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<br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue, Suite 250 <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3 113 Fax <br />(305) 947-2150 Building Department <br />(305) 947-5107 Fax <br /> <br />City Commission <br />Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor <br />Lewis Thaler, Vice Mayor <br />Isaac Aetion, Commissioner <br />Jeanette Gatto, Commissioner <br />George "Bud" Scholl, Commissioner <br /> <br />Jorge Vera, Acting City Manager <br />Hans Ottinot, City Attorney <br />Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: The Honorable City Commission <br /> <br />FROM: Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor <br /> <br />DATE: March 17,2011 <br /> <br />RE: Resolution Opposing the Passage of HB 4195 <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />This Resolution is presented for your consideration. <br /> <br />Reasons: <br /> <br />House Bill 4195 has been filed for consideration during the 2011 State Legislative session. The <br />purpose of this bill is to repeal Chapter 205, Florida Statutes, commonly called the Local <br />Business Tax. If this bill passes it would repeal Chapter 205, and thus eliminates the Local <br />Business Tax (formally known as occupationallicenses).The repeal of Chapter 205 will have a <br />major fiscal impact on the City. <br /> <br />The City of Sunny Isles Beach collects the Local Business Tax from persons wanting to do <br />business in the City. Collection of this tax not only brings revenue to the cities, but in registering <br />with the City, the database created, is best able to assist consumers should there be an issue <br />relating to price gouging and disputes. Consumers are able to check the database to ensure that <br />vendors are properly licensed. <br />