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Council adopts business license ordinance amendment after third reading
Summary
Council completed third reading and passed an ordinance amending the Sumter County business license ordinance (recorded as 251035). Staff cited enabling state statute (appendix B) and a rate schedule (appendix A); council agreed to use the same rates and declining schedule from 2023 and directed staff to analyze what would be required to remain
Sumter County Council completed third reading and passed ordinance number 251035, an amendment to the county business license ordinance.
County staff explained the ordinance changes would modify appendix B to reflect the state enabling statute for local business licensing and update appendix A, the schedule of rates. Staff told the council that, for the first reading, the council would use the same rates and the same declining-rate schedule that the county used in 2023.
During discussion, the council directed staff to study what steps would be required to keep the change revenue neutral and to report back on the fiscal effects if the county did not modify the rates. After a motion to proceed to third reading, the clerk confirmed third reading passed.
The transcript does not include detailed line-item rate tables or a completed fiscal analysis; staff indicated that additional documentation and any required implementing steps will be provided to the council.
