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Phase II Ordinance 97-083

Projects from the original voter-approved list that were completed or are projected to be completed by the end of the program in 2009, as well as projects removed from or added to the list as a result of additional unanticipated surtax receipts.

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The report includes:

• Actual surtax revenue collections to date and projected collections through program completion in 2009 for all participating jurisdictions.
• A detailed listing of surtax appropriations and planned appropriations for the 10-year program period FY 2000-2009 for all participating jurisdictions.
• A detailed listing of surtax expenditures by project for fiscal years 2000 through 2005 that includes the actual projects that have been completed or are in progress and for fiscal years 2006 through 2009, the remaining budgeted projects for all participating jurisdictions

Below are two charts that show both the combined functional allocations and combined revenues for all jurisdictions.

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Background on the Phase II Infrastructure Surtax Program
On July 22, 1997, the Sarasota County Commission adopted Ordinance No. 97-083 that authorized the holding of a special referendum election on November 4, 1997, to decide if a one-cent sales tax should be continued for the 10-year period FY 2000-2009 to finance infrastructure improvements pursuant to Ch. 212.055 (2) F.S. The ordinance was adopted.

Summary of Program Results
The original list of projects that was proposed back in 1997 totaled 183 projects countywide. Of these,172 received funding from surtax revenues, and many of these projects are completed.

It is important to note that several of the 11 projects did not receive surtax revenues because grants and other funding sources became available or because the project was absorbed into another project. Sixty-two additional projects countywide were added to the original list, totaling 234 countywide that received surtax revenues.