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  2         An act relating to the Greater Boca Raton Beach

  3         Tax District, Palm Beach County; amending

  4         sections 1, 2, and 7 of chapter 74-423, Laws of

  5         Florida, as amended, providing for a

  6         redesignation of the Greater Boca Raton Beach

  7         Tax District, compensation of commissioners,

  8         and purchases of supplies, equipment, and

  9         material; providing an effective date.

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

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13         Section 1.  Section 1 of chapter 74-423, Laws of

14  Florida, as amended, is amended to read:

15         Section 1.  Special tax district.--The Greater Boca

16  Raton Tax District for the acquisition of beach property,

17  created by chapter 74-423, Laws of Florida, as amended by

18  chapter 75-330, Laws of Florida, is redesignated as the

19  Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park Tax District.

20         Section 2.  Subsection (7) of section 2 of chapter

21  74-423, Laws of Florida, as created by chapter 82-350, is

22  amended to read:

23         Section 2.  Board of commissioners; elections; bond

24  required.--

25         (7)  Commissioners shall receive a compensation for

26  attendance at a meeting of the board, or a meeting attended by

27  any commissioner at which the purposes, obligations, or

28  business of the district are discussed or transacted.  The

29  amount of said compensation shall be equal to the dollar

30  amount set forth in s. 112.061(6)(a)1., Florida Statutes, as

31  may be amended.  In no event shall any commissioner receive


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  1  compensation for more than one meeting per day based upon the

  2  per diem compensation allowable by statute.

  3         Section 3.  Section 7 of chapter 74-423, Laws of

  4  Florida, as amended by chapter 76-323, is amended to read:

  5         Section 7.  Purchases.--All purchases or leases of

  6  supplies, equipment, materials, or office space for use in the

  7  operation and maintenance of the district in excess of $5,000

  8  $1,000 shall be approved by the board only after competitive

  9  bids shall have been sought from at least three different

10  sources of supply.  However, if less than three different

11  sources are available, competitive bids shall be accepted from

12  whatever sources are available.  During emergencies, the board

13  may, by resolution, authorize the purchase or lease of

14  designated supplies and equipment in excess of the above

15  mentioned limitations without competitive bidding.

16         Section 4.  If any provision of this act or the

17  application thereof to any person or circumstance is held

18  invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or

19  applications of the act which can be given effect without the

20  invalid provision or application, and to this end the

21  provisions of this act are declared severable.

22         Section 5.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

23  law.

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