Senate Bill sb2760

    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 2760

    By Senator Haridopolos





    26-1819-07

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Indian River County;

  3         limiting annual increases in the county's

  4         operating budget; providing for exemptions to

  5         the limitation; providing for a referendum;

  6         providing effective dates.

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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 Indian River

11  County's operating budget.--Except as provided in this act,

12  annual increases in Indian River County's operating budget may

13  not exceed the percentage increase in the county's population,

14  as determined by the Bureau of Economic and Business

15  Research's latest "Florida Estimates of Population," plus the

16  percentage change in the Consumer Price Index as provided in

17  s. 193.155(1)(b), Florida Statutes. This limitation in annual

18  increases in the county's operating budget may be overcome by

19  a finding of necessity due to emergency or critical need,

20  which finding is approved by a super majority vote of the

21  county commission.

22         Section 2.  Referendum.--

23         (1)  In conjunction with the next countywide election,

24  and in accordance with the general laws governing elections,

25  the Indian River County Supervisor of Elections shall conduct

26  a referendum of qualified electors of the county for the

27  purpose of posing the following question:

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29         Limitation on Annual Increases in Indian River

30         County's Operating Budget

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    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 2760
    26-1819-07




 1         Shall annual increases in Indian River County's

 2         operating budget be limited to the percentage

 3         change in the county's population plus the

 4         percentage change in the Consumer Price Index

 5         unless the county commission finds, by a super

 6         majority vote, that exceeding the limitation is

 7         necessary due to emergency or critical need?

 8         _____Yes

 9         _____No

10         (2)  As used in this section, the term "qualified

11  elector" means a person who is registered to vote in a general

12  election held in Indian River County.

13         Section 3.  This act, except for this section and

14  section 2, which shall take effect upon becoming a law, shall

15  take effect only upon its approval by a majority vote of those

16  qualified electors of Indian River County voting in a

17  referendum held in accordance with section 2.

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