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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to the Hillsboro Inlet District, Broward

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County; amending chapter 99-433, Laws of Florida, as

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amended; revising language relating to appointment of

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members of the commission; revising the number of members

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of the district required for a quorum; providing an

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effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 4 and subsection (1)

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of section 6 of chapter 99-433, Laws of Florida, as amended by

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chapter 2007-291, Laws of Florida, are amended to read:

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     Section 4.  Board of commissioners.--

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     (1)  The governing body of the Hillsboro Inlet District

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shall consist of eight commissioners, who shall serve without

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compensation, except as provided in section 11. One

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representative on the Board of Commissioners of the Hillsboro

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Inlet District shall be appointed by each of the governing bodies

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City Commissions or Town Councils of the following

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municipalities: the City of Deerfield Beach, Florida; the Town of

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Hillsboro Beach, Florida; the City of Pompano Beach, Florida; the

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Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Florida; the City of Lighthouse

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Point, Florida; the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and the

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Village of Sea Ranch Lakes, Florida. The Board of County

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Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, shall appoint one

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representative to the Board of Commissioners of the Hillsboro

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Inlet District. Each representative so appointed by the

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aforementioned governmental entities shall represent the

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respective governmental entity making such appointment. The

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duties, functions, and responsibilities of the district shall

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continue as provided for herein in the event that any

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municipality represented hereby is dissolved, merged, or fails to

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appoint representatives to the district board. Said

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representatives appointed by the respective municipalities shall

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be qualified electors, residing in the municipality from which

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they are appointed for more than six months prior to appointment.

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Effective October 1, 2007, any new representatives appointed to

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the district board shall also reside within the district

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boundaries, as described in section 3. Effective October 1, 2007,

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any new representative appointed by the Board of County

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Commissioners of Broward County shall be a qualified elector,

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shall reside within Broward County, and shall reside within the

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district's boundaries for more than 6 months prior to

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appointment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this

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subsection, any representative on the district board as of

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October 1, 2006, shall be exempt from the requirement that the

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representative must reside within the district's boundaries.

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     Section 6.  Quorum; minutes; records.--

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     (1) Four representatives A majority of said commissioners

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shall constitute a quorum. The commissioners shall cause true and

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accurate minutes and records to be kept of all business

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transacted by them, and shall keep full, true, and complete books

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of account and minutes, which minutes, records, and books of

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account shall at all reasonable times be open and subject to the

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inspection of inhabitants of said district; and any person

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desiring to do so may make or procure a copy of said minutes,

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records, or books of account, or such portions thereof as he may

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desire, all in accordance with the provisions of chapter 119,

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Florida Statutes, as amended from time to time.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.