HB 4029 changes how commissioners are elected for the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District in Collier County. It replaces the current system with district-wide elections where all voters in the district elect commissioners, rather than electing them from specific geographic districts. The bill also requires that this election change be approved by a referendum vote of the district's residents before taking effect. This directly affects Collier County residents who live within the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District boundaries.
Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Martin County; Limiting compensation to a health care provider that provides any and all medical services for an inmate housed in a Martin County detention center under certain conditions; requiring certain compensation for a specified hospital that provides medical services for specified inmates if the hospital does not have a contract with the county to provide such services; limiting compensation to an entity that provides emergency medical transportation services for an inmate housed in a Martin County detention center if the entity does not have a contract with the county to provide such services, etc.
Officers and Employees of North Springs Improvement District, Broward County; adds to charter of North Springs Improvement District, Broward County, prohibition for conflicting employment or contractual relationships.
Duval County; Provides space & seating requirements for issuance of special alcoholic beverage licenses to event centers; provides exception to general law; provides boundaries.
Tohopekaliga Water Authority, Osceola County; Provides Central Florida Tourism Oversight District is successor to Reedy Creek Improvement District; revises district boundaries.
City of Oviedo, Seminole County; Provides exception to general law; authorizes Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco of DBPR to issue special licenses or modify existing licenses for bona fide licensees operating within such entertainment district for sale of certain alcoholic beverages for consumption off premises; provides that special licenses or modifications of existing licenses are in addition to certain other authorized temporary permits; requires bona fide licensees to comply with all other statutory requirements.
Pasco County Mosquito Control District, Pasco County; Provides applicability of laws on term limits for Pasco County Mosquito Control District board members; requires county commission to draw geographical subdistricts; provides qualifications for district board candidates & members.
Downtown Development Authority of City of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County; Removes expiration date of Fort Lauderdale Downton Development Authority; provides for transfer of assets upon dissolution pursuant to law.
Leon County; Provides applicability; provides for permanent status; provides cause for suspension or dismissal; provides for transition to new Sheriff; provides beginning date of employees; revises procedures of Career Service Appeals Boards; requires Sheriff to be represented by Sheriff's General Counsel or other specified representative; prohibits certain evidence from inclusion; authorizes chairperson to rule on admissibility of evidence; removes provisions relating to complaints against employees, Complaint Review Boards, & employment status of commissioned & noncommissioned employees; provides severability; provides effective date.
Sunbridge Stewardship District, Osceola County; Expands district to include areas of City of Orlando; revises legislative intent, definitions, legislative policy, creation & establishment, board of supervisors administrative duties, budgets reports & reviews, & district powers to include references to City of Orlando & Orange County; amends district's legal boundaries to include areas of City of Orlando; requires district governing board election procedures to involve officials from both counties; requires general obligation bond elections to occur in both counties; authorizes levy & collection of non-ad valorem maintenance taxes in both counties; provides for required notices to be published in both counties; requires referendum.
HB 4061 revises the election procedures for the West Villages Improvement District board in Sarasota County. It directly affects residents within the West Villages Improvement District by changing how board members are selected. The bill updates the rules for nominating, electing, and serving on the board, including potential changes to voting methods or term lengths. This is a procedural update focused on the district's governance structure, not on new services or funding.
Lee County; Creates Duke Farm Stewardship District; establishes legal boundaries; provides for jurisdiction & charter; provides for membership, election, terms of office, & duties of governing board members; provides for meetings; provides for district treasurer, selection of public depository, & district budgets & financial reports; provides district powers; provides for bonds, borrowing, & trust agreements; provides for future ad valorem taxation & special assessments; provides requirements for termination, contraction, or expansion of district; specifies that certain district property is public; provides for referendum.
