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HB 425, First Engrossed
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to Lee County; amending chapter
3 76-414, Laws of Florida, as amended;
4 authorizing the district to establish and
5 maintain emergency medical services and acquire
6 and maintain rescue, medical, and other
7 emergency equipment; amending the date the
8 board elects its officers; increasing the
9 minimum rate of ad valorem taxes that may be
10 levied to provide funds for the district;
11 providing for a referendum; reporting the
12 actions of the board and accounting of its
13 funds in accordance with chapter 189, Florida
14 Statutes; providing an effective date.
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16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18 Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 3 of chapter
19 76-414, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 91-398, Laws of
20 Florida, is amended to read:
21 Section 3. (4) The board may employ such personnel as
22 it deems necessary for the proper function and operation of
23 the a fire and rescue department and establish and maintain
24 emergency medical services and acquire and maintain rescue,
25 medical, and other emergency equipment pursuant to the
26 provisions of chapter 401, Florida Statutes, and any
27 certificate of public convenience and necessity or its
28 equivalent issued thereunder.
29 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 4 of chapter
30 76-414, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
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HB 425, First Engrossed
1 Section 4. (1) The commissioners, immediately upon
2 their appointment as herein provided, or within 10 days
3 thereafter and annually in January November, shall organize by
4 electing from their number, a chairman, vice-chairman, a
5 secretary and a treasurer. However, the same member may be
6 both secretary and treasurer.
7 Section 3. Section 5 of chapter 76-414, Laws of
8 Florida, as amended by chapter 87-422, Laws of Florida, is
9 amended to read:
10 Section 5. (1) The board shall have the right, power,
11 and authority to levy millage tax against the taxable real
12 estate within the district to provide funds for the purpose of
13 this district.
14 (2) The tax rate shall be fixed by a resolution of the
15 board following public hearings of the proposed budget as
16 provided in section 6. However, the tax shall not exceed
17 $3.00 $2.50 per 1,000 of net taxable assessed valuation.
18 (3) It is the legislative intent that this act will
19 authorize the Lee County property appraiser and the Lee County
20 tax collector to take all appropriate action to comply with
21 the intent and purpose of this act.
22 Section 4. Section 3 of this act shall take effect
23 only upon its approval by a majority vote of those qualified
24 electors of the Bayshore Fire Protection and Rescue Service
25 District voting in a referendum election to be called by the
26 Board of Commissioners of Bayshore Fire Protection and Rescue
27 Service District and to be held in conjunction with a primary
28 or general election, in accordance with the provisions of law
29 relating to elections currently in force.
30 Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 11 of chapter
31 76-414, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
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HB 425, First Engrossed
1 Section 11. (4) The board shall, in accordance with
2 the provisions of chapter 189, Florida Statutes on or before
3 November 1, make an annual report of its actions and
4 accounting of its funds as of September 30 and shall file said
5 report in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court of Lee
6 County, whose duty it shall be to receive and file said report
7 and hold and keep the same as a public record.
8 Section 6. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
9 law.
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