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  2         An act relating to Citrus County Mosquito

  3         Control District; codifying the district

  4         charter; re-creating the district as an

  5         independent special district; providing for a

  6         board of commissioners; providing for

  7         elections; providing boundaries; providing for

  8         construction; providing for repeal of special

  9         acts; providing for severability; providing an

10         effective date.

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

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14         Section 1.  Chapter 61-1997, Laws of Florida, as

15  amended, is codified, reenacted, amended, and repealed as

16  herein provided.

17         Section 2.  The Citrus County Mosquito Control District

18  is re-created and reenacted to read:

19         Section 1.  Creation and intent.--Upon this act

20  becoming law, the creation of Citrus County Mosquito Control

21  District as an independent special district pursuant to

22  chapter 390, Florida Statutes, (1951) shall be ratified and

23  confirmed. It is further the intent of the Legislature in

24  enacting this law to provide a single, codified, comprehensive

25  special act charter for the district in accordance with

26  section 189.429, Florida Statutes. The district shall operate

27  pursuant to this special act and the provisions of chapter

28  388, Florida Statutes, as it may be amended from time to time,

29  and all other general laws applicable to independent special

30  districts. It is the intent of this act to preserve all

31  existing district authority as it may be modified pursuant to


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  1  the provisions of chapter 388, Florida Statutes, this act, and

  2  applicable general laws.

  3         Section 2.  Minimum charter requirements.--In

  4  accordance with section 189.404(3), Florida Statutes, the

  5  following subsections shall constitute the charter of Citrus

  6  County Mosquito Control District:

  7         (a)  The district is organized and exists for all

  8  purposes set forth in this act and chapter 388, Florida

  9  Statutes, as they may be amended from time to time.

10         (b)  The powers, functions, and duties of the district

11  regarding ad valorem taxation, bond issuance, other

12  revenue-raising capabilities, budget preparation and approval,

13  liens and foreclosure of liens, use of tax deeds and tax

14  certificates as appropriate for non-ad valorem assessments,

15  and contractual agreements shall be as set forth in chapters

16  170, 189, 197, and 388, Florida Statutes, this act, or any

17  other applicable general or special law, as they may be

18  amended from time to time.

19         (c)  The district was created by the petition process

20  formerly contained in chapter 390, Florida Statutes (1951).

21         (d)  The district's charter may be amended only by

22  special act of the Legislature.

23         (e)  In accordance with chapter 388.101, Florida

24  Statutes, the district is governed by a three-member board.

25  The membership and organization of the board shall be as set

26  forth in this act and chapter 388, Florida Statutes, as they

27  may be amended from time to time.

28         (f)  The compensation of board members shall be

29  governed by this act and chapter 388, Florida Statutes, as

30  they may be amended from time to time.

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  1         (g)  The administrative duties of the board of

  2  commissioners shall be as set forth in this act and chapter

  3  388, Florida Statutes, as they may be amended from time to

  4  time.

  5         (h)  Requirements for financial disclosure, meeting

  6  notices, reporting, public records maintenance, and per diem

  7  expenses for officers and employees shall be as set forth in

  8  chapters 112, 189, 286, and 388, Florida Statutes, as they may

  9  be amended from time to time.

10         (i)  The procedures and requirements governing the

11  issuance of bonds, notes, and other evidence of indebtedness

12  by the district shall be as set forth in chapters 189 and 388,

13  Florida Statutes, and applicable general laws, as they may be

14  amended from time to time.

15         (j)  The procedures for conducting district elections

16  and for qualification of electors shall be pursuant to

17  chapters 189 and 388, Florida Statutes, and applicable general

18  laws as they may be amended from time to time.

19         (k)  The district may be financed by any method

20  established in this act, chapters 189 and 388, Florida

21  Statutes, or any applicable general laws, as they may be

22  amended from time to time.

23         (l)  In accordance with section 388.221, Florida

24  Statutes, the district may continue to levy upon all of the

25  personal and real taxable property in the district a special

26  tax not exceeding 10 mills on the dollar during each year as

27  maintenance tax.

28         (m)  The method for collecting non-ad valorem

29  assessments, fees, service charges, or state matching funds

30  shall be as set forth in chapters 170, 197, and 388, Florida

31  Statutes, as they may be amended from time to time.


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  1         (n)  The district's planning requirements shall be as

  2  set forth in chapters 189 and 388, Florida Statutes, as they

  3  may be amended from time to time.

  4         (o)  The district's geographic boundary limitations

  5  shall be the same as those established for Citrus County in

  6  section 7.09, Florida Statutes:

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  8         The boundary lines of Citrus County are as

  9         follows:  Beginning at a point in the thread or

10         center of the Withlacoochee River on the

11         section line dividing sections twelve and

12         thirteen, township twenty-one south, range

13         twenty east; thence on said line west to the

14         southwest corner of section nine, township

15         twenty-one south, range nineteen east; thence

16         north on said section line to township line

17         dividing townships twenty and twenty-one south;

18         thence west on said township line to the Gulf

19         of Mexico; thence north along said gulf,

20         including all islands along said gulf coast,

21         and including the waters of said gulf within

22         the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to

23         the most southern outlet of the Withlacoochee

24         River at its mouth, leaving out all the islands

25         in the mouth of said river; thence easterly

26         along the thread of said river to the point of

27         beginning, including all the lands and islands

28         which said river line may enclose.

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30         Section 3.  Chapter 59-693, Laws of Florida, Chapter

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  1  Florida, are hereby repealed 10 days after the effective date

  2  of this act.

  3         Section 4.  The provisions of this act shall be

  4  liberally construed in order to effectively carry out the

  5  purposes of this act in the interest of the public health,

  6  welfare, and safety of the citizens served by the district.

  7         Section 5.  It is declared to be the intent of the

  8  Legislature that if any section, subsection, sentence, clause,

  9  phrase, or portion of this act is for any reason held invalid

10  or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction,

11  such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and

12  independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the

13  validity of the remaining portions hereof.

14         Section 6.  In the event of a conflict of the

15  provisions of this act with the provisions of any other act,

16  the provisions of this act shall control to the extent of such

17  conflict.

18         Section 7.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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