Florida Senate - 2013 (NP) SB 990
By Senator Bullard
39-01158-13 2013990__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment
3 District, Monroe County; amending chapter 2002-337,
4 Laws of Florida, as amended; revising provisions
5 relating to vacancies on the district’s governing
6 board; revising compensation of the governing board
7 members; providing an effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 5 and section 7 of
12 section 1 of chapter 2002-337, Laws of Florida, as amended by
13 chapter 2004-457, Laws of Florida, are amended to read:
14 Section 5. Governing board.—
15 (6) If any vacancy occurs in a seat occupied by a governing
16 board member elected by the qualified electors, the remaining
17 members of the governing board shall, within 60 45 days after
18 the vacancy occurs, appoint an eligible a person to fill the
19 vacant seat, provided that:
20 (a) If any such vacancy occurs on or after the 30th day
21 immediately before the first day set by law for qualifying for
22 election to a special district office, any person appointed to
23 fill that vacant seat shall hold such office and serve in such
24 capacity for the remainder of the unexpired term of the
25 governing board member who previously held that seat.
26 (b) If any such vacancy occurs before the 30th day
27 immediately before the first day set by law for qualifying for
28 election to a special district office, any person so appointed
29 to fill that vacant seat shall hold such office and serve in
30 such capacity until the first regular board of commissioners
31 meeting after the first Monday after the next general election.
32 1. In such event, the vacancy shall be filled by election
33 at the next general election pursuant to section 189.405(2)(a),
34 Florida Statutes.
35 2. In such general election, the candidates receiving the
36 highest totals, consistent with section 189.405(4), Florida
37 Statutes, shall be deemed elected to the available seats on the
38 governing board.
39 3. The governing board member elected with the lowest vote
40 total shall fill the vacant seat and shall hold such office and
41 serve in such capacity for the remainder of the unexpired term
42 of the governing board member who previously held that seat who
43 would be eligible to hold the office until the end of the
44 unexpired term or until the next general election, whichever
45 occurs first. Any person elected at such next general election
46 to fill such seat shall serve in such capacity for the remainder
47 of the predecessor’s term.
48 Section 7. Governing board; compensation, expense
49 reimbursement.—The members of the governing board shall receive
50 as compensation for their services a fee of $382 $300 per
51 meeting, not to exceed three meetings per month. The amount of
52 compensation shall be adjusted annually, effective October 1 of
53 each year, based upon the United States Department of Commerce,
54 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban
55 Consumers provided in section 287.017(2), Florida Statutes. In
56 addition, each board member shall be reimbursed for expenses as
57 provided in section 112.061, Florida Statutes.
58 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.