Florida Senate - 2014                                     SB 730
       
       
        
       By Senator Galvano
       
       
       
       
       
       26-00887A-14                                           2014730__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to municipal governing body meetings;
    3         amending s. 166.0213, F.S.; authorizing the governing
    4         body of a municipality to hold joint meetings with the
    5         governing body of the county within which the
    6         municipality is located; providing an effective date.
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    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Section 166.0213, Florida Statutes, is amended
   11  to read:
   12         166.0213 Governing body meetings.—
   13         (1) The governing body of a municipality having a
   14  population of 500 or fewer residents may hold meetings within 5
   15  miles of the exterior jurisdictional boundary of the
   16  municipality at such time and place as may be prescribed by
   17  ordinance or resolution.
   18         (2) The governing body of a municipality may hold joint
   19  meetings to receive, discuss, and act upon matters of mutual
   20  interest with the governing body of the county within which the
   21  municipality is located at such time and place as may be
   22  prescribed by ordinance or resolution.
   23         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.