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01-12-73 v r- MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF ATLANTIC BEACH CITY COMMISSION HELD AT THE CITY HALL ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1973, AT 8:00 A. M. PRESENT: William S. Howell, Mayor-Commissicner R. R. Rosborough, II L. W. Minton, Jr. F. W. Fogg D. W. Speed, Commissioners AND R. C. Vogel, City Manager Oliver C. Ball, City Attorney Adele S. Grage, City Clerk ABSENT: None The meeting was call to order by Mayor-Commissioner, Mr. Howell for the purpose of determining whether or not the City of Atlantic Beach should request a re-hearing on the Adjudication handed down by Judge Roger J. Waybright, January 9, 1973. After lengthly discussion, it was moved by Commissioner Fogg, seconded by Commissioner Rosborough and carried that the City of Atlantic Beach should request a re-hearing on the Adjudication. Copy of Adjudication is attached hereto and made a part hereof. There being no further business Mayor Howell declared the meeting adjourned. 411° /I/ WilliamS. 'swell, Mayor ATTEST (2Cle.te-42_ J. //c , Adele S. Grage, City Cleo' 11 111 Adludi cation It is, therefore, ADJUDGED and declared that: 1 . City of Jacksonville is a municipal corporation and an incorporated municipality (and its government is a county government as well) , with territorial jurisdiction and full powers of municipal (and county) government throughout Duval County in- cluding all territory within the urban services districts referred to in ¶2 hereafter. 2. Neither City of Jacksonville Beach, City of Atlantic Beach, City of Neptune Beach, nor Town of Baldwin is a municipal • corporation, an incorporated municipality, or a quasi municipal corporation. Each is an urban services district of and subordinate to City of Jacksonville. 3. City of Jacksonville has succeeded to and now possesses all the powers of the former governments of those urban services districts. 4. Those urban services districts retain the names and the boards, bodies and officers they had when the charter of City of Jacksonville became effective, but have no powers except such as may be delegated to them by City of Jacksonville. 5. City of Jacksonville has, but neither of those urban 1111 services districts has, lawful authority to levy and collect municipal occupational license taxes . City of Jacksonville has authority to do so thoughout Duval County including the territories within those urban services districts. Each of those urban services districts shall re- turn any municipal occupational license taxes collected since this IIP civil action was filed on September 15, 1972. 6. City of Jacksonville has, but neither of those urban services districts has, lawful authority to receive revenue-sharing 18 NI s' t. distributions from the state anc7 federal governments that are required by law to be distributed to municipalities or incorporated municipali- ties, including but not limited to return of portions of revenues raised by the state through taxes on gas, alcoholic beverages and cigar- ettes. City of Jacksonville has this authority with respect to all the territory in Duval County including the territories within those urban services districts . 7. Except that City of Jacksonville may not deprive either of those urban services districts of its name, boards, bodies or officers, City of Jacksonville may lawfully adopt ordinances effective throughout the territory in Duval County including the territories in those urban services districts, superseding and nullifying any ordinances of those urban services districts. 8. The caption of this civil action is amended to read as in the caption of this judgment. Jacksonville, Florida, January 9, 1973 . AO' );;, L)1 s Roger J. Waybright Judge Copies : Stephen Stratford, Attorney for City of Jacksonville Beach Oliver C. Ball, Attorney for City of Atlantic Beach Joseph M. Glickstein, Jr. , Attorney for City of Neptune Beach M. S. Dunay, Attorney for Town of Baldwin T. Edward Austin, William M. Madison, and Daniel U. Livermore, Attorneys for City of Jacksonville Russell H. Showalter, Jr. , Attorney for The Jacksonville Beaches Area Chamber of Commerce S