Florida HB 4099: Town of Loxahatchee Groves Southern D Road Improvements

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the South Indian River Water 2
Control District, Palm Beach County; amending chapter 3
2001-313, Laws of Florida, as amended; increasing the 4
number of members of the governing board; including 5
fractions of acres in all gross acreage owned by a 6
landowner; providing for compensation for supervisors 7
attending board meetings; requiring competitive 8
bidding for certain positions; revising residence 9
requirements for members of the board; providing for 10
staggering of terms, annual elections, and election of 11
board officers; requiring an election; removing 12
outdated language; requiring the board to authorize 13
the formation of an engineering plan under certain 14
circumstances; providing a limitation of a one-time 15
special assessment; authorizing district money to be 16
expended before the levy of such special assessment; 17
providing an effective date. 18
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 20
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Section 1. Subsections (5), (6), and (8) of section 2, 22
subsection (1) of section 3, and sections 9 through 16 of 23
section 3 of chapter 2001-313, Laws of Florida, as amended, are 24
amended to read: 25

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Section 2. Minimum charter requirements.—In accordance 26
with section 189.404(3), Florida Statutes, the following 27
subsections shall constitute the minimum charter requirements 28
for the South Indian River Water Control District: 29
(5) In accordance with chapter 189, Florida Statutes, this 30
act, and chapter 298, Florida Statutes, the District is governed 31
by a six-member five-member board, elected based upon the gross 32
acreage owned by a landowner. The number of votes cast shall be 33
equal to the landowner's total gross acreage reported by the 34
Property Appraiser of Palm Beach County, inlcuding any fractions 35
of acres on a one-acre, one-vote basis by the landowners in the 36
District. The election, membership, and organization of the 37
board shall be as set forth in this act and chapter 298, Florida 38
Statutes, as they may be amended from time to time. 39
(6) The compensation of board members shall be limited to 40
a maximum of $50 for physically attending a meeting of the board 41
of supervisors governed by this act and chapter 298, Florida 42
Statutes, as they may be amended from time to time. 43
(8) Requirements for financial disclosure, meeting 44
notices, reporting, public records maintenance, and per diem 45
expenses for officers and employees shall be as set forth in 46
chapters 112, 189, 286, and 298, Florida Statutes, as they may 47
be amended from time to time. No less than every 3 years, a 48
Request for Proposal (RFP) shall be advertised for positions of 49
accountant, attorney, and engineer. 50

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Section 3. Board of Supervisors; elections.— 51
(1) The Board of Supervisors of the South Indian River 52
Water Control District shall consist of six five members, at 53
least three of whom but not more than four of whom shall reside 54
in the District, at least one of whom shall reside to the East 55
of Canal 18, and three at least one of whom shall reside to the 56
West of Canal 18, and shall each be elected by the landowners of 57
each respective side of Canal 18. Immediately following the 58
enactment of this act, an election shall be held for the six 59
positions. The two candidates receiving the highest number of 60
votes from each area shall serve 3-year terms, the two 61
candidates receiving the second highest number of votes shall 62
serve 2-year terms, and the two candidates with the third 63
highest number of votes shall serve 1-year terms. Elections 64
shall occur annually thereafter as the initial terms expire. The 65
candidates with the highest number of votes in the subsequent 66
elections shall be elected for 3-year terms. In even-numbered 67
years, the members of the board elected from the area East of 68
Canal 18 shall elect the President, the Vice President, and the 69
Secretary for the Board that year. 70
Section 9. Annexation; outfall limitation.— 71
(1) Upon the occurrence of the events described in 72
paragraph (3), the following lands shall be annexed into the 73
South Indian River Water Control District in Palm Beach County, 74
and the boundary lines of the South Indian River Water Control 75

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District are hereby extended to include an