Florida Senate - 2018 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1814
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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02/07/2018 .
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The Committee on Community Affairs (Simmons) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 41 and 42
4 insert:
5 Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) and subsections
6 (7) and (8) of section 163.511, Florida Statutes, are amended to
7 read:
8 163.511 Special neighborhood improvement districts;
9 creation; referendum; board of directors; duration; extension.—
10 (1) After a local planning ordinance has been adopted
11 authorizing the creation of special neighborhood improvement
12 districts, the governing body of a municipality or county may
13 declare the need for and create special residential or business
14 neighborhood improvement districts by the enactment of a
15 separate ordinance for each district, which ordinance:
16 (f) Provides for the appointment of a three-, five-, or
17 seven-member 3-member board of directors for the district.
18 (7) The business and affairs of a special neighborhood
19 improvement district shall be conducted and administered by a
20 board of three, five, or seven directors who must shall be
21 landowners in residents of the proposed area and who are subject
22 to ad valorem taxation in the district. Upon their appointment
23 and qualification and in January of each year, the directors
24 shall organize by electing from their number a chair and a
25 secretary, and may also employ staff and legal representatives
26 as deemed appropriate, who shall serve at the pleasure of the
27 board and may receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the
28 board. The secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of
29 the district and shall be custodian of all books and records of
30 the district. The directors shall not receive any compensation
31 for their services, nor may they be employed by the district.
32 (8) Within 30 days of the approval of the creation of a
33 special neighborhood improvement district, if the district is in
34 a municipality, a majority of the governing body of the
35 municipality, or if the district is in the unincorporated area
36 of the county, a majority of the county commission, shall
37 appoint the three directors provided for herein, the number of
38 which must be specified in the local planning ordinance, which
39 must also provide for staggered terms of 3 years. The initial
40 appointments shall be as follows: one for a 1-year term, one for
41 a 2-year term, and one for a 3-year term. Each director shall
42 hold office until his or her successor is appointed and
43 qualified unless the director ceases to be qualified to act as a
44 director or is removed from office. Vacancies on the board shall
45 be filled for the unexpired portion of a term in the same manner
46 as the initial appointments were made.
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49 And the title is amended as follows:
50 Delete lines 2 - 3
51 and insert:
52 An act relating to neighborhood improvement districts;
53 amending s. 163.511, F.S.; increasing the maximum
54 number of directors allowed for boards of special
55 neighborhood improvement districts; deleting a
56 provision requiring directors to serve for 3 years;
57 requiring local planning ordinances to specify the
58 number of directors and their term lengths and to
59 provide for staggered terms; deleting a provision
60 relating to term length for initial director
61 appointments; creating s. 163.5161, F.S.; creating the