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By Representative A. Greene
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to Seminole Water Control
3 District, Palm Beach County; codifying and
4 reenacting provisions of chapters 70-854 and
5 88-504, Laws of Florida; providing for
6 codification of special acts relating to
7 Seminole Water Control District, a special tax
8 district created pursuant to chapter 70-854,
9 Laws of Florida, as amended, pursuant to s.
10 189.429, F.S.; providing that the name of the
11 District shall be the Seminole Improvement
12 District; providing for legislative intent;
13 providing for applicability of chapter 298,
14 F.S., and other general laws; providing
15 additional authority relating to the provision
16 of public infrastructure, services, assessment,
17 levy and collection of taxes, non-ad valorem
18 assessments and fees, public finance, and
19 District operations; providing powers of the
20 District; providing for compliance with county
21 plans and regulations; providing for election
22 of a Board of Supervisors; providing for
23 organization, powers, duties, terms of office,
24 and compensation of the board; providing for
25 levy of ad valorem taxes and non-ad valorem
26 assessments; providing for costs; requiring
27 referendums under specified circumstances;
28 providing for collection, enforcement, and
29 penalties; providing for issuance of revenue
30 bonds, assessment bonds, and bond anticipation
31 notes; providing for general obligation bonds;
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1 providing a District charter; providing for
2 repeal of prior special acts related to the
3 Seminole Water Control District; providing
4 severability; providing that this act shall
5 take precedence over any conflicting law to the
6 extent of such conflict; providing an effective
7 date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Chapters 70-854 and 88-504, Laws of
12 Florida, are codified, reenacted, amended, and repealed as
13 herein provided.
14 Section 2. The Seminole Water Control District is
15 re-created and renamed and the charter for such District is
16 re-created and reenacted to read:
17 Section 1. District renamed.--The Seminole Water
18 Control District shall henceforth be known as the Seminole
19 Improvement District.
20 Section 2. Intent.--Pursuant to section 189.429,
21 Florida Statutes, this act constitutes the codification of all
22 special acts relating to the Seminole Water Control District.
23 It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this law to
24 provide a single, comprehensive special act charter for the
25 District, including all current legislative authority granted
26 to the District by its several legislative enactments, any
27 additional authority granted by this act, and authority
28 granted by applicable general law.
29 Section 3. District created and boundaries
30 thereof.--For the purposes of providing public infrastructure,
31 services, the assessment, levy, and collection of taxes,
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1 non-ad valorem assessments and fees, the operation of District
2 facilities and services, and all other purposes stated in this
3 act consistent with chapters 189 and 298, Florida Statutes,
4 and other applicable general law, an independent improvement
5 district is hereby created and established in Palm Beach
6 County, Florida, to be known as the Seminole Improvement
7 District, the territorial boundaries of which shall be as
8 follows, to-wit:
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10 All of Sections 1 and 2, that part of Section 3
11 situated Southerly and Eastwardly of the Canal
12 "M" right of way, and Section 12 except the
13 East Half (E 1/2) of the Southeast Quarter (SE
14 1/4) thereof, all in Township 43 South, Range
15 40 East.
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17 All of Sections 5 and 6, the North Half (N 1/2)
18 of Section 7 and the North Half (N 1/2) of
19 Section 8, Township 43 South, Range 41 East.
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21 All in the County of Palm Beach, State of
22 Florida, consisting of 4,032 acres, more or
23 less.
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25 Section 4. Provisions of other laws made
26 applicable.--The provisions of chapter 298, Florida Statutes,
27 and all of the laws amendatory thereof, now existing or
28 hereafter enacted are hereby declared to be applicable to said
29 Seminole Improvement District. Said Seminole Improvement
30 District shall have all of the powers and authorities
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1 mentioned in or conferred by said chapter 298, Florida
2 Statutes, as it may be amended from time to time.
3 Section 5. Powers of the District; compliance with
4 county plans and regulations.--
5 (1) Said District shall have the following powers:
6 (a) To sue and be sued by its name in any court of law
7 or in equity, to make contracts, to adopt and use a corporate
8 seal and to alter the same at pleasure;
9 (b) To acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation real
10 and personal property, either or both, within or without the
11 district, and to convey and dispose of such real and personal
12 property, either or both, as may be necessary or convenient to
13 carry out the purposes, or any of the purposes, of this act,
14 and chapter 298, Florida Statutes;
15 (c) To construct, operate, and maintain canals,
16 ditches, drains, levees, lakes, ponds, and other works for
17 water management and control purposes;
18 (d) To acquire, purchase, operate, and maintain pumps,
19 plants, and pumping systems for water management and control
20 purposes;
21 (e) To construct, operate, and maintain irrigation
22 works, machinery, and plants;
23 (f) To construct, improve, pave, and maintain roadways
24 and roads necessary and convenient for the exercise of the
25 powers or duties or any of the powers or duties of said
26 District or the supervisors thereof; and to include as a
27 component of roads, parkways, bridges, landscaping,
28 irrigation, bicycle and jogging paths, street lighting,
29 traffic signals, road striping, and all other customary
30 elements of a modern road system;
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1 (g) To finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire,
2 construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate,
3 and maintain systems and facilities for providing
4 transportation throughout the District, including private or
5 contract carriers, buses, vehicles, railroads, and other
6 transportation facilities, to meet the transportation
7 requirements of the District in activities conducted within
8 the District;
9 (h) To finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire,
10 construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate,
11 and maintain parking facilities within the District
12 boundaries;
13 (i) To finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire,
14 construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate,
15 and maintain additional systems and facilities for parks and
16 facilities for indoor and outdoor recreational, cultural, and
17 educational uses;
18 (j) To acquire, construct, finance, operate, and
19 maintain water plants and systems to produce, purify, and
20 distribute water for consumption;
21 (k) To acquire, construct, finance, operate, and
22 maintain sewer systems for the collection, disposal, and reuse
23 of waste and to prevent water pollution in the District;
24 (l) To levy ad valorem taxes, non-ad valorem
25 assessments, prescribe, fix, establish, and collect rates,
26 fees, rentals, fares, or other charges, and to revise the same
27 from time to time, for the facilities and services furnished
28 or to be furnished by the District and to recover the cost of
29 making connection to any District facility or system;
30 (m) To provide for the discontinuance of service and
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1 user or property for any such rates, fees, rentals, fares, or
2 other charges that become delinquent and require collection.
3 However, no charges or fees shall be established until after a
4 public hearing of the board at the District at which all
5 affected persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard;
6 (n) To enter into agreements with any person, firm, or
7 corporation for the furnishing by such person, firm, or
8 corporation of any facilities and services of the type
9 provided for in this act;
10 (o) To enter into impact fee credit agreements with
11 local general purpose governments. In the event the District
12 enters into an impact fee credit agreement with a local
13 general purpose government where the District constructs or
14 makes contributions for public facilities for which impact fee
15 credits would be available, the agreement may provide that
16 such impact fee credits shall inure to the landowners within
17 the District in proportion to their relative assessments, and
18 the District shall, from time to time, execute such
19 instruments (such as assignments of impact fee credits) as may
20 be necessary or desirable to accomplish or confirm the
21 foregoing.
22 (p) To construct and maintain facilities for and take
23 measures to control mosquitoes and other arthropods of public
24 health importance;
25 (q) To finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire,
26 construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate,
27 and maintain additional systems and facilities for
28 conservation areas, mitigation areas and wildlife habitat,
29 including the maintenance of any plant or animal species, and
30 any related interest in real or personal property;
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1 (r) To borrow money and issue negotiable or other
2 bonds of said District as hereinafter provided; to borrow
3 money, from time to time, and issue negotiable or other notes
4 of said district therefore, bearing interest at not exceeding
5 the maximum interest allowable by law, in anticipation of the
6 collection of taxes, levies, and assessments or revenues of
7 said district, and to pledge or hypothecate such taxes,
8 levies, assessments, and revenues to secure such bonds, notes,
9 or obligations, and to sell, discount, negotiate, and dispose
10 of the same;
11 (s) To provide public safety, including, but not
12 limited to, security, guardhouses, fences and gates,
13 electronic intrusion detection systems and patrol cars, when
14 authorized by proper governmental agencies; except that the
15 District may not exercise any police power, but may contract
16 with the appropriate local general purpose government agencies
17 for an increased level of such service within the District
18 boundaries;
19 (t) To provide systems and facilities for fire
20 prevention and control and emergency medical services,
21 including the construction or purchase of fire stations, water
22 mains and plugs, fire trucks, and other vehicles and equipment
23 consistent with any adopted Palm Beach County ordinances,
24 rules, or regulations if authorized by the county;
25 (u) To finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire,
26 construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, and
27 maintain additional systems and facilities for school
28 buildings and related structures, which may be leased, sold,
29 or donated to the school district for use in the educational
30 system when authorized by the District school board;
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1 (v) To establish and create such departments,
2 committees, boards or other agencies, including a public
3 relations committee, as from time to time the Board of
4 Supervisors may deem necessary or desirable in the performance
5 in the acts or other things necessary to the exercise of the
6 powers provided in this act, and to delegate to such
7 departments, boards, or other agencies such administrative
8 duties and other powers as the Board of Supervisors may deem
9 necessary or desirable; and
10 (w) To exercise all other powers necessary convenient
11 or proper in connection with any of the powers or duties of
12 said District stated in this act. The powers and duties of
13 said District shall be exercised by and through the Board of
14 Supervisors thereof, which board shall have the authority to
15 employ engineers, attorneys, agents, employees, and
16 representatives as the Board of Supervisors may, from time to
17 time, determine, and to fix their compensation and duties.
18 However, in addition thereto, said District shall have all of
19 the powers provided for in chapter 298, Florida Statutes, as
20 amended from time to time. All powers and authority of the
21 District shall extend and apply to the District as a whole and
22 to each unit of development as, from time to time, may be
23 designated by the Board of Supervisors.
24 (2) Notwithstanding any authority contained within
25 this section, the development, operation, or maintenance of
26 any District facilities or services shall comply with the
27 adopted comprehensive plan for Palm Beach County and any
28 adopted land development regulations or specialized plans
29 adopted thereunder which apply within the geographic
30 boundaries of the District.
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1 Section 6. Board of Supervisors, organization, powers,
2 duties, and terms of office.--
3 (1) There is hereby created a Board of Supervisors of
4 Seminole Improvement District which shall be the governing
5 body of said District. Said Board of Supervisors shall consist
6 of three (3) persons, who, except as herein otherwise
7 provided, shall hold office for the term of three (3) years
8 and until their successors shall be duly elected and
9 qualified.
10 (2) Each year during the month of June, beginning with
11 the month of June, 1971, a Supervisor shall be elected, as
12 hereinafter provided, by the landowners of said District to
13 take the place of the retiring Supervisor. All vacancies or
14 expirations on said board shall be filled as required by this
15 act and chapter 298, Florida Statutes. The Supervisors of said
16 Seminole Improvement District need not be residents of said
17 District or of the State of Florida, and they may or may not
18 be owners of land or property within said District. In case of
19 a vacancy in the office of any Supervisor, the remaining
20 Supervisors may fill such vacancy until the next annual
21 meeting of the landowners, when his or her successor shall be
22 elected by the landowners for the unexpired term. As soon as
23 practicable after their election, the Board of Supervisors of
24 said District shall organize by choosing one of their number
25 president of said Board of Supervisors and by electing some
26 suitable person secretary, who may or may not be a member of
27 said Board. The Board of Supervisors shall adopt a seal which
28 shall be the seal of said District. At each annual meeting of
29 the landowners of the District, the Board of Supervisors shall
30 report all work undertaken or completed during the preceding
31 year, and the status of the finances of the District.
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1 (3) All Supervisors shall hold office until their
2 successors shall be elected and qualified. Whenever any
3 election shall be authorized or required by this act to be
4 held by the landowners at any particular or stated time or
5 day, and if for any reason such election shall not or cannot
6 be held at such time or on such day, then in such event and in
7 all and every such event, the power or duty to hold such
8 election shall not cease or lapse, but such election shall be
9 held thereafter as soon as practicable and consistent with
10 this act.
11 Section 7. Compensation of Board.--Each Supervisor
12 shall be paid for his or her services a per-diem of
13 twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each day actually engaged in
14 work pertaining to the said District. In addition to the said
15 per-diem, Supervisors shall be paid travel and related
16 expenses at rates authorized by general law for public
17 officials pursuant to chapter 112, Florida Statutes.
18 Section 8. Meetings of landowners; election of
19 Supervisors.--Each year during the month of June, beginning
20 with the month of June in the year 1971, a meeting of the
21 landowners of said District shall be held for the purpose of
22 electing a Supervisor to take the place of the retiring
23 Supervisor, and hearing reports of the Board of Supervisors.
24 Elections shall be conducted in accord with applicable
25 provisions of chapter 298, Florida Statutes, as amended from
26 time to time.
27 Section 9. Taxes; non-ad valorem assessments.--
28 (1) AD VALOREM TAXES.--The Board of Supervisors,
29 subject to referendum approval pursuant to Art. VII, s. 9 of
30 the State Constitution, shall have the power to levy and
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1 personal property in the District to pay the principal of and
2 interest on any general obligation bonds of the District, to
3 provide for any sinking or other funds established in
4 connection with any such bonds, and to pay the costs for
5 construction or maintenance of any of the projects or
6 activities of the District authorized by the provisions of
7 this act or applicable general law. The total amount of such
8 ad valorem taxes levied in any year shall not be in excess of
9 ten (10) mills on the dollar per annum on the assessed value
10 of the taxable property within the District. The ad valorem
11 tax provided for herein shall be in addition to county and
12 municipal ad valorem taxes provided for by law.
13 (2) REFERENDUM REQUIRED.--No residential or related
14 urban development shall be authorized or undertaken pursuant
15 to this act until the referendum required by Art. VII, s. 9 of
16 the State Constitution is conducted. Such referendum shall be
17 conducted within two (2) years after the effective date of
18 this act at the expense of the District.
19 (3) NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS.--Non-ad valorem
20 assessments for the construction, operation, or maintenance of
21 District facilities, services, and operations shall be
22 assessed, levied, and collected pursuant to chapter 298,
23 chapter 170, or chapter 197, Florida Statutes, as amended from
24 time to time.
25 (4) TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND COSTS, A LIEN ON LAND
26 AGAINST WHICH ASSESSED, ETC.--All taxes and assessments
27 provided for in this act, together with all penalties for
28 default in payment of the same, all costs in collecting the
29 same, shall, from the date of assessment thereof until paid,
30 constitute a lien of equal dignity with the liens for county
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1 upon all the lands against which such taxes shall be levied as
2 is provided in this chapter.
3 (5) COMPENSATION OF PROPERTY APPRAISER, TAX COLLECTOR
4 AND CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.--The Property Appraiser, Tax
5 Collector and Clerk of the Circuit Court of Palm Beach County
6 shall be entitled to compensation for services performed in
7 connection with taxes and assessments of said District as
8 provided by general law.
9 (6) LEVIES OF NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS ON LAND LESS
10 THAN ONE (1) ACRE.--In levying and assessing all assessments,
11 each tract or parcel of land less than one (1) acre in area
12 shall be assessed as a full acre, and each tract or parcel of
13 land more than one (1) acre in area which contains a fraction
14 of an acre shall be assessed at the nearest whole number of
15 acres, a fraction of one half or more to be assessed as a full
16 acre.
17 Section 10. When unpaid taxes and assessments
18 delinquent; penalty.--All taxes and assessments provided for
19 in this act shall be and become delinquent and bear penalties
20 on the amount of said taxes in the same manner as county
21 taxes.
22 Section 11. Enforcement of taxes and assessments.--The
23 collection and enforcement of all taxes and assessments levied
24 by said District shall be at the same time and in like manner
25 as county taxes, and the provisions of the Florida Statutes
26 relating to the sale of lands for unpaid and delinquent county
27 taxes, the issuance, sale, and delivery of tax certificates
28 for such unpaid and delinquent county taxes, the redemption
29 thereof, the issuance to individuals of tax deeds based
30 thereon, and all other procedure in connection therewith,
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1 unpaid taxes of said District to the same extent as if said
2 statutory provisions were expressly set forth in this act. All
3 taxes and assessments shall be subject to the same discounts
4 as county taxes.
5 Section 12. (1) ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS, ASSESSMENT
6 BONDS, AND BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES.--
7 (a) In addition to the other powers provided the
8 District, and not in limitation thereof, the District shall
9 have the power, pursuant to chapter 298, Florida Statutes, and
10 applicable general law as amended from time to time, at any
11 time, and, from time to time, after the issuance of any bonds
12 of the District shall have been authorized, to borrow money
13 for the purposes for which such bonds are to be issued in
14 anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of the sale of
15 such bonds and to issue bond anticipation notes in a principal
16 sum not in excess of the authorized maximum amount of such
17 bond issue.
18 (b) Pursuant to chapter 298, Florida Statutes, and
19 applicable general law as amended from time to time, the
20 District shall have the power to issue assessment bonds and
21 revenue bonds, from time to time, without limitation as to
22 amount for the purpose of financing those systems and
23 facilities provided for in section 5. Such revenue bonds may
24 be secured by, or payable from, the gross or net pledge of the
25 revenues to be derived from any project or combination of
26 projects; from the rates, fees, or other charges to be
27 collected from the users of any project or projects; from any
28 revenue-producing undertaking or activity of the District;
29 from special assessments; or from any other source or pledged
30 security. Such bonds shall not constitute an indebtedness of
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1 not be required unless such bonds are additionally secured by
2 the full faith and credit and taxing power of the District.
3 (c) Any issue of bonds may be secured by a trust
4 agreement by and between the District and a corporate trustee
5 or trustees, which may be any trust company or bank having the
6 powers of a trust company within or without the state. The
7 resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or such trust
8 agreement may pledge the revenues to be received from any
9 projects of the District and may contain such provisions for
10 protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the
11 bondholders as the board may approve, including, without
12 limitation, covenants setting forth the duties of the District
13 in relation to: the acquisition, construction, reconstruction,
14 improvement, maintenance, repair, operation, and insurance of
15 any projects; the fixing and revising of the rates, fees, and
16 charges, and the custody, safeguarding, and application of all
17 moneys and for the employment of consulting engineers in
18 connection with such acquisition, construction,
19 reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, repair, or
20 operation.
21 (d) Bonds of each issue shall be dated; shall bear
22 interest at such rate or rates, including variable rates,
23 which interest may be tax exempt or taxable for federal income
24 tax purposes; shall mature at such time or times from their
25 date or dates; and may be made redeemable before maturity at
26 such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as
27 may be determined by the board.
28 (e) The District shall have the power to issue bonds
29 for the purpose of refunding any outstanding bonds of the
30 District.
31 (2) GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.--
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1 (a) Pursuant to this act, the District shall have the
2 power from time to time to issue general obligation bonds to
3 finance or refinance capital projects or to refund outstanding
4 bonds in an aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding at
5 any one time not in excess of thirty-five percent (35%) of the
6 assessed value of the taxable property within the District as
7 shown on the pertinent tax records at the time of the
8 authorization of the general obligation bonds for which the
9 full faith and credit of the District is pledged. Except for
10 refunding bonds, no general obligation bonds shall be issued
11 unless the bonds are issued to finance or refinance a capital
12 project and the issuance has been approved at an election held
13 in accordance with the requirements for such election as
14 prescribed by the State Constitution. Such elections shall be
15 called to be held in the District by the Board of County
16 Commissioners of the County upon the request of the Board of
17 the District. The expenses of calling and holding an election
18 shall be at the expense of the District and the District shall
19 reimburse the county for any expenses incurred in calling or
20 holding such elections.
21 (b) The District may pledge its full faith and credit
22 for the payment of the principal and interest on such general
23 obligation bonds and for any reserve funds provided therefor
24 and met unconditionally and irrevocably pledge itself to ad
25 valorem taxes on all taxable property within the District, to
26 the extent necessary for the payment thereof, without
27 limitations as to greater amount.
28 (c) If the board determines to issue general
29 obligation bonds for more than one capital project, the
30 approval of the issuance of the bonds for each and all such
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1 ballot. The failure of the electors to approve the issuance
2 of bonds for any one or more of the capital projects shall not
3 defeat the approval of bonds for any capital project which has
4 been approved by the electors.
5 (d) In arriving at the amount of general obligation
6 bonds permitted to be outstanding at any one time pursuant to
7 paragraph (a), there shall not be included any general
8 obligation bonds which are additionally secured by the pledge
9 of:
10 1. Special assessments levied in the amount sufficient
11 to pay the principal and interest on a general obligation bond
12 so additionally secured, which assessments have been equalized
13 and confirmed by resolution or ordinance of the board pursuant
14 to section 170.08, Florida Statutes.
15 2. Water revenues, sewer revenues, or water and sewer
16 revenues of the District to be derived from user fees in an
17 amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the
18 general obligation bond so additionally secured.
19 3. Any combination of assessments and revenues
20 described in subparagraphs 1 and 2.
21 Section 13. Minimum charter requirements.--
22 (1) The District is organized and exists for all
23 purposes set forth in this act and chapter 298, Florida
24 Statutes, as they may be amended from time to time.
25 (2) The powers, functions, and duties of the District
26 regarding ad valorem taxation, bond issuance, other
27 revenue-raising capabilities, budget preparation and approval,
28 liens and foreclosure of liens, use of tax deeds and tax
29 certificates as appropriate for non-ad valorem assessments,
30 and contractual agreements shall be as set forth in chapters
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1 general or special law, as they may be amended from time to
2 time.
3 (3) The District was created by special act of the
4 Florida Legislature by chapter 70-854, Laws of Florida, in
5 accordance with chapter 298, Florida Statutes.
6 (4) The District's charter may be amended only by
7 special act of the Legislature.
8 (5) In accordance with chapter 189, Florida Statutes,
9 this act, and section 298.11, Florida Statutes, the District
10 is governed by a three-member board, elected on a one-acre,
11 one-vote basis by the landowners in the District. The
12 membership and organization of the board shall be as set forth
13 in this act and chapter 298, Florida Statutes, as they may be
14 amended from time to time.
15 (6) The compensation of board members shall be
16 governed by this act and chapter 298, Florida Statutes, as
17 they may be amended from time to time.
18 (7) The administrative duties of the Board of
19 Supervisors shall be as set forth in this act and chapter 298,
20 Florida Statutes, as they may be amended from time to time.
21 (8) Requirements for financial disclosure, meeting
22 notices, reporting, public records maintenance, and per-diem
23 expenses for officers and employees shall be as set forth in
24 chapters 112, 189, 286, and 298, Florida Statutes, as they may
25 be amended from time to time.
26 (9) The procedures and requirements governing the
27 issuance of bonds, notes, and other evidence of indebtedness
28 by the District shall be as set forth in chapter 298, Florida
29 Statutes, and applicable general laws, as they may be amended
30 from time to time.
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1 (10) The procedures for conducting District elections
2 and for qualification of electors shall be pursuant to this
3 act and chapters 189 and 298, Florida Statutes, as they may be
4 amended from time to time.
5 (11) The District may be financed by any method
6 established in this act, chapter 298, Florida Statutes, and
7 applicable general laws, as they may be amended from time to
8 time.
9 (12) The methods for collecting non-ad valorem
10 assessments, fees, or service charges shall be as set forth in
11 chapters 197 and 298, Florida Statutes, and other applicable
12 general laws as they may be amended from time to time.
13 (13) The District's planning requirements shall be as
14 set forth in this act.
15 (14) The District's geographic boundary limitations
16 shall be as set forth in this act.
17 Section 3. Chapters 70-854 and 88-504, Laws of
18 Florida, are repealed.
19 Section 4. In case any one or more of the sections or
20 provisions of this act or the application of such sections or
21 provisions to any situations, circumstances, or person shall
22 for any reason be held to be unconstitutional, such
23 unconstitutionality shall not affect any other sections or
24 provisions of this act or the application of such sections or
25 provisions to any other situation, circumstance or person, and
26 it is intended that this law shall be construed and applied as
27 if such section or provision had not been included herein for
28 any unconstitutional application.
29 Section 5. In the event of a conflict between the
30 provisions of this act and the provisions of any other act,
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Florida House of Representatives - 2000 HB 1559
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3 Section 6. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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