HOUSE AMENDMENT
hbd-02 Bill No. HB 1197, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. ___ (TECHNICAL AMENDMENT)
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11 The Procedural & Redistricting Council offered the following:
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13 Technical Amendment
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22 Section 133. Section 189.418, Florida Statutes, is
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24 189.418 Reports; budgets; audits.--
25 (1) When a new special district is created, the
26 district must forward to the department, within 30 days after
27 the adoption of the special act, rule, ordinance, resolution,
28 or other document that provides for the creation of the
29 district, a copy of the document. In addition to the document
30 or documents that create the district, the district must also
31 submit a map of the district, showing any municipal boundaries
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1 that cross the district's boundaries, and any county lines if
2 the district is located in more than one county. The
3 department must notify the local government or other entity
4 and the district within 30 days after receipt of the document
5 or documents that create the district as to whether the
6 district has been determined to be dependent or independent.
7 (2) Any amendment, modification, or update of the
8 document by which the district was created, including changes
9 in boundaries, must be filed with the department within 30
10 days after adoption. The department may initiate proceedings
11 against special districts as provided in ss. 189.421 and
12 189.422 for failure to file the information required by this
13 subsection.
14 (3) The governing body of each special district shall
15 adopt a budget by resolution each fiscal year. The total
16 amount available from taxation and other sources, including
17 amounts carried over from prior fiscal years, must equal the
18 total of appropriations for expenditures and reserves. The
19 adopted budget must regulate expenditures of the special
20 district, and it is unlawful for any officer of a special
21 district to expend or contract for expenditures in any fiscal
22 year except in pursuance of budgeted appropriations.
23 (4) The proposed budget of a dependent special
24 district shall be presented in accordance with generally
25 accepted accounting principles, contained within the general
26 budget of the local governing authority, and be clearly stated
27 as the budget of the dependent district. However, with the
28 concurrence of the local governing authority, a dependent
29 district may be budgeted separately.
30 (5) A local governing authority may, in its
31 discretion, review the budget or tax levy of any special
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1 district located solely within its boundaries.
2 (3) Each special district shall file with the local
3 general-purpose governing authority or authorities within the
4 geographic boundaries of the district a copy of:
5 (a) The reports required by ss. 218.32 and 218.34;
6 (b) A complete description of all new bonds as
7 provided in s. 218.38(1); and
8 (c) A map of the district and any subsequent boundary
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10 (4) Each special district shall make provisions for an
11 annual independent postaudit of its financial records as
12 provided in s. 11.45. A copy of the audit shall be filed with
13 the local governing authority or authorities.
14 (6)(5) All reports or information required to be filed
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