House Bill 3917e1

                                      HB 3917, First Engrossed/ntc



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Collier County; providing

  3         that certain fire districts of the county may

  4         be governed by a three-member board; providing

  5         for a referendum vote; providing form of

  6         ballot; providing an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  The fire and rescue districts in Collier

11  County, the Big Corkscrew Island Fire Control and Rescue

12  District, the East Naples Fire Control and Rescue District,

13  the Golden Gate Fire Control and Rescue District, the North

14  Naples Fire Control and Rescue District, and the Immokalee

15  Fire Control and Rescue District, may, pursuant to the

16  provisions of s. 191.005(1)(a), Florida Statutes, and this

17  act, be governed by a three-member board if proposed by

18  resolution of the governing board of a district adopted no

19  later than 30 days from the passage of this act and approved

20  by vote of the electors of the district in a referendum to be

21  held at the same time as the first primary election in 1998.

22  The ballot question shall read:

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24         The governing board of the        District

25         proposes that the district continue to be

26         governed by a three-member governing board. If

27         approved by the electorate, the governing board

28         will have three members and      seats will be

29         open on the 1998 general election ballot. If

30         not approved, the governing board will have

31         five members and     seats will be on the 1998


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                                      HB 3917, First Engrossed/ntc



  1         general election ballot. Are you in favor of

  2         keeping the board a three-member board?

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  4         Yes     

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  6         No      

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  8         Section 2.  If a referendum proposing to keep the

  9  governing board at three members is approved by the voters,

10  the candidates who qualified for the fourth and fifth seats on

11  the board shall be refunded any qualifying fees paid, and no

12  vote shall occur for the fourth and fifth seats at the general

13  election. Elections held for the governing board after the

14  1998 general election shall be in accordance with the terms of

15  s. 191.005, Florida Statutes.

16         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

17  law.

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