HB 1053

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the City of Jacksonville, Duval County;
3	amending chapter 92-341, Laws of Florida, as amended;
4	expanding the mayor's power to transfer certain
5	appropriations, subject to authorization by ordinance
6	adopted and approved by extraordinary vote of the council;
7	providing an effective date.
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9	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11	Section 1.  Section 14.03 of the charter of the City of
12	Jacksonville, as readopted in chapter 92-341, Laws of Florida,
13	as amended, is amended to read:
14	Section 14.03.  Transfer of appropriations.--The mayor may
15	transfer any amount appropriated to any consolidated government
16	division within such division but may not:
17	(a)  Transfer funds that are appropriated to any
18	consolidated government division, department, agency, or
19	nondepartmental account to any other division, department,
20	agency, or nondepartmental account unless the council has
21	adopted a general ordinance, approved by at least 13 members of
22	the council, that authorizes the mayor to make such transfers.
23	Repeal or modification of such ordinance shall require the
24	concurrence of at least 13 members of the council. The ordinance
25	must specify:
26	(1)  The type and manner of mayoral transfers that are
27	permitted.
28	(2)  Whether the council must be given prior notice of a
29	proposed transfer.
30	(3)  Whether the council must be given an opportunity to
31	override a proposed transfer within a specified timeframe and by
32	a specified vote.
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34	To the extent the provisions of the general ordinance are
35	consistent with these standards, they shall be deemed to be a
36	grant of additional powers to the executive branch not in
37	violation of section 4.01 of this charter; or
38	(b)  Transfer funds appropriated to any services district
39	to any other services district.
40	Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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