HB 1079 2003
   
1 A bill to be entitled
2          An act relating to Central County Water Control District,
3    Hendry County; amending ch. 2000-415, Laws of Florida;
4    requiring that the supervisors of the district be elected
5    by a vote of qualified electors residing in the district;
6    establishing procedures and extending certain supervisor
7    terms for the implementation of this act; providing an
8    effective date.
9         
10          Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12          Section 1. Section 9 of section 3 of chapter 2000-415,
13    Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
14          Section 9. Board of supervisors membership.--
15          (1) Definition.-- As used in this section, the term
16    "qualified elector" means any person at least 18 years of age
17    who is a citizen of the United States, a permanent resident of
18    Florida, and a resident of the district who registers with the
19    Supervisor of Elections of Hendry County in accordance with the
20    election laws of this state.
21          (2) Composition of board of supervisors.--
22          (a)The number of members of the district board of
23    supervisors shall be 5. At each annual meeting of the district,
24    two supervisors will be elected for 3-year terms, except that in
25    elections held at the annual meetings in 2000 and every third
26    year thereafter on supervisor will be elected for a 3-year term.
27          (b) The board members shall be elected by the qualified
28    electors of the district in accordance with the laws of Florida
29    governing nonpartisan elections.
30          (c) Supervisors shall be qualified electors of the
31    district.
32          (3) Terms of office.--
33          (a) Each supervisor elected by qualified electors shall
34    serve a term of 4 years.
35          (b) The terms of each supervisor of the district holding
36    office on the effective date of this act shall be extended until
37    the second Tuesday following the next general election held
38    after said supervisor's term would have otherwise expired.
39          (c) If a vacancy occurs in a seat occupied by a governing
40    board member, the remaining members of the board of supervisors
41    shall, within 60 days of receipt of a resignation or notice of a
42    member's death or other disqualification, appoint a person who
43    would be eligible to hold the office until the next general
44    election held at least 160 days after the appointment. At such
45    election, a supervisor shall be elected for the remainder of the
46    term of the vacating member.
47          Section 2. Section 1 of this act shall take effect only
48    upon its approval by a majority vote of the qualified electors
49    of the district, as defined in this act, to be held at the
50    district's annual meeting in April, 2003, except that section 2
51    of this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.