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Florida House of Representatives - 2000 HB 451
By Representative Rojas
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the proposed creation of
3 Hialeah County; creating the Proposed Creation
4 of Hialeah County Study Commission; providing
5 for the appointment of members to the
6 commission; providing for the appointment of a
7 technical assistance group to serve as ex
8 officio members of the commission; providing
9 for filling vacancies on the commission;
10 authorizing commission members to be reimbursed
11 for travel and per diem expenses; providing for
12 meetings of the commission; requiring the
13 commission to review the feasibility of
14 creating a new county in the area known as
15 Hialeah; requiring that the commission make
16 certain estimates and projections; requiring
17 the commission to report to the Governor and
18 Legislature; providing for expiration of the
19 commission; requiring the Legislative Committee
20 on Intergovernmental Relations to provide
21 technical support to the commission; providing
22 an appropriation; providing an effective date.
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24 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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26 Section 1. (1) The Proposed Creation of Hialeah
27 County Study Commission is created.
28 (2) The commission shall be composed of the following
29 15 members, who must be appointed within 45 days after the
30 effective date of this act.
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1 (a) Six members selected by the Governor, as follows:
2 one member of the Miami-Dade County Commission, one member of
3 the South Florida Regional Planning Council who does not
4 reside within the boundaries of Miami-Dade County, two
5 representatives of the business community who reside within
6 the boundaries of Miami-Dade County, and two citizen members
7 who reside within the boundaries of Miami-Dade County.
8 (b) Two members of the Senate, selected by the
9 President of the Senate.
10 (c) Two members of the House of Representatives,
11 selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
12 (d) In addition, the commission shall include: the
13 mayor of the City of Hialeah, who shall serve as the chair of
14 the commission; the executive director of the Department of
15 Revenue, or his or her designee; the Secretary of Community
16 Affairs, or his or her designee; the Commissioner of
17 Education, or his or her designee; and the Attorney General,
18 or his or her designee.
19 (3) A technical assistance group is established to
20 assist the commission in its activities and serve as ex
21 officio members of the commission. The technical assistance
22 group shall be composed of one representative from each of the
23 following: the Florida Association of Counties, the Florida
24 League of Cities, the Florida Association of Special
25 Districts, the Florida Association of Court Clerks and
26 Comptrollers, the Florida Tax Collectors, Inc., the Florida
27 Association of Property Appraisers, the Florida Sheriffs
28 Association, the Florida Supervisors of Election Association,
29 the Florida Government Financial Officers' Association, and
30 the School Board Association of Florida.
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1 (4) Vacancies on the commission shall be filled in the
2 same manner as the original appointments.
3 (5) Commission members shall not receive remuneration
4 for their services, but are entitled to be reimbursed by the
5 Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations for
6 travel and per diem expenses in accordance with s. 112.061,
7 Florida Statutes. Travel and per diem expenses of ex officio
8 members shall be assumed by their respective associations.
9 (6) The commission shall act as an advisory body to
10 the Governor and the Legislature.
11 (7) The commission shall convene its initial meeting
12 within 60 days after the effective date of this act. At its
13 initial meeting, the commission shall adopt rules of procedure
14 for conducting its business. Thereafter, the commission shall
15 convene monthly, or more frequently at the call of its chair.
16 (8) The commission shall review the feasibility of
17 creating a new county, including cost estimates and related
18 issues associated with such creation, out of portions of
19 Miami-Dade County in the area commonly known as Hialeah.
20 Towards that end, the commission shall:
21 (a) Identify problems with the existing structure of
22 local governments and consider the manner in which a new
23 government may address such problems;
24 (b) Identify and analyze the legal issues associated
25 with the creation of the new county;
26 (c) Describe all procedures and processes for
27 establishing a new county, subject to general law and the
28 Florida Constitution;
29 (d) Identify the estimated fiscal impacts to
30 Miami-Dade County, the newly created county, and all affected
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1 existing general-purpose and limited-purpose local governments
2 and the state;
3 (e) Identify the costs associated with establishing
4 the offices of the constitutional officers of the new county
5 and the costs associated with the transfer of all relevant
6 records;
7 (f) Estimate the expenditures and revenue sources for
8 the new county; and
9 (g) Establish a 5-year projection of revenue sources
10 and a 5-year proposed budget of expenditures.
11 (9) The commission is encouraged to consider other
12 issues that relate to the creation of the new county,
13 including:
14 (a) The extent that a new county may negatively affect
15 the existing county's ability to equitably finance and provide
16 county services to its remaining residents;
17 (b) The extent that the demographic characteristics of
18 the new county should be similar to those of the remaining
19 county with respect to income, race, ethnicity, and age;
20 (c) The extent that the general tax base of the new
21 county should be similar to the tax base of the remaining
22 county; and
23 (d) The extent that the new county should be an area
24 separate and distinct from the existing county.
25 (10) State and local governmental entities shall
26 cooperate in providing information and assistance requested by
27 the commission which is necessary to conduct its review.
28 (11) The commission shall report its findings to the
29 Governor and the Legislature by January 31, 2001.
30 (12) The commission shall expire June 1, 2001.
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1 Section 2. (1) The Legislative Committee on
2 Intergovernmental Relations may employ staff or enter into
3 contracts to provide technical support for the Proposed
4 Creation of Hialeah County Study Commission, and may expend
5 funds appropriated to the committee for carrying out the
6 official duties of the commission.
7 (2) The sum of $150,000 is appropriated to the
8 Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations from the
9 General Revenue Fund to be used to carry out the duties of the
10 Proposed Creation of Hialeah County Study Commission.
11 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
12 law.
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15 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Creates the Proposed Creation of Hialeah County Study
17 Commission and provides for the appointment of members.
Provides for the appointment of a technical assistance
18 group to serve as ex officio members of the commission.
Provides for filling vacancies on the commission.
19 Authorizes commission members to be reimbursed for travel
and per diem expenses. Provides for meetings of the
20 commission. Requires the commission to review the
feasibility of creating a new county in the area known as
21 Hialeah. Requires that the commission make certain
estimates and projections. Requires the commission to
22 report to the Governor and Legislature. Provides for
expiration of the commission. Requires the Legislative
23 Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to provide
technical support to the commission. Provides an
24 appropriation.
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