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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1699

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11  The Committee on Community Affairs offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 1, line 28, through page 3, line 29,

15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:

18         Section 2.  Funds generated by sources of revenue from

19  Port Everglades activities and designated for firefighting

20  functions prior to the date of this act shall continue to be

21  designated for firefighting functions and shall be paid

22  annually to the City of Hollywood for firefighting functions.

23         Section 3.  Prior to November 22, 2000, the Charter

24  government of Broward County shall deliver all books and

25  records relating to fire protection functions as described in

26  section 1 to the City of Hollywood and pay over all County

27  funds and moneys relating to fire protection functions as

28  described in section 1 to the City of Hollywood.

29         Section 4.  Effective November 22, 2000, the City of

30  Hollywood shall assume all liability of Broward County

31  relating to fire protection functions as described in section

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 1  1, both known and unknown.  All assets, including real,

 2  personal, and intangible properties belonging to Broward

 3  County, relating to fire protection functions as described in

 4  section 1 shall become assets and property of the City of

 5  Hollywood.

 6         Section 5.  Commencing on November 22, 2000, all

 7  contracts, including all collective bargaining agreements, to

 8  which the Charter government of Broward County is a party

 9  relating to fire protection functions as described in section

10  1 shall remain in full force and effect for the period

11  provided in the contract, except that the City of Hollywood

12  shall be substituted for the Charter government of Broward

13  County.  The City of Hollywood shall be entitled to all

14  benefits and subject to all liabilities under such contracts

15  and have the same rights and liabilities to perform, require

16  performance, and modify or terminate such contracts as the

17  Charter government of Broward County.  If on the effective

18  date of transfer there is no collective bargaining agreement

19  in force between Broward County and the Port Everglades Fire

20  Fighters, the City of Hollywood shall honor all prior

21  provisions of the collective bargaining agreement which had

22  expired immediately prior to the transfer until a successor

23  agreement is in force pursuant to chapter 447, Florida

24  Statutes.

25         Section 6.  All employees performing fire protection

26  functions that were employed as of September 6, 1999, as

27  described in section 1 shall, effective November 22, 2000, be

28  employees of the City of Hollywood, subject to all ordinances,

29  rules, and regulations of the City of Hollywood, except as

30  same conflict with any agreements as described in section 5.

31         Section 7.  To the extent necessary to provide for the

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 1  protection of persons and property within the Port

 2  Jurisdictional Area as described in section 1, the City of

 3  Hollywood shall have such extra territorial powers as

 4  necessary to perform all fire protection functions. This shall

 5  include the power to adopt regulations necessary and proper

 6  for fire protection services for the protection of persons and

 7  property within the Port Jurisdictional Area. This shall also

 8  include, but not be limited to, the authority to negotiate and

 9  enter into interlocal agreements, shared services agreements,

10  and automatic response agreements with surrounding

11  municipalities for fire services in the Port Jurisdictional

12  Area of Port Everglades.

13         Section 8.  Broward County shall maintain Emergency

14  Medical Services within the Port Jurisdictional Area as

15  outlined in interlocal agreements.

16         Section 9.  This act shall take precedence over any

17  other prior enacted law.

18         Section 10.  The item that shall appear on the ballot

19  on November 7, 2000, the date of the general election, shall

20  be as follows:

21         (Title)  Transfer of Port Everglades fire

22         protection function to the City of Hollywood.

23         (Issue)  All fire protection functions within

24         the Port Jurisdictional Area within Port

25         Everglades shall be transferred from Broward

26         County to the City of Hollywood.

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29         Section 11.  This act shall take effect only

30  upon its

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 2  And the title is amended as follows:

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