| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to local tax referenda requirements; 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | amending ss. 125.0104, 125.0108, and 125.901, F.S.; 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | requiring referenda elections related to tourist 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | development taxes, tourist impact taxes, and 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | children's services and independent special district 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | property taxes to be held on the day of a general 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | election; amending ss. 200.091 and 200.101, F.S.; 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | requiring referenda elections related to increases in 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | county and municipal ad valorem tax millages to be 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | held on the day of a general election; amending s. 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 336.021, F.S.; requiring referenda elections related 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | to the ninth-cent fuel tax to be held on the day of a 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | general election; amending s. 336.025, F.S.; requir ing 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | referenda elections related to local option fuel taxes 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | to be held on the day of a general election; amending 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | s. 1011.73, F.S.; requiring referenda elections 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | related to certain school district millage elections 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | to be held on the day of a general electio n; providing 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | an effective date. 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (6) of 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | section 125.0104, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | 125.0104 Tourist development tax; procedur e for levying; 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | authorized uses; referendum; enforcement. — 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (6) REFERENDUM.— 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (a) No ordinance enacted by any county levying the tax 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | authorized by paragraphs (3)(b) and (c) shall take effect until 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | the ordinance levying and imposing the tax has been approv ed in 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | a referendum held at a general election, as defined in s. 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | 97.021, by a majority of the electors voting in such election in 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | the county or by a majority of the electors voting in the 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | subcounty special tax district affected by the tax. 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | (b) The governing board of the county levying the tax 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | shall arrange to place a question on the ballot at a general the 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | next regular or special election, as defined in s. 97.021, to be 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | held within the county, which question shall be in substantially 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | the following form as follows: 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | ....FOR the Tourist Development Tax 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | ....AGAINST the Tourist Development Tax. 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 125.0108, Florida 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | 125.0108 Areas of critical state concern; tourist impact 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | tax.— 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | (5) The tourist impact tax authorized by this section 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | shall take effect only upon express approval by a majority vote 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | of those qualified electors in the area or areas of critical 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | state concern in the county seeking to levy such tax, voting in 50 |
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| 88 | 88 | | a referendum to be held by the governing board of such county in 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | conjunction with a general or special election, as defined in s. 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | 97.021, in accordance with the provisions of law relating to 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | elections currently in force . However, if the area or areas of 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | critical state concern are greater than 50 percent of the land 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | area of the county and the tax is to be imposed throughout the 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | entire county, the tax shall take effect only upon express 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | approval of a majority of the qualified electors of the county 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | voting in such a referendum. 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 125.901, Florida 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | 125.901 Children's services; independent special district; 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | council; powers, duties, and functions; public records 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | exemption.— 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | (1) Each county may by ordinance create an independent 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | special district, as defined in ss. 189.012 and 200.001(8)(e), 66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | to provide funding for children's services throughout the county 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | in accordance with this section. The boundaries of such district 68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the county. The 69 |
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| 107 | 107 | | county governing body shall obtain approval at a general 70 |
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| 108 | 108 | | election, as defined in s. 97.021 , by a majority vote of those 71 |
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| 109 | 109 | | electors voting on the question, to annually levy ad valorem 72 |
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| 110 | 110 | | taxes which shall not exceed the maximum millage rate authorized 73 |
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| 111 | 111 | | by this section. Any district created pursuant to the provisions 74 |
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| 112 | 112 | | of this subsection shall be required to levy and fix millage 75 |
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| 125 | 125 | | subject to the provisions of s. 200.065. Once such millage is 76 |
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| 126 | 126 | | approved by the electorat e, the district shall not be required 77 |
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| 127 | 127 | | to seek approval of the electorate in future years to levy the 78 |
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| 128 | 128 | | previously approved millage. 79 |
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| 129 | 129 | | (a) The governing body of the district shall be a council 80 |
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| 130 | 130 | | on children's services, which may also be known as a juvenile 81 |
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| 131 | 131 | | welfare board or similar name as established in the ordinance by 82 |
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| 132 | 132 | | the county governing body. Such council shall consist of 10 83 |
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| 133 | 133 | | members, including: the superintendent of schools; a local 84 |
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| 134 | 134 | | school board member; the district administrator from the 85 |
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| 135 | 135 | | appropriate district of the Department of Children and Families, 86 |
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| 136 | 136 | | or his or her designee who is a member of the Senior Management 87 |
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| 137 | 137 | | Service or of the Selected Exempt Service; one member of the 88 |
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| 138 | 138 | | county governing body; and the judge assigned to juvenile cases 89 |
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| 139 | 139 | | who shall sit as a vo ting member of the board, except that said 90 |
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| 140 | 140 | | judge shall not vote or participate in the setting of ad valorem 91 |
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| 141 | 141 | | taxes under this section. If there is more than one judge 92 |
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| 142 | 142 | | assigned to juvenile cases in a county, the chief judge shall 93 |
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| 143 | 143 | | designate one of said juveni le judges to serve on the board. The 94 |
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| 144 | 144 | | remaining five members shall be appointed by the Governor, and 95 |
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| 145 | 145 | | shall, to the extent possible, represent the demographic 96 |
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| 146 | 146 | | diversity of the population of the county. After soliciting 97 |
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| 147 | 147 | | recommendations from the public, the co unty governing body shall 98 |
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| 148 | 148 | | submit to the Governor the names of at least three persons for 99 |
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| 149 | 149 | | each vacancy occurring among the five members appointed by the 100 |
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| 162 | 162 | | Governor, and the Governor shall appoint members to the council 101 |
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| 163 | 163 | | from the candidates nominated by the cou nty governing body. The 102 |
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| 164 | 164 | | Governor shall make a selection within a 45 -day period or 103 |
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| 165 | 165 | | request a new list of candidates. All members appointed by the 104 |
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| 166 | 166 | | Governor shall have been residents of the county for the 105 |
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| 167 | 167 | | previous 24-month period. Such members shall be appoin ted for 4-106 |
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| 168 | 168 | | year terms, except that the length of the terms of the initial 107 |
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| 169 | 169 | | appointees shall be adjusted to stagger the terms. The Governor 108 |
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| 170 | 170 | | may remove a member for cause or upon the written petition of 109 |
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| 171 | 171 | | the county governing body. If any of the members of the c ouncil 110 |
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| 172 | 172 | | required to be appointed by the Governor under the provisions of 111 |
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| 173 | 173 | | this subsection shall resign, die, or be removed from office, 112 |
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| 174 | 174 | | the vacancy thereby created shall, as soon as practicable, be 113 |
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| 175 | 175 | | filled by appointment by the Governor, using the same method as 114 |
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| 176 | 176 | | the original appointment, and such appointment to fill a vacancy 115 |
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| 177 | 177 | | shall be for the unexpired term of the person who resigns, dies, 116 |
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| 178 | 178 | | or is removed from office. 117 |
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| 179 | 179 | | (b) However, any county as defined in s. 125.011(1) may 118 |
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| 180 | 180 | | instead have a governing body consist ing of 33 members, 119 |
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| 181 | 181 | | including: the superintendent of schools, or his or her 120 |
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| 182 | 182 | | designee; two representatives of public postsecondary education 121 |
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| 183 | 183 | | institutions located in the county; the county manager or the 122 |
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| 184 | 184 | | equivalent county officer; the district administrator f rom the 123 |
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| 185 | 185 | | appropriate district of the Department of Children and Families, 124 |
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| 186 | 186 | | or the administrator's designee who is a member of the Senior 125 |
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| 199 | 199 | | Management Service or the Selected Exempt Service; the director 126 |
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| 200 | 200 | | of the county health department or the director's designe e; the 127 |
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| 201 | 201 | | state attorney for the county or the state attorney's designee; 128 |
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| 202 | 202 | | the chief judge assigned to juvenile cases, or another juvenile 129 |
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| 203 | 203 | | judge who is the chief judge's designee and who shall sit as a 130 |
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| 204 | 204 | | voting member of the board, except that the judge may not vote 131 |
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| 205 | 205 | | or participate in setting ad valorem taxes under this section; 132 |
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| 206 | 206 | | an individual who is selected by the board of the local United 133 |
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| 207 | 207 | | Way or its equivalent; a member of a locally recognized faith -134 |
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| 208 | 208 | | based coalition, selected by that coalition; a member of the 135 |
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| 209 | 209 | | local chamber of commerce, selected by that chamber or, if more 136 |
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| 210 | 210 | | than one chamber exists within the county, a person selected by 137 |
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| 211 | 211 | | a coalition of the local chambers; a member of the early 138 |
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| 212 | 212 | | learning coalition, selected by that coalition; a representative 139 |
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| 213 | 213 | | of a labor organization or union active in the county; a member 140 |
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| 214 | 214 | | of a local alliance or coalition engaged in cross -system 141 |
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| 215 | 215 | | planning for health and social service delivery in the county, 142 |
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| 216 | 216 | | selected by that alliance or coalition; a member of the local 143 |
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| 217 | 217 | | Parent-Teachers Association/Parent-Teacher-Student Association, 144 |
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| 218 | 218 | | selected by that association; a youth representative selected by 145 |
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| 219 | 219 | | the local school system's student government; a local school 146 |
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| 220 | 220 | | board member appointed by the chair of the school board; the 147 |
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| 221 | 221 | | mayor of the county or the mayor's designee; one member of the 148 |
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| 222 | 222 | | county governing body, appointed by the chair of that body; a 149 |
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| 223 | 223 | | member of the state Legislature who represents residents of the 150 |
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| 236 | 236 | | county, selected by the chair of the local legislative 151 |
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| 237 | 237 | | delegation; an elected official rep resenting the residents of a 152 |
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| 238 | 238 | | municipality in the county, selected by the county municipal 153 |
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| 239 | 239 | | league; and 4 members -at-large, appointed to the council by the 154 |
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| 240 | 240 | | majority of sitting council members. The remaining 7 members 155 |
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| 241 | 241 | | shall be appointed by the Governor in acc ordance with procedures 156 |
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| 242 | 242 | | set forth in paragraph (a), except that the Governor may remove 157 |
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| 243 | 243 | | a member for cause or upon the written petition of the council. 158 |
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| 244 | 244 | | Appointments by the Governor must, to the extent reasonably 159 |
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| 245 | 245 | | possible, represent the geographic and demog raphic diversity of 160 |
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| 246 | 246 | | the population of the county. Members who are appointed to the 161 |
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| 247 | 247 | | council by reason of their position are not subject to the 162 |
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| 248 | 248 | | length of terms and limits on consecutive terms as provided in 163 |
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| 249 | 249 | | this section. The remaining appointed members of th e governing 164 |
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| 250 | 250 | | body shall be appointed to serve 2 -year terms, except that those 165 |
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| 251 | 251 | | members appointed by the Governor shall be appointed to serve 4 -166 |
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| 252 | 252 | | year terms, and the youth representative and the legislative 167 |
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| 253 | 253 | | delegate shall be appointed to serve 1 -year terms. A member may 168 |
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| 254 | 254 | | be reappointed; however, a member may not serve for more than 169 |
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| 255 | 255 | | three consecutive terms. A member is eligible to be appointed 170 |
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| 256 | 256 | | again after a 2-year hiatus from the council. 171 |
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| 257 | 257 | | (c) This subsection does not prohibit a county from 172 |
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| 258 | 258 | | exercising such power as is provided by general or special law 173 |
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| 259 | 259 | | to provide children's services or to create a special district 174 |
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| 260 | 260 | | to provide such services. 175 |
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| 273 | 273 | | Section 4. Section 200.091, Florida Statutes, is amended 176 |
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| 274 | 274 | | to read: 177 |
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| 275 | 275 | | 200.091 Referendum to increase millage. —The millage 178 |
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| 276 | 276 | | authorized to be levied in s. 200.071 for county purposes, 179 |
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| 277 | 277 | | including dependent districts therein, may be increased for 180 |
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| 278 | 278 | | periods not exceeding 2 years, provided such levy has been 181 |
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| 279 | 279 | | approved by majority vote of the qualified electors in the 182 |
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| 280 | 280 | | county or district vo ting in a general an election, as defined 183 |
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| 281 | 281 | | in s. 97.021, called for such purpose. Such an election may be 184 |
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| 282 | 282 | | called by the governing body of any such county or district on 185 |
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| 283 | 283 | | its own motion and shall be called upon submission of a petition 186 |
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| 284 | 284 | | specifying the amount o f millage sought to be levied and the 187 |
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| 285 | 285 | | purpose for which the proceeds will be expended and containing 188 |
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| 286 | 286 | | the signatures of at least 10 percent of the persons qualified 189 |
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| 287 | 287 | | to vote in such election, signed within 60 days prior to the 190 |
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| 288 | 288 | | date the petition is filed. 191 |
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| 289 | 289 | | Section 5. Section 200.101, Florida Statutes, is amended 192 |
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| 290 | 290 | | to read: 193 |
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| 291 | 291 | | 200.101 Referendum for millage in excess of limits. —The 194 |
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| 292 | 292 | | qualified electors of a municipality may , by majority vote at a 195 |
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| 293 | 293 | | general election, as defined in s. 97.021, of those voting 196 |
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| 294 | 294 | | approve an increase of millage above those limits imposed by s. 197 |
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| 295 | 295 | | 200.081 in a referendum called for such purpose by the governing 198 |
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| 296 | 296 | | body of the municipality, but the period of such increase may 199 |
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| 297 | 297 | | not exceed 2 years. Such referendum also may be initiated by 200 |
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| 310 | 310 | | submission of a petition to the governing body of the 201 |
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| 311 | 311 | | municipality containing the signatures of 10 percent of those 202 |
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| 312 | 312 | | persons eligible to vote in such referendum, which signatures 203 |
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| 313 | 313 | | were affixed to the petition within 60 days prior to its 204 |
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| 314 | 314 | | submission. 205 |
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| 315 | 315 | | Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 206 |
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| 316 | 316 | | 336.021, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 207 |
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| 317 | 317 | | 336.021 County transportation system; levy of ninth -cent 208 |
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| 318 | 318 | | fuel tax on motor fuel and diesel fuel. — 209 |
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| 319 | 319 | | (4)(a)1. A certified copy of the ordinance proposing to 210 |
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| 320 | 320 | | levy the tax pursuant to referendum shall be furnished by the 211 |
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| 321 | 321 | | county to the department within 10 days after approval of such 212 |
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| 322 | 322 | | ordinance. 213 |
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| 323 | 323 | | 2. A referendum under this subsection shall be held only 214 |
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| 324 | 324 | | at a general election, as defined in s. 97.021. 215 |
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| 325 | 325 | | 3. Furthermore, The county levying the tax pursuant to 216 |
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| 326 | 326 | | referendum shall notify the department within 10 days after the 217 |
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| 327 | 327 | | passage of the referendum of such passage and of the time period 218 |
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| 328 | 328 | | during which the tax will be levied. The failure to furnish the 219 |
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| 329 | 329 | | certified copy will not invalid ate the passage of the ordinance. 220 |
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| 330 | 330 | | Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph 221 |
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| 331 | 331 | | (b) of subsection (3) of section 336.025, Florida Statutes, are 222 |
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| 332 | 332 | | amended to read: 223 |
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| 333 | 333 | | 336.025 County transportation system; levy of local option 224 |
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| 334 | 334 | | fuel tax on motor fuel and diesel fuel. — 225 |
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| 347 | 347 | | (1) 226 |
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| 348 | 348 | | (b) In addition to other taxes allowed by law, there may 227 |
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| 349 | 349 | | be levied as provided in s. 206.41(1)(e) a 1 -cent, 2-cent, 3-228 |
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| 350 | 350 | | cent, 4-cent, or 5-cent local option fuel tax upon every gallon 229 |
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| 351 | 351 | | of motor fuel sold in a county and taxed unde r the provisions of 230 |
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| 352 | 352 | | part I of chapter 206. The tax shall be levied by an ordinance 231 |
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| 353 | 353 | | adopted by a majority plus one vote of the membership of the 232 |
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| 354 | 354 | | governing body of the county or by referendum. A referendum 233 |
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| 355 | 355 | | under this subsection shall be held only at a genera l election, 234 |
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| 356 | 356 | | as defined in s. 97.021. 235 |
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| 357 | 357 | | 1. All impositions and rate changes of the tax shall be 236 |
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| 358 | 358 | | levied before October 1, to be effective January 1 of the 237 |
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| 359 | 359 | | following year. However, levies of the tax which were in effect 238 |
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| 360 | 360 | | on July 1, 2002, and which expire on Au gust 31 of any year may 239 |
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| 361 | 361 | | be reimposed at the current authorized rate provided the tax is 240 |
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| 362 | 362 | | levied before July 1 and is effective September 1 of the year of 241 |
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| 363 | 363 | | expiration. 242 |
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| 364 | 364 | | 2. The county may, prior to levy of the tax, establish by 243 |
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| 365 | 365 | | interlocal agreement with one o r more municipalities located 244 |
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| 366 | 366 | | therein, representing a majority of the population of the 245 |
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| 367 | 367 | | incorporated area within the county, a distribution formula for 246 |
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| 368 | 368 | | dividing the entire proceeds of the tax among county government 247 |
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| 369 | 369 | | and all eligible municipalities within t he county. If no 248 |
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| 370 | 370 | | interlocal agreement is adopted before the effective date of the 249 |
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| 371 | 371 | | tax, tax revenues shall be distributed pursuant to the 250 |
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| 384 | 384 | | provisions of subsection (4). If no interlocal agreement exists, 251 |
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| 385 | 385 | | a new interlocal agreement may be established prior to June 1 of 252 |
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| 386 | 386 | | any year pursuant to this subparagraph. However, any interlocal 253 |
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| 387 | 387 | | agreement agreed to under this subparagraph after the initial 254 |
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| 388 | 388 | | levy of the tax or change in the tax rate authorized in this 255 |
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| 389 | 389 | | section shall under no circumstances materially or adverse ly 256 |
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| 390 | 390 | | affect the rights of holders of outstanding bonds which are 257 |
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| 391 | 391 | | backed by taxes authorized by this paragraph, and the amounts 258 |
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| 392 | 392 | | distributed to the county government and each municipality shall 259 |
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| 393 | 393 | | not be reduced below the amount necessary for the payment of 260 |
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| 394 | 394 | | principal and interest and reserves for principal and interest 261 |
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| 395 | 395 | | as required under the covenants of any bond resolution 262 |
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| 396 | 396 | | outstanding on the date of establishment of the new interlocal 263 |
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| 397 | 397 | | agreement. 264 |
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| 398 | 398 | | 3. County and municipal governments shall use moneys 265 |
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| 399 | 399 | | received pursuant to this paragraph for transportation 266 |
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| 400 | 400 | | expenditures needed to meet the requirements of the capital 267 |
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| 401 | 401 | | improvements element of an adopted comprehensive plan or for 268 |
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| 402 | 402 | | expenditures needed to meet immediate local transportation 269 |
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| 403 | 403 | | problems and for other transportati on-related expenditures that 270 |
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| 404 | 404 | | are critical for building comprehensive roadway networks by 271 |
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| 405 | 405 | | local governments. For purposes of this paragraph, expenditures 272 |
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| 406 | 406 | | for the construction of new roads, the reconstruction or 273 |
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| 407 | 407 | | resurfacing of existing paved roads, or the pa ving of existing 274 |
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| 408 | 408 | | graded roads shall be deemed to increase capacity and such 275 |
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| 421 | 421 | | projects shall be included in the capital improvements element 276 |
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| 422 | 422 | | of an adopted comprehensive plan. Expenditures for purposes of 277 |
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| 423 | 423 | | this paragraph shall not include routine maintenance o f roads. 278 |
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| 424 | 424 | | (3) The tax authorized pursuant to paragraph (1)(a) shall 279 |
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| 425 | 425 | | be levied using either of the following procedures: 280 |
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| 426 | 426 | | (b) If no interlocal agreement or resolution is adopted 281 |
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| 427 | 427 | | pursuant to subparagraph (a)1. or subparagraph (a)2., 282 |
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| 428 | 428 | | municipalities represen ting more than 50 percent of the county 283 |
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| 429 | 429 | | population may, prior to June 20, adopt uniform resolutions 284 |
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| 430 | 430 | | approving the local option tax, establishing the duration of the 285 |
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| 431 | 431 | | levy and the rate authorized in paragraph (1)(a), and setting 286 |
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| 432 | 432 | | the date for a countywide ref erendum on whether to levy the tax. 287 |
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| 433 | 433 | | A referendum under this subsection shall be held only at a 288 |
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| 434 | 434 | | general election, as defined in s. 97.021 shall be held in 289 |
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| 435 | 435 | | accordance with the provisions of such resolution and applicable 290 |
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| 436 | 436 | | state law, provided that the county s hall bear the costs 291 |
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| 437 | 437 | | thereof. The tax shall be levied and collected countywide on 292 |
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| 438 | 438 | | January 1 following 30 days after voter approval. 293 |
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| 439 | 439 | | Section 8. Subsection (3) of section 1011.73, Florida 294 |
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| 440 | 440 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 295 |
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| 441 | 441 | | 1011.73 District millage elections. — 296 |
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| 442 | 442 | | (3) HOLDING ELECTIONS. —All school district millage 297 |
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| 443 | 443 | | elections shall be held and conducted in the manner prescribed 298 |
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| 444 | 444 | | by law for holding general elections, except as provided in this 299 |
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| 445 | 445 | | chapter. A referendum under this part shall be held only at a 300 |
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