HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 837 Barcode 050343
Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 The Committee on Local Government & Veterans Affairs offered
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14 Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 63-609, Laws of
19 Florida, is amended to read:
20 Section 2. Provisions of Chapter 298, Florida
21 Statutes, Made Applicable. The Sunshine Drainage District, a
22 an independent special district and public corporation of this
23 state, created under Chapter 298, Florida Statutes, shall be
24 governed by provisions of the general drainage laws of Florida
25 applicable to drainage districts or sub-drainage districts
26 which are embodied in Chapter 298, Florida Statutes, and all
27 of the laws amendatory thereof, now existing or hereinafter
28 enacted, so far as not inconsistent with this act or any
29 hereinafter enacted, so far as not inconsistent with this act
30 or any subsequent special acts relating to Sunshine Drainage
31 District except those portions of sections 298.11, 298.12, and
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Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)
1 298.14, Florida Statutes, pertaining to how the members of the
2 board of supervisors are elected and to board of supervisors
3 meetings, which shall be as provided for herein. In lieu
4 thereof, the following provisions shall apply to the
5 district:.
6 (1) The board of supervisors shall consist of five
7 elected members. The five candidates receiving the highest
8 number of votes cast at a special election conducted by the
9 Supervisor of Elections shall be elected to the board. Elected
10 members of the board of supervisors shall be residents of the
11 district.
12 (2) Commencing upon the expiration of the terms of the
13 existing board members, all subsequent board members shall
14 meet the requirements provided for herein and shall be elected
15 as provided for herein. Existing board members' terms shall be
16 extended to November of the year in which their term expires.
17 In November 2002, the two new board members shall be selected
18 or elected as provided for herein. Board members to be elected
19 shall be elected at an election conducted by the Supervisor of
20 Elections on the first Tuesday in November of the year when
21 the board member's term expires. The costs of such elections
22 shall be paid for by the district.
23 (3) The board shall establish a regular meeting date
24 each month and shall meet no less than one time each month.
25 However, the board may decide by majority vote to take 1 month
26 off from meetings each year for a vacation. Meetings of the
27 board shall be held in a public place, and shall be held in
28 accordance with the requirements of chapter 286, Florida
29 Statutes. A majority of the members of the board of
30 supervisors shall constitute a quorum. Special meetings of the
31 board may be called at any time to receive reports of the
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1 board or for such other purposes as the board may determine
2 upon 24 hours' notice to board members and to the public by
3 posting at the district office at a public location set aside
4 for notice purposes.
5 Section 2. In case any one or more of the sections or
6 provisions of this act or the application of such sections or
7 provisions to any situation, circumstance, or person shall for
8 any reason be held to be unconstitutional, such
9 unconstitutionality shall not affect any other sections or
10 provisions of this act or the applications of such sections or
11 provisions to any other situation, circumstance, or person,
12 and it is intended that this law shall be construed and
13 applied as if such section or provision had not been included
14 herein for any unconstitutional application.
15 Section 3. In the event of a conflict between the
16 provisions of this act and the provisions of any other act,
17 the provisions of this act shall control to the extent of such
18 conflict.
19 Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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24 And the title is amended as follows:
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26 remove from bill: entire title
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28 and insert in lieu thereof:
29 A bill to be entitled
30 An act relating to the Sunshine Drainage
31 District, an independent special district in
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Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)
1 Broward County; amending chapter 63-609, Laws
2 of Florida, in order to provide for the
3 creation of a board of supervisors separate
4 from the provisions of ch. 298, F.S., to create
5 a five-member board; providing for elections by
6 electors residing within the district;
7 providing for the establishment of regular and
8 special board meetings; providing for a quorum;
9 providing for severability of the provisions of
10 the act; providing that the act shall take
11 precedence over any conflicting law to the
12 extent of such conflict; providing an effective
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