Senate Bill 1040

    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 1040

    By Senator Bronson





    18-722-00

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to ad valorem taxation;

  3         amending s. 200.065, F.S.; expanding the list

  4         of allowable variations in the format that a

  5         taxing authority must use in the advertisement

  6         stating its intent to finally adopt a millage

  7         rate and budget; providing an effective date.

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

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11         Section 1.  Paragraph (h) of subsection (3) of section

12  200.065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

13         200.065  Method of fixing millage.--

14         (3)  The advertisement shall be no less than

15  one-quarter page in size of a standard size or a tabloid size

16  newspaper, and the headline in the advertisement shall be in a

17  type no smaller than 18 point.  The advertisement shall not be

18  placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices

19  and classified advertisements appear.  The advertisement shall

20  be published in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the

21  county or in a geographically limited insert of such

22  newspaper.  The geographic boundaries in which such insert is

23  circulated shall include the geographic boundaries of the

24  taxing authority.  It is the legislative intent that, whenever

25  possible, the advertisement appear in a newspaper that is

26  published at least 5 days a week unless the only newspaper in

27  the county is published less than 5 days a week, or that the

28  advertisement appear in a geographically limited insert of

29  such newspaper which insert is published throughout the taxing

30  authority's jurisdiction at least twice each week.  It is

31  further the legislative intent that the newspaper selected be

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  1  one of general interest and readership in the community and

  2  not one of limited subject matter, pursuant to chapter 50.

  3         (h)  In no event shall any taxing authority add to or

  4  delete from the language of the advertisements as specified in

  5  this subsection herein unless expressly authorized by law,

  6  except that:,

  7         1.  If an increase in ad valorem tax rates will affect

  8  only a portion of the jurisdiction of a taxing authority,

  9  advertisements may include a map or geographical description

10  of the area to be affected and the proposed use of the tax

11  revenues under consideration.

12         2.  If an increase in ad valorem tax rates is the

13  result of a referendum or other requirement of law, the

14  advertisements may include a brief description of the

15  requirement and the proposed use of the resulting tax

16  revenues.

17         3.  A taxing authority making use of the provisions of

18  this section may also state the change, if any, in the

19  general-purpose tax rate.

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21  The advertisements required herein must shall not be

22  accompanied, preceded, or followed by other advertising or

23  notices that which conflict with or modify the substantive

24  content prescribed herein.

25         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

26  law.

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29                          SENATE SUMMARY

30    Expands the list of allowable variations in the format
      that a taxing authority is required by statute to use in
31    the advertisement stating its intent to finally adopt an
      ad valorem millage rate and budget.
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