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Home My WebLink AboutCity of Tamarac Resolution R-79-054Introduced by://y��tQ�"4 TEMP. RESO. #1212 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ]6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA RESOLUTION NO. R- 2!' :5 4/ A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE ENACTMENT OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE STATUTE PROPOSED BY GERALD F. THOMPSON, CHAIRMAN, BROWARD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac has reviewed an amendment to the State Occupational License Statute, proposed by Gerald F. Thompson, Chairman, Broward County Board of County Commissioners; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Tamarac has determined that enactment of this proposed amendment would inure to the mutual benefit of the Counties and Municipalities of the State of Florida by reducing administrative overhead costs expended by the Counties under the present operations, which costs are charged against revenues distributed to the Municipalities; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Tamarac has determined that enactment of this amendment would also assist the business communities by simplifying the occupational licensing procedure so that the licensee would deal only with one licensing agency; and WHEREAS, in view of the obvious advantages to the business community by "one -stop licensing", and the savings to the Counties which will in turn benefit the Municipalities, the City Council desires to endorse and urge the enactment of the proposed amendment to the State Occupational License Statute. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC: SECTION 1: That the City Council of the City of Tamarac, Florida, does hereby support and endorse the enactment of an amendmeni to the State Occupational License Statute, as proposed by Gerald F. Thompson, Chairman, Broward County Board of County Commissioners, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference. SECTION 2: That the City Council of the City of Tamarac, Florida, does hereby solicit the review and enactment of the proposed amendment attached hereto during the 1979 Florida Legislative 33 Session. 34 -1- TED4P . RESO . # 1212 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 SECTION 3: That the City Council of the City of Tamarac, Florida, requests the Broward County League of Cities and the Florida League of Cities to adopt resolutions of support for the proposed amendment, and to take other appropriate action to effect the enact- ment of the proposed amendment during the 1979 Florida Legislative Session. SECTION 4: That the City Clerk of the City of Tamarac is hereby authorized and instructed to transmit copies of this resoluti to the Broward County Commission, Broward County Legislative Delega- tion, Broward County League of Cities, Florida League of Cities, the Chairman of the Florida Senate, and the Chairman of the Florida House of Representatives. SECTION 5: This Resolution shall become effective immediatel upon its adoption. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this_day of ,197° ATTEST: ?/'I'Y CLERK I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have approved the form and correctness of this RESOLUTION. Cl CITY ATTORNEY IrCo of C U volt MAYOR W. FALCK V/M H. MASSARO C/M H. WIENER.r.-l� C/M I.M. DISRAELLY ^��---- C/W M. KFLC -2- 1 .z 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 116 19 20 21 22 �3 24 25 26 27 28 29. 14 0 31 A bill to be entitled AN ACT RELATING TO LOCAL OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAXES; AMENDING SECTION 205.033 F.S: AND SECTION 205.043 F.S. RELATING TO CONDITIONS FOR LEVY OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAXES BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES; ADDING TO SECTION 205.033 A NEW SUBSECTION (1)(b) PROVIDING AUTHORITY FOR A COUNTY TO LEVY AN.000UPATIONAL LICENSE TAX IN ONLY •THE.UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE.COUNTY AND' RELETTERING THE PRESENT SUBSECTIONS (1)(b) AND (1)(c) TO SUBSECTIONS (1)(c) AND (1) (d); AMENDING SUBSECTION (4) THEREOF TO PROVIDE THAT REVENUES DERIVED FROM THE OC- CUPATIONAL LICENSE TAX SHALL BECOME THE REVENUE OF THE COUNTY; DELETING SUBSECTION (5) THEREOF WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE APPOR- TIONMENT OF REVENUES TO MUNICIPALITIES AND THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY; AMENDING SUBSECTION (1)(b) OF SECTION 205.043 TO PROVIDE THAT THE TAX LEVIED BY MUNICIPALI- TIES SHALL BE NO GREATER THAN THE TOTAL OF THE RATE IN EFFECT IN SUCH MUNICIPALITY PLUS•.THE RATE IN EFFECT IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH SAID MUNICIPALITY IS LOCATED, WHICH RATES WERE IN EFFECT FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING•• OCTOBER 1, 1971; DELETING SUBSECTION (4) -1- Ma 1 2 t 5 6 7 B 11 1:2 13 14 15 16 17 6 19 2,0 :22 22 23 211 25 26 27 .2-B y REGARDING THE LEVYING OF AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAX BY THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE MUNICIPALITY IS LOCATED; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 205.033 F.S. is hereby amended to read as follows: .205.033 Conditions for levy; counties*. - (1) The following conditions are hereby imposed on the au- thority of a county governing body to levy an occupational license tax: (a) The tax shall be based upon reasonable classifications and shall be uniform throughout any class. (b) A county governing body may only levy an occupational license tax in the unincorporated area of the county. .4b} (c) No occupational license tax levied hereunder shall be at a rate greater than the rate provided by chapter 205 in effect for the year beginning October 1, 1971. 4e} (d) No license shall be issued for more than one year, and all licenses shall expire on October 1 of each year, except as otherwise provided by law. (2) All business licenses may be transferred to a new owner when there is a bona fide sale of the business upon payment of a transfer fee of $3 and presentation.of the original license and evidence of the sale. (3) Upon written request.and presentation of the original.. license, any license may be transferred from one location to -2- another location in the same county upon payment of a transfer 2 fee of $3. (4) The revenues derived from the occupational license tax, { exelusive-of-the-eests-of-eelleetien-and-any-eeedit-given-€ee munieipal-lieense-takes;-shall-be-appeetiened-between-the-unin- eetpeeeted-area-e€-the-eeunty-and-the-ineeepee.ated-munieipali- !% ties-leeated-therein-by-a-eatie-derived-by-div#ding-their-re- speetive-pepulatiens-by-the-pepulatien-e€-the-eeunty shall be the revenue of the County. J5}--The-revenues-se-appertiened-shall-be-sent-te-the-geverning authertty-e€-earh-muAteipality;-eeeeeding-te-its-eatie;-end-te 3 the-governing-euthe}ty-s€-the-eeunty;-aeeeding-te-the-retie-e€ 23 the-unineerperated-area;-within-l5-days-€ellewing-the-menth-e€ 2A eeeeipt- 15 Section 2. Section 205.043 F.S. is hereby amended to read as follows: 27 205.043 Conditions for levy; municipalities. - (1) The following conditions are hereby imposed 'on the au- thority of a municipal governing body to levy an occupational 2 license tax: 22 (a) The tax shall be based upon reasonable classifications and 22 shall be uniform throughout any class; 23 ' (b) No occupational license tax levied hereunder shall be at 244 a rate greater than that-in-a€€eet-in-sueh-munielpelity-for-the 25 year-beginning-Aeteber-4;-j9gl, the total of the rate allowed '2, to be charged in such municipality plus the rate allowed to be 27% charged in the county in which said municipality is located, 26 y which rates were as provided by this chapter, in effect for the 2 year beginning October 1, 1971; , 3 31 -3- .. , . _-T� 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 .16 17 118 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 9 0 31 (c) No license shall be issued for more than one year and all licenses shall expire on October 1 of each year, except as other- wise provided by law. (2) All business licenses may be transferred to a new owner when there is a bona fide sale of the business upon payment of a transfer fee of $3 and presentation of the original license and evidence of the sale. (3) Upon written request and presentation of the original license, any license may be transferred from one location to another location in the same municipality upon payment of a transfer fee of $3. {4} lf-the-governing-body-e€-the-eeunty-in-whieh-the-m.uniei- pality-is-leeated-has-levied-an-eeeupatienal-license-tax-er subsequently-levies-sueh-a-tax;-the-eelleetien-e€-the-eeunty 'tax-may-issue-the-license-and-eelleet-the-tax-thereenv Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately upon becoming a law. CRN : cd 11/30/78 #78-807 -4-