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A RESOLUTION EXEMPTING ALL CHURCHES AND
THE POST OFFICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, LIBRARY
AND AMBULANCE SQUAD FROM PAYMENT OF THE CITY
PUBLIC SERVICE TAX, REPEALING PREVIOUS
RESOLUTION NO. R-86-10, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, under the authority of Section 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, Section 166.231 (5), Florida Statutes mandates
that any purchase by a recognized church be exempted from this tax; and
WHEREAS, Section 166.231 (5), Florida Statutes
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 Section 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. SEBASTIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
7800 - 134th Street
SEBASTIAN CHURCH OF CHRIST
Main Street and Louisiana Avenue
HIGHLANDS CHAPEL CHURCH OF GOD
281 Delaware Avenue
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH OF SEBASTIAN
611 Schumann Drive
SEBASTIAN CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
OF KINGDOM HALL
490 Lake Drive
SEBASTIAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
1029 Main Street
SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Wimbrow Drive
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SEBASTIAN
1110 North U. S. Highway #1
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Thunderbird Drive
ST. ELIZABETH'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
900 Clearmont Street
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MISSION
1091 Schumann Drive
SECTION II
Pursuant to Section 166.231 (5),
of
following named bodies are exempt from the payment
Sebastian public service tax:
UNITED STATES POST OFFICE
Main Street
SEBASTIAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
(North Indian River County Fire Taxing District)
U. S. Highway #1
SEBASTIAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT SUB-STATION
(North indian River County Fire Taxing District)
Barber Street
SEBASTIAN VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SQUAD, INC.
Main Street
SEBASTIAN RIVER AREA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, INC.
Main Street & U. S. Highway 91
SECTION III
All Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in
herewith or inconsistent with the provisions of this
hereby repealed.
Florida Statutes, the
the City of
SECTION IV
This Resolution shall
upon its passage.
conflict
Resolution are
be in force and effect immediately
>~or
Deborah C. Krages, City
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Sebastian,
Florida, this _.~_o__P~__~_day of ~_~~6_~t~~
Deborah C. Krages, City Clerk~'