Public hearing on local option fuel tax ordinance in St. Lucie County.

BOARD OF COUNTY 
COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PUBLIC HEARING
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida will conduct a Public Hearing to consider the adoption of a proposed County Ordinance entitled:
ORDINANCE NO. 26-006
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 42 TAXATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE IMPOSITION OF A SIX CENT ($0.06) LOCAL OPTION FUEL TAX UPON EVERY GALLON OF MOTOR FUEL AND DIESEL FUEL SOLD IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY AND TAXED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 206, FLORIDA STATUTES, PURSUANT TO SECTION 336.025(1)(a) FLORIDA STATUTES AND A FIVE CENT ($0.05) LOCAL OPTION FUEL TAX UPON EVERY GALLON OF MOTOR FUEL SOLD IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY AND TAXED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 206, FLORIDA STATUTES, PURSUANT TO SECTION 336.025(1)(b); AMENDING SECTION 42-192 LEVY OF LOCAL OPTION FUEL TAX TO PROVIDE FOR THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE SIX CENT ($0.06) LOCAL OPTION FUEL TAX AND THE FIVE CENT ($0.05) LOCAL OPTION FUEL TAX AND TO CLARIFY THE STATUTORY SECTION AND THE USE OF REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THE TAX; AMENDING SECTION 42-193 DISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL OPTION FUEL TAX TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE LOCAL OPTION FUEL TAX BASED ON TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURES FOR PREVIOUS 5 YEARS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2028; AMENDING SECTION 42-194 DURATION OF TAX TO PROVIDE THAT THE REAUTHORIZED TAXES IMPOSED BY THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FROM JANUARY 1, 2027 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2028; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY; FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, ADOPTION AND CODIFICATION
The hearing will be held before the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the St. Lucie County Commission Chambers at the St. Lucie County Administration Building Annex, Third Floor, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida. Matters affecting your personal and property rights may be heard and acted upon.
All interested persons may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the ordinance. Written comments received in advance of the public hearing will also be considered. The draft ordinance is available for review at the St Lucie County Attorneys Office located at the St. Lucie County Administration Annex at 2300 Virginia Avenue, 3rd Floor, Fort Pierce, Florida, during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday). Please call (772) 462-1441 or TDD (772) 462-1428 if you have any questions or require additional information about this ordinance.
The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners has the power to review, adopt, amend or repeal any ordinance. If it becomes necessary, a public hearing may be continued to a date certain. Amendments to the proposed ordinance may be made at the public hearing.
The proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners are electronically recorded. PURSUANT TO SECTION 286.0105, FLORIDA STATUTES, if a person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at the meetings or hearings of any board, committee, commission, agency, council or advisory group, that person will need a record of the proceedings. For such purpose, that person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, anyone with a disability requiring accommodation to attend this meeting should contact the Human Resources Department at (772) 462-1546, hr@stlucieco.gov or TDD (772) 462-1428 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting.
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
/S/ Jamie Fowler, Chair
Pub: April 9, 2026
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