Senate Bill sb2924

    Florida Senate - 2007        (NP)                      SB 2924

    By Senator Haridopolos





    26-1525-07                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Barefoot Bay Recreation

  3         District, Brevard County; authorizing an

  4         amendment to the district charter, subject to

  5         approval by a vote of the electors of the

  6         district, to decrease the number of members of

  7         the board of trustees of the district;

  8         authorizing an amendment to the charter,

  9         subject to approval by a vote of the electors

10         of the district, to allow an increase in the

11         minimum cost price or consideration of

12         contracts involving the acquisition of real or

13         tangible personal property that would require a

14         two-thirds vote of district trustees and a

15         referendum election; providing exceptions to

16         general law; providing an effective date.

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18  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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20         Section 1.  Notwithstanding section 418.302, Florida

21  Statutes, the Brevard County Commission may amend the Charter

22  of the Barefoot Bay Recreation District, subject to approval

23  by a vote of the electors of the district pursuant to section

24  418.30, Florida Statutes, to require the transition of the

25  governing body of the Barefoot Bay Recreation District from a

26  nine-member board of trustees to a five-member board of

27  trustees elected by the electors of the district.

28         Section 2.  Notwithstanding section 418.304(13),

29  Florida Statutes, the Brevard County Commission may amend the

30  Charter of the Barefoot Bay Recreation District, subject to

31  approval by a vote of the electors of the district pursuant to

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    Florida Senate - 2007        (NP)                      SB 2924
    26-1525-07                                              See HB




 1  section 418.30, Florida Statutes, to allow the Board of

 2  Trustees of the Barefoot Bay Recreation District to enter into

 3  contracts involving the purchase, lease, conveyance, or other

 4  manner of acquisition of common, real, or tangible personal

 5  property; however, in any instance when the cost, price, or

 6  consideration exceeds $125,000, including all obligations

 7  proposed to be assumed in connection with such acquisition,

 8  then such a contract may be entered into only if:

 9         (1)  The trustees by a two-thirds vote have approved

10  the terms and conditions of such acquisition by written

11  resolution;

12         (2)  Within not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days

13  after the date of the resolution, the trustees certify the

14  resolution to the supervisor of elections for the county for a

15  referendum election; and

16         (3)  The resolution is approved by a majority vote of

17  the qualified electors of the district voting in a referendum

18  called for the purpose of considering the resolution.

19         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

20  law.

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