Okaloosa County BOCC — April 27, 2013 — Business Tax Ordinance - Public Notice — reading text

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, will hold a public hearing on March 19, 2013, at 9:00 A. M. in the Commissioners Meeting Room at the Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Administration Building, 1804 Lewis Turner Boulevard, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, to consider the adoption of a County Ordinance, the title of which is: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY FLORIDA; AMENDING OKALOOSA COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 07-12, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AS THE OKALOOSA COUNTY BUSINESS TAX ORDINANCE; AMENDING AND CLARIFYING THE BUSINESS TAX SCHEDULE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PROVISIONS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The proposed classifications and rate schedule are: (a) Annual business tax rate for all businesses located in Okaloosa County shall be $35 (Thirty-Five dollars) per year beginning July 1, 2013. (b) Beginning July 1, 2013; Existing businesses with a business tax rate of $12.50 (Twelve dollars Fifty cents) per year, or less, will be grandfathered in to receive a business tax rate of $25 (Twenty-Five dollars). These tax rates shall be increased by 5 percent every other year until the annual rate of $35 (Thirty-Five dollars) per year is reached. Copies of the proposed Ordinance may be inspected by the public at the office of Gary Stanford, Deputy Clerk of Circuit Court, at the Okaloosa County Courthouse, Crestview, Florida, and at the Clerk of Circuit Court's office, Okaloosa County Courthouse Annex, Shalimar, Florida. Interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed Ordinance. If a person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at such meeting, such person will need a record of the proceeding and, for such purpose, such person may need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. If a written request is made by a physically handicapped person at least 48 hours prior to said meeting, accommodations will be made by the Chairman of the Board for access of said person to the meeting. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA By: DON W. HOWARD Clerk of Circuit Court TO BE PUB: February 28, 2013