORLANDu, FLORIDA, that the Florida LEGISLATIVE
Delegation of Orange- Seminole County introduce and pass legislation
in the 1967 Florida Legislature in the form of local bills providing:
(a) That one-half (1/2) of State Race Track Funds
(b) That all taxes levied by Seminole County for road and
bridge purposes realized on property in incorporated cities and
towns be turned over to such cities and towns to be used as
prescribed by Chapter 336.59, Florida Statues, 1965;
(c) That a portion of the second gasoline tax and the
seventh cent gasoline tax distributed to Seminole County be
allocated and distributed annually among the municipalities on
the basis of population.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22 day of MARCH, A.D.,1967.
George T. Fuller, MAYOR
Lloyd P. Brown, VICE MAYOR
Jay A. Wetz, COUNCILMAN
Granville Brown, COUNCILMAN
Charles E. Rowell, COUNCILMAN
Chas. B. McIntosh, COUNCILMAN
ATTEST:
Helen F. Green, VILLAGE CLERK