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200.8 Grants municipalities the authority to implement all or part of the local option gas tax and establishes a more equitable method of computing the default formula. 200.9 Authorizes a municipality to lev,/a voter-approved local option sales tax within its boundaries to fund general public purpose needs. l~lunicipal Tax Structure 201 The Florida League of Cities will support legislation that simplifies and stabilizes Florida's state and local revenue structure so that municipal autonomy and flexibility are enhanced. The Florida League of Cities will support legislation that: 201.1 Simplifies and enhances the efficiency of the collection and remittance of municipal insurance premium tax revenues, while avoiding immediate financial hardships for municipalities or adverse impacts on punic safety pension benefits. 201.2 Places a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would provide that all municipal-owned property is treated the same as general-purpose government- owned property with respect to ad valorem taxes. 201.3 Establishes a process for new municipalities to participate in the municipal revenue sharing pro- gram and establishes an equitable distribution for- mula between all municipalities. 201.4 Allows municipalities within a county having a population of S0,000 or ~ess as of April [, 1994 to use local option gas tax revenues for other infra- structure projects in addition to transportation, provided the municipalities are in compliance with local comprehensive planning requirements. 201.5 Allows at least one municipal official per county to be appointed to the Value Adjustment Board. 201.6 Establishes a process that .permits municipal libraries to compete equitably for the state's library funding. 901.7 Establishes fair and consistent criteria for qualification of the Save Our Seniors property tax exemption. 201.8 Allows the general revenue service charge rev- enues on local option gas taxes to be distributed directly to the local jurisdictions. 201.9 Repeals the fuel adjustment charge limitation re- quired on the imposition of the public service tax. 20 I. I 0 Increases revenue deposited into the transporta- tion disadvantaged trust fund. State and Local Tax Reform · 202 The Florida League of Cities will support legisla- tion that simplifies and stabilizes Florida's state and local revenue structure in a manner that is revenue neutral, competitively neutral and pro- vides tax fairness for both businesses and citizens of our state. The structure of Florida's state and local revenues will face a variety of new challenges in the new millennium, The expansion of technology, which will accelerate the integration of national, state and local economies, will have a significant impact on the revenue sources on which the state and local governments have traditionally relied. Addi- tionally, the deregulation of major industries, such as telecommunications, bar{king and electric indus- tries, will force the simplification and streamlining of existing tax structures to assure competitive neutrality, continued growth and tax fairness for businesses and citizens. It is therefore essential that Florida revise its state and local tax structure to encourage a stronger partnership between state and local government, to assure municipalities are accorded greater flexibility to address changing citizen demands and to eliminate unnecessary fis- cal restrictions. The Florida League of Cities will support legislation that: 202. Preserves the authority of municipalities to gen- erate revenue through municipal electric utility franchise fees and public service taxes. · 202.2 Authorizes municipalities to utilize a consumpt!on- based alternative on utility services consutned within their boundaries and eliminates the tax inequities between in-state and out-of-state purchases of utility services.