Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0535 Compare Versions

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13	13		An act relating to Barefoot Bay Recreation District, 2
14	14		Brevard County; authorizing an amendment to the 3
15	15		district charter, subject to approval by a vote of the 4
16	16		electors of the district, to increase the length of 5
17	17		terms and stagger the election cycle for the members 6
18	18		of the Board of Trustees of the Barefoot Bay 7
19	19		Recreation District; providing exceptions to general 8
20	20		law; providing an effective date. 9
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22	22		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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24	24		Section 1. Notwithstanding s. 418.302(3), Florida 13
25	25		Statutes, or any law to the contrary, the Brevard County 14
26	26		Commission may amend the Charter of the Barefoot Bay Recreation 15
27	27		District, subject to approval by a v ote of the electors of the 16
28	28		district pursuant to s. 418.30, Florida Statutes, to increase 17
29	29		the length of terms and stagger the election cycle for the 18
30	30		members of the Board of Trustees of the Barefoot Bay Recreation 19
31	31		District. If approved by the electors of the district voting in 20
32	32		a referendum election in November 2022, the members of the board 21
33	33		of trustees shall be elected as follows: 22
34	34		(1) In the election held in November 2023, the candidate 23
35	35		receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to serve 24
36	36		a term of 3 years and the candidate receiving the second highest 25
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47	47		number of votes shall be elected to serve a term of 2 years. 26
48	48		(2) In the election held in November 2024, the candidates 27
49	49		receiving the highest and second highest number of votes shall 28
50	50		each be elected to serve a term of 3 years and the candidate 29
51	51		receiving the third highest number of votes shall be elected to 30
52	52		serve a term of 2 years. 31
53	53		(3) In each subsequent election, candidates elected to 32
54	54		serve as members of the board of trustees shall each be elected 33
55	55		to serve a term of 3 years. 34
56	56		Section 2. Notwithstanding s. 418.302(3), Florida 35
57	57		Statutes, or any law to the contrary, if the referendum election 36
58	58		referenced in section 1 of this act is approved by the electors 37
59	59		of the district in the election of November 2022, the Board of 38
60	60		County Commissioners of Brevard County shall amend the Charter 39
61	61		of Barefoot Bay Recreation District to limit the number of terms 40
62	62		of the members of the board of trustees of the district to no 41
63	63		more than 3 successive complete 2 -year terms or 2 successive 42
64	64		complete 3-year terms. A trustee may not serve more than 6 43
65	65		consecutive years. Beginning with the election to be held in 44
66	66		November 2023, if any potential candidate's election to a 3 -year 45
67	67		term would result in the candidate serving as a trustee f or more 46
68	68		than 6 consecutive years, the candidate may not be qualified for 47
69	69		election to the board of trustees. A member of the board of 48
70	70		trustees to whom this limitation applies may serve no sooner 49
71	71		than 3 years after the expiration of the member's last 50
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82	82		successive complete term. This limitation shall not apply to the 51
83	83		portion of any unexpired term served by appointment to fill a 52
84	84		vacant seat pursuant to s. 418.302(5), Florida Statutes. If the 53
85	85		referendum referenced in section 1 of this act is approved by 54
86	86		the electors of the district in the election of November 2022, 55
87	87		this section shall supersede and replace section 1 of chapter 56
88	88		2017-202, Laws of Florida, otherwise section 1 of chapter 2017 -57
89	89		202, Laws of Florida, shall remain in full force and effect. 58
90	90		Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 59