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Senator Bennett moved the following amendment to amendment

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(154882):

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     Senate Amendment

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     Delete line(s) 263-289

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and insert:

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     (b)1. Upon receipt of the tentative budgets and

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completion of any revisions made by the board, the board shall

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prepare a statement summarizing all of the adopted tentative

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budgets. This summary statement shall show, for each budget and

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the total of all budgets, the proposed tax millages, the

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balances, the reserves, and the total of each major

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classification of receipts and expenditures, classified according

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to the classification of accounts prescribed by the appropriate

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state agency. The county shall make the summary statement

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available to county residents by filing the statement with the

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clerk of the circuit court and posting the statement prominently

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online if the county has a website. The board shall cause this

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summary statement to be advertised one time in a newspaper of

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general circulation published in the county, or by posting with

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the clerk of the circuit court at the courthouse door if there is

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no such newspaper, and the advertisement shall appear adjacent to

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the advertisement required pursuant to s. 200.065.

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     2. Beginning with the 2018-2019 fiscal year, counties that

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have received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in

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financial reporting from the Government Finance Officers

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Association shall make the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

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available to county residents by filing the report with the clerk

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of the circuit court and posting the report prominently online if

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the county has a website.

4/30/2008  2:31:00 PM     21-09253-08