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Florida House Bill H4051

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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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1212 A bill to be entitled 1
1313 An act relating to the Pasco County Mosquito Control 2
1414 District, Pasco County; amending chapter 2005 -322, 3
1515 Laws of Florida; providing applicability of laws on 4
1616 term limits for independent special district board 5
17-members; providing for geographical subdistricts; 6
18-requiring the Pasco County Board of County 7
19-Commissioners to draw geographical subdistricts 8
20-subject to certain requirements; providing 9
21-qualifications for distric t board candidates and 10
22-members; removing obsolete language; providing an 11
23-effective date. 12
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25-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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27- Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 1 of section 2 of 16
28-chapter 2005-322, Laws of Florida, is amende d to read: 17
29- Section 1. Minimum charter requirements. —In accordance 18
30-with section 189.404(3), Florida Statutes, the following 19
31-subsections shall comprise the minimum required charter 20
32-provisions for Pasco County Mosquito Control District: 21
33- (5) In accordance with section 388.101(1), Florida 22
34-Statutes, the district is governed by a three -member board, and 23
35-section 189.0312, Florida Statutes, as may be amended, applies 24
36-to this subsection, except that a member of the board may not 25
17+members; designating geographical subdistricts; 6
18+providing qualifications for board candidates and 7
19+members; removing obsolete language; providing an 8
20+effective date. 9
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22+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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24+ Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 1 of section 2 of 13
25+chapter 2005-322, Laws of Florida, is amended to read: 14
26+ Section 1. Minimum charter requirements. —In accordance 15
27+with section 189.404(3), Florida Statutes, the following 16
28+subsections shall comprise the minimum required charter 17
29+provisions for Pasco County Mosquito Control District: 18
30+ (5) In accordance with section 388.101(1), Florida 19
31+Statutes, the district is governed by a three -member board, and 20
32+section 189.0312, Florida Statu tes, as may be amended, applies 21
33+to this subsection, except that a member of the board may not 22
34+serve for more than two 4 -year terms. Notwithstanding section 23
35+388.101, Florida Statutes, the following apply, beginning with 24
36+the November 2026 election: 25
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47-serve for more than two 4 -year terms. Notwithstanding section 26
48-388.101, Florida Statutes, the following apply, beginning with 27
49-the November 2026 election: 28
50- (a) The office of each member of the board is designated 29
51-as being a seat on the board, distinguished from each of the 30
52-other seats by a numeral 1, 2, or 3, which represents designated 31
53-geographical subdistricts. 32
54- (b) The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners shall 33
55-be responsible for drawing the boundaries of the geographical 34
56-subdistricts after providing notice and public hearing as 35
57-provided in general law. The geographical subdistricts shall 36
58-consist of contiguous and compact territories, nearly equal in 37
59-population as is practicable, and shall use existing political 38
60-and geographical boundaries. The Pasco County Board of County 39
61-Commissioners shall draw initial geographical subdistricts by 40
62-January 1, 2026, and following the completion of a decennial 41
63-census thereafter. 42
64- (c) Candidates for the board must qualify as directed by 43
65-chapter 99, Florida Statutes. Each candidate must designate, a t 44
66-the time he or she qualifies, the seat on the board for which he 45
67-or she qualifies. Each candidate must reside in the designated 46
68-subdistrict, and only electors of the subdistrict are authorized 47
69-to vote for the member of that subdistrict. The name of each 48
70-candidate who qualifies must be included on the ballot in a way 49
71-that clearly indicates the seat for which he or she is a 50
47+ (a) The office of each member of the board is designated 26
48+as being a seat on the board, distinguished from each of the 27
49+other seats by a numeral 1, 2, or 3, which represents designated 28
50+geographical subdistricts. 29
51+ 1. Seat 1: All property west of the eastern boundar y of 30
52+Little Road (Pasco County Road 1), to the north where Little 31
53+Road ends at U.S. 19, all property west of U.S. 19, and to the 32
54+south where Little Road ends at Trinity Boulevard, all property 33
55+north of Trinity Boulevard. 34
56+ 2. Seat 2: All property east of t he eastern boundary of 35
57+Little Road (Pasco County Road 1), to the north where Little 36
58+Road ends at U.S. 19, all property east of U.S. 19, and to the 37
59+south where Little Road ends at Trinity Boulevard, all property 38
60+south of Trinity Boulevard, and west of Inter state 75 (State 39
61+Road 93). 40
62+ 3. Seat 3: All property east of the western boundary of 41
63+Interstate 75 (State Road 93), along census block lines to the 42
64+eastern boundary of Pasco County. 43
65+ (b) Candidates for the board must qualify as directed by 44
66+chapter 99, Florida Statutes. Each candidate must designate, at 45
67+the time he or she qualifies, the seat on the board for which he 46
68+or she qualifies. Each candidate must reside in the designated 47
69+subdistrict, and only electors of the subdistrict are authorized 48
70+to vote for the member of that subdistrict. The name of each 49
71+candidate who qualifies must be included on the ballot in a way 50
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82-candidate. The candidate for each seat who receives the most 51
83-votes shall be elected to the board. 52
84- (d) Each member shall be elected fo r a term of 4 years and 53
85-serve until the member's successor assumes office. 54
86- (e) For the length of their terms of office, members of 55
87-the board must remain residents and electors of the subdistrict 56
88-from which they are elected to represent By resolution dated 57
89-March 8, 1993, the board elected to stagger the members' terms 58
90-of office pursuant to section 388.101(3), Florida Statutes. 59
91-Therefore, upon this act becoming law, one board member shall be 60
92-elected in the 2006 general election and two board members in 61
93-the 2008 general election. Thereafter, each election shall be 62
94-for a term of 4 years . The membership and organization of the 63
95-board shall be as set forth in this act and chapter 388, Florida 64
96-Statutes. 65
97- Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 66
82+that clearly indicates the seat for which he or she is a 51
83+candidate. The candidate for each seat who receives the most 52
84+votes shall be elected to th e board. 53
85+ (c) Each member shall be elected for a term of 4 years and 54
86+serve until the member's successor assumes office. 55
87+ (d) For the length of their terms of office, members of 56
88+the board must remain residents and electors of the subdistrict 57
89+from which they are elected to represent By resolution dated 58
90+March 8, 1993, the board elected to stagger the members' terms 59
91+of office pursuant to section 388.101(3), Florida Statutes. 60
92+Therefore, upon this act becoming law, one board member shall be 61
93+elected in the 2006 general election and two board members in 62
94+the 2008 general election. Thereafter, each election shall be 63
95+for a term of 4 years . The membership and organization of the 64
96+board shall be as set forth in this act and chapter 388, Florida 65
97+Statutes. 66
98+ Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 67