House Bill 1197

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HB 1197

        By Representative C. Green






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Lee County and the City of

  3         Fort Myers; amending section 4, chapter 98-488,

  4         Laws of Florida; providing for an alternative

  5         annexation referendum in certain enclaves only;

  6         providing for separate vote on an interlocal

  7         agreement by electors in the city and electors

  8         in certain enclave areas proposed to be

  9         annexed; 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 4 of chapter 98-488, Laws of

14  Florida, is amended to read:

15         Section 4.  (1)  Subsequent to the adoption of the

16  interlocal agreement between the city and the county, and

17  prior to the implementation of the proposed annexation by the

18  city of the described "Dunbar" and "Belle Vue" enclaves, a

19  referendum shall be held by the city in the City of Fort Myers

20  and within the proposed, described enclave areas to be

21  annexed, or at the election of the city, within the described

22  enclave areas to be annexed only, for the ratification and

23  approval of the interlocal agreement by the registered

24  electorates therein pursuant to the provisions of s. 171.0413,

25  Florida Statutes, as amended.

26         (2)  The interlocal agreement shall be presented

27  separately to the registered voters residing within the city

28  and the registered voters residing within the proposed annexed

29  areas as further described in section 2 of this act. The city

30  may also elect to submit the interlocal agreement to a

31  separate vote of the registered voters residing within the

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  1  city at the same time the referendum is held in the proposed

  2  enclave areas. The procedures for conducting the referendum

  3  shall be pursuant to the requirements as set out at s.

  4  171.0413(2), Florida Statutes. Upon a majority vote, of the

  5  votes cast, in favor of the interlocal agreement by the

  6  registered electors of the City of Fort Myers or and a

  7  majority of the votes cast by the combined registered electors

  8  residing in both the "Dunbar" and "Belle Vue" areas, the

  9  interlocal agreement shall be deemed to be ratified and

10  approved, and shall become effective as provided for in the

11  interlocal agreement, but otherwise for not more than 1 year

12  following the referendum. The referendum for ratification and

13  approval of the interlocal agreement for annexation may be

14  conducted by the city at any regular election following the

15  adoption of the interlocal agreement by the city and the

16  county.

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

18  law.

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