| 1 | House Joint Resolution |
| 2 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 6 of |
| 3 | Article VIII of the State Constitution to authorize |
| 4 | amendments or revisions to the home rule charter of Miami- |
| 5 | Dade County by special law approved by a vote of the |
| 6 | electors; providing requirements for a bill proposing such |
| 7 | a special law. |
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| 9 | Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | That the following amendment to Section 6 of Article VIII |
| 12 | of the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to |
| 13 | the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next |
| 14 | general election or at an earlier special election specifically |
| 15 | authorized by law for that purpose: |
| 16 | ARTICLE VIII |
| 17 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| 18 | SECTION 6. Schedule to Article VIII.- |
| 19 | (a) This article shall replace all of Article VIII of the |
| 20 | Constitution of 1885, as amended, except those sections |
| 21 | expressly retained and made a part of this article by reference. |
| 22 | (b) COUNTIES; COUNTY SEATS; MUNICIPALITIES; DISTRICTS. |
| 23 | The status of the following items as they exist on the date this |
| 24 | article becomes effective is recognized and shall be continued |
| 25 | until changed in accordance with law: the counties of the state; |
| 26 | their status with respect to the legality of the sale of |
| 27 | intoxicating liquors, wines and beers; the method of selection |
| 28 | of county officers; the performance of municipal functions by |
| 29 | county officers; the county seats; and the municipalities and |
| 30 | special districts of the state, their powers, jurisdiction and |
| 31 | government. |
| 32 | (c) OFFICERS TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE. Every person holding |
| 33 | office when this article becomes effective shall continue in |
| 34 | office for the remainder of the term if that office is not |
| 35 | abolished. If the office is abolished the incumbent shall be |
| 36 | paid adequate compensation, to be fixed by law, for the loss of |
| 37 | emoluments for the remainder of the term. |
| 38 | (d) ORDINANCES. Local laws relating only to |
| 39 | unincorporated areas of a county on the effective date of this |
| 40 | article may be amended or repealed by county ordinance. |
| 41 | (e) CONSOLIDATION AND HOME RULE. Article VIII, Sections |
| 42 | 9, 10, 11 and 24, of the Constitution of 1885, as amended, shall |
| 43 | remain in full force and effect as to each county affected, as |
| 44 | if this article had not been adopted, until that county shall |
| 45 | expressly adopt a charter or home rule plan pursuant to this |
| 46 | article. All provisions of the Miami-Dade Metropolitan Dade |
| 47 | County Home Rule Charter, heretofore or hereafter adopted by the |
| 48 | electors of Miami-Dade Dade County pursuant to Article VIII, |
| 49 | Section 11, of the Constitution of 1885, as amended, shall be |
| 50 | valid, and any amendments to such charter shall be valid; |
| 51 | provided that the said provisions of such charter and the said |
| 52 | amendments thereto are authorized under said Article VIII, |
| 53 | Section 11, of the Constitution of 1885, as amended. However, |
| 54 | notwithstanding any provision of Article VIII, Section 11, of |
| 55 | the Constitution of 1885, as amended, or any limitations under |
| 56 | this subsection, the Miami-Dade County Home Rule Charter may be |
| 57 | amended or revised by special law approved by the electors of |
| 58 | Miami-Dade County and, if approved, shall be deemed an amendment |
| 59 | or revision of the charter by the electors of Miami-Dade County. |
| 60 | A bill proposing such a special law must be approved at a |
| 61 | meeting of the local legislative delegation and filed by a |
| 62 | member of that delegation. |
| 63 | (f) DADE COUNTY; POWERS CONFERRED UPON MUNICIPALITIES. To |
| 64 | the extent not inconsistent with the powers of existing |
| 65 | municipalities or general law, the Metropolitan Government of |
| 66 | Miami-Dade Dade County may exercise all the powers conferred now |
| 67 | or hereafter by general law upon municipalities. |
| 68 | (g) DELETION OF OBSOLETE SCHEDULE ITEMS. The legislature |
| 69 | shall have power, by joint resolution, to delete from this |
| 70 | article any subsection of this Section 6, including this |
| 71 | subsection, when all events to which the subsection to be |
| 72 | deleted is or could become applicable have occurred. A |
| 73 | legislative determination of fact made as a basis for |
| 74 | application of this subsection shall be subject to judicial |
| 75 | review. |
| 76 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be |
| 77 | placed on the ballot: |
| 78 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
| 79 | ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 6 |
| 80 | AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HOME RULE |
| 81 | CHARTER BY SPECIAL LAW APPROVED BY REFERENDUM.-Authorizes |
| 82 | amendments or revisions to the Miami-Dade County Home Rule |
| 83 | Charter by a special law when the law is approved by a vote of |
| 84 | the electors of Miami-Dade County. A bill proposing such a |
| 85 | special law must be approved at a meeting of the local |
| 86 | legislative delegation and filed by a member of that delegation. |
| 87 | It also conforms references in the State Constitution to reflect |
| 88 | the county's current name. |