01-06-87SpMtg JANUARY 6, 1987
A Special Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Doak S. Campbell in the
Commission Chambers at City Hall at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 6, 1987.
Roll call showed:
Present - Commissioner Malcolm T. Bird
Commissioner Richard J. Dougherty
Commissioner Marie Horenburger
Commissioner Jimmy Weatherspoon
Mayor Doak S. Campbell
Absent - None
Also present were - City Manager James L. Pennington and City Attorney Herbert W.A. Thiele.
Mayor Campbell called the meeting to order and announced that
this meeting has been called for the purpose of (1) First Reading of
Ordinance No. 1-87 clarifying the use of the additional 1% utility
services tax.
1. Ordinance No. 1-87 - Amending Code - Utilities Services Tax.
Ordinance No. 1-87, amending Chapter 25, "Taxation", of the Code of
Ordinances clarifying the use of the additional 1% utility services tax,
is before the Commission for consideration on First Reading. If passed,
Public Hearing will be held January 20.
The City Manager presented Ordinance No. 1=87:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 25, "TAXATION", OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA,
BY AMENDING ARTICLE III, "UTILITY SERVICES", SECTION
25-23, "LEVIED; PURCHASER TO PAY", TO CLARIFY THE INTENT
OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE USE OF REVENUES DERIVED FROM
THE 8.5% UTILITIES SERVICES TAX AS SAME REGARDS UTILITY
TAX OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The City Attorney read the caption of the ordinance.
Mr. Bird moved for the adoption of Ordinance No. 1-87 on First
Reading, seconded by Mrs. Horenburger. Upon roll call the Commission
voted as follows: Mr. Bird - Yes; Mr. Dougherty - Yes; Mrs. Horenburger
- Yes; Mr. Weatherspoon - Yes; Mayor Campbell - Yes. Said motion passed
with a 5 to 0 vote.
Before roll call, the City Attorney advised this is on the
agenda to do a technical clarification to the utility tax section of the
Code. They recently enacted an ordinance which earmarked an increase of
1% in the utility services tax for beautification purposes. In light of
the City's past utility service tax certificates, and the upcoming bond
issue, the City's Bond Counsel, Mudge, Rose, felt that it was necessary
to clarify in the terms of the ordinance itself that the bond covenants
would prevail. That is, that you as a holder of a bond would have a
first priority on the utility tax to pay the debt service on the bonds.
It will do nothing to affect the manner by which the funds will be
distributed, nor will it do anything to affect the tax rate itself.
At this point the roll was called to the motion.
Mayor Campbell declared the meeting adjourned at 7:04 P.M.
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and that the information provided herein is the minutes of the meeting
of said City Commission of January 6, 1987, which minutes were formally
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