| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Plantation Acres Improvement |
| 3 | District, Broward County; providing legislative intent; |
| 4 | amending chapter 2002-367, Laws of Florida; redesignating |
| 5 | the board of supervisors as the board of commissioners; |
| 6 | providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting |
| 11 | this law to provide for a change in the designation of the |
| 12 | governing body of the Plantation Acres Improvement District from |
| 13 | a board of supervisors to a board of commissioners. |
| 14 | Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 4, subsections (2), |
| 15 | (3), and (4) of section 5, section 8, subsection (15) of section |
| 16 | 9, section 43, and subsection (7) of section 52 of section 3 of |
| 17 | chapter 2002-367, Laws of Florida, are amended to read: |
| 18 | Section 4. Definitions.--Unless the context shall indicate |
| 19 | otherwise, the following words as used in this act shall have |
| 20 | the following meanings: |
| 21 | (3) "Board" means the board of commissioners supervisors |
| 22 | of the Plantation Acres Improvement District, or if such board |
| 23 | shall be abolished, the board, body, or commission succeeding to |
| 24 | the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers given by |
| 25 | this act to the board shall be given by law. |
| 26 | Section 5. Board of commissioners supervisors; election; |
| 27 | organization; terms of office; quorum; report and minutes.-- |
| 28 | (2) Each commissioner supervisor, before entering upon his |
| 29 | or her official duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath of |
| 30 | office as prescribed in section 298.13, Florida Statutes. |
| 31 | (3) All commissioners supervisors shall hold office for |
| 32 | the terms for which they are elected or appointed and until |
| 33 | their successors shall be chosen and qualify. In case of a |
| 34 | vacancy in the office of any commissioner supervisor, the |
| 35 | remaining commissioner supervisor or commissioners supervisors |
| 36 | (even though less than a quorum) may fill such vacancy by |
| 37 | appointment of a new commissioner supervisor or commissioners |
| 38 | supervisors for the unexpired term of the commissioner |
| 39 | supervisor who vacated his or her office. |
| 40 | (4) As soon as practicable after each election, the board |
| 41 | shall organize by choosing one commissioner supervisor to be |
| 42 | chair and one to be vice chair of the board and by appointing a |
| 43 | recording secretary, who need not be a member of the board. In |
| 44 | the event an employee of the district serves as the board's |
| 45 | recording secretary, an appointment to such office shall not be |
| 46 | necessary following an election. |
| 47 | Section 8. Compensation of board.--Each commissioner |
| 48 | supervisor shall be entitled to receive for his or her services |
| 49 | an amount not to exceed $300 per month. In addition, each |
| 50 | commissioner supervisor shall receive reasonable traveling |
| 51 | expenses for attending district business outside of the |
| 52 | district. Unless the board by resolution otherwise provides, |
| 53 | such traveling expenses shall not be in excess of the amounts |
| 54 | provided by law for state and county officials. |
| 55 | Section 9. Powers.--The district shall have, and the board |
| 56 | may exercise, any or all of the following powers: |
| 57 | (15) To employ engineers, attorneys, consultants, agents, |
| 58 | employees, and representatives as the board of commissioners |
| 59 | supervisors may from time to time determine necessary and to fix |
| 60 | their compensation and duties. |
| 61 | Section 43. Foreclosure of liens.--Any lien in favor of |
| 62 | the district arising under chapter 298, Florida Statutes, or |
| 63 | under this act may be foreclosed by the district by foreclosure |
| 64 | proceedings in the name of the district in the circuit court in |
| 65 | like manner as is provided in chapter 173, Florida Statutes, and |
| 66 | amendments thereto, and the provisions of said chapter shall be |
| 67 | applicable to such proceedings with the same force and effect as |
| 68 | if said provisions were expressly set forth in this act. Any act |
| 69 | required or authorized to be done by or on behalf of a city or |
| 70 | town in foreclosure proceedings under chapter 173, Florida |
| 71 | Statutes, may be performed by such officer or agent of the |
| 72 | district as the board of commissioners supervisors may |
| 73 | designate. Such foreclosure proceedings may be brought at any |
| 74 | time after the expiration of 1 year from the date any tax, or |
| 75 | installment thereof, becomes delinquent. |
| 76 | Section 52. Minimum charter requirements.--In accordance |
| 77 | with section 189.404(3), Florida Statutes, the following |
| 78 | subsections satisfy the minimum charter requirements of the |
| 79 | Plantation Acres Improvement District: |
| 80 | (7) The administrative duties of the board of |
| 81 | commissioners supervisors shall be as set forth in this act and |
| 82 | chapter 298, Florida Statutes, as they may be amended from time |
| 83 | to time. |
| 84 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |