ENROLLED HB 1079 2003 Legislature
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.
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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.