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Uptown Station The Brackin Builing
73 Eglin Pkwy N.E., Suite 111 302 N. Wilson Street, Suite 101
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 Crestview, FL 32536
310 Van Matre Ave. 506 Highway 85 North
Suite 155, Building 210 Niceville, FL 32578
Eglin AFB, FL 32542
Customer Service Processing Center
4012 Commons Dr. West, Unit 122 www.OkaloosaTax.com
Destin FL 32541 (850) 689-5700 (850) 651-7300
BEN ANDERSON
OKALOOSA COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR
March 13, 2013
Commissioner Don Amunds
Chairman, Board of County Commissioners
Okaloosa County, Florida
1804 Lewis Turner Blvd.
Fort Walton Beach, Fl 32578
Re: Tourist Development Bed Tax Collection
Transfer Responsibilities to the Tax Collector
Dear Commissioner Amunds:
Per BCC guidelines I am requesting placement on the BCC Agenda for March 19, 2013.
We will provide a positive recommendation for the transfer of the Collection of the Tourist
Development Tax to the Tax Collector from the Clerk of the Court. This will provide the Commission
and the Citizens with another layer of Checks and Balances for the collection and assignment of
funds for the TDC Bed Tax.
To the Citizens, the distinction of the duties and responsibilities of these two Constitutional Officers
is very clear. By allowing the collection of tax by the Tax Collector, there will be more transparency
in the TDT and the TDC process with a separate and independent receipt and accounting of the taxes.
This is the same process and procedure, as the County’s Ad Valorem Tax collection.
In advance, we thank you for your consideration in this important matter.
With kind regards,
Benjamin F. Anderson
Benjamin F. Anderson
Tax Collector of Okaloosa County