House Bill 1687er
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2 An act relating to Indian River County;
3 amending chapter 61-2275, Laws of Florida, as
4 amended; requiring a referendum of the electors
5 of the county prior to any decision by the
6 Indian River County Hospital District to sell
7 Indian River Memorial Hospital; providing an
8 effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Subsection (6) is added to section 2.1 of
13 chapter 61-2275, Laws of Florida, as created by chapter
14 84-451, Laws of Florida, to read:
15 Section 2.1
16 (6) Prior to any decision to sell all or substantially
17 all of the facilities which make up Indian River Memorial
18 Hospital, the district shall cause a referendum to be held at
19 which the electors of Indian River County shall have the
20 opportunity to express their approval or disapproval of the
21 proposed sale. The referendum shall be held in accordance
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23 (a) The bond referendum procedure set forth in s.
24 100.201, et seq., Florida Statutes;
25 (b) The procedure for a mail ballot referendum set
26 forth in s. 101.6101, et seq., Florida Statutes; or
27 (c) Any other comparable procedure set forth in then
28 existing Florida law.
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30 The specific procedure to be utilized shall be determined by
31 the district in the resolution calling for such referendum.
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1 The result of the referendum shall be binding upon the
2 district. Nothing herein shall prevent the district from
3 changing minor details of the proposed sale following the
4 referendum, provided the district determines that such changes
5 are in the best interest of the residents of Indian River
6 County.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
8 law.
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