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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1458, 1st Eng.
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11 Senator Bronson moved the following amendment to amendment
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 2. Paragraph (h) of subsection (3) of section
19 200.065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
20 200.065 Method of fixing millage.--
21 (3) The advertisement shall be no less than
22 one-quarter page in size of a standard size or a tabloid size
23 newspaper, and the headline in the advertisement shall be in a
24 type no smaller than 18 point. The advertisement shall not be
25 placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices
26 and classified advertisements appear. The advertisement shall
27 be published in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the
28 county or in a geographically limited insert of such
29 newspaper. The geographic boundaries in which such insert is
30 circulated shall include the geographic boundaries of the
31 taxing authority. It is the legislative intent that, whenever
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1 possible, the advertisement appear in a newspaper that is
2 published at least 5 days a week unless the only newspaper in
3 the county is published less than 5 days a week, or that the
4 advertisement appear in a geographically limited insert of
5 such newspaper which insert is published throughout the taxing
6 authority's jurisdiction at least twice each week. It is
7 further the legislative intent that the newspaper selected be
8 one of general interest and readership in the community and
9 not one of limited subject matter, pursuant to chapter 50.
10 (h) In no event shall any taxing authority add to or
11 delete from the language of the advertisements as specified in
12 this subsection herein unless expressly authorized by law,
13 except that:,
14 1. If an increase in ad valorem tax rates will affect
15 only a portion of the jurisdiction of a taxing authority,
16 advertisements may include a map or geographical description
17 of the area to be affected and the proposed use of the tax
18 revenues under consideration.
19 2. If an increase in ad valorem tax rates is the
20 result of a referendum or other requirement of law, the
21 advertisements may include a brief description of the
22 requirement and the proposed use of the resulting tax
23 revenues.
24 3. A taxing authority making use of the provisions of
25 this paragraph may also state the increase, if any, over the
26 rolled-back rate in the nonvoted countywide millage rate set
27 by the governing body of the taxing authority.
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31 notices that which conflict with or modify the substantive
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7 And the title is amended as follows:
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11 amending s. 200.065, F.S.; expanding the list
12 of allowable variations in the format that a
13 taxing authority must use in the advertisement
14 stating its intent to finally adopt a millage
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