| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Broward County; amending chapter 98- |
| 3 | 521, Laws of Florida, as amended; requiring each member of |
| 4 | the South Broward Utility Advisory Board appointed by the |
| 5 | Town of Southwest Ranches to be a water or sewer user |
| 6 | within the service area of the former South Broward |
| 7 | Utility; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | WHEREAS, in 2008, chapter 98-521, Laws of Florida, was |
| 10 | amended to provide the Town of Southwest Ranches ("Ranches") |
| 11 | with two members on the South Broward Utility Advisory Board, |
| 12 | and |
| 13 | WHEREAS, currently, the appointed members are required to |
| 14 | be both water and sewer users within the South Broward Utility |
| 15 | service area, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, because most of the properties in the Ranches have |
| 17 | wells and septic systems, very few properties use both water and |
| 18 | sewer, and |
| 19 | WHEREAS, to increase the potential field of appointed board |
| 20 | members, the Ranches desires for its appointees to be water or |
| 21 | sewer users, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 23 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 25 | Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 98-521, Laws of Florida, |
| 26 | as amended by chapter 2008-278, Laws of Florida, is amended to |
| 27 | read: |
| 28 | Section 1. There is hereby created the South Broward |
| 29 | Utility Advisory Board, which shall be an advisory board of the |
| 30 | City of Sunrise. The board shall be composed of seven members, |
| 31 | as follows: two members shall be appointed by the City of |
| 32 | Sunrise, two members shall be appointed by the Town of Davie, |
| 33 | one member shall be appointed by the City of Pembroke Pines, and |
| 34 | two members shall be appointed by the Town of Southwest Ranches. |
| 35 | Each member appointed by the Town of Southwest Ranches shall be |
| 36 | a water or sewer user within the service area of the former |
| 37 | South Broward Utility. All other Each appointed members member |
| 38 | shall be a water and sewer users user within the service area of |
| 39 | the former South Broward Utility. The term Terms of each member |
| 40 | shall be for 2 years, except that all appointments and retention |
| 41 | of board members shall be at the sole discretion of the |
| 42 | appointing authorities. |
| 43 | (1) The responsibility of the board shall be to review and |
| 44 | advise the City of Sunrise regarding any proposed change by the |
| 45 | city to the water and sewer rates charged within the area which |
| 46 | was formerly the South Broward Utility service area. In the |
| 47 | event of a proposed rate change within such area, the South |
| 48 | Broward Utility Advisory Board may require the City of Sunrise |
| 49 | to hire a rate consultant to advise the city regarding such |
| 50 | proposed rate change. |
| 51 | (2) Within 30 days following notice of a rate change, the |
| 52 | advisory board shall present a report of its findings to the |
| 53 | Commission of the City of Sunrise. If presented within the 30- |
| 54 | day period, the report shall be considered by the commission |
| 55 | before rates may be altered or changed within the area formerly |
| 56 | served by the South Broward Utility. |
| 57 | (3) The City of Sunrise shall appropriate not more than |
| 58 | $25,000 annually for a rate consultant for the South Broward |
| 59 | Utility Advisory Board, as provided in subsection (1). |
| 60 | (4) The advisory board shall have no legal standing to |
| 61 | bring any legal action. |
| 62 | (5) The City of Sunrise shall, by ordinance, provide for |
| 63 | such other procedures and regulations which are not in conflict |
| 64 | with this act as are necessary for the continued operation of |
| 65 | the board. |
| 66 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |