Town Clerk
TOWN OF ORCHID COUNCIL MEETINGS
The Town of Orchid Town Council will convene on June 1, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. in the Beach Club Dining Room at 1 Beachside Drive, Orchid, FL. Please check with Staff as meeting place is subject to change. The Town of Orchid posts its Municipal Code of Ordinances. To view the Code please select from the list below. MUNICIPAL CODE AND ORDINANCE INFORMATION:
BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS
The Town of Orchid has, by amendment through two public hearings, passed Ordinance 2009-03 which establishes a local business tax pursuant to Chapter 205, Florida Statutes. Rates are pursuant to Section 205.0315, Florida Statutes.
Click on this link to read the Ordinance in its entirety Each person who shall engage in, transact or manage or be the agent for any business or who shall perform or offer to perform services or sell goods, advertise goods for sale or perform services or solicit or advertise the performance of services for any of the businesses, professions or occupations mentioned in the fee schedule shall first procure a local business tax receipt from the Town and shall, upon procuring the receipt and before the issuance of the receipt, pay the amount of local business tax required as provided in section 10-40. To conduct business in the Town of Orchid, all businesses must pay a Town business tax. Some businesses require a State license, as well, and we require a copy of this license prior to issuing the Town’s Business Tax Receipt. The Town Clerk Department maintains a complete listing of all businesses taxed in our Town and can answer inquiries regarding these businesses. Any complaints concerning business practices, however, should be addressed to the Better Business Bureau (407-621- 3300). To apply for a Business Tax Receipt, call 772-569-7686 or visit the Town Clerk Department, located in Town Hall at 7406 US Highway 1., Vero Beach, Florida. We also offer the application for the Business Tax Receipt and related Ownership information form in PDF which may be downloaded from this site. We are not prepared to accept applications via internet submittal at this time, so you will still have to mail or bring your application to the above address. If interested in downloading the application you can download the application below. LOCAL BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT INFORMATION Some businesses are required to have state licenses. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation regulate a wide variety of businesses; some professions have their own state licensing agency. Below are some helpful state links for area business owners:
This tax is for the privilege of engaging in a business, trade or occupation within our Town.
BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT APPLICATION
BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT FEE SCHEDULE
External Information
DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS
STATE OF FLORIDA BUSINESS PAGE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LICENSING
STATE OF FLORIDA REGULATED BUSINESS
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TOWN OF ORCHID – ELECTIONS Town Elections Changes The State of Florida moved its primary from February 5 to January 29 so the state would have a more prominent role in selecting presidential nominees. Due to this change, municipalities needed to make a decision on holding their elections on January 29, retain the March election and bear the full cost of the election as it is considered a special election since it does not fall on a general election date, or move their elections to the general election date in November. The Town of Orchid Town Council moved the Town's election to November. This decision was decreed by Ordinance No. 2007-05 by an amendment to the Town Charter. The Town of Orchid Town Council had three (3) seats open for the General Election that was held on November 2, 2010. Five (5) candidates ran for the three (3) open seats. The names and the number of votes each received are as follows: Paul H. Johnson 209 23.38% Suzanne S. Joyce 164 18.34% Harris F. Webber 186 20.81% Donna S. Spackman 164 18.34% Francis C. Oatway 171 19.13% There were 111 undervotes and 27 overvotes. Therefore, Messrs Johnson, Webber and Oatway assume the vacant seats. The Town of Orchid has five sitting members on its Council. |
Helpful web site links: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/ (Florida Division of Elections) www.ethics.state.fl.us (Florida Commission on Ethics) www.myflorida.com (General Florida Government Information) www.voteindianriver.com (Indian River county Supv. of Elections) |
