Florida HB 4103: Florida Green Jobs Youth Initiative

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An act relating to the Apalachicola Water and Sewer 2
District, Franklin County; creating and establishing 3
the Apalachicola Water and Sewer District; providing a 4
district charter; providing definitions; describing 5
boundaries; providing for a district board; providing 6
powers of the district and district board; prohibiting 7
the City of Apalachicola from incurring certain 8
additional obligations or indebtedness; requiring the 9
city and district to enter into an interlocal 10
agreement to effectuate the transfer of water and 11
sewer service to the district; providing for the 12
district to take certain actions if the city and the 13
district do not enter an interlocal agreement; 14
providing for the transfer of assets, assumption of 15
all lawful debts and other obligations, and 16
continuation of contracts by the district; providing 17
for the status of certain employees; providing 18
effective dates. 19
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 21
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Section 1. The Apalachicola Water and Sewer District is 23
created as an independent special district in Franklin County. 24
The district is organized and exists for all purposes and shall 25

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hold all powers set forth in this act and chapters 189 and 197, 26
Florida Statutes, except as otherwise provided in this act. The 27
district charter may be amended only by special act of the 28
Legislature. 29
Section 2. The charter for the Apalachicola Water and 30
Sewer District is created to read: 31
Section 1. Name and corporate status.- 32
(1) The name of the district is the "Apalachicola Water 33
and Sewer District." 34
(2) The district shall be an independent special district 35
of the State of Florida and a body corporate and politic. 36
Section 2. Definitions.- 37
(1) "Board" means the Apalachicola Water and Sewer 38
District Board. 39
(2) "District" means the Apalachicola Water and Sewer 40
District. 41
(3) "Sewer system" means plant, system, facility, or other 42
operation concerning collection, treatment, purification, or 43
disposal of sewage. 44
(4) "Water system" means waterworks or a water treatment 45
plant, or other operation concerning fresh water production, 46
distribution, or sale. 47
Section 3. District boundaries.-The area within the 48
boundaries of the City of Apalachicola and the existing 49
customers presently served by the water and sewer service of the 50

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city. 51
Section 4. Board of the district.- 52
(1) The governing body of the district shall be the 53
Apalachicola Water and Sewer District Board, consisting of five 54
members, with three members appointed by the Governor, one 55
member appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of 56
Franklin County, and one member appointed by the City Commission 57
of the City of Apalachicola. All members of the board must be 58
legal residents and water and sewer customers of the district. 59
(2) Members shall serve 4-year terms, however, the members 60
appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin 61
County and the City Commission of the City of Apalachicola shall 62
be subject to removal by those governing bodies during their 63
unexpired terms. 64
(3) Each year, the board shall hold an annual 65
organizational meeting and elect a chair, vice chair, secretary, 66
and treasurer, whose duties shall be established by resolution 67
of the board. 68
(4) The board shall meet monthly at such date, time, and 69
place as the board may from time to time designate. 70
(5) The board shall have those administrative duties set 71
forth in this charter and chapter 189, Florida Statutes. 72
(6) A quorum of the board shall be a majority of its 73
members. Official action will require a majority of those voting 74
members present. 75

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(7) Requirements for financial disclosure, meeting 76
notices, reporting, and public records maintenance shall be as 77
set forth in chapters 112, 119, 189, and 286, Florida Statutes. 78
(8) Members of the board shall serve without compensation, 79
but may be reimbursed for their expenses pursuant to s. 112.061, 80
Florida Statutes. 81
Section 5. Powers of the district and board.- 82
(1) The district, by and through the board, is authorized 83
and empowered: 84
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