| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Brevard County; limiting annual |
| 3 | increases in Brevard County's operating budget; providing |
| 4 | for exceptions to the limitation; providing a ballot |
| 5 | statement; requiring a referendum; providing an effective |
| 6 | date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Limitation on increases in the county's |
| 11 | operating budget.--Except as provided in this section, annual |
| 12 | increases in Brevard County's operating budget shall not exceed |
| 13 | the percentage increase in the county's population, as |
| 14 | determined by the University of Florida Bureau of Economic and |
| 15 | Business Research's latest Florida Estimates of Population, in |
| 16 | addition to the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index as |
| 17 | provided in section 193.155(1)(b), Florida Statutes. This |
| 18 | limitation in annual increases in the county's operating budget |
| 19 | may be overcome by a finding of necessity due to emergency or |
| 20 | critical need approved by a super majority vote of the county |
| 21 | commission. |
| 22 | Section 2. Referendum.-- |
| 23 | (1) In conjunction with the next general election, and in |
| 24 | accordance with the general laws governing elections, the Board |
| 25 | of County Commissioners of Brevard County shall call and the |
| 26 | Brevard County Supervisor of Elections shall conduct a |
| 27 | referendum of qualified electors of the county for the purpose |
| 28 | of posing the following question: |
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| 30 | Shall annual increases in Brevard County's operating budget be |
| 31 | limited to the percentage change in the county's population in |
| 32 | addition to the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index |
| 33 | unless the county commission finds, by a super majority vote, |
| 34 | that exceeding the limitation is necessary due to emergency or |
| 35 | critical need? |
| 36 | ___Yes |
| 37 | ___No |
| 38 | (2) "Qualified elector" means a person who is registered |
| 39 | to vote in a general election held in Brevard County. |
| 40 | Section 3. This act shall take effect only upon its |
| 41 | approval by a majority vote of those qualified electors of |
| 42 | Brevard County voting in a referendum held in accordance with |
| 43 | section 2, except that this section and section 2 shall take |
| 44 | effect upon becoming a law. |