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RESOLUTION NO. 95 -16
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE BREVARD COUNTY BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS EXTEND THE CURRENTLY ENACTED
SIX CENT LOCAL OPTION GAS TAX BEYOND ITS CURRENT
EXPIRATION OF 2001.
WHEREAS, the Brevard Metropolitan Planning Organization is the designated and
constituted body responsible for the urban transportation planning and programming process for
the Melbourne - Titusville - Palm Bay Urbanized Area; and
WHEREAS, the Brevard County Board of Commissioners has enacted a six cent local
option gas tax through 2001; and
WHEREAS, the six cent local option gas tax is currently shared with all of the
municipalities in Brevard County, as defined by interlocal agreement; and
WHEREAS, an extension of the six cent local option gas tax beyond 2001 would provide
a reliable revenue stream to assist local governments in addressing their transportation needs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City of Cape Canaveral requests the Brevard County Board of
County Commissioners extend the currently enacted six cent local option gas tax beyond its
current expiration of 2001.
ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, this 16 th day
of May
, 1995.
Kohn Bennett, CI ATTORNEY