Sarasota and Manatee Counties ; Creates University Town Center Improvement District, independent special taxing district, in Sarasota & Manatee Counties; provides purposes of district; establishes boundaries of district; provides powers of district; creates Board of Supervisors; provides for organization, powers, duties, terms of office, & compensation of board; provides for landowners' meetings & election of supervisors; provides non-ad valorem assessments; provides for issuance of bonds; provides minimum charter requirements; provides boundary changes; requires that certain requirements be set forth under special circumstance.
City of DeFuniak Springs, Walton County; Transfers real property from Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund to City Council of City of DeFuniak Springs; provides description of real property; provides requirements for use & sale or disposition of real property; requires conveyance of real property by specified date.
Eastpoint Water and Sewer District, Franklin County; Modifies boundaries of district to include additional lands; provides additional powers of board; provides for referenda; provides construction.
Marion County; Creates Uplands Steward District; establishes legal boundaries; provides for jurisdiction & charter of district; provides for board of supervisors, district manager, personnel & treasurer; provides for selection of public depository, district budgets & financial reports; provides for general & special powers of district; provides for bonds, borrowing, trust agreements, future ad valorem taxation, special assessments, issuance of certificates of indebtedness & tax liens; provides for termination, contraction, expansion, or merger of district; provides for required notices to purchasers of residential units within district; provides severability & referendum.
Plantation Acres Improvement District, Broward County; Provides that Plantation Acres Improvement District, independent special district, shall become dependent district of City of Plantation; provides that assets, liabilities, financial allocations, & written contracts of independent district remain in full force & effect & shall be those of dependent district; provides that city council & city mayor shall assume offices of board of supervisors of dependent district; provides that resolutions & policies of independent district remain in effect until amended, revised, or repealed by city; requires adoption of provisions under certain circumstances; provides for dissolution of district as independent special district; provides transition; requires referendum.
Palm Beach County; Provides that municipal service taxing unit whose primary purpose is to provide fire rescue & emergency medical services to residents in unincorporated areas of county remains service provider for specified length of time to real properties that are annexed into municipality; provides that geographical boundaries of municipal service taxing unit shall contract following annexation; prohibits Palm Beach County from levying ad valorem taxes through municipal service taxing unit on annexed real properties following annexation; requires annexing municipality to pay county annual service price for up to specified length of time; provides that county, through municipal service taxing unit, remains authority having jurisdiction & may continue to collect certain fees from annexed real properties; provides for transfer of services to annexing municipality & cessation of county jurisdiction to collect fees; provides circumstances under which such transfer & cessation may not occur; requires good faith discussions & negotiations between annexing municipality & county regarding transition of services & expenditure of assets for capital & operational purposes in areas proposed to be annexed; authorizes annexing municipality & county to enter into agreement on length of time for provision of county services, retention of county jurisdiction regarding fees, & annual service price payments; provides conflict resolution procedure in event annexing municipality & county do not enter interlocal agreement.
Hillsborough County; Creates Land Reserve Stewardship District; establishes compliance with minimum requirements for creation of independent special district; establishes legal boundaries of district; provides for jurisdiction & charter & governing board; provides method for transition of board from landowner control to control by resident electors of district; provides for district manager, district employees, district treasurer, selection of public depository, & district budgets & financial reports; provides general powers of district; provides special powers of district to plan, finance, & provide community infrastructure & services within district; provides for bonds, borrowing, trust agreements, future ad valorem taxation, special assessments, issuance of certificates of indebtedness & tax liens; provides requirements for termination, contraction, or expansion of district; authorizes mergers; provides for required notices to purchasers of residential units within district; provides for referendum.
City of Lake Wales, Polk County; Provides exception to general law for licensed alcoholic beverage vendors located within specified area of City of Lake Wales; provides that licensed alcoholic beverage vendors within specified area must comply with all ordinances, statutes, & rules not inconsistent with specified provisions; defines specified area of city to which such exception applies.
Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Polk County; Limits compensation to health care provider that provides medical services for inmate housed in Polk County detention center under certain conditions; limits compensation to entity that provides emergency medical transportation services for inmate housed in Polk County detention center if entity does not have contract with county to provide such services.
This bill would change Hillsborough County's school superintendent from an appointed position to an elected one, starting with the 2028 general election. It requires a 2026 referendum where Hillsborough County voters will decide whether to implement this change. If approved, the superintendent would be elected in partisan elections for four-year terms beginning in 2028, replacing the current system where the school board appoints the superintendent. The referendum question will ask voters to approve or reject the change to an elected position.
Hillsborough County Charter ; Revises number of commissioners on Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners; revises territory of each county district; revises district reapportionment requirements; revises vote count requirements for enactment of ordinances & resolutions, for county internal auditor appointments & removals, for county administrator appointments & removals, for county attorney appointments & removals, & for charter amendments; revises process for appointing charter review board members & for proposing amendments to charter; provides requirements for transitions to single-member district & to 11-member board of commissioners; requires referendum.
Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Indian River County; Limits compensation to health care provider that provides any medical services for inmate housed in Indian River County detention center under certain conditions; requires certain compensation for specified hospital that provides medical services for specified inmates if hospital does not have contract with county to provide such services; limits compensation to entity that provides emergency medical transportation services for inmate housed in Indian River County detention center if entity does not have contract with county to provide such services.
