Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2-B
                        Barcode 960804
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11  Senator Geller moved the following amendment to amendment
12  (114536):
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14         Senate Amendment 
15         On page 12, line 3, through
16            page 13, line 21, delete those lines
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19         (b)  A millage rate higher than the maximum millage
20  rate that may be levied under paragraph (a) may be adopted by
21  a two-thirds vote of the governing body of the municipality or
22  special district dependent thereto.
23         (4)  The maximum millage rate that an independent
24  special district may levy by a majority vote of the governing
25  body for the 2007-2008 fiscal year is 97 percent of the
26  rolled-back rate, as calculated under s. 200.065. A millage
27  rate higher than the maximum millage rate specified in this
28  subsection may be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the
29  governing body of the independent special district.
30         (5)  In the 2008-2009 fiscal year, a county, municipal
31  service taxing units of that county, and special districts
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Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 2-B Barcode 960804 1 dependent to that county; a municipality and special districts 2 dependent to that municipality; and an independent special 3 district may levy a maximum millage determined as follows: 4 (a) The maximum millage rate that may be levied shall 5 be the rolled-back rate calculated pursuant to s. 200.065 and 6 adjusted for growth in per capita Florida personal income, 7 except that ad valorem tax revenue levied in the 2007-2008 8 fiscal year shall be reduced by any tax revenue resulting from 9 a millage rate approved by a super majority vote of the 10 governing board of the taxing authority in excess of the 11 maximum rate that could have been levied by a majority vote as 12 provided in this section. 13 (b) A rate in excess of the millage rate allowed in 14 paragraph (a) may be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the 15 governing body. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 5:36 PM 06/13/07 s0002Bb-31-j13