| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Indian River County operating budget |
| 3 | limitation; limiting annual increases in the county's |
| 4 | operating budget; providing exceptions to the limitation; |
| 5 | requiring a referendum subject to an extraordinary vote; |
| 6 | providing a ballot statement; providing a definition; |
| 7 | providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Limitation on increases in the county's |
| 12 | operating budget.--Except as provided herein, annual increases |
| 13 | in Indian River County's operating budget shall not exceed the |
| 14 | percentage increase in the county's population, as determined by |
| 15 | the University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business |
| 16 | Research's latest Florida Estimates of Population, plus the |
| 17 | percentage change in the Consumer Price Index as provided in |
| 18 | section 193.155(1)(b), Florida Statutes. This limitation in |
| 19 | annual increases in the county's operating budget may be |
| 20 | overcome by a finding of necessity due to emergency or critical |
| 21 | need approved by a super majority vote of the county commission. |
| 22 | Section 2. Referendum.-- |
| 23 | (1) In conjunction with the next countywide general |
| 24 | election, and in accordance with the general laws governing |
| 25 | elections, the Supervisor of Elections of Indian River County |
| 26 | shall conduct a referendum of qualified electors of the county |
| 27 | for the purpose of posing the following question: |
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| 29 | Shall annual increases in Indian River County's operating budget |
| 30 | be limited to the percentage change in the county's population |
| 31 | plus the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index unless |
| 32 | the county commission finds, by a super majority vote, that |
| 33 | exceeding the limitation is necessary due to emergency or |
| 34 | critical need? |
| 35 | ___Yes |
| 36 | ___No |
| 37 | (2) "Qualified elector" means a person who is registered |
| 38 | to vote in a general election held in Indian River County. |
| 39 | Section 3. This act shall take effect only upon its |
| 40 | approval by 60 percent of those qualified electors of the county |
| 41 | voting in a referendum held in accordance with section 2, except |
| 42 | that this section and section 2 shall take effect upon becoming |
| 43 | a law. |