House Bill 1563

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HB 1563

        By Representative Healey






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Palm Beach County;

  3         increasing the maximum ad valorem millage rate

  4         which the Children's Services Council of Palm

  5         Beach County is authorized to levy; directing

  6         the Board of County Commissioners to levy the

  7         tax at the rate certified by the council;

  8         requiring a referendum; providing an effective

  9         date.

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

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13         Section 1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of section

14  125.901, Florida Statutes, the Children's Services Council of

15  Palm Beach County is authorized to levy ad valorem taxes in an

16  amount not to exceed 1.0 mill of assessed valuation of all

17  properties within Palm Beach County which are subject to ad

18  valorem county taxes. The Board of County Commissioners of

19  Palm Beach County shall direct the levy of said additional tax

20  at the millage rate so certified by the Children's Services

21  Council of Palm Beach County.

22         Section 2.  The provisions of section 1 which authorize

23  the levy of ad valorem taxation shall take effect only upon

24  the approval by a majority vote of the qualified electors of

25  Palm Beach County, as required by s. 9, Art. VII of the State

26  Constitution, voting in a referendum to be held by the Board

27  of County Commissioners of Palm Beach County in conjunction

28  with any subsequent regular primary or general election. The

29  specific regular primary or general election in which the

30  referendum is held shall be determined by the Children's

31  Services Council of Palm Beach County. Such election shall be

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  1  held in accordance with the provisions of law relating to

  2  elections currently in force in Palm Beach County. If the

  3  electors do not approve the levy of ad valorem taxation in the

  4  referendum held pursuant to this section, no further

  5  referendum may be held under this act.

  6         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  7  law.

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