Florida Senate - 2009                                    SB 1618
       
       
       
       By Senator Bennett
       
       
       
       
       21-01652-09                                           20091618__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to boards of county commissioners;
    3         amending s. 125.35, F.S.; authorizing such boards to
    4         lease certain county property for a limited term:
    5         providing an effective date.
    6         
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    8         
    9         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 125.35, Florida
   10  Statutes, is amended to read:
   11         125.35 County authorized to sell real and personal property
   12  and to lease real property.—
   13         (1)(a) The board of county commissioners is expressly
   14  authorized to sell and convey any real or personal property, and
   15  to lease real property, belonging to the county, whenever the
   16  board determines that it is to the best interest of the county
   17  to do so, to the highest and best bidder for the particular use
   18  the board deems to be the highest and best, for such length of
   19  term and such conditions as the governing body may in its
   20  discretion determine.
   21         (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), the
   22  board of county commissioners is expressly authorized to:
   23         1. Negotiate the lease of an airport or seaport facility;
   24         2. Negotiate the lease of county property, other than an
   25  airport or seaport facility, for a term not to exceed 5 years;
   26         3.2. Modify or extend an existing lease of real property
   27  for an additional term not to exceed 25 years, where the
   28  improved value of the lease has an appraised value in excess of
   29  $20 million; or
   30         4.3. Lease a professional sports franchise facility
   31  financed by revenues received pursuant to s. 125.0104 or s.
   32  212.20;
   33  under such terms and conditions as negotiated by the board.
   34         (c) No sale of any real property shall be made unless
   35  notice thereof is published once a week for at least 2 weeks in
   36  some newspaper of general circulation published in the county,
   37  calling for bids for the purchase of the real estate so
   38  advertised to be sold. In the case of a sale, the bid of the
   39  highest bidder complying with the terms and conditions set forth
   40  in such notice shall be accepted, unless the board of county
   41  commissioners rejects all bids because they are too low. The
   42  board of county commissioners may require a deposit to be made
   43  or a surety bond to be given, in such form or in such amount as
   44  the board determines, with each bid submitted.
   45         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.