(a) Title. This article may be cited as the "Melbourne Beach Utility Tax Code."
(b) Authority for regulation. This chapter is enacted under the home rules powers of the town to promote the public health, safety, welfare, and economic order of the community, by providing for a public service tax, also commonly known as a utility tax. Said tax is adopted pursuant to authority set forth in Article VII, § 1(a) and § 9(a), Florida Constitution of 1968 (no tax shall be levied by a municipality, except as may be permitted by general law); Sections 166.231, 166.232, 166.233 and 166.234, Florida Statutes, (general law providing for the levy of a public service tax); Article VIII, § 2, Florida Constitution of 1968 (municipal home rule); and Section 166.021, Florida Statutes, (implementation of municipal home rule), inter alia, all as the same may be amended from time to time)
(Ord. 98-02, passed 3-16-98)