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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION EXEMPTING ALL CHURCHES AND
THE POST OFFICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
AMBULANCE SQUAD FROM PAYMENT OF THE CITY
PUBLIC SERVICE TAX,
WHEREAS, under the authority of Sec. 166.231,
Florida Statutes, the City has levied for many years a public
service tax on various utilities operating within the
corporate limits of the City of Sebastian} and
WHEREAS, Sec. 166,231(5), Fla. Stat, mandates
that any purchase by a recognized church be exempted from
this tax; and
WHEREAS, Sec, 166.231(5) Fla. Stat, authorizes
the City to exempt a public body which operates within the
City from this tax; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to set forth those
churches and public bodies which qualify for said exemption.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council
of the City of Sebastian, Florida, as follows:
SECTION I.
Pursuant to Sec. 166,231(5), Florida
Statutes, the following named churches are purchasing utilities
within the corporate limits of the City and are recognized as
using said utilities exclusively for church purposes and are
therefore exempt from the payment of the City of Sebastian
public service tax:
St. Williams Catholic Church
611 Schumann Drive
Sebastian Church of Christ
Main Street and Louisiana Ave.
Highlands Chapel Church of God
281 Delaware Avenue
Sebastian United Methodist Church
1029 Main Street
Sebastian Highlands Church of the Nazarene
Wimbrow Drive
First Baptist Church of Sebastian
1119 North U. S. Highway N1
Calvary Baptist Church
Thunderbird Drive
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Pursuant to Sec. 166.231(5), Florida Statutes,
the following named public bodies are exempted from the
payment of the City of Sebastian public service tax:
United States Post Office
Sebastian Volunteer Fire Department
(North Indian River County Fire District)
Sebastian Volunteer Ambulance Squad
This Resolution was duly passed and adopted by
the Council of the City of Sebastian, Florida, this l�
day of (y�/j�,/�Q.�.c� 198 '/.
Mayor
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