| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to county operating budgets; limiting |
| 3 | annual increases in county operating budgets; providing |
| 4 | criteria; providing an exception; providing an effective |
| 5 | date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of general |
| 10 | or local law, annual increases in a county's operating budget |
| 11 | shall not exceed the percentage increase in the county's |
| 12 | population, as determined by the Office of Economic and |
| 13 | Demographic Research's latest "Florida Estimates of Population," |
| 14 | plus the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index as |
| 15 | provided in s. 193.155(1)(b), Florida Statutes. This limitation |
| 16 | on annual increases in the county's operating budget may be |
| 17 | overcome by a finding of necessity due to emergency or critical |
| 18 | need approved by a super majority vote of the county commission. |
| 19 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |