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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: June 3, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Rick Owen
SUBJECT: EDATE Resolution
DEPARTMENT: County Administrator
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Florida Statutes allows the Board to grant property tax exemptions
for new and existing which will create new full-time jobs subject to voter approval. The Board
was initially granted this authority in 2004 for a period of ten years. To renew this authorization,
on February 7, 2014, the Board previously adopted Resolution 14-41 to approve language and
direct the placement of the ballot question on the August 26, 2014 Primary Election. On May
20, 2014, the Board adopted Resolution 14-94 which amended the ballot language to conform to
the statutory language. Since that action, representatives of the City of Destin and the Economic
Development Council have requested some modifications of the statutory language. The statute
allows some minor modification, provided that it is substantially in the form of the suggested
statutory language. The requested modification appears to be substantially in the form of the
suggested statutory language and would be permissible.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the resolution.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator