Senate Bill sb2612

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    Florida Senate - 2002        (NP)                      SB 2612

    By Senator Geller





    29-1827A-02                                         See HB 985

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Central Broward Water

  3         Control District, Broward County; amending

  4         chapter 98-501, Laws of Florida; providing for

  5         the election of commissioners; providing for

  6         redistricting of commissioners' zones;

  7         providing for qualifying dates; revising

  8         provisions relating to terms of office;

  9         providing an effective date.

10

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

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13         Section 1.  Section 4 of section 2 of chapter 98-501,

14  Laws of Florida, is amended to read:

15         Section 4.  Board of Commissioners.

16         a.  The governing board of the district shall be

17  designated as the board of commissioners of the Central

18  Broward Water Control District and shall be composed of six

19  members who shall be known as commissioners.

20         b.  All commissioners shall be elected on an at-large

21  nonpartisan basis, by the qualified electors residing within

22  the district zone that the election is for, in accordance with

23  the procedure provided in this act. Commissioners from Zones

24  1, 2, and 6 shall be elected in the general election of

25  November 2002.  Commissioners from Zones 3, 4, and 5, shall be

26  elected in the general election of November 2004.  The

27  individual receiving the most votes who has qualified to run

28  as commissioner for a specific zone shall be elected

29  commissioner of that zone.  No zone commissioner elected prior

30  to January 1, 2002, shall be affected in his or her term of

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  1  office. No district commissioner elected prior to July 1,

  2  1987, shall be affected in his or her term of office.

  3         c.  The board of commissioners of the Central Broward

  4  Water Control District shall hereafter be elected on a basis

  5  of each of the six commissioners representing one of the six

  6  respective geographical zones of the entire district as

  7  provided herein.  In qualifying for such office, each

  8  candidate shall designate the zone he or she is qualifying

  9  for.

10         d.  The six zones of the entire district are as

11  follows:

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13         Zone 1: Beginning at the intersection of the

14         north side of the north bank of the North New

15         River Canal with the West line of Section 3,

16         Township 50 South, Range 40 East, Broward

17         County, Florida; thence Southeasterly along

18         said north side of the north bank of the North

19         New River Canal, to the intersection with the

20         East line of Section 12, Township 50 South,

21         Range 40 East; thence Southerly, along said

22         East line of Section 12, to the Southeast

23         corner of said Section 12; thence Westerly,

24         along the South line of said Section 12, to the

25         Southwest corner of said Section 12; thence

26         Southerly, along the East line of Sections 14,

27         23 and 26, Township 50 South, Range 40 East, to

28         the intersection with the south side of the

29         south bank of the South New River Canal; thence

30         westerly, along said south side of the south

31         bank of the South New River Canal, to the

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  1         intersection with the West line of the East

  2         Half (E 1/2) of Section 27, Township 50 South,

  3         Range 40 East; thence Northerly, along the West

  4         line of the East Half of Sections 27 and 22,

  5         Township 50 South, Range 40 East, to the

  6         Northwest corner of said East Half (E 1/2) of

  7         Section 22; thence Westerly, along the South

  8         line of Sections 15 and 16, Township 50 South,

  9         Range 40 East, to the West line of the East

10         Half (E 1/2) of said Section 16; thence

11         Northerly, along said West line of the East

12         Half (E 1/2) of Section 16, to the Northwest

13         corner of said East Half (E 1/2) of Section 16;

14         thence Easterly, along the North line of said

15         Section 16, to the Northeast corner of said

16         Section 16; thence Northerly, along the West

17         line of Sections 10 and 3, Township 50 South,

18         Range 40 East, to the Point of Beginning.

19         Beginning at the intersection of the north side

20         of the north bank of the North New River Canal

21         with the west line of Section 4, Township 50

22         South, Range 40 East, Broward County, Florida;

23         thence, run southeasterly along the north side

24         of the north bank of said canal to the

25         intersection of said bank with the east line of

26         Section 12, Township 50 South, Range 40 East;

27         thence run southerly along the east line of

28         said Section 12, Township 50 South, Range 40

29         East to the Southeast corner of said Section

30         12, Township 50 South, Range 40 East, thence

31         run westerly along the south line of said

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  1         Section 12, Township 50 South, Range 40 East to

  2         the Southwest corner of said Section 12,

  3         Township 50 South, Range 40 East, thence run

  4         southerly along the east line of Sections 14,

  5         23 and 26, Township 50 South, Range 40 East to

  6         the intersection with the south side of the

  7         south bank of the South New River Canal; thence

  8         run westerly along the south side of the south

  9         bank of said canal to the intersection with the

10         west line of Section 28, Township 50 South,

11         Range 40 East; thence, run northerly along the

12         west line of Sections 28, 21, 16, 9 and 4,

13         Township 50 South, Range 40 East to the point

14         of beginning.

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16         Zone 2: Beginning at the intersection of the

17         north side of the north bank of the North New

18         River Canal with the east line of Section 12,

19         Township 50 South, Range 40 East, Broward

20         County, Florida; thence run southeasterly along

21         the north side of the north bank of said canal

22         to the intersection of said bank with the east

23         line of Section 16, Township 50 South, Range 41

24         East; thence run southerly along the east line

25         of said Section 16, Township 50 South, Range 41

26         East to the southeast corner of said Section

27         16, Township 50 South, Range 41 East; thence

28         run westerly along the south line of said

29         Section 16, Township 50 South, Range 41 East to

30         the southwest corner of said Section 16,

31         Township 50 South, Range 41 East; thence run

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  1         southerly along the east line of Section 20,

  2         Township 50 South, Range 41 East, to the

  3         southeast corner of said Section 20, Township

  4         50 South, Range 41 East; thence run westerly

  5         along the south line of Sections 20 and 19,

  6         Township 50 South, Range 41 East, to the

  7         southwest corner of said Section 19, Township

  8         50 South, Range 41 East; thence continue

  9         westerly along the extension of the south line

10         of said Section 19, Township 50 South, Range 41

11         East across the Hiatus between the west line of

12         said Section 19, Township 50 South, Range 41

13         East and the east line of Section 24, Township

14         50 South, Range 40 East to a point on the east

15         line of said Section 24, Township 50 South,

16         Range 40 East; thence continue southerly along

17         the east line of Sections 24 and 25, Township

18         50 South, Range 40 East, to the intersection

19         with the south side of the south bank of the

20         South New River Canal; thence run westerly

21         along the south side of the south bank of said

22         canal to the intersection with the west line of

23         Section 25, Township 50 South, Range 40 East;

24         thence, run northerly along the west line of

25         Sections 25, 24 and 13, Township 50 South,

26         Range 40 East to the Southwest corner of

27         Section 12, Township 50 South, Range 40 East,

28         thence run easterly along the south line of

29         said Section 12, Township 50 South, Range 40

30         East to the Southeast corner of said Section

31         12, Township 50 South, Range 40 East, thence

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  1         run northerly along the east line of said

  2         Section 12, Township 50 South, Range 40 East,

  3         to the point of beginning.

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  5         Zone 3: Beginning at the intersection of the

  6         south side of the south bank of the South New

  7         River Canal and the east right-of-way line of

  8         State Road No. 7; thence, run northerly along

  9         the east side of said State Road No. 7 to the

10         north line of Section 25, Township 50 South,

11         Range 41 East; thence run westerly along the

12         north line of Sections 25 and 26, Township 50

13         South, Range 41 East, to its intersection with

14         the west line of Tract 8, Tier 29, as shown by

15         the Plat of NEWMAN'S SURVEY, as recorded in

16         Plat Book 2, Page 26, of the Public Records of

17         Dade County, Florida, (all subsequent

18         references to Tract and Tier numbers refer to

19         this Plat) also known as the Southwest corner

20         of Tract 8, Tier 29; thence run northerly along

21         the west line of Tier 29 for a distance of

22         3,356.37 feet more or less to the southwest

23         corner of Tract 4, Tier 29; thence run westerly

24         along the south line of Tract 4 in Tiers 31,

25         33, 35 and 37 and their prolongations thereof

26         for a distance of 2,399.28 ft. more or less to

27         the southwest corner of Tract 4, Tier 37;

28         thence run northerly along the west line of

29         said Tier 37 for a distance of 3,456 ft. more

30         or less to the north right-of-way line of the

31         North New River Canal; thence run northwesterly

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  1         along the north side of the north bank of said

  2         canal to the intersection of said bank with the

  3         west line of Section 15, Township 50 South,

  4         Range 41 East; thence, run southerly along the

  5         east line of Section 16, Township 50 South,

  6         Range 41 East to the southeast corner of said

  7         Section 16, Township 50 South, Range 41 East;

  8         thence run westerly along the south line of

  9         said Section 16, Township 50 South, Range 41

10         East to southwest corner of said Section 16,

11         Township 50 South, Range 41 East; thence run

12         southerly along the east line of Section 20,

13         Township 50 South, Range 41 East, to the

14         southeast corner of said Section 20, Township

15         50 South, Range 41 East; thence run westerly

16         along the south line of Sections 20 and 19,

17         Township 50 South, Range 41 East to the

18         southwest corner of said Section 19, Township

19         50 South, Range 41 East; thence continue

20         westerly along the extension of the south line

21         of said Section 19, Township 50 South, Range 41

22         East across the Hiatus between the west line of

23         said Section 19, Township 50 South, Range 41

24         East and the east line of Section 24, Township

25         50 South, Range 40 East to a point on the east

26         line of said Section 24, Township 50 South,

27         Range 40 East; thence continue southerly along

28         the east line of Sections 24 and 25, Township

29         50 South, Range 40 East, to the intersection

30         with the south side of the south bank of the

31         South New River Canal; thence, run easterly

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  1         along the south side of the south bank of said

  2         canal to the point of beginning.  Less the

  3         following described property: Beginning at the

  4         southeast corner of Tract 7, Section 25,

  5         Township 50 South, Range 41 East, as shown by

  6         Plat of NEWMAN'S SURVEY, as recorded in Plat

  7         Book 2, Page 26, Public Records of Dade County,

  8         Florida (all subsequent references to Tract and

  9         Tier numbers refer to this plat); thence run

10         westerly along the south line of said Tract 7

11         to the northeast corner of Tract 9 of said

12         Section 25, Township 50 South, Range 41 East;

13         thence southerly along the east line of said

14         Tract 9 to the southeast corner of said Tract

15         9; thence westerly along the south line of said

16         Tract 9 to the southwest corner of said Tract

17         9; thence northerly along the west line of

18         Tracts 9 and 8 and their northerly prolongation

19         to an intersection with the south line of Tier

20         13; thence easterly along the south line of

21         Tiers 13, 11 and 9 and their prolongations

22         thereof to an intersection with the northerly

23         extension of the east line of tract 7; thence

24         southerly along the east line of Tract 7 to the

25         point of beginning.

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27         Zone 4: Beginning at the intersection of the

28         east right-of-way line of State Road No. 7 and

29         the south side of the south bank of the South

30         New River Canal; thence, run southerly along

31         with east side of said State Road No. 7 to the

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  1         south line of Section 36, Township 50 South,

  2         Range 41 East; thence, run westerly along the

  3         south line of Sections 36, 35, 34, 33 and 32 in

  4         Township 50 South, Range 41 East to the

  5         Northeast corner of Section 5, Township 51

  6         South, Range 41 East; thence, run southerly to

  7         the Southeast corner of said Section 5,

  8         Township 51 South, Range 41 East; thence, run

  9         westerly along the South line of Sections 5 and

10         6, Township 51 South, Range 41 East to the

11         Southwest corner of said Section 6, Township 51

12         South, Range 41 East; thence, run northerly

13         along the west line of Section 6, Township 51

14         South, Range 41 East to the Northwest corner of

15         said Section 6, Township 51 South, Range 41

16         East; thence, run easterly along the north line

17         of Sections 6 and 5, Township 51 South, Range

18         41 East to the Southwest corner of Section 32,

19         Township 50 South, Range 41 East; thence, run

20         northerly along the west line of Sections 32

21         and 29, Township 50 South, Range 41 East to the

22         south side of the south bank of the South New

23         River Canal; thence run easterly along the

24         south side of the south bank of the South New

25         River Canal to the point of beginning.

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27         Zone 5: Beginning at the Northwest corner of

28         Section 4, Township 51 South, Range 41 East;

29         thence, run southerly along the west line of

30         said Section 4, Township 51 South, Range 41

31         east to the Southwest corner of said Section 4,

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  1         Township 51 South, Range 41 East; thence, run

  2         easterly along the south line of said Section

  3         4, Township 51 South, Range 41 East, to the

  4         northwest corner of Section 10, Township 51

  5         South, Range 41 East; thence, run southerly

  6         along the west line of said Section 10,

  7         Township 51 South, Range 41 East to the

  8         southwest corner of the north half of said

  9         Section 10, Township 51 South, Range 41 East;

10         thence run easterly along the south line of the

11         north half of Sections 10, 11 and 12, in

12         Township 51 South, Range 41 East to the east

13         bank of the drainage ditch along the west side

14         of the Sunshine State Parkway (Florida

15         Turnpike); thence, run northerly along the east

16         bank of said ditch to the north line of Section

17         1, Township 51 South, Range 41 East; thence,

18         run westerly along the north line of Sections

19         1, 2, 3 and 4, Township 51 South, Range 41 East

20         to the point of beginning.

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22         Zone 6: Beginning at the Southwest corner of

23         Section 3, Township 51 South, Range 40 East,

24         Broward County, Florida; thence Northerly,

25         along the West line of said Section 3, to the

26         Northwest corner of said Section 3; thence

27         Northerly, along the West line of Sections 34

28         and 27, Township 50 South, Range 40 East, to

29         the intersection with the south side of the

30         south bank of the South New River Canal; thence

31         Westerly, along said south side of the south

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  1         bank of the South New River Canal, to the

  2         intersection with the West line of Section 28,

  3         Township 50 South, Range 40 East; thence

  4         Northerly, along the West line of Sections 28,

  5         21, 16, 9 and 4, Township 50 South, Range 40

  6         East, to the intersection with the north side

  7         of the north bank of the North New River Canal;

  8         thence Southeasterly, along said north side of

  9         the north bank of the North New River Canal, to

10         the intersection with the West line of Section

11         3, Township 50 South, Range 40 East; thence

12         Southerly, along the West line Sections 3 and

13         10, Township 50 South, Range 40 East, to the

14         Northeast corner of Section 16, Township 50

15         South, Range 40 East; thence Westerly, along

16         the North line of said Section 16, to the

17         Northwest corner of the East Half (E 1/2) of

18         said Section 16; thence Southerly, along the

19         West line of said East Half (E 1/2) of Section

20         16, to the Southwest corner of said East Half

21         (E 1/2) of Section 16; thence Easterly, along

22         the South line of Sections 16 and 15, Township

23         50 South, Range 40 East, to the Northwest

24         corner of the East Half (E 1/2) of Section 22,

25         Township 50 South, Range 40 East; thence

26         Southerly, along the West line of the East Half

27         (E 1/2) of Sections 22 and 27, Township 50

28         South, Range 40 East, to the intersection with

29         the south side of the south bank of the South

30         New River Canal; thence Easterly, along said

31         south side of the south bank of the South New

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  1         River Canal, to the intersection with the East

  2         line of Section 30, Township 50 South, Range 41

  3         East; thence Southerly, along the East line of

  4         Sections 30 and 31, Township 50 South, Range 41

  5         East, to the North line of Section 5, Township

  6         51 South, Range 41 East; thence Westerly, along

  7         the North line of Sections 5 and 6, Township 51

  8         South, Range 41 East, to the Northeast corner

  9         of Section 1, Township 51 South, Range 40 East;

10         thence Southerly, along the East line of said

11         Section 1, to the Southeast corner of said

12         Section 1; thence Westerly, along the South

13         line of Sections 1, 2, and 3, Township 51

14         South, Range 40 East, to the Point of

15         Beginning. Beginning at the southwest corner of

16         Section 3, Township 51 South, Range 40 East;

17         thence northerly along the west line of said

18         Section 3, Township 51 South, Range 40 East to

19         the southwest corner of Section 34, Township 50

20         South, Range 40 East; thence northerly along

21         the west line of Sections 34 and 27, Township

22         50 South, Range 40 East to the intersection

23         with the south side of the south bank of the

24         South New River Canal; thence easterly along

25         said south bank to the intersection with the

26         east line of Section 30, Township 50 South,

27         Range 41 East; thence southerly along the east

28         line of Sections 30 and 31, Township 50 South,

29         Range 41 East to the north line of Section 5,

30         Township 51 South, Range 41 East; thence

31         westerly along the north line of Sections 5 and

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  1         6, Township 51 South, Range 41 East to the

  2         Northeast corner of Section 1, Township 51

  3         South, Range 40 East; thence southerly along

  4         the east line of Section 1, Township 51 South,

  5         Range 40 East to the Southeast corner of said

  6         Section 1, Township 51 South, Range 40 East;

  7         thence westerly along the south line of

  8         Sections 1, 2 and 3, Township 51 South, Range

  9         40 East to the point of beginning.

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11         e.  All commissioners shall serve a term of 4 years.

12  An election shall be held every 2 years to elect successors

13  for each group, so as to have the various successors elected

14  at the expiration of the term of the respective groups.

15         f.  A commissioner shall, at the time of qualification

16  for office, be a resident of the respective zone that he or

17  she desires to represent for the 30 days immediately preceding

18  the date of qualifying for nomination to office. Qualifying

19  dates shall be the same as the qualifying dates for County

20  Commission for the general election.  A commissioner at the

21  time of his or her qualification for office shall be a

22  qualified voter in Broward County.

23         g.  The compensation of each commissioner shall be set

24  by appropriate resolution of the board of commissioners, but

25  shall not exceed $400 dollars per month.  Expenses shall be

26  reimbursed pursuant to Florida Statutes pertaining to per diem

27  and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and

28  authorized persons, and any subsequent amendments thereto.

29         h.  Whenever a commissioner shall be absent from every

30  commission meeting held in 2 consecutive calendar months, such

31  commissioner shall at the discretion of the board of

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  1  commissioners receive no compensation nor reimbursement of

  2  expenses for the next succeeding 2-month period.  Such period

  3  shall be cumulative.

  4         i.  In the event that a vacancy should occur in the

  5  office of a commissioner, the remaining commissioners shall

  6  forthwith appoint by a majority vote a successor commissioner

  7  having the same qualifications, including zone resident

  8  requirements, as prescribed herein for the office vacated, for

  9  the unexpired term.  If the commissioners shall fail to

10  appoint a successor commissioner within 30 days after a

11  vacancy should occur, the Governor shall appoint a successor

12  commissioner for the unexpired term.  There is no prohibition

13  on a commissioner succeeding himself or herself in term of

14  office.

15         j.  Those commissioners holding office as of January 1,

16  2002 1998, shall serve their full 4-year term.  Those

17  commissioners elected in 2002 and 2004 1998 and 2000 shall

18  assume office on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in

19  January following their elections and shall be installed at

20  the first regularly scheduled meeting in January following

21  their assumption of office and shall serve until the first

22  regular meeting following the first Tuesday after the first

23  Monday in November 2002 and 2004, respectively. Subsequently

24  elected commissioners shall assume office and shall be

25  installed at the first regularly scheduled meeting following

26  their election.

27         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

28  law.

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