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An act relating to Pasco County Mosquito Control 2
District, Pasco County; amending chapter 2005-322, 3
Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 2025-242, Laws 4
of Florida; revising a cross-reference; revising term 5
limits for members of the governing body of the 6
district; requiring the Pasco County Board of County 7
Commissioners to designate geographical districts by 8
specified numerals; providing requirements for a 9
specified subdistrict; providing applicability; 10
providing an effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Section 1 of section 2 of chapter 2005-322, 15
Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 2025-242, Laws of 16
Florida, is amended to read: 17
Section 1. Minimum charter requirements.—In accordance 18
with section 189.031(3) 189.404(3), Florida Statutes, the 19
following subsections shall comprise the minimum required 20
charter provisions for Pasco County Mosquito Control District: 21
(1) The district is organized and exists for all purposes 22
set forth in this act and chapter 388, Florida Statutes. 23
(2) The powers, functions, and duties of the district 24
regarding ad valorem taxation, non-ad valorem assessments, bond 25

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issuance, other revenue-raising capabilities, budget preparation 26
and approval, liens, foreclosure of liens, use of tax deeds and 27
tax certificates, and contractual agreements shall be as set 28
forth in chapters 170, 189, 197, 200, and 388, Florida Statutes, 29
this act, or any other applicable general or special law. 30
(3) The district was created by the petition process 31
formerly provided for in chapter 390, Florida Statutes (1951), 32
and now continued in chapter 388, Florida Statutes. 33
(4) The district's charter may be amended only by special 34
act of the Legislature, unless otherwise provided by chapter 189 35
or chapter 388, Florida Statutes. 36
(5) In accordance with section 388.101(1), Florida 37
Statutes, the district is governed by a three-member board 38
elected with staggered terms, and section 189.0312, Florida 39
Statutes, as may be amended, applies to this subsection, except 40
that a member of the board may not serve for more than three two 41
4-year terms, with service of a term of office commencing at a 42
member's election at or after the November 2026 election. 43
Notwithstanding section 388.101, Florida Statutes, the following 44
apply, beginning with the November 2026 election: 45
(a) The office of each member of the board is designated 46
as being a seat on the board, distinguished from each of the 47
other seats by a numeral 1, 2, or 3, which represents designated 48
geographical subdistricts. 49
(b) The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners shall 50

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be responsible for drawing the boundaries of the geographical 51
subdistricts after providing notice and public hearing as 52
provided in general law. The geographical subdistricts shall 53
consist of contiguous and compact territories, nearly equal in 54
population as is practicable, and shall use existing political 55
and geographical boundaries. The Pasco County Board of County 56
Commissioners shall draw initial geographical subdistricts by 57
January 1, 2026, and following the completion of a decennial 58
census thereafter. In addition to drawing the initial 59
geographical subdistricts, the Pasco County Board of County 60
Commissioners shall also designate each subdistrict by a numeral 61
1, 2, or 3. The geographical subdistrict designated as Seat 2 62
shall be the subdistrict that includes all or a majority of the 63
City of Zephyrhills, and shall be the seat that is on the ballot 64
for the November 2026 election. 65
(c) Candidates for the board must qualify as directed by 66
chapter 99, Florida Statutes. Each candidate must designate, at 67
the time he or she qualifies, the seat on the board for which he 68
or she qualifies. Each candidate must reside in the designated 69
subdistrict, and only electors of the subdistrict are authorized 70
to vote for the member of that subdistrict. The name of each 71
candidate who qualifies must be included on the ballot in a way 72
that clearly indicates the seat for which he or she is a 73
candidate. The candidate for each seat who receives the most 74
votes shall be elected to the board. 75

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