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