INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT RE DISCRETIONARY SALES SURTAX OF ONE PERCENT
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PINELLAS COUNTY FLI'
INST . 90-291035.
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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this
19th
day
of
September
1989. by and between Pinellas County. a
political
sUbdivision
of
the
State
of
Florida.
hereinafter referred to
as
the
"COUNTY" .
and
the
Cities.
municipal corporat _ons within Pinellas County under the laws of
the State of Florida. hereinafter referred to as the "CITIES".
as follows:
WIT N E SSE T H :
WHEREAS. Section 212.055(2). Florida Statutes. authorizes
the COUNTY to impose. and the COUNTY proposes to impose. a
discretionary sales surtax of one percent (1\) referred to in the
title of said Section as the "Local Government Infrastructure
Surtax" ("Surtax"); and
WHEREAS. the Surtax is subject to a referendum scheduled for
November 7. 1989. in Pinellas County. Florida; and
WHEREAS. pursuant to the p~visions of Section 212.054(4).
Florida Statutes (1988 Supp.). tne Florida Department of Revenue
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shall collect the Surtax and d~tribute the net proceeds thereof
(after deducting the Department's administrative costs up to
three percent [3\] of the Surtax collections) to the COUNTY
monthly; and
WHEREAS. all parties desire to provide for a distribution of
the Surtax; and
WHEREAS. the proceeds of the Surtax may be distributed
pursuant to an Inter local Agreement entered into between the
COUNTY and the CITIES; and
WHEREAS.
all
parties
recognize that
jail and court
facilities are countywide in nature. and benefit all of the
citizens of Pinellas County; and
WHEREAS. this Inter local Agreement is authorized by the
provisions of Section 163.01. Florida Statutes. which authorizes
the cooperative exercise by agreement of two or more pUblic
agencies of any power common to them.
NOW. THEREFORE. in consideration of the covenants herein
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BETUBN ira'
Bec Records Department
Board of County Commissioners
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KARLEEN F. DEBLAKER, CLERK
OCT 29, 1990 3:04PM
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and CITIES agree as follows:
contained and other good and valuable consideration. the COUNTY
Sect ion 1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SURTAX. If the
voters of Pinellas County approve the imposition of the Surtax in
referendum on November 7. 1989:
Pinellas County as evidenced by the results of the Countywide
A. During the term of this Interlocal Agreement. the
Surtax shall be collected by the Florida Department of Revenue
and the net proceeds thereof shall be distributed monthly to the
the terms of this Agreement; and
Board of County Commissioners for distribution in accordance with
B. The Surtax net proceeds shall be distributed between
as follows:
the COUNTY and the CITIES within a reasonable time after receipt.
(1) Jail and court facilities will be funded. on a
priori ty basis. in the total amount of Eighty Million Dollars
Interlocal
Thus.
($80.000.000) pro-rata over the ten (10) year term of this
County
Agreement.
before the Board of
Commissioners distributes the Surtax net ~r.oceeds received by it
for any month. it shall apply to the funding of jail and court
facilities so much of such net proceeds as shall equal the lesser
of (i) the Surtax net proceeds received by the Board for such
month or (ii) an amount which when added to all Surtax net
proceeds so applied previously will result in an average monthly
funding of $666.666.67 for such month and all prior months for
which the Board has received Surtax net proceeds.
(2) The remainder of the Surtax net proceeds will be
distributed as follows:
Pinellas County
Belleair
Belleair Beach
Belleair Bluffs
Belleair Shore
Clearwater
Dunedin
Gulfport
Indian Rocks Beach
Indian Shores
Kenneth City
Largo
Madeira Beach
North Redington Beach
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51. 92012\
0.32086\
0.13669\
0.20144\
0.00576\
8.08478\
2.81147\
0.93092\
0.36115\
0.11798\
0.34244\
5.23446\
0.43021\
0.09928\
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Oldsmar
Pinellas Park
Redington Beach
Redington Shores
Safety Harbor
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg Beach
Seminole
South Pasadena
Tarpon Springs
Treasure Island
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0.54675\
3.37405\
0.14101\
0.22014\
1.10070\
19.69756\
0.81869\
0.63740\
0.45755\
1. 42300\
0.58560\
C. In the event any of the CITIES does not sign this
Interlocal Agreement. or notifies the COUNTY in writing that it
does not wish to receive any undistributed Surtax net proceeds to
which it is entitled. its percentage of proceeds shall be
distributed pro-rata to the other parties in accordance with the
percentage).
formula set forth in Section l(B) (2) {after excluding such City's
D. The County and the CITIES receiving proceeds under the
provisions of Section 212.055. Florida Statutes. may pledge such
proceeds for the purpose of servicing new bond indebtedness
incurred pursuant to law. In no case. however. may the County or
the CITIES receiving such proceeds issue bonds more frequently
the issuance of bonds.
than once per year. The County and CITIES may join together for
Section 2.
EXECUTION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. This Interlocal
Agreement may be signed in counterparts by the parties hereto.
This Interlocal Agreement shall take effect upon the last date of
event later than November 6. 1989.
execution by a party to this Interlocal Agreement. but in no
This Agreement shall
to be held on November 7. 1989. fails.
automatically terminate in the event the referendum on the Surtax
Section 3.
SEVERABILITY.
Interlocal Agreement is held invalid. the invalidity shall not
If
any provi s ion of thi s
affect other provisions of the Interlocal Agreement which can be
given effect without the invalid provision or application. and to
severable.
this end. the provisions of this Interlocal Agreement are
Section 4. TERM OF AGREEMENT. The term of this Interlocal
Agreement shall run concurrently with the levy of the Surtax.
said levy being authorized for ten (10) years from February 1.
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BOOK 741,'
1990. until January 31. 2000. if said referendum passes.
Sect ion 5.
AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENT.
This Interlocal
Agreement may be amended. in writing. upon the express formal
consent of the governing bodies of all the parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the parties to Lhis Inter local Agreement
have caused their names to be affixed hereto by the proper
officers thereof. as of the day and year first above written.
PINELLAS COUNTY. FLORIDA. by
and through its Board of
County Commissioners
By:
Chairman
CITY OF BELLEAIR
By:
Mayor
CITY OFBELLEAIR BEACH
By:
Mayor
CITY OF BELLEAIR BLUFFS
By:
Mayor
CITY OF BELLEAIR SHORE
By:
Mayor
By:
By:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
~:F~~EY
Attorney
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