Bill Text: FL S0376 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Required Advertisements and Public Notices [EPSC]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Community Affairs [S0376 Detail]
Download: Florida-2010-S0376-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2010 SB 376 By Senator Dean 3-00279-10 2010376__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to required advertisements and public 3 notices by governmental entities; creating s. 50.0311, 4 F.S.; defining the term “publicly accessible website”; 5 authorizing a governmental entity to use its publicly 6 accessible website for legally required advertisements 7 and public notices; providing conditions for such use; 8 providing for optional receipt of legally required 9 advertisements and public notices by first-class mail; 10 providing requirements for advertisements and public 11 notices published on a publicly accessible website; 12 amending s. 50.011, F.S.; providing that a notice, 13 advertisement, or publication on a publicly accessible 14 website in accordance with s. 50.0311, F.S., 15 constitutes legal notice; amending s. 50.021, F.S.; 16 providing that advertisements directed by law or order 17 or decree of court to be made in a county in which no 18 newspaper is published may be made by publication on a 19 publicly accessible website; amending s. 50.051, F.S.; 20 providing clarifying provisions; amending s. 50.061, 21 F.S.; providing clarifying provisions; amending s. 22 100.342, F.S.; providing for notice of special 23 election or referendum on a publicly accessible 24 website; amending s. 125.012, F.S.; providing that 25 required publication of notice of a county’s intention 26 to grant certain exclusive franchises may be provided 27 on a publicly accessible website; amending s. 125.35, 28 F.S.; providing for publication of notice of the sale 29 of real property by a county on a publicly accessible 30 website for a specified period; amending s. 125.66, 31 F.S.; providing for notice of consideration of an 32 ordinance by a board of county commissioners to be 33 published on a publicly accessible website; requiring 34 maintenance of the advertisement for a specified 35 period; providing clarifying provisions; amending s. 36 129.03, F.S.; providing for the advertisement of a 37 summary statement of adopted tentative county budgets 38 on a publicly accessible website; amending s. 129.06, 39 F.S.; providing for advertisement of a public hearing 40 relating to the amendment of a county budget on a 41 publicly accessible website; amending s. 138.12, F.S.; 42 providing for publication of notice of a proposal to 43 expand a county seat and meetings related thereto on a 44 publicly accessible website; amending s. 153.53, F.S.; 45 providing for publication of notice of an election to 46 create a county water and sewer system district on a 47 publicly accessible website; amending s. 153.55, F.S.; 48 providing for advertisement of a hearing on a report 49 relative to the creation of a county water and sewer 50 system district on a publicly accessible website; 51 amending s. 153.79, F.S.; providing for public 52 advertisement by a county water and sewer system 53 district of projects to construct, reconstruct, 54 acquire, or improve a water system or a sewer system, 55 and of a call for sealed bids for such projects, on a 56 publicly accessible website; amending s. 157.03, F.S.; 57 providing for advertisement for bids for the 58 construction of ditches, drains, or canals within a 59 county on a publicly accessible website; amending s. 60 157.21, F.S.; providing for advertisement by a county 61 on a publicly accessible website for bids to enlarge 62 or deepen a drain; amending s. 157.28, F.S.; providing 63 for advertisement for bids for the repair of a county 64 ditch, drain, or canal on a publicly accessible 65 website; amending s. 159.32, F.S.; providing for 66 advertisement for competitive bids for contracts for 67 the construction of a project under the Florida 68 Industrial Development Financing Act on a publicly 69 accessible website; amending s. 162.12, F.S.; 70 providing for optional serving of notice by a code 71 enforcement board of a violation of a county or 72 municipal code via a publicly accessible website; 73 amending s. 163.3184, F.S.; providing for notice of 74 public hearings on the adoption of a local government 75 comprehensive plan or plan amendment or the approval 76 of a compliance agreement under the Local Government 77 Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation 78 Act via a publicly accessible website; amending s. 79 163.3225, F.S.; providing for advertisement by a local 80 government of notice of intent to consider a 81 development agreement on a publicly accessible 82 website; amending s. 163.356, F.S.; providing for 83 posting of notice of the filing of a report of the 84 activities of a community redevelopment agency on a 85 publicly accessible website; amending s. 163.360, 86 F.S.; providing for notice of a public hearing on a 87 community redevelopment plan via a publicly accessible 88 website; amending s. 163.361, F.S.; providing for 89 notice of a public hearing on a proposed modification 90 of a community redevelopment plan via a publicly 91 accessible website; amending s. 163.380, F.S.; 92 providing for public notice of the disposition of any 93 real property in a community redevelopment area on a 94 publicly accessible website; amending s. 163.387, 95 F.S.; providing for publication on a publicly 96 accessible website of notice of a public hearing 97 regarding a taxing authority’s intention to limit the 98 amount of the authority’s contribution to a community 99 redevelopment trust fund; providing for publication on 100 a publicly accessible website of notice of a local 101 governing body’s public hearing on a special 102 district’s request for exemption from appropriation of 103 tax increment funds to a community redevelopment trust 104 fund; amending s. 163.511, F.S.; providing for 105 notification of electors and freeholders of general 106 provisions relating to special neighborhood 107 improvement districts via a publicly accessible 108 website; amending s. 163.514, F.S.; providing for 109 notification of electors in a neighborhood improvement 110 district of general provisions relating to powers of 111 such districts via a publicly accessible website; 112 amending s. 163.516, F.S.; providing for publication 113 of notice of a public hearing on a safe neighborhood 114 improvement plan or on the amendment or modification 115 of a safe neighborhood improvement plan via a publicly 116 accessible website; amending s. 163.524, F.S.; 117 providing for publication of notice of a joint public 118 hearing on the adoption, amendment, or modification of 119 a neighborhood enhancement plan via a publicly 120 accessible website; amending s. 165.041, F.S.; 121 providing for publication of notice of an election for 122 the approval of a charter for the merger of two or 123 more municipalities and associated unincorporated 124 areas via a publicly accessible website; amending s. 125 165.051, F.S.; providing for notice of an election to 126 vote on an ordinance to revoke the charter of an 127 existing municipality to be published on a publicly 128 accessible website; amending s. 166.041, F.S.; 129 providing for notice of adoption of a municipal 130 ordinance via a publicly accessible website; providing 131 clarifying provisions; amending s. 166.0497, F.S.; 132 providing for publication of notice of a public 133 hearing on the adoption of an ordinance to alter, 134 amend, or expand a municipal downtown development 135 district via a publicly accessible website; amending 136 s. 170.05, F.S.; providing for publication on a 137 publicly accessible website of a resolution relating 138 to municipal public improvements financed by special 139 assessments; amending s. 170.07, F.S.; providing for 140 publication on a publicly accessible website of notice 141 of hearing on municipal public improvements financed 142 by special assessments; amending s. 171.0413, F.S.; 143 providing for publication of notice of a referendum on 144 annexation of territory by a municipality via a 145 publicly accessible website; amending s. 171.051, 146 F.S.; providing for notice of a contraction ordinance 147 and publication of notice of a referendum on 148 contraction of municipal boundaries via a publicly 149 accessible website; amending s. 173.09, F.S.; 150 providing for advertisement via a publicly accessible 151 website of the sale of land pursuant to foreclosure of 152 municipal tax and special assessment liens; amending 153 s. 177.101, F.S.; providing for publishing of legal 154 notice of intention to apply to a county governing 155 body to vacate a plat of land via a publicly 156 accessible website; amending s. 180.09, F.S.; 157 providing for publication of notice via a publicly 158 accessible website of the adoption of a resolution or 159 ordinance by a city council or other legislative body 160 authorizing the issuance of mortgage revenue 161 certificates or debentures; amending s. 180.24, F.S.; 162 providing for advertisement via a publicly accessible 163 website of specified construction contracts for 164 utilities or extensions to a previously constructed 165 utility; amending s. 189.4044, F.S.; providing for 166 publication of a notice of proposed declaration of 167 inactive status of a special district via a publicly 168 accessible website; amending s. 189.417, F.S.; 169 providing for the advertisement of meetings of the 170 governing body of an independent special district via 171 a publicly accessible website; providing for notice of 172 public meetings of a water management district held to 173 evaluate responses to solicitations issued by the 174 district via a publicly accessible website; amending 175 s. 190.006, F.S.; providing for publication of notice 176 via a publicly accessible website of a meeting of the 177 landowners of a community development district for the 178 purpose of electing district supervisors; amending s. 179 190.033, F.S.; providing for advertisement for notice 180 of bids or other competitive solicitation by the board 181 of supervisors of a community development district via 182 a publicly accessible website; amending s. 191.005, 183 F.S.; providing for publication via a publicly 184 accessible website of special notice of any meeting at 185 which the governing board of an independent fire 186 control district will consider a salary change for a 187 board member; amending s. 192.0105, F.S.; providing 188 for advertisement via a publicly accessible website of 189 a listing of the names of taxpayers who are delinquent 190 in paying tangible personal property taxes as provided 191 for under the Florida Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights; 192 providing for advertised notice via a publicly 193 accessible website of the actions of a value 194 adjustment board as provided for under the Florida 195 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights; amending s. 194.037, F.S.; 196 providing for publication on a publicly accessible 197 website of the findings and results of a property tax 198 value adjustment board; amending s. 197.3632, F.S.; 199 providing for publication on a publicly accessible 200 website of a local government’s notice of intent to 201 use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem 202 assessments; amending s. 200.065, F.S.; providing for 203 advertisement on a publicly accessible website of a 204 taxing authority’s intent to adopt a millage rate and 205 budget; providing for advertisement on a publicly 206 accessible website of a school district’s intent to 207 adopt a tentative budget; providing for advertisement 208 on a publicly accessible website of the intention of a 209 specified multicounty taxing authority to adopt a 210 tentative budget and millage rate; providing 211 clarifying and conforming provisions; providing for 212 notice via a publicly accessible website of correction 213 of a specified error contained in a notice of proposed 214 property taxes mailed to taxpayers; amending s. 215 205.032, F.S.; providing for publication of notice on 216 a publicly accessible website of the levy of a 217 business tax by a county governing body; amending s. 218 205.042, F.S.; providing for publication of notice on 219 a publicly accessible website of the levy of a 220 business tax by the governing body of an incorporated 221 municipality; amending s. 255.0525, F.S.; providing 222 for advertisement via a publicly accessible website 223 for the solicitation of competitive bids or proposals 224 for construction projects of a county, municipality, 225 or other political subdivision which are projected to 226 exceed specified costs; amending s. 274.06, F.S.; 227 providing for publication of notice via a publicly 228 accessible website of a local government’s sale of 229 tangible personal property having a specified value; 230 amending s. 290.0057, F.S.; providing for notice via a 231 publicly accessible website of a public hearing on an 232 enterprise zone strategic plan; amending s. 298.301, 233 F.S.; providing for publication on a publicly 234 accessible website of notice of a public hearing on a 235 proposed district water control plan or plan 236 amendment; providing for publication by the board of 237 supervisors of a water control district on a publicly 238 accessible website of the filing of an engineer’s 239 report and a geographical depiction of the water 240 control district; providing conforming provisions; 241 amending ss. 348.243, 348.83, 348.943, 348.953, and 242 348.968, F.S.; providing for advertisement via a 243 publicly accessible website of public hearings on 244 specified projects of the Broward County Expressway 245 Authority, the Pasco County Expressway Authority, the 246 St. Lucie County Expressway and Bridge Authority, the 247 Seminole County Expressway Authority, and the Santa 248 Rosa Bay Bridge Authority, respectively; amending s. 249 350.81, F.S.; providing for publication on a publicly 250 accessible website of notice of public hearings by a 251 governmental entity that proposes to provide a 252 communications service; amending s. 373.4592, F.S.; 253 providing for publication on a publicly accessible 254 website of notice by the South Florida Water 255 Management District of the certification of a non-ad 256 valorem assessment roll in specified counties relative 257 to Everglades management and improvement; amending s. 258 373.45924, F.S.; providing for publication as a notice 259 on a publicly accessible website of a truth-in 260 borrowing statement from the South Florida Water 261 Management District relative to the district’s 262 proposal to borrow or otherwise finance with debt any 263 fixed capital outlay projects or operating capital 264 outlay for Everglades management and improvement; 265 amending s. 373.536, F.S.; providing for publication 266 on a publicly accessible website of notice of budget 267 hearings conducted by the governing board or district 268 staff of the South Florida Water Management District, 269 advertisement of budget workshops conducted by the 270 district for the public, advertisement of the 271 district’s intention to adopt a tentative budget and 272 millage rate, and notices of the district governing 273 board’s intention to adopt a final budget for the 274 district for the ensuing fiscal year under the 275 Everglades Restoration Investment Act; amending s. 276 376.80, F.S.; providing for notice via a publicly 277 accessible website of public hearings on the proposed 278 designation of a specified brownfield area by a local 279 government; amending s. 379.2425, F.S.; providing for 280 publication of notice via a publicly accessible 281 website of the establishment of a restricted area by 282 the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; 283 amending s. 380.06, F.S.; providing for publication of 284 an advertisement on a publicly accessible website of a 285 public hearing by a local government on an areawide 286 development of regional impact under the Florida 287 Environmental Land and Water Management Act of 1972; 288 amending s. 403.973, F.S.; redefining the term “duly 289 noticed” to include publication on a publicly 290 accessible website; providing conforming provisions; 291 amending s. 420.9075, F.S.; providing for 292 advertisement of notice on a publicly accessible 293 website of funding availability through a local 294 housing assistance plan under the State Housing 295 Initiatives Partnership Act; amending s. 553.73, F.S.; 296 providing for advertisement on a publicly accessible 297 website of a public hearing on the need to adopt local 298 technical amendments to the Florida Building Code 299 which provide for more stringent requirements; 300 amending s. 633.025, F.S.; providing for advertisement 301 on a publicly accessible website of a public hearing 302 to determine the need to strengthen a local governing 303 body’s minimum firesafety code requirements; amending 304 s. 705.103, F.S.; providing for publication of notice 305 on a publicly accessible website of a law enforcement 306 agency’s election to retain lost property; providing 307 for publication on a publicly accessible website of 308 the advertisement of public sale of lost property by a 309 law enforcement agency; amending s. 715.109, F.S.; 310 providing for publication on a publicly accessible 311 website of advertisement of the sale of abandoned 312 property under the Disposition of Personal Property 313 Landlord and Tenant Act; reenacting ss. 125.56(1) and 314 212.054(6), F.S., relating to enforcement and 315 amendment of the Florida Building Code and Florida 316 Fire Prevention Code and a discretionary sales surtax, 317 to incorporate the amendment to s. 125.66, F.S., in 318 references thereto; reenacting ss. 163.3164(18), 319 163.346, and 376.80(1), F.S., relating to the 320 definition of “public notice” for purposes of the 321 Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land 322 Development Regulation Act, notice to taxing 323 authorities, and the brownfield program administration 324 process, respectively, to incorporate the amendments 325 to ss. 125.66 and 166.041, F.S., in references 326 thereto; reenacting ss. 30.50(4) and 200.065(3)(l), 327 F.S., relating to amendment of a county budget 328 relative to payment of salaries and expenses by a 329 sheriff and advertisement and notice requirements with 330 respect to the fixing of millage rates, to incorporate 331 the amendments to ss. 129.03 and 129.06, F.S., in 332 references thereto; reenacting ss. 163.3246(9)(a), 333 163.32465(6)(h), 288.975(10) and (12)(d), 420.5095(9), 334 and 1013.30(6), F.S., relating to adoption and review 335 of local government comprehensive plan amendments, 336 entry into compliance agreements between parties to an 337 administrative challenge to an amendment to certain 338 urban local comprehensive plans, military base reuse 339 plans, a local government comprehensive plan amendment 340 to implement a community workforce housing innovation 341 pilot program project, and review of a university 342 campus draft master plan, respectively, to incorporate 343 the amendments to s. 163.3184, F.S., in references 344 thereto; reenacting s. 163.3187(1)(c), F.S., relating 345 to the amendment of an adopted comprehensive plan, to 346 incorporate the amendments to s. 166.041, F.S., in a 347 reference thereto; reenacting ss. 192.0105(1)(b) and 348 (c), 200.068, and 286.0105, F.S., relating to taxpayer 349 rights, certification of compliance with ch. 200, 350 F.S., relating to determination of millage, and to a 351 requirement that notices of meetings and hearings of a 352 board, commission, or agency of the state advise that 353 a record of the proceedings is required to appeal, 354 respectively, to incorporate the amendments to s. 355 200.065, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss. 356 705.104(1) and 717.119(5)(b), F.S., relating to title 357 to lost or abandoned property and to disposition by a 358 law enforcement agency of a firearm or ammunition 359 found in an unclaimed safe-deposit box or other 360 safekeeping repository, respectively, to incorporate 361 the amendment to s. 705.103, F.S., in references 362 thereto; providing an effective date. 363 364 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 365 366 Section 1. Section 530.0311, Florida Statutes, is created 367 to read: 368 530.0311 Publication of advertisements and public notices 369 on a governmental entity’s publicly accessible website.— 370 (1) For purposes of notices and advertisements required by 371 statute to be published by governmental entities, the term 372 “publicly accessible website” means a governmental entity’s 373 official website that is accessible via the Internet. 374 (2) If specifically authorized by statute, a governmental 375 entity may use its website for legally required advertisements 376 and public notices if: 377 (a) A public library or other governmental facility 378 providing free access to the Internet during regular business 379 hours exists within the jurisdictional boundaries of such 380 governmental entity; 381 (b) The governmental entity provides notice to its 382 residents at least once per year in a newspaper of general 383 circulation, the governmental entity’s newsletter or periodical, 384 or another publication that is mailed or delivered to all 385 residents or property owners throughout the governmental 386 entity’s jurisdiction, indicating that residents may receive 387 legally required advertisements and public notices from the 388 governmental entity by first-class mail or e-mail upon 389 registering their name and address or e-mail address with the 390 local governmental entity; 391 (c) The governmental entity maintains a registry of names, 392 addresses, and e-mail addresses of residents who request in 393 writing that they receive legally required advertisements and 394 public notices from the governmental entity by first-class mail 395 or e-mail; and 396 (d) At the time of initial publication of an advertisement 397 or public notice on a governmental entity’s publicly accessible 398 website, the governmental entity mails or e-mails a copy of such 399 publication to residents indicating a preference to receive such 400 advertisements and notices by first-class mail or e-mail. 401 (3) Advertisements and public notices published on a 402 publicly accessible website shall be conspicuously placed on the 403 website’s homepage or accessible through a direct link from the 404 homepage. The advertisement shall indicate the date on which the 405 advertisement was first published on the publicly accessible 406 website. 407 Section 2. Section 50.011, Florida Statutes, is amended to 408 read: 409 50.011 Where and in what language legal notices to be 410 published.—Whenever by statute an official or legal 411 advertisement or a publication, or notice in a newspaper has 412 been or is directed or permitted in the nature of or in lieu of 413 process, or for constructive service, or in initiating, 414 assuming, reviewing, exercising or enforcing jurisdiction or 415 power, or for any purpose, including all legal notices and 416 advertisements of sheriffs and tax collectors, the 417 contemporaneous and continuous intent and meaning of such 418 legislation all and singular, existing or repealed, is and has 419 been and is hereby declared to be and to have been, and the rule 420 of interpretation is and has been, a publication in a newspaper 421 printed and published periodically once a week or oftener, 422 containing at least 25 percent of its words in the English 423 language, entered or qualified to be admitted and entered as 424 periodicals matter at a post office in the county where 425 published, for sale to the public generally, available to the 426 public generally for the publication of official or other 427 notices and customarily containing information of a public 428 character or of interest or of value to the residents or owners 429 of property in the county where published, or of interest or of 430 value to the general public. Notwithstanding any provisions to 431 the contrary, and if specifically authorized by statute, a 432 notice, advertisement, or publication on a publicly accessible 433 website in accordance with s. 50.0311 constitutes legal notice. 434 Section 3. Section 50.021, Florida Statutes, is amended to 435 read: 436 50.021 Publication when no newspaper in county.—When any 437 law, or order or decree of court, shall direct advertisements to 438 be made in any county and there be no newspaper published in the 439 said county, the advertisement may be made by publishing such 440 advertisement on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 441 entity responsible for publication or posting three copies 442 thereof in three different places in said county, one of which 443 shall be at the front door of the courthouse, and by publication 444 in the nearest county in which a newspaper is published. 445 Section 4. Section 50.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to 446 read: 447 50.051 Proof of publication; form of uniform affidavit.—The 448 printed form upon which all such affidavits establishing proof 449 of publication in a newspaper are to be executed shall be 450 substantially as follows: 451 452 NAME OF NEWSPAPER 453 Published (Weekly or Daily) 454 (Town or City) (County) FLORIDA 455 456 STATE OF FLORIDA 457 458 COUNTY OF ....: 459 Before the undersigned authority personally appeared ...., 460 who on oath says that he or she is .... of the ...., a .... 461 newspaper published at .... in .... County, Florida; that the 462 attached copy of advertisement, being a .... in the matter of 463 .... in the .... Court, was published in said newspaper in the 464 issues of ..... 465 Affiant further says that the said .... is a newspaper 466 published at ...., in said .... County, Florida, and that the 467 said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in 468 said .... County, Florida, each .... and has been entered as 469 periodicals matter at the post office in ...., in said .... 470 County, Florida, for a period of 1 year next preceding the first 471 publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant 472 further says that he or she has neither paid nor promised any 473 person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or 474 refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for 475 publication in the said newspaper. 476 477 Sworn to and subscribed before me this .... day of ...., 478 ...(year)..., by ...., who is personally known to me or who has 479 produced (type of identification) as identification. 480 481 482 ...(Signature of Notary Public)... 483 484 ...(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)... 485 486 ...(Notary Public)... 487 Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 50.061, Florida 488 Statutes, is amended to read: 489 50.061 Amounts chargeable.— 490 (4) All official public notices and legal advertisements 491 published in a newspaper shall be charged and paid for on the 492 basis of 6-point type on 6-point body, unless otherwise 493 specified by statute. 494 Section 6. Section 100.342, Florida Statutes, is amended to 495 read: 496 100.342 Notice of special election or referendum.—In any 497 special election or referendum not otherwise provided for there 498 shall be at least 30 days’ notice of the election or referendum 499 by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the 500 county, district, or municipality, as the case may be, or 501 publication on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 502 entity responsible for publication and published daily during 503 the 5 weeks immediately preceding the election or referendum. If 504 advertised in the newspaper, the publication shall be made at 505 least twice, once in the fifth week and once in the third week 506 prior to the week in which the election or referendum is to be 507 held. If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the 508 county, district, or municipality and publication is not made on 509 a publicly accessible website maintained by the entity 510 responsible for publication, the notice shall be posted in no 511 fewerlessthan five places within the territorial limits of the 512 county, district, or municipality. 513 Section 7. Subsection (17) of section 125.012, Florida 514 Statutes, is amended to read: 515 125.012 Project facilities; general powers and duties.—Any 516 county and the board of county commissioners thereof shall have 517 the power, in addition to the powers otherwise conferred: 518 (17) To grant exclusive or nonexclusive franchises to 519 persons, firms, or corporations for the operating of 520 restaurants, cafeterias, bars, taxicabs, vending machines, and 521 other concessions of a nonaeronautical nature in, on, and in 522 connection with any project owned and operated by the county. 523 However, no exclusive franchise shall be so granted unless the 524 board of county commissioners of such county shall award such 525 franchise following receipt of sealed competitive bids in the 526 manner prescribed by law, or cause to be published on a publicly 527 accessible website maintained by the county or in a newspaper of 528 general circulation in the county notice of the fact that it 529 intends to grant such exclusive franchise and will at a time 530 certain to be fixed in such notice, not less than 30 days after 531 the publication of the notice, enter into negotiations with any 532 interested parties as to the terms, conditions, and provisions 533 of any such exclusive franchise. Such negotiations with any 534 interested parties as to the terms, conditions, and provisions 535 of any such exclusive franchise are to continue for a period of 536 not less than 10 days before such exclusive franchise is 537 granted. 538 Section 8. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 539 125.35, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 540 125.35 County authorized to sell real and personal property 541 and to lease real property.— 542 (1) 543 (c) No sale of any real property shall be made unless 544 notice thereof is published once a week for at least 2 weeks in 545 some newspaper of general circulation published in the county or 546 published daily during the 2 weeks preceding the sale of any 547 real property on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 548 county, calling for bids for the purchase of the real estate so 549 advertised to be sold. In the case of a sale, the bid of the 550 highest bidder complying with the terms and conditions set forth 551 in such notice shall be accepted, unless the board of county 552 commissioners rejects all bids because they are too low. The 553 board of county commissioners may require a deposit to be made 554 or a surety bond to be given, in such form or in such amount as 555 the board determines, with each bid submitted. 556 Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and paragraph 557 (b) of subsection (4) of section 125.66, Florida Statutes, are 558 amended to read: 559 125.66 Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency 560 ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or 561 resolutions.— 562 (2)(a) The regular enactment procedure shall be as follows: 563 The board of county commissioners at any regular or special 564 meeting may enact or amend any ordinance, except as provided in 565 subsection (4), if notice of intent to consider such ordinance 566 is given at least 10 days before theprior tosaidmeeting on a 567 publicly accessible website maintained by the county or by 568 publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. 569 If advertised on a publicly accessible website, the 570 advertisement shall be published daily during the 10 days 571 immediately preceding the meeting. A copy of such notice shall 572 be kept available for public inspection during the regular 573 business hours of the office of the clerk of the board of county 574 commissioners. The notice of proposed enactment shall state the 575 date, time, and place of the meeting; the title or titles of 576 proposed ordinances; and the place or places within the county 577 where such proposed ordinances may be inspected by the public. 578 The notice shall also advise that interested parties may appear 579 at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed 580 ordinance. 581 (4) Ordinances or resolutions, initiated by other than the 582 county, that change the actual zoning map designation of a 583 parcel or parcels of land shall be enacted pursuant to 584 subsection (2). Ordinances or resolutions that change the actual 585 list of permitted, conditional, or prohibited uses within a 586 zoning category, or ordinances or resolutions initiated by the 587 county that change the actual zoning map designation of a parcel 588 or parcels of land shall be enacted pursuant to the following 589 procedure: 590 (b) In cases in which the proposed ordinance or resolution 591 changes the actual list of permitted, conditional, or prohibited 592 uses within a zoning category, or changes the actual zoning map 593 designation of a parcel or parcels of land involving 10 594 contiguous acres or more, the board of county commissioners 595 shall provide for public notice and hearings as follows: 596 1. The board of county commissioners shall hold two 597 advertised public hearings on the proposed ordinance or 598 resolution. At least one hearing shall be held after 5 p.m. on a 599 weekday, unless the board of county commissioners, by a majority 600 plus one vote, elects to conduct that hearing at another time of 601 day. The first public hearing shall be held at least 7 days 602 after the day that the first advertisement is published. The 603 second hearing shall be held at least 10 days after the first 604 hearing and shall be advertised at least 5 days prior to the 605 public hearing. 606 2. The required newspaper advertisements shall be no less 607 than 2 columns wide by 10 inches long in a standard size or a 608 tabloid size newspaper, and the headline in the advertisement 609 shall be in a type no smaller than 18 point. The newspaper 610 advertisement shall not be placed in that portion of the 611 newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements 612 appear. The newspaper advertisement shall be placed in a 613 newspaper of general paid circulation in the county and of 614 general interest and readership in the community pursuant to 615 chapter 50, not one of limited subject matter. It is the 616 legislative intent that, whenever possible, the newspaper 617 advertisement shall appear in a newspaper that is published at 618 least 5 days a week unless the only newspaper in the community 619 is published less than 5 days a week. The newspaper 620 advertisement shall be in substantially the following form: 621 622 NOTICE OF (TYPE OF) CHANGE 623 624 The ...(name of local governmental unit)... proposes to 625 adopt the following by ordinance or resolution:...(title of 626 ordinance or resolution).... 627 A public hearing on the ordinance or resolution will be 628 held on ...(date and time)... at ...(meeting place).... 629 630 Except for amendments which change the actual list of permitted, 631 conditional, or prohibited uses within a zoning category, the 632 advertisement shall contain a geographic location map which 633 clearly indicates the area within the local government covered 634 by the proposed ordinance or resolution. The map shall include 635 major street names as a means of identification of the general 636 area. 637 3. In lieu of publishing the advertisements set out in this 638 paragraph, the board of county commissioners may mail a notice 639 to each person owning real property within the area covered by 640 the ordinance or resolution. Such notice shall clearly explain 641 the proposed ordinance or resolution and shall notify the person 642 of the time, place, and location of both public hearings on the 643 proposed ordinance or resolution. 644 Section 10. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 645 129.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 646 129.03 Preparation and adoption of budget.— 647 (3) No later than 15 days after certification of value by 648 the property appraiser pursuant to s. 200.065(1), the county 649 budget officer, after tentatively ascertaining the proposed 650 fiscal policies of the board for the ensuing fiscal year, shall 651 prepare and present to the board a tentative budget for the 652 ensuing fiscal year for each of the funds provided in this 653 chapter, including all estimated receipts, taxes to be levied, 654 and balances expected to be brought forward and all estimated 655 expenditures, reserves, and balances to be carried over at the 656 end of the year. 657 (b) Upon receipt of the tentative budgets and completion of 658 any revisions made by the board, the board shall prepare a 659 statement summarizing all of the adopted tentative budgets. This 660 summary statement shall show, for each budget and the total of 661 all budgets, the proposed tax millages, the balances, the 662 reserves, and the total of each major classification of receipts 663 and expenditures, classified according to the classification of 664 accounts prescribed by the appropriate state agency. The board 665 shall cause this summary statement to be advertised one time in 666 a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, on a 667 publicly accessible website maintained by the county, or by 668 posting at the courthouse door if there is no such newspaper or 669 website, and the advertisement shall appear adjacent to the 670 advertisement required pursuant to s. 200.065. 671 Section 11. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section 672 129.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 673 129.06 Execution and amendment of budget.— 674 (2) The board at any time within a fiscal year may amend a 675 budget for that year, and may within the first 60 days of a 676 fiscal year amend the budget for the prior fiscal year, as 677 follows: 678 (f) If an amendment to a budget is required for a purpose 679 not specifically authorized in paragraphs (a)-(e), unless 680 otherwise prohibited by law, the amendment may be authorized by 681 resolution or ordinance of the board of county commissioners 682 adopted following a public hearing.The public hearing must be683advertised at least 2 days, but not more than 5 days, before the684date of the hearing.The advertisement must appear on a publicly 685 accessible website maintained by the county or in a newspaper of 686 paid general circulation and must identify the name of the 687 taxing authority, the date, place, and time of the hearing, and 688 the purpose of the hearing. If advertised in the newspaper, the 689 public hearing must be advertised at least 2 days, but not more 690 than 5 days, before the date of the hearing. If advertised on a 691 publicly accessible website, the notice must be published daily 692 during the 5 days immediately preceding the hearing. The 693 advertisement must also identify each budgetary fund to be 694 amended, the source of the funds, the use of the funds, and the 695 total amount of each budget. 696 Section 12. Section 138.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to 697 read: 698 138.12 Commissioners may expand county seat.—The board of 699 county commissioners of any county may expand the geographical 700 area of the county seat of its county beyond the corporate 701 limits of the municipality named as the county seat by adopting 702 a resolution to that effect at any regular or special meeting of 703 the board. Such a resolution may be adopted only after the board 704 has held not less than two public hearings on the proposal at 705 intervals of not less than 10 or more than 20 days and after 706 notice of the proposal and such meetings has been published on a 707 publicly accessible website maintained by the county or in a 708 newspaper of general circulation in the county. However, nothing 709 herein shall be deemed to extend the boundaries of the 710 municipality in which the county seat was previously located or 711 annex to such municipality the territory added to the county 712 seat. 713 Section 13. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 714 153.53, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 715 153.53 Establishment of districts in unincorporated areas.— 716 (2) 717 (d) Within 30 days after the petition is received by the 718 property appraiser, said property appraiser shall determine 719 whether such petition has been duly signed by the requisite 720 number of property owners within the boundaries of the proposed 721 district. If there is a sufficient number of valid signatures, 722 the property appraiser shall forthwith deliver said petition to 723 the board of county commissioners who shall within 60 days hold 724 an election to determine if the district shall be created. The 725 board of county commissioners shall have notice of such election 726 published once a week for 4 successive weeks in a newspaper of 727 general circulation within the area of the proposed district or 728 daily during the 4 successive weeks immediately preceding the 729 election on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 730 county. Said notice shall describe the purpose for which the 731 district is to be established and the territory proposed to be 732 included in the said district. If there is no such newspaper or 733 website,thennotice may be posted on the courthouse door and in 734 five conspicuous places within the proposed district. 735 Section 14. Subsection (1) of section 153.55, Florida 736 Statutes, is amended to read: 737 153.55 Public hearing upon report of county commissioners 738 and creation of district; findings of board of county 739 commissioners.— 740 (1) Upon submission of any such report the board of county 741 commissioners shall hold a public hearing upon such report and 742 the question of the creation of such district, giving at least 743 20 days’ notice of such hearing by advertisement in a newspaper 744 published in the county and circulating in the area of the 745 proposed district, by daily publication during the 20 days 746 immediately preceding the hearing on a publicly accessible 747 website maintained by the county, or by posting as provided in 748 s. 153.56 if no such newspaper or website isbepublished. 749 Section 15. Section 153.79, Florida Statutes, is amended to 750 read: 751 153.79 Contracts for construction of improvements, sealed 752 bids.—All contracts let, awarded, or entered into by the 753 district for the construction, reconstruction, or acquisition or 754 improvement of a water system or a sewer system or both or any 755 part thereof, if the amount thereof shall exceed $1,000, shall 756 be awarded only after public advertisement and call for sealed 757 bids therefor on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 758 county or,in a newspaper published in the county circulating in 759 the district, or, if there isbeno such website or newspaper, 760thenin a newspaper published in the state and circulating in 761 the district. If advertised in the newspaper, such advertisement 762 shalltobe published at least once at least 3 weeks before the 763 date set for the receipt of such bids. If advertised on a 764 publicly accessible website, such advertisement shall be 765 published daily during the 3 weeks immediately preceding the 766 date set for the receipt of such bids. Such advertisements for 767 bids in addition to the other necessary and pertinent matter 768 shall state in general terms the nature and description of the 769 improvement or improvements to be undertaken and shall state 770 that detailed plans and specifications for such work are on file 771 for inspection in the office of the district clerk and copies 772 thereof shall be furnished to any interested party upon payment 773 of reasonable charges to reimburse the district for its expenses 774 in providing such copies. The award shall be made to the 775 responsible and competent bidder or bidders who shall offer to 776 undertake the improvements at the lowest cost to the district 777 and such bidder or bidders shall be required to file bond for 778 the full and faithful performance of such work and the execution 779 of any such contract in such amount as the district board shall 780 determine, and in all other respects the letting of such 781 construction contracts shall comply with applicable provisions 782 of the general laws relating to the letting of public contracts. 783 Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the district 784 from hiring or retaining such consulting engineers, attorneys, 785 financial experts or other technicians as it shall determine, in 786 its discretion, or from undertaking any construction work with 787 its own resources, without any such public advertisement. 788 Section 16. Section 157.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to 789 read: 790 157.03 Commissioners to appoint committee; report of plans 791 and estimate; letting contract; right-of-way for drains.—When 792 the county commissioners shall order that such ditch, drain, or 793 canal,shall be established, they shall appoint a committee of 794 three disinterested freeholders who are citizens of the county, 795 who may employ a surveyor, and shall cause an accurate survey to 796 be made of the proposed ditch, drain, or canal, and shall 797 establish the commencement, route, and terminus of said ditch, 798 drain, or canal, the width, length, and depth thereof, and shall 799 make and present to the county commissioners, at their next 800 regular meeting, or at a meeting as soon thereafter as 801 practicable, plans, specifications, and profiles for said 802 construction, together with an estimate of the approximate cost 803 of said ditch, drain, or canal, and the annual cost of its 804 maintenance, and upon this report of the said committee, the 805 board of county commissioners shall advertise once a week for 3 806 weeks,in a newspaper published in the said county or daily for 807 3 weeks on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 808 county,for bids for the construction of said ditch, drain, or 809 canal, and the same shall be given to the lowest responsible 810 bidder; provided, the board of county commissioners may, if they 811 deem it for the best interest of all concerned, reject all bids; 812 and in case said bids are rejected they may advertise for 813 further bids. Whenever the survey for any proposed ditch, drain, 814 or canal,shall run through the lands of anyone who shall object 815 thereto, the board of county commissioners may proceed to 816 condemn the right-of-way for such ditch, drain, or canal, and 817 pay therefor out of the funds arising from the levy and 818 assessments hereinafter provided for. 819 Section 17. Section 157.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to 820 read: 821 157.21 Enlargement of drains; appointment of committee; 822 report to commissioners; letting contract; contractor’s bond; 823 payments; assessment.—Whenever the board of county commissioners 824 shall have determined upon a petition, filed as provided in s. 825 157.16, to enlarge or deepen any drain, they shall appoint a 826 committee of the three competent and disinterested persons who 827 are citizens of the county, who shall cause an accurate survey 828 to be made of the proposed work, and shall establish the depth 829 or width to which the same shall be deepened and shall make and 830 present to the county commissioners at their next regular 831 meeting, an estimate of the cost of said work, and upon the 832 report of said committee to them, said county commissioners 833 shall advertise not less than 2 weeks in a newspaper published 834 in the county or daily for 2 weeks on a publicly accessible 835 website maintained by the county,for bids on said work, to be 836 given to the lowest responsible bidder, with the privilege of 837 rejecting all bids that may be offered, should the same be 838 considered unreasonable; and in case the said bids are rejected, 839 they may again advertise for further bids. The said board of 840 county commissioners shall require of the person whose bid is 841 accepted for said work a good and sufficient bond for the 842 faithful performance of said contract, which said work shall be 843 done under the supervision of the committee appointed as 844 aforesaid. When the work shall be completed the committee shall 845 certify the same to the board of county commissioners who shall 846 also inspect such work before final payment is made to the 847 contractor, and such confirmation with the report of the 848 committee that the work has been done according to contract, 849 shall be made a matter of record; provided, that nothing in this 850 chapter shall prevent the county commissioners from making 851 payments in installments during the progress of the work, if 852 deemed expedient. Before letting such contract, the committee 853 appointed by the commissioners shall view the lands to be 854 benefited by the enlargement or deepening of said drain or 855 auxiliary and assess each parcel according and in proportion as 856 each shall be benefited, both those lands lying immediately 857 along such ditch, drain, or canal, and those adjacent thereto, 858 for all the expenses that may be incurred in the enlarging or 859 deepening of said drain and keeping the same in repair from year 860 to year, and shall file a report of the same with the board of 861 county commissioners, which said report shall show the several 862 tracts of lands assessed and the names of the owners thereof, 863 and the amounts assessed against each tract; provided, however, 864 that if the owners of any tract cannot be ascertained by 865 diligent inquiry, said tract shall be assessed as unknown. 866 Section 18. Section 157.28, Florida Statutes, is amended to 867 read: 868 157.28 Awarding contracts for repair; approval.—If the 869 estimated cost of repairing any such ditch, drain, or canal 870 shall not exceed the sum of $100, the board of county 871 commissioners shall have full power to have the same done in 872 such manner as said board may see fit; but if such estimated 873 cost shall exceed $100, then the contract shall be let to the 874 lowest responsible bidder after advertising for bids at least 875 once each week for 2 consecutive weeks in some newspaper 876 published in the county or advertising daily for 2 consecutive 877 weeks on a publicly accessible website maintained by the county, 878 or by posting in five conspicuous places in the commissioners’ 879 district in which such ditch, drain, or canal shall be located, 880 and all work done shall be subject to the approval and 881 acceptance of the board of county commissioners. 882 Section 19. Section 159.32, Florida Statutes, is amended to 883 read: 884 159.32 Construction contracts.—Contracts for the 885 construction of the project may be awarded by the local agency 886 in such manner as in its judgment will best promote free and 887 open competition, including advertisement for competitive bids 888 in a newspaper of general circulation within the boundaries of 889 the local agency or on a publicly accessible website maintained 890 by the local agency responsible for publication; however, if the 891 local agency shall determine that the purposes of this part will 892 be more effectively served, the local agency in its discretion 893 may award or cause to be awarded contracts for the construction 894 of any project, or any part thereof, upon a negotiated basis as 895 determined by the local agency. The local agency shall prescribe 896 bid security requirements and other procedures in connection 897 with the award of such contracts as in its judgment shall 898 protect the public interest. The local agency may by written 899 contract engage the services of the lessee, purchaser, or 900 prospective lessee or purchaser of any project in the 901 construction of the project and may provide in the contract that 902 the lessee, purchaser, or prospective lessee or purchaser may 903 act as an agent of, or an independent contractor for, the local 904 agency for the performance of the functions described therein, 905 subject to such conditions and requirements consistent with the 906 provisions of this part as shall be prescribed in the contract, 907 including functions such as the acquisition of the site and 908 other real property for the project; the preparation of plans, 909 specifications, and contract documents; the award of 910 construction and other contracts upon a competitive or 911 negotiated basis; the construction of the project, or any part 912 thereof, directly by the lessee, purchaser, or prospective 913 lessee or purchaser; the inspection and supervision of 914 construction; the employment of engineers, architects, builders, 915 and other contractors; and the provision of money to pay the 916 cost thereof pending reimbursement by the local agency. Any such 917 contract may provide that the local agency may, out of proceeds 918 of bonds, make advances to or reimburse the lessee, purchaser, 919 or prospective lessee or purchaser for its costs incurred in the 920 performance of those functions, and shall set forth the 921 supporting documents required to be submitted to the local 922 agency and the reviews, examinations, and audits that shall be 923 required in connection therewith to assure compliance with the 924 provisions of this part and the contract. 925 Section 20. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 926 162.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 927 162.12 Notices.— 928 (2) In addition to providing notice as set forth in 929 subsection (1), at the option of the code enforcement board, 930 notice may also be served by publication or posting, as follows: 931 (a)1. Such notice shall be published once during each week 932 for 4 consecutive weeks (four publications being sufficient) in 933 a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the code 934 enforcement board is located or daily during the 4 weeks 935 immediately preceding the hearing on a publicly accessible 936 website maintained by the local government. The website and 937 newspaper shall meet such requirements as are prescribed under 938 chapter 50 for legal and official advertisements. 939 2. Proof of newspaper publication shall be made as provided 940 in ss. 50.041 and 50.051. 941 942 Evidence that an attempt has been made to hand deliver or mail 943 notice as provided in subsection (1), together with proof of 944 publication or posting as provided in subsection (2), shall be 945 sufficient to show that the notice requirements of this part 946 have been met, without regard to whether or not the alleged 947 violator actually received such notice. 948 Section 21. Paragraph (b) of subsection (15) and paragraph 949 (c) of subsection (16) of section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, 950 are amended to read: 951 163.3184 Process for adoption of comprehensive plan or plan 952 amendment.— 953 (15) PUBLIC HEARINGS.— 954 (b) The local governing body shall hold at least two 955 advertised public hearings on the proposed comprehensive plan or 956 plan amendment as follows: 957 1. The first public hearing shall be held at the 958 transmittal stage pursuant to subsection (3). It shall be held 959 on a weekday at least 7 days after the day that the first 960 advertisement is published or after the notice of the first 961 public hearing is initially published on the publicly accessible 962 website. 963 2. The second public hearing shall be held at the adoption 964 stage pursuant to subsection (7). It shall be held on a weekday 965 at least 5 days after the day that the second advertisement is 966 published or after the notice of the second public hearing is 967 initially published on the publicly accessible website. 968 (16) COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS.— 969 (c) BeforePrior toits execution of a compliance 970 agreement, the local government must approve the compliance 971 agreement at a public hearing advertised at least 10 days before 972 the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the 973 area or daily during the 10 days immediately preceding the 974 hearing on a publicly accessible website maintained by the local 975 government in accordance with the advertisement requirements of 976 subsection (15). 977 Section 22. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 978 163.3225, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 979 163.3225 Public hearings.— 980 (2)(a) Notice of intent to consider a development agreement 981 shall be advertised approximately 7 days before each public 982 hearing in a newspaper of general circulation and readership in 983 the county where the local government is located or advertised 984 daily during the 7 days immediately preceding the hearing on a 985 publicly accessible website maintained by the local government. 986 Notice of intent to consider a development agreement shall also 987 be mailed to all affected property owners before the first 988 public hearing. The day, time, and place at which the second 989 public hearing will be held shall be announced at the first 990 public hearing. 991 Section 23. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 992 163.356, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 993 163.356 Creation of community redevelopment agency.— 994 (3) 995 (c) The governing body of the county or municipality shall 996 designate a chair and vice chair from among the commissioners. 997 An agency may employ an executive director, technical experts, 998 and such other agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as 999 it requires, and determine their qualifications, duties, and 1000 compensation. For such legal service as it requires, an agency 1001 may employ or retain its own counsel and legal staff. An agency 1002 authorized to transact business and exercise powers under this 1003 part shall file with the governing body, on or before March 31 1004 of each year, a report of its activities for the preceding 1005 fiscal year, which report shall include a complete financial 1006 statement setting forth its assets, liabilities, income, and 1007 operating expenses as of the end of such fiscal year. At the 1008 time of filing the report, the agency shall publish on a 1009 publicly accessible website maintained by the agency or in a 1010 newspaper of general circulation in the community a notice to 1011 the effect that such report has been filed with the county or 1012 municipality and that the report is available for inspection 1013 during business hours in the office of the clerk of the city or 1014 county commission and in the office of the agency. 1015 Section 24. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section 1016 163.360, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1017 163.360 Community redevelopment plans.— 1018 (6)(a) The governing body shall hold a public hearing on a 1019 community redevelopment plan after public notice thereof by 1020 posting on a publicly accessible website maintained by the local 1021 government responsible for publication or by publication in a 1022 newspaper having a general circulation in the area of operation 1023 of the county or municipality. The notice shall describe the 1024 time, date, place, and purpose of the hearing, identify 1025 generally the community redevelopment area covered by the plan, 1026 and outline the general scope of the community redevelopment 1027 plan under consideration. 1028 Section 25. Subsection (2) of section 163.361, Florida 1029 Statutes, is amended to read: 1030 163.361 Modification of community redevelopment plans.— 1031 (2) The governing body shall hold a public hearing on a 1032 proposed modification of any community redevelopment plan after 1033 public notice thereof on a publicly accessible website 1034 maintained by the local government responsible for publication 1035 or by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in 1036 the area of operation of the agency. 1037 Section 26. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 1038 163.380, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1039 163.380 Disposal of property in community redevelopment 1040 area.—The disposal of property in a community redevelopment area 1041 which is acquired by eminent domain is subject to the 1042 limitations set forth in s. 73.013. 1043 (3)(a) BeforePrior todisposition of any real property or 1044 interest therein in a community redevelopment area, any county, 1045 municipality, or community redevelopment agency shall give 1046 public notice of such disposition by publication in a newspaper 1047 having a general circulation in the community or on a publicly 1048 accessible website maintained by the entity responsible for 1049 publication, at least 30 days beforeprior tothe execution of 1050 any contract to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer real property 1051 and, beforeprior tothe delivery of any instrument of 1052 conveyance with respect thereto under the provisions of this 1053 section, invite proposals from, and make all pertinent 1054 information available to, private redevelopers or any persons 1055 interested in undertaking to redevelop or rehabilitate a 1056 community redevelopment area or any part thereof. Such notice 1057 shall identify the area or portion thereof and shall state that 1058 proposals must be made by those interested within 30 days after 1059 the date of publication of the notice and that such further 1060 information as is available may be obtained at such office as is 1061 designated in the notice. The county, municipality, or community 1062 redevelopment agency shall consider all such redevelopment or 1063 rehabilitation proposals and the financial and legal ability of 1064 the persons making such proposals to carry them out; and the 1065 county, municipality, or community redevelopment agency may 1066 negotiate with any persons for proposals for the purchase, 1067 lease, or other transfer of any real property acquired by it in 1068 the community redevelopment area. The county, municipality, or 1069 community redevelopment agency may accept such proposal as it 1070 deems to be in the public interest and in furtherance of the 1071 purposes of this part. Except in the case of a governing body 1072 acting as the agency, as provided in s. 163.357, a notification 1073 of intention to accept such proposal must be filed with the 1074 governing body not less than 30 days beforeprior toany such 1075 acceptance. Thereafter, the county, municipality, or community 1076 redevelopment agency may execute such contract in accordance 1077 with the provisions of subsection (1) and deliver deeds, leases, 1078 and other instruments and take all steps necessary to effectuate 1079 such contract. 1080 Section 27. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph 1081 (d) of subsection (2) of section 163.387, Florida Statutes, are 1082 amended to read: 1083 163.387 Redevelopment trust fund.— 1084 (1) 1085 (b)1. For any governing body that has not authorized by 1086 June 5, 2006, a study to consider whether a finding of necessity 1087 resolution pursuant to s. 163.355 should be adopted, has not 1088 adopted a finding of necessity resolution pursuant to s. 163.355 1089 by March 31, 2007, has not adopted a community redevelopment 1090 plan by June 7, 2007, and was not authorized to exercise 1091 community redevelopment powers pursuant to a delegation of 1092 authority under s. 163.410 by a county that has adopted a home 1093 rule charter, the amount of tax increment to be contributed by 1094 any taxing authority shall be limited as follows: 1095 a. If a taxing authority imposes a millage rate that 1096 exceeds the millage rate imposed by the governing body that 1097 created the trust fund, the amount of tax increment to be 1098 contributed by the taxing authority imposing the higher millage 1099 rate shall be calculated using the millage rate imposed by the 1100 governing body that created the trust fund. Nothing shall 1101 prohibit any taxing authority from voluntarily contributing a 1102 tax increment at a higher rate for a period of time as specified 1103 by interlocal agreement between the taxing authority and the 1104 community redevelopment agency. 1105 b. At any time more than 24 years after the fiscal year in 1106 which a taxing authority made its first contribution to a 1107 redevelopment trust fund, by resolution effective no sooner than 1108 the next fiscal year and adopted by majority vote of the taxing 1109 authority’s governing body at a public hearing held not less 1110 than 30 or more than 45 days after written notice by registered 1111 mail to the community redevelopment agency and published on a 1112 publicly accessible website maintained by the entity responsible 1113 for publication or in a newspaper of general circulation in the 1114 redevelopment area, the taxing authority may limit the amount of 1115 increment contributed by the taxing authority to the 1116 redevelopment trust fund to the amount of increment the taxing 1117 authority was obligated to contribute to the redevelopment trust 1118 fund in the fiscal year immediately preceding the adoption of 1119 such resolution, plus any increase in the increment after the 1120 adoption of the resolution computed using the taxable values of 1121 any area which is subject to an area reinvestment agreement. As 1122 used in this subparagraph, the term “area reinvestment 1123 agreement” means an agreement between the community 1124 redevelopment agency and a private party, with or without 1125 additional parties, which provides that the increment computed 1126 for a specific area shall be reinvested in services or public or 1127 private projects, or both, including debt service, supporting 1128 one or more projects consistent with the community redevelopment 1129 plan that is identified in the agreement to be constructed 1130 within that area. Any such reinvestment agreement must specify 1131 the estimated total amount of public investment necessary to 1132 provide the projects or services, or both, including any 1133 applicable debt service. The contribution to the redevelopment 1134 trust fund of the increase in the increment of any area that is 1135 subject to an area reinvestment agreement following the passage 1136 of a resolution as provided in this sub-subparagraph shall cease 1137 when the amount specified in the area reinvestment agreement as 1138 necessary to provide the projects or services, or both, 1139 including any applicable debt service, has been invested. 1140 2. For any community redevelopment agency that was not 1141 created pursuant to a delegation of authority under s. 163.410 1142 by a county that has adopted a home rule charter and that 1143 modifies its adopted community redevelopment plan after October 1144 1, 2006, in a manner that expands the boundaries of the 1145 redevelopment area, the amount of increment to be contributed by 1146 any taxing authority with respect to the expanded area shall be 1147 limited as set forth in sub-subparagraphs 1.a. and b. 1148 (2) 1149 (d)1. A local governing body that creates a community 1150 redevelopment agency under s. 163.356 may exempt from paragraph 1151 (a) a special district that levies ad valorem taxes within that 1152 community redevelopment area. The local governing body may grant 1153 the exemption either in its sole discretion or in response to 1154 the request of the special district. The local governing body 1155 must establish procedures by which a special district may submit 1156 a written request to be exempted from paragraph (a). 1157 2. In deciding whether to deny or grant a special 1158 district’s request for exemption from paragraph (a), the local 1159 governing body must consider: 1160 a. Any additional revenue sources of the community 1161 redevelopment agency which could be used in lieu of the special 1162 district’s tax increment. 1163 b. The fiscal and operational impact on the community 1164 redevelopment agency. 1165 c. The fiscal and operational impact on the special 1166 district. 1167 d. The benefit to the specific purpose for which the 1168 special district was created. The benefit to the special 1169 district must be based on specific projects contained in the 1170 approved community redevelopment plan for the designated 1171 community redevelopment area. 1172 e. The impact of the exemption on incurred debt and whether 1173 such exemption will impair any outstanding bonds that have 1174 pledged tax increment revenues to the repayment of the bonds. 1175 f. The benefit of the activities of the special district to 1176 the approved community redevelopment plan. 1177 g. The benefit of the activities of the special district to 1178 the area of operation of the local governing body that created 1179 the community redevelopment agency. 1180 3. The local governing body must hold a public hearing on a 1181 special district’s request for exemption after public notice of 1182 the hearing is published on a publicly accessible website 1183 maintained by the local governing body or in a newspaper having 1184 a general circulation in the county or municipality that created 1185 the community redevelopment area. The notice must describe the 1186 time, date, place, and purpose of the hearing and must identify 1187 generally the community redevelopment area covered by the plan 1188 and the impact of the plan on the special district that 1189 requested the exemption. 1190 4. If a local governing body grants an exemption to a 1191 special district under this paragraph, the local governing body 1192 and the special district must enter into an interlocal agreement 1193 that establishes the conditions of the exemption, including, but 1194 not limited to, the period of time for which the exemption is 1195 granted. 1196 5. If a local governing body denies a request for exemption 1197 by a special district, the local governing body shall provide 1198 the special district with a written analysis specifying the 1199 rationale for such denial. This written analysis must include, 1200 but is not limited to, the following information: 1201 a. A separate, detailed examination of each consideration 1202 listed in subparagraph 2. 1203 b. Specific examples of how the approved community 1204 redevelopment plan will benefit, and has already benefited, the 1205 purpose for which the special district was created. 1206 6. The decision to either deny or grant an exemption must 1207 be made by the local governing body within 120 days after the 1208 date the written request was submitted to the local governing 1209 body pursuant to the procedures established by such local 1210 governing body. 1211 Section 28. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) and paragraph 1212 (c) of subsection (4) of section 163.511, Florida Statutes, are 1213 amended to read: 1214 163.511 Special neighborhood improvement districts; 1215 creation; referendum; board of directors; duration; extension.— 1216 (3) 1217 (c) Within 45 days from compilation of the voter 1218 registration list pursuant to paragraph (b), the city clerk or 1219 the supervisor of elections shall notify each such elector of 1220 the general provisions of this section, including the taxing 1221 authority and the date of the upcoming referendum. Notification 1222 shall be by United States mail and, in addition thereto, by 1223 publication one time in a newspaper of general circulation in 1224 the county or municipality in which the district is located or 1225 on a publicly accessible website maintained by the entity 1226 responsible for such publication. 1227 (4) 1228 (c) Within 45 days from compilation of the freeholders’ 1229 registration list pursuant to paragraph (b), the city clerk or 1230 the supervisor of elections shall notify each such freeholder of 1231 the general provisions of this section, including the taxing 1232 authority and the date of the upcoming referendum, and the 1233 method provided for submitting corrections to the registration 1234 list should the status of the freeholder have changed since the 1235 compilation of the tax rolls. Notification shall be by United 1236 States mail and, in addition thereto, by publication one time in 1237 a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality 1238 in which the district is located or on a publicly accessible 1239 website maintained by the entity responsible for such 1240 publication. 1241 Section 29. Paragraph (b) of subsection (16) of section 1242 163.514, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1243 163.514 Powers of neighborhood improvement districts. 1244 Unless prohibited by ordinance, the board of any district shall 1245 be empowered to: 1246 (16) 1247 (b) In order to implement this subsection, the city clerk 1248 or the supervisor of elections, whichever is appropriate, shall 1249 compile a list of the names and last known addresses of the 1250 electors in the neighborhood improvement district from the list 1251 of registered voters of the county as of the last day of the 1252 preceding month. The same shall constitute the registration list 1253 for the purposes of a referendum. Within 45 days after 1254 compilation of the voter registration list, the city clerk or 1255 the supervisor of elections shall notify each elector of the 1256 general provisions of this section, including the taxing 1257 authority and the date of the upcoming referendum. Notification 1258 shall be by United States mail and, in addition thereto, by 1259 publication one time in a newspaper of general circulation in 1260 the county or municipality in which the district is located or 1261 on a publicly accessible website maintained by the county or 1262 municipality responsible for such publication. 1263 Section 30. Subsections (5) and (7) of section 163.516, 1264 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1265 163.516 Safe neighborhood improvement plans.— 1266 (5) BeforePrior toadoption of the safe neighborhood 1267 improvement plan, the board shall hold a public hearing on the 1268 plan after public notice thereof by publication in a newspaper 1269 of general circulation in the county or municipality in which 1270 the district is located or on a publicly accessible website 1271 maintained by the entity responsible for such publication. The 1272 notice shall describe the time, date, place, and purpose of the 1273 hearing; identify the boundaries of the district; and outline 1274 the general scope of the plan. 1275 (7) If, at any time after approval of the safe neighborhood 1276 improvement plan, it becomes desirable to amend or modify the 1277 plan, the board may do so. BeforePrior toany such amendment or 1278 modification, the board shall obtain written approval of the 1279 local governing body concerning conformity to the local 1280 government comprehensive plan and hold a public hearing on the 1281 proposed amendment or modification after public notice thereof 1282 by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the 1283 county or municipality in which the district is located or on a 1284 publicly accessible website maintained by the entity responsible 1285 for such publication. The notice shall describe the time, place, 1286 and purpose of the hearing and generally describe the proposed 1287 amendment or modification. 1288 Section 31. Subsections (10) and (11) of section 163.524, 1289 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1290 163.524 Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement Program; 1291 participation; creation of Neighborhood Preservation and 1292 Enhancement Districts; creation of Neighborhood Councils and 1293 Neighborhood Enhancement Plans.— 1294 (10) BeforePrior tothe adoption of the Neighborhood 1295 Enhancement Plan, the local government planning agency and 1296 Neighborhood Council shall hold a joint public hearing on the 1297 plan after public notice by the local government by publication 1298 in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or 1299 municipality in which the district is located or on a publicly 1300 accessible website maintained by the entity responsible for such 1301 publication. The notice shall describe the time, date, place, 1302 and purpose of the hearing; identify the boundaries of the 1303 district; and outline the general scope of the plan as required 1304 by law. 1305 (11) If at any time after approval of the Neighborhood 1306 Enhancement Plan, it becomes desirable to amend or modify the 1307 plan, the local governing body may do so. BeforePrior toany 1308 such amendment or modification, the local government planning 1309 agency and the Neighborhood Council shall hold a joint public 1310 hearing on the proposed amendment or modification after public 1311 notice by the local government by publication in a newspaper of 1312 general circulation in the county or municipality in which the 1313 district is located or on a publicly accessible website 1314 maintained by the entity responsible for such publication. The 1315 notice shall describe the time, place, and purpose of the 1316 hearing and shall generally describe the proposed amendment or 1317 modification. 1318 Section 32. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 1319 165.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1320 165.041 Incorporation; merger.— 1321 (2) 1322 (c) Notice of the election shall be published at least once 1323 each week for 2 consecutive weeks immediately precedingprior to1324 the election, in a newspaper of general circulation in the area 1325 to be affected or published daily during the 2 consecutive weeks 1326 immediately preceding the election on a publicly accessible 1327 website maintained by the local government responsible for 1328 publication. Such notice shall give the time and places for the 1329 election and a general description of the area to be included in 1330 the municipality, which shall be in the form of a map to show 1331 clearly the area to be covered by the municipality. 1332 Section 33. Subsection (2) of section 165.051, Florida 1333 Statutes, is amended to read: 1334 165.051 Dissolution procedures.— 1335 (2) If a vote of the qualified voters is required, the 1336 governing body of the municipality or, if the municipal 1337 governing body does not act within 30 days, the governing body 1338 of the county or counties in which the municipality is located, 1339 shall set the date of the election, which shall be the next 1340 regularly scheduled election or a special election held before 1341prior tosuch election, if approved by a majority of the members 1342 of the governing body of each governmental unit affected, but no 1343 sooner than 30 days after passage of the ordinance. Notice of 1344 the election shall be published at least once each week for 2 1345 consecutive weeks precedingprior tothe election in a newspaper 1346 of general circulation in the municipality or published daily 1347 during the 2 consecutive weeks immediately preceding the 1348 election on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 1349 local government responsible for publication. 1350 Section 34. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (3) of 1351 section 166.041, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1352 166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and 1353 resolutions.— 1354 (3)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a proposed 1355 ordinance may be read by title, or in full, on at least 2 1356 separate days and shall, at least 10 days beforeprior to1357 adoption, be noticed once in a newspaper of general circulation 1358 in the municipality or noticed daily during the 10 days 1359 immediately preceding the adoption on a publicly accessible 1360 website maintained by the municipality. The notice of proposed 1361 enactment shall state the date, time, and place of the meeting; 1362 the title or titles of proposed ordinances; and the place or 1363 places within the municipality where such proposed ordinances 1364 may be inspected by the public. The notice shall also advise 1365 that interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard 1366 with respect to the proposed ordinance. 1367 (c) Ordinances initiated by other than the municipality 1368 that change the actual zoning map designation of a parcel or 1369 parcels of land shall be enacted pursuant to paragraph (a). 1370 Ordinances that change the actual list of permitted, 1371 conditional, or prohibited uses within a zoning category, or 1372 ordinances initiated by the municipality that change the actual 1373 zoning map designation of a parcel or parcels of land shall be 1374 enacted pursuant to the following procedure: 1375 1. In cases in which the proposed ordinance changes the 1376 actual zoning map designation for a parcel or parcels of land 1377 involving less than 10 contiguous acres, the governing body 1378 shall direct the clerk of the governing body to notify by mail 1379 each real property owner whose land the municipality will 1380 redesignate by enactment of the ordinance and whose address is 1381 known by reference to the latest ad valorem tax records. The 1382 notice shall state the substance of the proposed ordinance as it 1383 affects that property owner and shall set a time and place for 1384 one or more public hearings on such ordinance. Such notice shall 1385 be given at least 30 days prior to the date set for the public 1386 hearing, and a copy of the notice shall be kept available for 1387 public inspection during the regular business hours of the 1388 office of the clerk of the governing body. The governing body 1389 shall hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance and may, 1390 upon the conclusion of the hearing, immediately adopt the 1391 ordinance. 1392 2. In cases in which the proposed ordinance changes the 1393 actual list of permitted, conditional, or prohibited uses within 1394 a zoning category, or changes the actual zoning map designation 1395 of a parcel or parcels of land involving 10 contiguous acres or 1396 more, the governing body shall provide for public notice and 1397 hearings as follows: 1398 a. The local governing body shall hold two advertised 1399 public hearings on the proposed ordinance. At least one hearing 1400 shall be held after 5 p.m. on a weekday, unless the local 1401 governing body, by a majority plus one vote, elects to conduct 1402 that hearing at another time of day. The first public hearing 1403 shall be held at least 7 days after the day that the first 1404 advertisement is published. The second hearing shall be held at 1405 least 10 days after the first hearing and shall be advertised at 1406 least 5 days prior to the public hearing. 1407 b. The required newspaper advertisements shall be no less 1408 than 2 columns wide by 10 inches long in a standard size or a 1409 tabloid size newspaper, and the headline in the advertisement 1410 shall be in a type no smaller than 18 point. The newspaper 1411 advertisement shall not be placed in that portion of the 1412 newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements 1413 appear. The newspaper advertisement shall be placed in a 1414 newspaper of general paid circulation in the municipality and of 1415 general interest and readership in the municipality, not one of 1416 limited subject matter, pursuant to chapter 50. It is the 1417 legislative intent that, whenever possible, the newspaper 1418 advertisement appear in a newspaper that is published at least 5 1419 days a week unless the only newspaper in the municipality is 1420 published less than 5 days a week. The newspaper advertisement 1421 shall be in substantially the following form: 1422 NOTICE OF (TYPE OF) CHANGE 1423 1424 The ...(name of local governmental unit)... proposes to 1425 adopt the following ordinance:...(title of the ordinance).... 1426 A public hearing on the ordinance will be held on ...(date 1427 and time)... at ...(meeting place).... 1428 1429 Except for amendments which change the actual list of permitted, 1430 conditional, or prohibited uses within a zoning category, the 1431 advertisement shall contain a geographic location map which 1432 clearly indicates the area covered by the proposed ordinance. 1433 The map shall include major street names as a means of 1434 identification of the general area. 1435 c. In lieu of publishing the advertisement set out in this 1436 paragraph, the municipality may mail a notice to each person 1437 owning real property within the area covered by the ordinance. 1438 Such notice shall clearly explain the proposed ordinance and 1439 shall notify the person of the time, place, and location of any 1440 public hearing on the proposed ordinance. 1441 Section 35. Subsection (2) of section 166.0497, Florida 1442 Statutes, is amended to read:c 1443 166.0497 Alteration, amendment, or expansion of established 1444 downtown development district; procedures.— 1445 (2) In the resolution of intent, the governing body shall 1446 set a date for a public hearing on adoption of an ordinance 1447 altering, amending, or expanding the district and describing the 1448 new proposed district. Upon the adoption of the resolution, the 1449 governing body shall cause a notice of the public hearing to be 1450 published in a newspaper of general circulation published in the 1451 municipality or on a publicly accessible website maintained by 1452 the municipality. Such, whichnotice shall be published in the 1453 newspaper one time not less than 30 days and nonormore than 60 1454 days beforeprior tothe date of the hearing, or published daily 1455 on the website during the 60 days immediately preceding the date 1456 of the hearing. The notice shall set forth the date, time, and 1457 place of the hearing and shall describe the new proposed 1458 boundaries of the district. Any citizen, taxpayer, or property 1459 owner shall have the right to be heard in opposition to the 1460 proposed amendment or expansion of the district. After the 1461 public hearing, if the governing body intends to proceed with 1462 the amendment or expansion of the district, it shall, in the 1463 manner authorized by law, adopt an ordinance defining the new 1464 district. The governing body shall not incorporate land into the 1465 district not included in the description contained in the 1466 resolution and the notice of public hearing, but it may 1467 eliminate any lands from that description when it adopts the 1468 ordinance containing the final determination of the boundaries. 1469 Section 36. Section 170.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to 1470 read: 1471 170.05 Publication of resolution.—Upon the adoption of the 1472 resolution provided for in s. 170.03, the municipality shall 1473 cause said resolution to be published on a publicly accessible 1474 website maintained by the municipality or one time in a 1475 newspaper of general circulation published in said municipality, 1476 and if there isbeno website or newspaper published in said 1477 municipality, the governing authority of said municipality shall 1478 cause said resolution to be published once a week for a period 1479 of 2 weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in 1480 the county in which said municipality is located. 1481 Section 37. Section 170.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to 1482 read: 1483 170.07 Publication of preliminary assessment roll.—Upon the 1484 completion of said preliminary assessment roll, the governing 1485 authority of the municipality shall by resolution fix a time and 1486 place at which the owners of the property to be assessed or any 1487 other persons interested therein may appear before said 1488 governing authority and be heard as to the propriety and 1489 advisability of making such improvements, as to the cost 1490 thereof, as to the manner of payment therefor, and as to the 1491 amount thereof to be assessed against each property so improved. 1492 Thirty days’ notice in writing of such time and place shall be 1493 given to such property owners. The notice shall include the 1494 amount of the assessment and shall be served by mailing a copy 1495 to each of such property owners at his or her last known 1496 address, the names and addresses of such property owners to be 1497 obtained from the records of the property appraiser or from such 1498 other sources as the city or town clerk or engineer deems 1499 reliable, proof of such mailing to be made by the affidavit of 1500 the clerk or deputy clerk of said municipality, or by the 1501 engineer, said proof to be filed with the clerk, provided, that 1502 failure to mail said notice or notices shall not invalidate any 1503 of the proceedings hereunder. Notice of the time and place of 1504 such hearing shall also be given by two publications a week 1505 apart in a newspaper of general circulation in said municipality 1506 or by publication daily for 2 weeks on a publicly accessible 1507 website maintained by the municipality, and if there isbeno 1508 website or newspaper published in said municipality, the 1509 governing authority of said municipality shall cause said notice 1510 to be published in like manner in a newspaper of general 1511 circulation published in the county in which said municipality 1512 is located; provided that the last publication shall be at least 1513 1 week beforeprior tothe date of the hearing. Said notice 1514 shall describe the streets or other areas to be improved and 1515 advise all persons interested that the description of each 1516 property to be assessed and the amount to be assessed to each 1517 piece or parcel of property may be ascertained at the office of 1518 the clerk of the municipality. Such service by publication shall 1519 be verified by the affidavit of the publisher and filed with the 1520 clerk of said municipality. 1521 Section 38. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 1522 171.0413, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1523 171.0413 Annexation procedures.—Any municipality may annex 1524 contiguous, compact, unincorporated territory in the following 1525 manner: 1526 (2) Following the final adoption of the ordinance of 1527 annexation by the governing body of the annexing municipality, 1528 the ordinance shall be submitted to a vote of the registered 1529 electors of the area proposed to be annexed. The governing body 1530 of the annexing municipality may also choose to submit the 1531 ordinance of annexation to a separate vote of the registered 1532 electors of the annexing municipality. The referendum on 1533 annexation shall be called and conducted and the expense thereof 1534 paid by the governing body of the annexing municipality. 1535 (b) The governing body of the annexing municipality shall 1536 publish notice of the referendum on annexation at least once 1537 each week for 2 consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date 1538 of the referendum in a newspaper of general circulation in the 1539 area in which the referendum is to be held or daily during the 2 1540 weeks immediately preceding the date of the referendum on a 1541 publicly accessible website maintained by the annexing 1542 municipality. The notice shall give the ordinance number, the 1543 time and places for the referendum, and a brief, general 1544 description of the area proposed to be annexed. The description 1545 shall include a map clearly showing the area and a statement 1546 that the complete legal description by metes and bounds and the 1547 ordinance can be obtained from the office of the city clerk. 1548 Section 39. Subsections (3) and (7) of section 171.051, 1549 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1550 171.051 Contraction procedures.—Any municipality may 1551 initiate the contraction of municipal boundaries in the 1552 following manner: 1553 (3) After introduction, the contraction ordinance shall be 1554 noticed at least once per week for 2 consecutive weeks in a 1555 newspaper of general circulation in the municipality or 1556 published daily during the 2 consecutive weeks immediately 1557 preceding the date of the meeting on a publicly accessible 1558 website maintained by the municipality, such notice to describe 1559 the area to be excluded. Such description shall include a 1560 statement of findings to show that the area to be excluded fails 1561 to meet the criteria of s. 171.043, set the time and place of 1562 the meeting at which the ordinance will be considered, and 1563 advise that all parties affected may be heard. 1564 (7) The municipal governing body shall establish the date 1565 of election and publish notice of the referendum election at 1566 least once a week for the 2 consecutive weeks immediately 1567 precedingprior tothe election in a newspaper of general 1568 circulation in the area proposed to be excluded or in the 1569 municipality or daily during the 2 consecutive weeks immediately 1570 preceding the date of the meeting on a publicly accessible 1571 website maintained by the municipality. Such notice shall give 1572 the time and places for the election and a general description 1573 of the area to be excluded, which shall be in the form of a map 1574 clearly showing the area proposed to be excluded. 1575 Section 40. Subsection (1) of section 173.09, Florida 1576 Statutes, is amended to read: 1577 173.09 Judgment for complainant; special magistrate’s sale; 1578 complainant may purchase and later sell.— 1579 (1) Any such decree shall direct the special magistrate 1580 thereby appointed to sell the several parcels of land separately 1581 to the highest and best bidder for cash (or, at the option of 1582 complainant, to the extent of special assessments included in 1583 such judgment, for bonds or interest coupons issued by 1584 complainant), at public outcry at the courthouse door of the 1585 county in which such suit is pending, or at such point or place 1586 in the complainant municipality as the court in such final 1587 decree may direct, after having advertised such sale (which 1588 advertisement may include all lands so ordered sold) once each 1589 week for 2 consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the 1590 city or town in which the complainant is situated or publishing 1591 notice of the sale daily for 2 consecutive weeks on a publicly 1592 accessible website maintained by the municipality, or if there 1593 is no such website or newspaper, in a newspaper published in the 1594 county in which the suit is pending, and if all the lands so 1595 advertised for sale be not sold on the day specified in such 1596 advertisement, such sale shall be continued from day to day 1597 until the sale of all such land is completed. 1598 Section 41. Subsection (4) of section 177.101, Florida 1599 Statutes, is amended to read: 1600 177.101 Vacation and annulment of plats subdividing land.— 1601 (4) Persons making application for vacations of plats 1602 either in whole or in part shall give notice of their intention 1603 to apply to the governing body of the county to vacate said plat 1604 by publishing legal notice in a newspaper of general circulation 1605 in the county in which the tract or parcel of land is located, 1606 in not less than two weekly issues of said paper, or daily for 2 1607 weeks on a publicly accessible website maintained by the local 1608 government, and must attach to the petition for vacation the 1609 proof of such publication, together with certificates showing 1610 that all state and county taxes have been paid. For the purpose 1611 of the tax collector’s certification that state, county, and 1612 municipal taxes have been paid, the taxes shall be deemed to 1613 have been paid if, in addition to any partial payment under s. 1614 194.171, the owner of the platted lands sought to be vacated 1615 shall post a cash bond, approved by the tax collector of the 1616 county where the land is located and by the Department of 1617 Revenue, conditioned to pay the full amount of any judgment 1618 entered pursuant to s. 194.192 adverse to the person making 1619 partial payment, including all costs, interest, and penalties. 1620 The circuit court shall fix the amount of said bond by order, 1621 after considering the reasonable timeframe for such litigation 1622 and all other relevant factors; and a certified copy of such 1623 approval, order, and cash bond shall be attached to the 1624 application. If such tract or parcel of land is within the 1625 corporate limits of any incorporated city or town, the governing 1626 body of the county shall be furnished with a certified copy of a 1627 resolution of the town council or city commission, as the case 1628 may be, showing that it has already by suitable resolution 1629 vacated such plat or subdivision or such part thereof sought to 1630 be vacated. 1631 Section 42. Section 180.09, Florida Statutes, is amended to 1632 read: 1633 180.09 Notice of resolution or ordinance authorizing 1634 issuance of certificates.—Upon the adoption of resolution or 1635 ordinance by the city council, or other legislative body, by 1636 whatever name known, authorizing the issuance of mortgage 1637 revenue certificates or debentures, a notice thereof shall be 1638 published once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of 1639 general circulation in the county in which the municipality is 1640 located or daily for 2 consecutive weeks on a publicly 1641 accessible website maintained by the municipality, or postedby1642posting a noticein at least three conspicuous places within the 1643 limits of the municipality, one of which shall be posted at the 1644 door of the city hall or city offices; provided, that if any of 1645 the mortgage revenue certificates or debentures are to be 1646 purchased by the United States of America, or any 1647 instrumentality or subdivision thereof, it shall not be 1648 necessary to advertise or offer the same for sale by competitive 1649 bidding. 1650 Section 43. Subsection (1) of section 180.24, Florida 1651 Statutes, is amended to read: 1652 180.24 Contracts for construction; bond; publication of 1653 notice; bids.— 1654 (1) Any municipality desiring the accomplishment of any or 1655 all of the purposes of this chapter may make contracts for the 1656 construction of any of the utilities mentioned in this chapter, 1657 or any extension or extensions to any previously constructed 1658 utility, which said contracts shall be in writing, and the 1659 contractor shall be required to give bond, which said bond shall 1660 be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the 1661 state; provided, however, construction contracts in excess of 1662 $25,000 shall be advertised by the publication of a notice in a 1663 newspaper of general circulation in the county in which said 1664 municipality is located at least once each week for 2 1665 consecutive weeks, by publication daily for 2 weeks on a 1666 publicly accessible website maintained by the municipality, or 1667 by posting three notices in three conspicuous places in said 1668 municipality, one of which shall be on the door of the city 1669 hall; and that at least 10 days shall elapse between the date of 1670 the first publication or posting of such notice and the date of 1671 receiving bids and the execution of such contract documents. For 1672 municipal construction projects identified in s. 255.0525, the 1673 notice provision of that section supersedes and replaces the 1674 notice provisions in this section. 1675 Section 44. Subsection (1) of section 189.4044, Florida 1676 Statutes, is amended to read: 1677 189.4044 Special procedures for inactive districts.— 1678 (1) The department shall declare inactive any special 1679 district in this state by documenting that: 1680 (a) The special district meets one of the following 1681 criteria: 1682 1. The registered agent of the district, the chair of the 1683 governing body of the district, or the governing body of the 1684 appropriate local general-purpose government notifies the 1685 department in writing that the district has taken no action for 1686 2 or more years; 1687 2. Following an inquiry from the department, the registered 1688 agent of the district, the chair of the governing body of the 1689 district, or the governing body of the appropriate local 1690 general-purpose government notifies the department in writing 1691 that the district has not had a governing board or a sufficient 1692 number of governing board members to constitute a quorum for 2 1693 or more years or the registered agent of the district, the chair 1694 of the governing body of the district, or the governing body of 1695 the appropriate local general-purpose government fails to 1696 respond to the department’s inquiry within 21 days; or 1697 3. The department determines, pursuant to s. 189.421, that 1698 the district has failed to file any of the reports listed in s. 1699 189.419. 1700 (b) The department, special district, or local general 1701 purpose government published a notice of proposed declaration of 1702 inactive status on a publicly accessible website maintained by 1703 the entity responsible for publication or in a newspaper of 1704 general circulation in the county or municipality in which the 1705 territory of the special district is located and sent a copy of 1706 such notice by certified mail to the registered agent or chair 1707 of the board, if any. Such notice must include the name of the 1708 special district, the law under which it was organized and 1709 operating, a general description of the territory included in 1710 the special district, and a statement that any objections must 1711 be filed pursuant to chapter 120 within 21 days after the 1712 publication date; and 1713 (c) Twenty-one days have elapsed from the publication date 1714 of the notice of proposed declaration of inactive status and no 1715 administrative appeals were filed. 1716 Section 45. Subsection (1) of section 189.417, Florida 1717 Statutes, is amended to read: 1718 189.417 Meetings; notice; required reports.— 1719 (1) The governing body of each special district shall file 1720 quarterly, semiannually, or annually a schedule of its regular 1721 meetings with the local governing authority or authorities. The 1722 schedule shall include the date, time, and location of each 1723 scheduled meeting. The schedule shall be published quarterly, 1724 semiannually, or annually in a newspaper of general paid 1725 circulation in the manner required in this subsection. The 1726 governing body of an independent special district shall 1727 advertise the day, time, place, and purpose of any meeting other 1728 than a regular meeting or any recessed and reconvened meeting of 1729 the governing body, at least 7 days beforeprior tosuch 1730 meeting, in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the 1731 county or counties in which the special district is located, or 1732 daily during the 7 days immediately preceding the meeting on a 1733 publicly accessible website maintained by the district, unless a 1734 bona fide emergency situation exists, in which case a meeting to 1735 deal with the emergency may be held as necessary, with 1736 reasonable notice, so long as it is subsequently ratified by the 1737 board. No approval of the annual budget shall be granted at an 1738 emergency meeting. If the advertisement is published in a 1739 newspaper, the advertisement shall be placed in that portion of 1740 the newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements 1741 appear and. The advertisementshall appear in a newspaper that 1742 is published at least 5 days a week, unless the only newspaper 1743 in the county is published fewer than 5 days a week. The 1744 newspaper selected must be one of general interest and 1745 readership in the community and not one of limited subject 1746 matter, pursuant to chapter 50. Any other provision of law to 1747 the contrary notwithstanding, and except in the case of 1748 emergency meetings, water management districts may provide 1749 reasonable notice of public meetings held to evaluate responses 1750 to solicitations issued by the water management district, by 1751 publication in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the 1752 county where the principal office of the water management 1753 district is located, or in the county or counties where the 1754 public work will be performed, no less than 7 days before such 1755 meeting or on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 1756 district during the 7 days immediately preceding the meeting. 1757 Section 46. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 1758 190.006, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1759 190.006 Board of supervisors; members and meetings.— 1760 (2)(a) Within 90 days following the effective date of the 1761 rule or ordinance establishing the district, there shall be held 1762 a meeting of the landowners of the district for the purpose of 1763 electing five supervisors for the district. Notice of the 1764 landowners’ meeting shall be published once a week for 2 1765 consecutive weeks in a newspaper thatwhichis in general 1766 circulation in the area of the district, the last day of such 1767 newspaper publication to be not lessfewerthan 14 days or more 1768 than 28 days before the date of the election, or published daily 1769 during the 28 days immediately preceding the date of the 1770 election on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 1771 district. The landowners, when assembled at such meeting, shall 1772 organize by electing a chair who shall conduct the meeting. The 1773 chair may be any person present at the meeting. If the chair is 1774 a landowner or proxy holder of a landowner, he or she may 1775 nominate candidates and make and second motions. 1776 Section 47. Subsection (1) of section 190.033, Florida 1777 Statutes, is amended to read: 1778 190.033 Bids required.— 1779 (1) No contract shall be let by the board for any goods, 1780 supplies, or materials to be purchased when the amount thereof 1781 to be paid by the district shall exceed the amount provided in 1782 s. 287.017 for category four, unless notice of bids or other 1783 competitive solicitation, including requests for proposals or 1784 qualifications, is advertised once in a newspaper in general 1785 circulation in the county and in the district or on a publicly 1786 accessible website maintained by the district. Any board seeking 1787 to construct or improve a public building, structure, or other 1788 public works shall comply with the bidding procedures of s. 1789 255.20 and other applicable general law. In each case, the bid 1790 of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder shall be 1791 accepted unless all bids are rejected because the bids are too 1792 high, or the board determines it is in the best interests of the 1793 district to reject all bids. In each case in which requests for 1794 proposals, qualifications, or other competitive solicitations 1795 are used, the district shall determine which response is most 1796 advantageous for the district and award the contract to that 1797 proposer. The board may require the bidders or proposers to 1798 furnish bond with a responsible surety to be approved by the 1799 board. If the district does not receive a response to its 1800 competitive solicitation, the district may proceed to purchase 1801 such goods, supplies, materials, or construction services in the 1802 manner it deems in the best interests of the district. Nothing 1803 in this section shall prevent the board from undertaking and 1804 performing the construction, operation, and maintenance of any 1805 project or facility authorized by this act by the employment of 1806 labor, material, and machinery. 1807 Section 48. Subsection (4) of section 191.005, Florida 1808 Statutes, is amended to read: 1809 191.005 District boards of commissioners; membership, 1810 officers, meetings.— 1811 (4) Members of the board may each be paid a salary or 1812 honorarium to be determined by at least a majority plus one vote 1813 of the board, which salary or honorarium may not exceed $500 per 1814 month for each member. Special notice of any meeting at which 1815 the board will consider a salary change for a board member shall 1816 be published at least once, at least 14 days beforeprior tothe 1817 meeting, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in 1818 which the district is located or published daily during the 14 1819 days immediately preceding the meeting on a publicly accessible 1820 website maintained by the district. Separate compensation for 1821 the board member serving as treasurer may be authorized by like 1822 vote so long as total compensation for the board member does not 1823 exceed $500 per month. Members may be reimbursed for travel and 1824 per diem expenses as provided in s. 112.061. 1825 Section 49. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) and paragraph 1826 (g) of subsection (2) of section 192.0105, Florida Statutes, are 1827 amended to read: 1828 192.0105 Taxpayer rights.—There is created a Florida 1829 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights for property taxes and assessments to 1830 guarantee that the rights, privacy, and property of the 1831 taxpayers of this state are adequately safeguarded and protected 1832 during tax levy, assessment, collection, and enforcement 1833 processes administered under the revenue laws of this state. The 1834 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights compiles, in one document, brief but 1835 comprehensive statements that summarize the rights and 1836 obligations of the property appraisers, tax collectors, clerks 1837 of the court, local governing boards, the Department of Revenue, 1838 and taxpayers. Additional rights afforded to payors of taxes and 1839 assessments imposed under the revenue laws of this state are 1840 provided in s. 213.015. The rights afforded taxpayers to assure 1841 that their privacy and property are safeguarded and protected 1842 during tax levy, assessment, and collection are available only 1843 insofar as they are implemented in other parts of the Florida 1844 Statutes or rules of the Department of Revenue. The rights so 1845 guaranteed to state taxpayers in the Florida Statutes and the 1846 departmental rules include: 1847 (1) THE RIGHT TO KNOW.— 1848 (i) The right to an advertisement in a newspaper or on a 1849 publicly accessible website maintained by the entity responsible 1850 for publication listing names of taxpayers who are delinquent in 1851 paying tangible personal property taxes, with amounts due, and 1852 giving notice that interest is accruing at 18 percent and that, 1853 unless taxes are paid, warrants will be issued, prior to 1854 petition made with the circuit court for an order to seize and 1855 sell property (see s. 197.402(2)). 1856 (2) THE RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS.— 1857 (g) The right to be mailed a timely written decision by the 1858 value adjustment board containing findings of fact and 1859 conclusions of law and reasons for upholding or overturning the 1860 determination of the property appraiser, and the right to 1861 advertised notice, including notice on a publicly accessible 1862 website, of all board actions, including appropriate narrative 1863 and column descriptions, in brief and nontechnical language (see 1864 ss. 194.034(2) and 194.037(3)). 1865 Section 50. Subsection (1) of section 194.037, Florida 1866 Statutes, is amended to read: 1867 194.037 Disclosure of tax impact.— 1868 (1) After hearing all petitions, complaints, appeals, and 1869 disputes, the clerk shall make public notice of the findings and 1870 results of the board. If advertised in the newspaper, the 1871 advertisement shall be in at least a quarter-page size 1872 advertisement of a standard size or tabloid size newspaper, and 1873 the headline shall be in a type no smaller than 18 point. If 1874 advertised in the newspaper, the advertisement shall not be 1875 placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and 1876 classified advertisements appear. The advertisement shall be 1877 published in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the 1878 county or on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 1879 entity responsible for publication. If the advertisement is 1880 published in a newspaper, the newspaper selected shall be one of 1881 general interest and readership in the community, and not one of 1882 limited subject matter, pursuant to chapter 50. The headline 1883 shall read: TAX IMPACT OF VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD. The public 1884 notice shall list the members of the value adjustment board and 1885 the taxing authorities to which they are elected. The form shall 1886 show, in columnar form, for each of the property classes listed 1887 under subsection (2), the following information, with 1888 appropriate column totals: 1889 (a) In the first column, the number of parcels for which 1890 the board granted exemptions that had been denied or that had 1891 not been acted upon by the property appraiser. 1892 (b) In the second column, the number of parcels for which 1893 petitions were filed concerning a property tax exemption. 1894 (c) In the third column, the number of parcels for which 1895 the board considered the petition and reduced the assessment 1896 from that made by the property appraiser on the initial 1897 assessment roll. 1898 (d) In the fourth column, the number of parcels for which 1899 petitions were filed but not considered by the board because 1900 such petitions were withdrawn or settled prior to the board’s 1901 consideration. 1902 (e) In the fifth column, the number of parcels for which 1903 petitions were filed requesting a change in assessed value, 1904 including requested changes in assessment classification. 1905 (f) In the sixth column, the net change in taxable value 1906 from the assessor’s initial roll which results from board 1907 decisions. 1908 (g) In the seventh column, the net shift in taxes to 1909 parcels not granted relief by the board. The shift shall be 1910 computed as the amount shown in column 6 multiplied by the 1911 applicable millage rates adopted by the taxing authorities in 1912 hearings held pursuant to s. 200.065(2)(d) or adopted by vote of 1913 the electors pursuant to s. 9(b) or s. 12, Art. VII of the State 1914 Constitution, but without adjustment as authorized pursuant to 1915 s. 200.065(6). If for any taxing authority the hearing has not 1916 been completed at the time the notice required herein is 1917 prepared, the millage rate used shall be that adopted in the 1918 hearing held pursuant to s. 200.065(2)(c). 1919 Section 51. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 1920 197.3632, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1921 197.3632 Uniform method for the levy, collection, and 1922 enforcement of non-ad valorem assessments.— 1923 (3)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 1924 contrary, a local government which is authorized to impose a 1925 non-ad valorem assessment and which elects to use the uniform 1926 method of collecting such assessment for the first time as 1927 authorized in this section shall adopt a resolution at a public 1928 hearing beforeprior toJanuary 1 or, if the property appraiser, 1929 tax collector, and local government agree, March 1. The 1930 resolution shall clearly state its intent to use the uniform 1931 method of collecting such assessment. The local government shall 1932 publish notice of its intent to use the uniform method for 1933 collecting such assessment weekly in a newspaper of general 1934 circulation within each county contained in the boundaries of 1935 the local government for 4 consecutive weeks preceding the 1936 hearing or daily during the 4 consecutive weeks immediately 1937 preceding the hearing on a publicly accessible website 1938 maintained by the local government. The resolution shall state 1939 the need for the levy and shall include a legal description of 1940 the boundaries of the real property subject to the levy. If the 1941 resolution is adopted, the local governing board shall send a 1942 copy of it by United States mail to the property appraiser, the 1943 tax collector, and the department by January 10 or, if the 1944 property appraiser, tax collector, and local government agree, 1945 March 10. 1946 Section 52. Paragraphs (d) and (f) of subsection (2), 1947 paragraph (g) of subsection (3), paragraph (b) of subsection 1948 (12), and paragraph (a) of subsection (14) of section 200.065, 1949 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1950 200.065 Method of fixing millage.— 1951 (2) No millage shall be levied until a resolution or 1952 ordinance has been approved by the governing board of the taxing 1953 authority which resolution or ordinance must be approved by the 1954 taxing authority according to the following procedure: 1955 (d) Within 15 days after the meeting adopting the tentative 1956 budget, the taxing authority shall advertise in a newspaper of 1957 general circulation in the county as provided in subsection (3),1958 its intent to finally adopt a millage rate and budget or 1959 advertise on its publicly accessible website its intent to 1960 finally adopt a millage rate and budget, and shall maintain the 1961 notice on its website until completion of the hearing. If 1962 advertised in a newspaper, a public hearing to finalize the 1963 budget and adopt a millage rate shall be held not less than 2 1964 days nor more than 5 days after the day that the advertisement 1965 is first published. During the hearing, the governing body of 1966 the taxing authority shall amend the adopted tentative budget as 1967 it sees fit, adopt a final budget, and adopt a resolution or 1968 ordinance stating the millage rate to be levied. The resolution 1969 or ordinance shall state the percent, if any, by which the 1970 millage rate to be levied exceeds the rolled-back rate computed 1971 pursuant to subsection (1), which shall be characterized as the 1972 percentage increase in property taxes adopted by the governing 1973 body. The adoption of the budget and the millage-levy resolution 1974 or ordinance shall be by separate votes. For each taxing 1975 authority levying millage, the name of the taxing authority, the 1976 rolled-back rate, the percentage increase, and the millage rate 1977 to be levied shall be publicly announced beforeprior tothe 1978 adoption of the millage-levy resolution or ordinance.In no1979event mayThe millage rate adopted pursuant to this paragraph 1980 may not exceed the millage rate tentatively adopted pursuant to 1981 paragraph (c). If the rate tentatively adopted pursuant to 1982 paragraph (c) exceeds the proposed rate provided to the property 1983 appraiser pursuant to paragraph (b), or as subsequently adjusted 1984 pursuant to subsection (11), each taxpayer within the 1985 jurisdiction of the taxing authority shall be sent notice by 1986 first-class mail of his or her taxes under the tentatively 1987 adopted millage rate and his or her taxes under the previously 1988 proposed rate. The notice must be prepared by the property 1989 appraiser, at the expense of the taxing authority, and must 1990 generally conform to the requirements of s. 200.069. If such 1991 additional notice is necessary, its mailing must precede the 1992 hearing held pursuant to this paragraph by not less than 10 days 1993 and not more than 15 days. 1994 (f)1. Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (c) to 1995 the contrary, each school district shall advertise its intent to 1996 adopt a tentative budget in a newspaper of general circulation 1997 pursuant to subsection (3) or on the school district’s publicly 1998 accessible website within 29 days afterofcertification of 1999 value pursuant to subsection (1). Not less than 2 days or more 2000 than 5 days thereafter, the district shall hold a public hearing 2001 on the tentative budget pursuant to the applicable provisions of 2002 paragraph (c). The advertisement shall remain on the website or 2003 in the newspaper through the date of the hearing. 2004 2. Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (b) to the 2005 contrary, each school district shall advise the property 2006 appraiser of its recomputed proposed millage rate within 35 days 2007 afterofcertification of value pursuant to subsection (1). The 2008 recomputed proposed millage rate of the school district shall be 2009 considered its proposed millage rate for the purposes of 2010 paragraph (b). 2011 3. Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (d) to the 2012 contrary, each school district shall hold a public hearing to 2013 finalize the budget and adopt a millage rate within 80 days 2014 afterofcertification of value pursuant to subsection (1), but 2015 not earlier than 65 days after certification. The hearing shall 2016 be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of 2017 paragraph (d), except thata newspaperadvertisement need not 2018 precede the hearing. 2019 (3) The advertisement shall be no less than one-quarter 2020 page in size of a standard size or a tabloid size newspaper, and 2021 the headline in the advertisement shall be in a type no smaller 2022 than 18 point. The advertisement shall not be placed in that 2023 portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified 2024 advertisements appear. The advertisement shall be published in a 2025 newspaper of general paid circulation in the county or in a 2026 geographically limited insert of such newspaper. The geographic 2027 boundaries in which such insert is circulated shall include the 2028 geographic boundaries of the taxing authority. It is the 2029 legislative intent that, whenever possible, the advertisement 2030 appear in a newspaper that is published at least 5 days a week 2031 unless the only newspaper in the county is published less than 5 2032 days a week, or that the advertisement appear in a 2033 geographically limited insert of such newspaper which insert is 2034 published throughout the taxing authority’s jurisdiction at 2035 least twice each week. It is further the legislative intent that 2036 the newspaper selected be one of general interest and readership 2037 in the community and not one of limited subject matter, pursuant 2038 to chapter 50. 2039 (g) IfIn the event thatthe mailing of the notice of 2040 proposed property taxes is delayed beyond September 3 in a 2041 county, any multicounty taxing authority which levies ad valorem 2042 taxes within that county shall advertise its intention to adopt 2043 a tentative budget and millage rate on a publicly accessible 2044 website maintained by the taxing authority or in a newspaper of 2045 paid general circulation within that county, as provided in this 2046 subsection, and shall hold the hearing required pursuant to 2047 paragraph (2)(c). If advertised in the newspaper, the hearing 2048 shall be held not less than 2 days or more than 5 days 2049 thereafter, and not later than September 18. If advertised on 2050 the website, the hearing shall be held not less than 2 days 2051 after initial publication of the advertisement on the website 2052 and not later than September 18, and shall remain on the website 2053 until the date of the hearing. The advertisement shall be in the 2054 following form, unless the proposed millage rate is less than or 2055 equal to the rolled-back rate, computed pursuant to subsection 2056 (1), in which case the advertisement shall be as provided in 2057 paragraph (e): 2058 NOTICE OF TAX INCREASE 2059 2060 The ...(name of the taxing authority)... proposes to 2061 increase its property tax levy by ...(percentage of increase 2062 over rolled-back rate)... percent. 2063 All concerned citizens are invited to attend a public 2064 hearing on the proposed tax increase to be held on ...(date and 2065 time)... at ...(meeting place).... 2066 (12) The time periods specified in this section shall be 2067 determined by using the date of certification of value pursuant 2068 to subsection (1) or July 1, whichever date is later, as day 1. 2069 The time periods shall be considered directory and may be 2070 shortened, provided: 2071 (b) Any public hearing preceded by a newspaper 2072 advertisement is held not less than 2 days or more than 5 days 2073 following publication of such advertisement and any public 2074 hearing preceded by advertisement on a website advertisement is 2075 held not less than 2 days after initial publication; and 2076 (14)(a) If the notice of proposed property taxes mailed to 2077 taxpayers under this section contains an error, the property 2078 appraiser, in lieu of mailing a corrected notice to all 2079 taxpayers, may correct the error by mailing a short form of the 2080 notice to those taxpayers affected by the error and its 2081 correction. The notice shall be prepared by the property 2082 appraiser at the expense of the taxing authority which caused 2083 the error or at the property appraiser’s expense if he or she 2084 caused the error. The form of the notice must be approved by the 2085 executive director of the Department of Revenue or the executive 2086 director’s designee. If the error involves only the date and 2087 time of the public hearings required by this section, the 2088 property appraiser, with the permission of the taxing authority 2089 affected by the error, may correct the error by advertising the 2090 corrected information on a publicly accessible website 2091 maintained by the taxing authority or in a newspaper of general 2092 circulation in the county as provided in subsection (3). 2093 Section 53. Section 205.032, Florida Statutes, is amended 2094 to read: 2095 205.032 Levy; counties.—The governing body of a county may 2096 levy, by appropriate resolution or ordinance, a business tax for 2097 the privilege of engaging in or managing any business, 2098 profession, or occupation within its jurisdiction. However, the 2099 governing body must first give at least 14 days’ public notice 2100 between the first and last reading of the resolution or 2101 ordinance by publishing a notice in a newspaper of general 2102 circulation within its jurisdiction as defined by law or by 2103 publishing the notice daily for at least 14 days during the 2104 period between the first and last reading of the resolution or 2105 ordinance on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 2106 county. The public notice must contain the proposed 2107 classifications and rates applicable to the business tax. 2108 Section 54. Section 205.042, Florida Statutes, is amended 2109 to read: 2110 205.042 Levy; municipalities.—The governing body of an 2111 incorporated municipality may levy, by appropriate resolution or 2112 ordinance, a business tax for the privilege of engaging in or 2113 managing any business, profession, or occupation within its 2114 jurisdiction. However, the governing body must first give at 2115 least 14 days’ public notice between the first and last reading 2116 of the resolution or ordinance by publishing the notice in a 2117 newspaper of general circulation within its jurisdiction as 2118 defined by law or by publishing the notice daily for at least 14 2119 days during the period between the first and last reading of the 2120 resolution or ordinance on a publicly accessible website 2121 maintained by the county. The notice must contain the proposed 2122 classifications and rates applicable to the business tax. The 2123 business tax may be levied on: 2124 (1) Any person who maintains a permanent business location 2125 or branch office within the municipality, for the privilege of 2126 engaging in or managing any business within its jurisdiction. 2127 (2) Any person who maintains a permanent business location 2128 or branch office within the municipality, for the privilege of 2129 engaging in or managing any profession or occupation within its 2130 jurisdiction. 2131 (3) Any person who does not qualify under subsection (1) or 2132 subsection (2) and who transacts any business or engages in any 2133 occupation or profession in interstate commerce, if the business 2134 tax is not prohibited by s. 8, Art. I of the United States 2135 Constitution. 2136 Section 55. Subsection (2) of section 255.0525, Florida 2137 Statutes, is amended to read: 2138 255.0525 Advertising for competitive bids or proposals.— 2139 (2) The solicitation of competitive bids or proposals for 2140 any county, municipality, or other political subdivision 2141 construction project that is projected to cost more than 2142 $200,000 shall be publicly advertised at least once in a 2143 newspaper of general circulation in the county where the project 2144 is located at least 21 days beforeprior tothe established bid 2145 opening and at least 5 days beforeprior toany scheduled prebid 2146 conference, or advertised daily during the 21-day period 2147 immediately preceding the established bid opening date and daily 2148 during the 5-day period immediately preceding any scheduled 2149 prebid conference on a publicly accessible website maintained by 2150 the entity responsible for publication. The solicitation of 2151 competitive bids or proposals for any county, municipality, or 2152 other political subdivision construction project that is 2153 projected to cost more than $500,000 shall be publicly 2154 advertised at least once in a newspaper of general circulation 2155 in the county where the project is located at least 30 days 2156 beforeprior tothe established bid opening and at least 5 days 2157 beforeprior toany scheduled prebid conference, or advertised 2158 daily during the 30-day period immediately preceding the 2159 established bid opening date and daily during the 5-day period 2160 immediately preceding any scheduled prebid conference on a 2161 publicly accessible website maintained by the entity responsible 2162 for publication. Bids or proposals shall be received and opened 2163 at the location, date, and time established in the bid or 2164 proposal advertisement. In cases of emergency, the procedures 2165 required in this section may be altered by the local 2166 governmental entity in any manner that is reasonable under the 2167 emergency circumstances. 2168 Section 56. Section 274.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to 2169 read: 2170 274.06 Alternative procedure.—Having consideration for the 2171 best interests of the county or district, a governmental unit’s 2172 property that is obsolete or the continued use of which is 2173 uneconomical or inefficient, or which serves no useful function, 2174 which property is not otherwise lawfully disposed of, may be 2175 disposed of for value to any person, or may be disposed of for 2176 value without bids to the state, to any governmental unit, or to 2177 any political subdivision as defined in s. 1.01, or if the 2178 property is without commercial value it may be donated, 2179 destroyed, or abandoned. The determination of property to be 2180 disposed of by a governmental unit pursuant to this section 2181 instead of pursuant to other provisions of law shall be at the 2182 election of such governmental unit in the reasonable exercise of 2183 its discretion. Property, the value of which the governmental 2184 unit estimates to be under $5,000, may be disposed of in the 2185 most efficient and cost-effective means as determined by the 2186 governmental unit. Any sale of property the value of which the 2187 governmental unit estimates to be $5,000 or more shall be sold 2188 only to the highest responsible bidder, or by public auction, 2189 after publication of notice not less than 1 week nor more than 2 2190 weeks before suchprior tosale in a newspaper having a general 2191 circulation in the county or district in which is located the 2192 official office of the governmental unit, and in additional 2193 newspapers if in the judgment of the governmental unit the best 2194 interests of the county or district will better be served by the 2195 additional notices, or daily during the 2 weeks immediately 2196 preceding such sale on a publicly accessible website maintained 2197 by the entity responsible for publication. This section does 2198 not; provided thatnothing herein contained shall be construed2199torequire the sheriff of a county to advertise the sale of 2200 miscellaneous contraband of an estimated value of less than 2201 $5,000. 2202 Section 57. Subsection (3) of section 290.0057, Florida 2203 Statutes, is amended to read: 2204 290.0057 Enterprise zone development plan.— 2205 (3) Prior to adopting the strategic plan, the governing 2206 body or bodies shall hold a public hearing on the strategic plan 2207 after public notice thereof by publication in a newspaper having 2208 a general circulation in the area of operation of the governing 2209 body or bodies or by publication on a publicly accessible 2210 website maintained by the entity responsible for publication. 2211 The notice shall describe the time, date, place, and purpose of 2212 the hearing, identify the nominated area covered by the plan, 2213 and outline the general scope of the strategic plan under 2214 consideration. 2215 Section 58. Subsections (2) and (6) of section 298.301, 2216 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2217 298.301 District water control plan adoption; district 2218 boundary modification; plan amendment; notice forms; objections; 2219 hearings; assessments.— 2220 (2) Before adopting a water control plan or plan amendment, 2221 the board of supervisors must adopt a resolution to consider 2222 adoption of the proposed plan or plan amendment. As soon as the 2223 resolution proposing the adoption or amendment of the district’s 2224 water control plan has been filed with the district secretary, 2225 the board of supervisors shall give notice of a public hearing 2226 on the proposed plan or plan amendment by causing publication to 2227 be made once a week for 3 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of 2228 general circulation published in each county in which lands and 2229 other property described in the resolution are situated or by 2230 publication daily for 3 consecutive weeks on a publicly 2231 accessible website maintained by the entity responsible for such 2232 publication. The notice must be in substantially the following 2233 form: 2234 2235 Notice of Hearing 2236 2237 To the owners and all persons interested in the lands 2238 corporate, and other property in and adjacent to the ...name of 2239 district... District. 2240 You are notified that the ...name of district... District 2241 has filed in the office of the secretary of the district a 2242 resolution to consider approval of a water control plan or an 2243 amendment to the current water control plan to provide ...here 2244 insert a summary of the proposed water control plan or plan 2245 amendment.... On or before its scheduled meeting of ...(date and 2246 time)... at the district’s offices located at ...(list address 2247 of offices)... written objections to the proposed plan or plan 2248 amendment may be filed at the district’s offices. A public 2249 hearing on the proposed plan or plan amendment will be conducted 2250 at the scheduled meeting, and written objections will be 2251 considered at that time. At the conclusion of the hearing, the 2252 board of supervisors may determine to proceed with the process 2253 for approval of the proposed plan or plan amendment and direct 2254 the district engineer to prepare an engineer’s report 2255 identifying any property to be taken, determining benefits and 2256 damages, and estimating the cost of implementing the 2257 improvements associated with the proposed plan or plan 2258 amendment. A final hearing on approval of the proposed plan or 2259 plan amendment and engineer’s report shall be duly noticed and 2260 held at a regularly scheduled board of supervisors meeting at 2261 least 25 days but no later than 60 days after the last scheduled 2262 publication of the notice of filing of the engineer’s report 2263 with the secretary of the district. 2264 2265 Date of first publication: ........, ...(year)... 2266 ............................................ 2267 (Chair or President, Board of Supervisors) 2268 ................ County, Florida 2269 (6) Upon the filing of the engineer’s report, the board of 2270 supervisors shall give notice thereof by arranging the 2271 publication of the notice of filing of the engineer’s report 2272 together with a geographical depiction of the district once a 2273 week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general 2274 circulation in each county in the district or by publishing such 2275 notice daily for 3 consecutive weeks on a publicly accessible 2276 website maintained by the entity responsible for such 2277 publication. A location map or legal description of the land 2278 shall constitute a geographical depiction. The notice must be 2279 substantially as follows: 2280 Notice of Filing Engineer’s Report for 2281 ................ District 2282 2283 Notice is given to all persons interested in the following 2284 described land and property in ........ County (or Counties), 2285 Florida, viz.: ...(Here describe land and property)... included 2286 within the ............ district that the engineer hereto 2287 appointed to determine benefits and damages to the property and 2288 lands situated in the district and to determine the estimated 2289 cost of construction required by the water control plan, within 2290 or without the limits of the district, under the proposed water 2291 control plan or plan amendment, filed her or his report in the 2292 office of the secretary of the district, located at ...(list 2293 address of district offices)..., on the ........ day of 2294 ............, ...(year)..., and you may examine the report and 2295 file written objections with the secretary of the district to 2296 all, or any part thereof, on or before ......(enter date 20 days 2297 after the last scheduled publication of this notice, if 2298 published in the newspaper, or if published on the website, 2299 enter date 60 days after the initial publication on the website, 2300 which date must be before the date of the final hearing).... The 2301 report recommends ...(describe benefits and damages).... A final 2302 hearing to consider approval of the report and proposed water 2303 control plan or plan amendment shall be held ...(time, place, 2304 and date at least 25 days but no later than 60 days after the 2305 last scheduled newspaper publication of this notice, or if 2306 published on the website, no less than 60 days after the initial 2307 publication on the website).... 2308 2309 Date of first publication: ........, ...(year)... 2310 ............................................ 2311 (Chair or President, Board of Supervisors) 2312 ................ County, Florida 2313 Section 59. Subsection (3) of section 348.243, Florida 2314 Statutes, is amended to read: 2315 348.243 Purposes and powers.— 2316 (3) Any provision in this part or any other provision of 2317 law to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of any 2318 municipality is not necessary for any project of the authority, 2319 whether or not the project lies in whole or in part within the 2320 boundaries of the municipality. However, the officials and 2321 residents of any municipality in which any project of the 2322 authority is to be located, in whole or in part, shall be given 2323 ample opportunity to discuss the project and advise the 2324 authority as to their positions thereon at a duly advertised 2325 public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing shall be by 2326 publication on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 2327 entity responsible for publication daily during the 2 weeks 2328 immediately preceding the public hearing, or by way of a 2329 newspaper published in Broward County and circulated in the 2330 affected municipality. If published in a newspaper, the legal 2331 notice and display advertisement shall be published at least 2 2332 weeks before the public hearing. Advertisement of the public 2333 hearingandshall contain the time and place of the public 2334 hearing and a short description of the subject to be discussed. 2335 The public hearing may be adjourned from time to time and set 2336 for a time and place certain without the necessity of further 2337 advertisement. In routing and locating any expressway or its 2338 interchanges in or through a municipality, the authority shall 2339 give due regard to the effect of such location on the 2340 municipality as a whole and shall not unreasonably split, 2341 divide, or otherwise separate areas of the municipality one from 2342 the other. 2343 Section 60. Subsection (4) of section 348.83, Florida 2344 Statutes, is amended to read: 2345 348.83 Purposes and powers.— 2346 (4) Anything in this part or any other provision of the law 2347 to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of any municipality 2348 shall not be necessary for any project of the authority, whether 2349 or not the project lies within the boundaries of any 2350 municipality either in whole or in part. However, the officials 2351 and residents of any municipality in which any project of the 2352 authority is to be located in whole or in part shall be given 2353 ample opportunity to discuss the project and advise the 2354 authority as to their position thereon at a duly advertised 2355 public hearing. Advertisement of said public hearing shall be by 2356 publication on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 2357 entity responsible for publication daily during the 2 weeks 2358 immediately preceding the public hearing or by way of a 2359 newspaper published in Pasco County and circulated in the 2360 affected municipalities. If published in a newspaper, theSaid2361 legal advertisement shall be published once at least 2 weeks 2362 beforeprior tothe public hearing. Advertisement of the public 2363 hearingandshall contain the time and place of the public 2364 hearing and a short description of the subject to be discussed. 2365 The public hearing may be adjourned from time to time and set 2366 for a time and place certain without necessity of further 2367 advertisement. 2368 Section 61. Subsection (3) of section 348.943, Florida 2369 Statutes, is amended to read: 2370 348.943 Purposes and powers.— 2371 (3) Any provision in this part or any other provision of 2372 law to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of any 2373 municipality is not necessary for any project of the authority, 2374 whether or not the project lies in whole or in part within the 2375 boundaries of the municipality. However, the officials and 2376 residents of any municipality in which any project of the 2377 authority is to be located, in whole or in part, shall be given 2378 ample opportunity to discuss the project and advise the 2379 authority as to their positions thereon at a duly advertised 2380 public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing shall be by 2381 publication on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 2382 entity responsible for publication daily during the 2 weeks 2383 immediately preceding the public hearing or by way of a 2384 newspaper published in St. Lucie County and circulated in the 2385 affected municipality. If published in a newspaper, the legal 2386 notice and display advertisement shall be published at least 2 2387 weeks before the public hearing. Advertisement of the public 2388 hearingandshall contain the time and place of the public 2389 hearing and a short description of the subject to be discussed. 2390 The public hearing may be adjourned from time to time and set 2391 for a time and place certain without the necessity of further 2392 advertisement. In routing and locating any expressway or its 2393 interchanges in or through a municipality, the authority shall 2394 give due regard to the effect of such location on the 2395 municipality as a whole and shall not unreasonably split, 2396 divide, or otherwise separate areas of the municipality one from 2397 the other. 2398 Section 62. Subsection (4) of section 348.953, Florida 2399 Statutes, is amended to read: 2400 348.953 Purposes and powers.— 2401 (4) Anything in this part or any other provision of the law 2402 to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of any municipality 2403 shall not be necessary for any project of the authority, whether 2404 or not the project lies within the boundaries of any 2405 municipality, either in whole or in part. However, the officials 2406 and residents of any municipality in which any project of the 2407 authority is to be located, in whole or in part, shall be given 2408 ample opportunity to discuss the project and advise the 2409 authority as to their position thereon at a duly advertised 2410 public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing shall be by 2411 publication on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 2412 entity responsible for publication daily during the 2 weeks 2413 immediately preceding the public hearing or by way of a 2414 newspaper published in Seminole County and circulated in the 2415 affected municipalities. If published in a newspaper, the legal 2416 advertisement shall be published once at least 2 weeks before 2417prior tothe public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing 2418andshall contain the time and place of the public hearing and a 2419 short description of the subject to be discussed. The public 2420 hearing may be adjourned from time to time and set for a time 2421 and place certain without necessity of further advertisement. In 2422 routing and locating any expressway or its interchanges in or 2423 through a municipality, the authority shall give due regard to 2424 the effect of such location on the municipality as a whole and 2425 shall not unreasonably split, divide, or otherwise separate 2426 areas of the municipality one from the other. 2427 Section 63. Subsection (3) of section 348.968, Florida 2428 Statutes, is amended to read: 2429 348.968 Purposes and powers.— 2430 (3) Any provision in this part or any other provision of 2431 law to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of any 2432 municipality is not necessary for any project of the authority, 2433 whether or not the project lies in whole or in part within the 2434 boundaries of the municipality. However, the officials and 2435 residents of any municipality in which any project of the 2436 authority is to be located, in whole or in part, shall be given 2437 ample opportunity to discuss the project and advise the 2438 authority as to their positions thereon at a duly advertised 2439 public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing shall be by 2440 publication on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 2441 entity responsible for publication daily during the 2 weeks 2442 immediately preceding the public hearing or by way of a 2443 newspaper published in Santa Rosa County and circulated in the 2444 affected municipality. If published in a newspaper, the legal 2445 notice and display advertisement shall be published at least 2 2446 weeks before the public hearing. Advertisement of the public 2447 hearingandshall contain the time and place of the public 2448 hearing and a short description of the subject to be discussed. 2449 The public hearing may be adjourned from time to time and set 2450 for a time and place certain without the necessity of further 2451 advertisement. In routing and locating any expressway or its 2452 interchanges in or through a municipality, the authority shall 2453 give due regard to the effect of such location on the 2454 municipality as a whole and shall not unreasonably split, 2455 divide, or otherwise separate areas of the municipality one from 2456 the other. 2457 Section 64. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 2458 350.81, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2459 350.81 Communications services offered by governmental 2460 entities.— 2461 (2)(a) A governmental entity that proposes to provide a 2462 communications service shall hold no less than two public 2463 hearings, which shall be held not less than 30 days apart. At 2464 least 30 days before the first of the two public hearings, the 2465 governmental entity must give notice of the hearing by 2466 publication in the predominant newspaper of general circulation 2467 in the area considered for service or by publication daily 2468 during the 30 days immediately preceding the first of the two 2469 public hearings on a publicly accessible website maintained by 2470 the entity responsible for such publication. At least 40 days 2471 before the first public hearing, the governmental entity must 2472 electronically provide notice to the Department of Revenue and 2473 the Public Service Commission, which shall post the notice on 2474 the department’s and the commission’s website to be available to 2475 the public. The Department of Revenue shall also send the notice 2476 by United States Postal Service to the known addresses for all 2477 dealers of communications services registered with the 2478 department under chapter 202 or provide an electronic 2479 notification, if the means are available, within 10 days after 2480 receiving the notice. The notice must include the time and place 2481 of the hearings and must state that the purpose of the hearings 2482 is to consider whether the governmental entity will provide 2483 communications services. The notice must include, at a minimum, 2484 the geographic areas proposed to be served by the governmental 2485 entity and the services, if any, which the governmental entity 2486 believes are not currently being adequately provided. The notice 2487 must also state that any dealer who wishes to do so may appear 2488 and be heard at the public hearings. 2489 Section 65. Paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section 2490 373.4592, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2491 373.4592 Everglades improvement and management.— 2492 (8) SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.— 2493 (c) The district shall publish notice of the certification 2494 of the non-ad valorem assessment roll pursuant to chapter 197 in 2495 a newspaper of general circulation in the counties wherein the 2496 assessment is being levied, within 1 week after the district 2497 certifies the non-ad valorem assessment roll to the tax 2498 collector pursuant to s. 197.3632(5), or on a publicly 2499 accessible website maintained by the district during the week 2500 after the district certifies the non-ad valorem assessment roll 2501 to the tax collector. The assessments levied pursuant to 2502 paragraph (a) shall be final and conclusive as to each lot or 2503 parcel unless the owner thereof shall, within 90 days afterof2504 certification of the non-ad valorem assessment roll pursuant to 2505 s. 197.3632(5), commence an action in circuit court. Absent such 2506 commencement of an action within such period of time by an owner 2507 of a lot or parcel, such owner shall thereafter be estopped to 2508 raise any question related to the special benefit afforded the 2509 property or the reasonableness of the amount of the assessment. 2510 Except with respect to an owner who has commenced such an 2511 action, the non-ad valorem assessment roll as finally adopted 2512 and certified by the South Florida Water Management District to 2513 the tax collector pursuant to s. 197.3632(5) shall be competent 2514 and sufficient evidence that the assessments were duly levied 2515 and that all other proceedings adequate to the adoption of the 2516 non-ad valorem assessment roll were duly held, taken, and 2517 performed as required by s. 197.3632. If any assessment is 2518 abated in whole or in part by the court, the amount by which the 2519 assessment is so reduced may, by resolution of the governing 2520 board of the district, be payable from funds of the district 2521 legally available for that purpose, or at the discretion of the 2522 governing board of the district, assessments may be increased in 2523 the manner provided in s. 197.3632. 2524 Section 66. Subsection (2) of section 373.45924, Florida 2525 Statutes, is amended to read: 2526 373.45924 South Florida Water Management District; 2527 Everglades truth in borrowing.— 2528 (2) Whenever the South Florida Water Management District 2529 proposes to borrow or to otherwise finance with debt any fixed 2530 capital outlay projects or operating capital outlay for purposes 2531 pursuant to s. 373.4592, it shall develop the following 2532 documents to explain the issuance of a debt or obligation: 2533 (a) A summary of outstanding debt, including borrowing. 2534 (b) A statement of proposed financing, which shall include 2535 the following items: 2536 1. A listing of the purpose of the debt or obligation. 2537 2. The source of repayment of the debt or obligation. 2538 3. The principal amount of the debt or obligation. 2539 4. The interest rate on the debt or obligation. 2540 5. A schedule of annual debt service payments for each 2541 proposed debt or obligation. 2542 (c) A truth-in-borrowing statement, developed from the 2543 information compiled pursuant to this section, in substantially 2544 the following form: 2545 2546 The South Florida Water Management District is proposing to 2547 incur $...(insert principal)... of debt or obligation through 2548 borrowing for the purpose of ...(insert purpose).... This debt 2549 or obligation is expected to be repaid over a period of 2550 ...(insert term of issue from subparagraph (b)5.)... years from 2551 the following sources: ...(list sources).... At a forecasted 2552 interest rate of ...(insert rate of interest from subparagraph 2553 (b)4.)..., total interest paid over the life of the debt or 2554 obligation will be $...(insert sum of interest payments).... 2555 2556 The truth-in-borrowing statement shall be published as a notice 2557 in one or more newspapers having a combined general circulation 2558 in the counties having land in the district or on a publicly 2559 accessible website maintained by the district. If advertised in 2560 a newspaper, such notice must be at least 6 inches square in 2561 size and shall not be placed in that portion of the newspaper 2562 where legal notices and classified advertisements appear. 2563 Section 67. Paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of subsection 2564 (3) of section 373.536, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2565 373.536 District budget and hearing thereon.— 2566 (3) BUDGET HEARINGS AND WORKSHOPS; NOTICE.— 2567 (a) Unless alternative notice requirements are otherwise 2568 provided by law, notice of all budget hearings conducted by the 2569 governing board or district staff must be published in a 2570 newspaper of general paid circulation in each county in which 2571 the district lies not less than 5 days nor more than 15 days 2572 before the hearing or published daily during the 15 days before 2573 the hearing on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 2574 district. 2575 (b) Budget workshops conducted for the public and not 2576 governed by s. 200.065 must be advertised in a newspaper of 2577 general paid circulation in the community or area in which the 2578 workshop will occur not less than 5 days nor more than 15 days 2579 before the workshop or published daily during the 15 days before 2580 the hearing on a publicly accessible website maintained by the 2581 district. 2582 (c) The tentative budget shall be adopted in accordance 2583 with the provisions of s. 200.065; however, if the mailing of 2584 the notice of proposed property taxes is delayed beyond 2585 September 3 in any county in which the district lies, the 2586 district shall advertise its intention to adopt a tentative 2587 budget and millage rate, pursuant to s. 200.065(3)(g), in a 2588 newspaper of general paid circulation in that county or on a 2589 publicly accessible website maintained by the district. 2590 (d) As provided in s. 200.065(2)(d), the board shall 2591 publish one or more notices of its intention to adopt a final 2592 budget for the district for the ensuing fiscal year. The notice 2593 shall appear adjacent to an advertisement that sets forth the 2594 tentative budget in a format meeting the budget summary 2595 requirements of s. 129.03(3)(b). The district shall not include 2596 expenditures of federal special revenues and state special 2597 revenues when preparing the statement required by s. 2598 200.065(3)(l). The notice and advertisement shall be published 2599 in one or more newspapers having a combined general paid 2600 circulation in each county in which the district lies or on a 2601 publicly accessible website maintained by the district. 2602 Districts may include explanatory phrases and examples in budget 2603 advertisements published under s. 200.065 to clarify or 2604 illustrate the effect that the district budget may have on ad 2605 valorem taxes. 2606 Section 68. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of 2607 section 376.80, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2608 376.80 Brownfield program administration process.— 2609 (2)(a) If a local government proposes to designate a 2610 brownfield area that is outside community redevelopment areas, 2611 enterprise zones, empowerment zones, closed military bases, or 2612 designated brownfield pilot project areas, the local government 2613 shall adopt the resolution and conduct the public hearings in 2614 accordance with the requirements of subsection (1), except at 2615 least one of the required public hearings shall be conducted as 2616 close as reasonably practicable to the area to be designated to 2617 provide an opportunity for public input on the size of the area, 2618 the objectives for rehabilitation, job opportunities and 2619 economic developments anticipated, neighborhood residents’ 2620 considerations, and other relevant local concerns. Notice of the 2621 public hearing must be made in a newspaper of general 2622 circulation in the area or on a publicly accessible website 2623 maintained by the local government. If published in a newspaper, 2624andthe notice must be at least 16 square inches in size. Notice 2625 of the public hearing,must be in ethnic newspapers or local 2626 community bulletins, must be posted in the affected area, and 2627 must be announced at a scheduled meeting of the local governing 2628 body before the actual public hearing. In determining the areas 2629 to be designated, the local government must consider: 2630 1. Whether the brownfield area warrants economic 2631 development and has a reasonable potential for such activities; 2632 2. Whether the proposed area to be designated represents a 2633 reasonably focused approach and is not overly large in 2634 geographic coverage; 2635 3. Whether the area has potential to interest the private 2636 sector in participating in rehabilitation; and 2637 4. Whether the area contains sites or parts of sites 2638 suitable for limited recreational open space, cultural, or 2639 historical preservation purposes. 2640 (b) A local government shall designate a brownfield area 2641 under the provisions of this act provided that: 2642 1. A person who owns or controls a potential brownfield 2643 site is requesting the designation and has agreed to 2644 rehabilitate and redevelop the brownfield site; 2645 2. The rehabilitation and redevelopment of the proposed 2646 brownfield site will result in economic productivity of the 2647 area, along with the creation of at least 5 new permanent jobs 2648 at the brownfield site that are full-time equivalent positions 2649 not associated with the implementation of the brownfield site 2650 rehabilitation agreement and that are not associated with 2651 redevelopment project demolition or construction activities 2652 pursuant to the redevelopment of the proposed brownfield site or 2653 area. However, the job creation requirement shall not apply to 2654 the rehabilitation and redevelopment of a brownfield site that 2655 will provide affordable housing as defined in s. 420.0004 or the 2656 creation of recreational areas, conservation areas, or parks; 2657 3. The redevelopment of the proposed brownfield site is 2658 consistent with the local comprehensive plan and is a 2659 permittable use under the applicable local land development 2660 regulations; 2661 4. Notice of the proposed rehabilitation of the brownfield 2662 area has been provided to neighbors and nearby residents of the 2663 proposed area to be designated, and the person proposing the 2664 area for designation has afforded to those receiving notice the 2665 opportunity for comments and suggestions about rehabilitation. 2666 Notice pursuant to this subparagraph must be made on a publicly 2667 accessible website maintained by the entity responsible for 2668 publication or in a newspaper of general circulation in the 2669 area. The notice must be,at least 16 square inches in size,and 2670the notice mustbe posted in the affected area; and 2671 5. The person proposing the area for designation has 2672 provided reasonable assurance that he or she has sufficient 2673 financial resources to implement and complete the rehabilitation 2674 agreement and redevelopment of the brownfield site. 2675 Section 69. Subsection (3) of section 379.2425, Florida 2676 Statutes, is amended to read: 2677 379.2425 Spearfishing; definition; limitations; penalty.— 2678 (3) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall 2679 have the power to establish restricted areas when it is 2680 determined that safety hazards exist or when needs are 2681 determined by biological findings. Restricted areas shall be 2682 established only after an investigation has been conducted and 2683 upon application by the governing body of the county or 2684 municipality in which the restricted areas are to be located and 2685 one publication in a local newspaper of general circulation in 2686 said county or municipality or on a publicly accessible website 2687 maintained by the entity responsible for publication, in 2688 addition to any other notice required by law. BeforePrior to2689 promulgation of regulations, the local governing body of the 2690 area affected shall agree to post and maintain notices in the 2691 area affected. 2692 Section 70. Paragraph (e) of subsection (25) of section 2693 380.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2694 380.06 Developments of regional impact.— 2695 (25) AREAWIDE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT.— 2696 (e) The local government shall schedule a public hearing 2697 within 60 days after receipt of the petition. The public hearing 2698 shall be advertised at least 30 days beforeprior tothe 2699 hearing. In addition to the public hearing notice by the local 2700 government, the petitioner, except when the petitioner is a 2701 local government, shall provide actual notice to each person 2702 owning land within the proposed areawide development plan at 2703 least 30 days beforeprior tothe hearing. If the petitioner is 2704 a local government, or local governments pursuant to an 2705 interlocal agreement, notice of the public hearing shall be 2706 provided by the publication of an advertisement on a publicly 2707 accessible website maintained by the entity responsible for 2708 publication or in a newspaper of general circulation that meets 2709 the requirements of this paragraph. The newspaper advertisement 2710 must be no less than one-quarter page in a standard size or 2711 tabloid size newspaper, and the headline in the newspaper 2712 advertisement must be in type no smaller than 18 point. The 2713 newspaper advertisement mayshallnot be published in that 2714 portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified 2715 advertisements appear. The advertisement must be published on a 2716 publicly accessible website maintained by the entity responsible 2717 for publication or in a newspaper of general paid circulation in 2718 the county and of general interest and readership in the 2719 community, not one of limited subject matter, pursuant to 2720 chapter 50. Whenever possible, the newspaper advertisement must 2721 appear in a newspaper that is published at least 5 days a week, 2722 unless the only newspaper in the community is published less 2723 than 5 days a week. The advertisement must be in substantially 2724 the form used to advertise amendments to comprehensive plans 2725 pursuant to s. 163.3184. The local government shall specifically 2726 notify in writing the regional planning agency and the state 2727 land planning agency at least 30 days beforeprior tothe public 2728 hearing. At the public hearing, all interested parties may 2729 testify and submit evidence regarding the petitioner’s 2730 qualifications, the need for and benefits of an areawide 2731 development of regional impact, and such other issues relevant 2732 to a full consideration of the petition. If more than one local 2733 government has jurisdiction over the defined planning area in an 2734 areawide development plan, the local governments shall hold a 2735 joint public hearing. Such hearing shall address, at a minimum, 2736 the need to resolve conflicting ordinances or comprehensive 2737 plans, if any. The local government holding the joint hearing 2738 shall comply with the following additional requirements: 2739 1. The notice of the hearing shall be published at least 60 2740 days in advance of the hearing and shall specify where the 2741 petition may be reviewed. 2742 2. The notice shall be given to the state land planning 2743 agency, to the applicable regional planning agency, and to such 2744 other persons as may have been designated by the state land 2745 planning agency as entitled to receive such notices. 2746 3. A public hearing date shall be set by the appropriate 2747 local government at the next scheduled meeting. 2748 Section 71. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 2749 403.973, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2750 403.973 Expedited permitting; comprehensive plan 2751 amendments.— 2752 (2) As used in this section, the term: 2753 (a) “Duly noticed” means publication on a publicly 2754 accessible website maintained by the municipality or county 2755 having jurisdiction or in a newspaper of general circulation in 2756 the municipality or county havingwithjurisdiction. If 2757 published in a newspaper, the notice shall appear on at least 2 2758 separate days, one of which shall be at least 7 days before the 2759 meeting. If published on a publicly accessible website, the 2760 notice shall appear daily during the 7 days immediately 2761 preceding the meeting. The notice shall state the date, time, 2762 and place of the meeting scheduled to discuss or enact the 2763 memorandum of agreement, and the places within the municipality 2764 or county where such proposed memorandum of agreement may be 2765 inspected by the public. The newspaper notice must be one-eighth 2766 of a page in size and must be published in a portion of the 2767 paper other than the legal notices section. The notice shall 2768 also advise that interested parties may appear at the meeting 2769 and be heard with respect to the memorandum of agreement. 2770 Section 72. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 2771 420.9075, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2772 420.9075 Local housing assistance plans; partnerships.— 2773 (4) Each local housing assistance plan is governed by the 2774 following criteria and administrative procedures: 2775 (b) The county or eligible municipality or its 2776 administrative representative shall advertise the notice of 2777 funding availability in a newspaper of general circulation and 2778 periodicals serving ethnic and diverse neighborhoods, at least 2779 30 days before the beginning of the application period or daily 2780 during the 30 days immediately preceding the application period 2781 on a publicly accessible website maintained by the county or 2782 eligible municipality. If no funding is available due to a 2783 waiting list, no notice of funding availability is required. 2784 Section 73. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 2785 553.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2786 553.73 Florida Building Code.— 2787 (4) 2788 (b) Local governments may, subject to the limitations of 2789 this section, adopt amendments to the technical provisions of 2790 the Florida Building Code which apply solely within the 2791 jurisdiction of such government and which provide for more 2792 stringent requirements than those specified in the Florida 2793 Building Code, not more than once every 6 months. A local 2794 government may adopt technical amendments that address local 2795 needs if: 2796 1. The local governing body determines, following a public 2797 hearing which has been advertised in a newspaper of general 2798 circulation at least 10 days before the hearing or daily during 2799 the 10 days immediately preceding the hearing on a publicly 2800 accessible website maintained by the local government, that 2801 there is a need to strengthen the requirements of the Florida 2802 Building Code. The determination must be based upon a review of 2803 local conditions by the local governing body, which review 2804 demonstrates by evidence or data that the geographical 2805 jurisdiction governed by the local governing body exhibits a 2806 local need to strengthen the Florida Building Code beyond the 2807 needs or regional variation addressed by the Florida Building 2808 Code, that the local need is addressed by the proposed local 2809 amendment, and that the amendment is no more stringent than 2810 necessary to address the local need. 2811 2. Such additional requirements are not discriminatory 2812 against materials, products, or construction techniques of 2813 demonstrated capabilities. 2814 3. Such additional requirements may not introduce a new 2815 subject not addressed in the Florida Building Code. 2816 4. The enforcing agency shall make readily available, in a 2817 usable format, all amendments adopted pursuant to this section. 2818 5. Any amendment to the Florida Building Code shall be 2819 transmitted within 30 days by the adopting local government to 2820 the commission. The commission shall maintain copies of all such 2821 amendments in a format that is usable and obtainable by the 2822 public. Local technical amendments shall not become effective 2823 until 30 days after the amendment has been received and 2824 published by the commission. 2825 6. Any amendment to the Florida Building Code adopted by a 2826 local government pursuant to this paragraph shall be effective 2827 only until the adoption by the commission of the new edition of 2828 the Florida Building Code every third year. At such time, the 2829 commission shall review such amendment for consistency with the 2830 criteria in paragraph (8)(a) and adopt such amendment as part of 2831 the Florida Building Code or rescind the amendment. The 2832 commission shall immediately notify the respective local 2833 government of the rescission of any amendment. After receiving 2834 such notice, the respective local government may readopt the 2835 rescinded amendment pursuant to the provisions of this 2836 paragraph. 2837 7. Each county and municipality desiring to make local 2838 technical amendments to the Florida Building Code shall by 2839 interlocal agreement establish a countywide compliance review 2840 board to review any amendment to the Florida Building Code, 2841 adopted by a local government within the county pursuant to this 2842 paragraph, that is challenged by any substantially affected 2843 party for purposes of determining the amendment’s compliance 2844 with this paragraph. If challenged, the local technical 2845 amendments shall not become effective until time for filing an 2846 appeal pursuant to subparagraph 8. has expired or, if there is 2847 an appeal, until the commission issues its final order 2848 determining the adopted amendment is in compliance with this 2849 subsection. 2850 8. If the compliance review board determines such amendment 2851 is not in compliance with this paragraph, the compliance review 2852 board shall notify such local government of the noncompliance 2853 and that the amendment is invalid and unenforceable until the 2854 local government corrects the amendment to bring it into 2855 compliance. The local government may appeal the decision of the 2856 compliance review board to the commission. If the compliance 2857 review board determines such amendment to be in compliance with 2858 this paragraph, any substantially affected party may appeal such 2859 determination to the commission. Any such appeal shall be filed 2860 with the commission within 14 days of the board’s written 2861 determination. The commission shall promptly refer the appeal to 2862 the Division of Administrative Hearings for the assignment of an 2863 administrative law judge. The administrative law judge shall 2864 conduct the required hearing within 30 days, and shall enter a 2865 recommended order within 30 days of the conclusion of such 2866 hearing. The commission shall enter a final order within 30 days 2867 thereafter. The provisions of chapter 120 and the uniform rules 2868 of procedure shall apply to such proceedings. The local 2869 government adopting the amendment that is subject to challenge 2870 has the burden of proving that the amendment complies with this 2871 paragraph in proceedings before the compliance review board and 2872 the commission, as applicable. Actions of the commission are 2873 subject to judicial review pursuant to s. 120.68. The compliance 2874 review board shall determine whether its decisions apply to a 2875 respective local jurisdiction or apply countywide. 2876 9. An amendment adopted under this paragraph shall include 2877 a fiscal impact statement which documents the costs and benefits 2878 of the proposed amendment. Criteria for the fiscal impact 2879 statement shall include the impact to local government relative 2880 to enforcement, the impact to property and building owners, as 2881 well as to industry, relative to the cost of compliance. The 2882 fiscal impact statement may not be used as a basis for 2883 challenging the amendment for compliance. 2884 10. In addition to subparagraphs 7. and 9., the commission 2885 may review any amendments adopted pursuant to this subsection 2886 and make nonbinding recommendations related to compliance of 2887 such amendments with this subsection. 2888 Section 74. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 2889 633.025, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2890 633.025 Minimum firesafety standards.— 2891 (4) Such codes shall be minimum codes and a municipality, 2892 county, or special district with firesafety responsibilities may 2893 adopt more stringent firesafety standards, subject to the 2894 requirements of this subsection. Such county, municipality, or 2895 special district may establish alternative requirements to those 2896 requirements which are required under the minimum firesafety 2897 standards on a case-by-case basis, in order to meet special 2898 situations arising from historic, geographic, or unusual 2899 conditions, if the alternative requirements result in a level of 2900 protection to life, safety, or property equal to or greater than 2901 the applicable minimum firesafety standards. For the purpose of 2902 this subsection, the term “historic” means that the building or 2903 structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places 2904 of the United States Department of the Interior. 2905 (a) The local governing body shall determine, following a 2906 public hearing thatwhichhas been advertised in a newspaper of 2907 general circulation at least 10 days before the hearing or daily 2908 on a publicly accessible website maintained by the local 2909 government during the 10 days immediately preceding the hearing, 2910 if there is a need to strengthen the requirements of the minimum 2911 firesafety code adopted by such governing body. The 2912 determination must be based upon a review of local conditions by 2913 the local governing body, which review demonstrates that local 2914 conditions justify more stringent requirements than those 2915 specified in the minimum firesafety code for the protection of 2916 life and property or justify requirements that meet special 2917 situations arising from historic, geographic, or unusual 2918 conditions. 2919 2920 This subsection gives local government the authority to 2921 establish firesafety codes that exceed the minimum firesafety 2922 codes and standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal. The 2923 Legislature intends that local government give proper public 2924 notice and hold public hearings before adopting more stringent 2925 firesafety codes and standards. A substantially affected person 2926 may appeal, to the department, the local government’s resolution 2927 of the challenge, and the department shall determine if the 2928 amendment complies with this section. Actions of the department 2929 are subject to judicial review pursuant to s. 120.68. The 2930 department shall consider reports of the Florida Building 2931 Commission, pursuant to part IV of chapter 553, when evaluating 2932 building code enforcement. 2933 Section 75. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 2934 705.103, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2935 705.103 Procedure for abandoned or lost property.— 2936 (2) Whenever a law enforcement officer ascertains that an 2937 article of lost or abandoned property is present on public 2938 property and is of such nature that it cannot be easily removed, 2939 the officer shall cause a notice to be placed upon such article 2940 in substantially the following form: 2941 2942 NOTICE TO THE OWNER AND ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ATTACHED 2943 PROPERTY. This property, to wit: ...(setting forth brief 2944 description)... is unlawfully upon public property known as 2945 ...(setting forth brief description of location)... and must be 2946 removed within 5 days; otherwise, it will be removed and 2947 disposed of pursuant to chapter 705, Florida Statutes. The owner 2948 will be liable for the costs of removal, storage, and 2949 publication of notice. Dated this: ...(setting forth the date of 2950 posting of notice)..., signed: ...(setting forth name, title, 2951 address, and telephone number of law enforcement officer).... 2952 2953 Such notice shall be not less than 8 inches by 10 inches and 2954 shall be sufficiently weatherproof to withstand normal exposure 2955 to the elements. In addition to posting, the law enforcement 2956 officer shall make a reasonable effort to ascertain the name and 2957 address of the owner. If such is reasonably available to the 2958 officer, she or he shall mail a copy of such notice to the owner 2959 on or before the date of posting. If the property is a motor 2960 vehicle as defined in s. 320.01(1) or a vessel as defined in s. 2961 327.02, the law enforcement agency shall contact the Department 2962 of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in order to determine the 2963 name and address of the owner and any person who has filed a 2964 lien on the vehicle or vessel as provided in s. 319.27(2) or (3) 2965 or s. 328.15(1). On receipt of this information, the law 2966 enforcement agency shall mail a copy of the notice by certified 2967 mail, return receipt requested, to the owner and to the 2968 lienholder, if any. If, at the end of 5 days after posting the 2969 notice and mailing such notice, if required, the owner or any 2970 person interested in the lost or abandoned article or articles 2971 described has not removed the article or articles from public 2972 property or shown reasonable cause for failure to do so, the 2973 following shall apply: 2974 (b) For lost property, the officer shall take custody and 2975 the agency shall retain custody of the property for 90 days. The 2976 agency shall publish notice of the intended disposition of the 2977 property, as provided in this section, during the first 45 days 2978 of this time period. 2979 1. If the agency elects to retain the property for use by 2980 the unit of government, donate the property to a charitable 2981 organization, surrender such property to the finder, sell the 2982 property, or trade the property to another unit of local 2983 government or state agency, notice of such election shall be 2984 given by an advertisement published daily for 2 consecutive 2985 weeks on a publicly accessible website maintained by the entity 2986 responsible for publication or once a week for 2 consecutive 2987 weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where 2988 the property was found if the value of the property is more than 2989 $100. If the value of the property is $100 or less, notice shall 2990 be given by posting a description of the property at the law 2991 enforcement agency where the property was turned in. The notice 2992 must be posted for not less than 2 consecutive weeks in a public 2993 place designated by the law enforcement agency. The notice must 2994 describe the property in a manner reasonably adequate to permit 2995 the rightful owner of the property to claim it. 2996 2. If the agency elects to sell the property, it must do so 2997 at public sale by competitive bidding. Notice of the time and 2998 place of the sale shall be given by an advertisement of the sale 2999 published daily for the 4 consecutive weeks immediately 3000 preceding the sale on a publicly accessible website maintained 3001 by the entity responsible for publication or once a week for 2 3002 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the 3003 county where the sale is to be held. The notice shall include a 3004 statement that the sale shall be subject to any and all liens. 3005 The sale must be held at the nearest suitable place to that 3006 where the lost or abandoned property is held or stored. The 3007 advertisement must include a description of the goods and the 3008 time and place of the sale. If advertised in the newspaper, the 3009 sale may take place no earlier than 10 days after the final 3010 publication. If there is no publicly accessible website 3011 maintained by the entity responsible for publication or 3012 newspaper of general circulation in the county where the sale is 3013 to be held, the advertisement shall be posted at the door of the 3014 courthouse and at three other public places in the county at 3015 least 10 days before theprior tosale. Notice of the agency’s 3016 intended disposition shall describe the property in a manner 3017 reasonably adequate to permit the rightful owner of the property 3018 to identify it. 3019 Section 76. Subsection (2) of section 715.109, Florida 3020 Statutes, is amended to read: 3021 715.109 Sale or disposition of abandoned property.— 3022 (2) Notice of the time and place of the public sale shall 3023 be given by an advertisement of the sale published once a week 3024 for 2twoconsecutive weeks in a newspaper of general 3025 circulation where the sale is to be held or publication daily 3026 during the 4 weeks immediately preceding the sale on a publicly 3027 accessible website maintained by the entity responsible for 3028 publication. The sale must be held at the nearest suitable place 3029 to that where the personal property is held or stored. The 3030 advertisement must include a description of the goods, the name 3031 of the former tenant, and the time and place of the sale. If 3032 advertised in a newspaper, the sale must take place at least 10 3033 days after the first publication. If there is no newspaper of 3034 general circulation where the sale is to be held or no publicly 3035 accessible website maintained by the governing body responsible 3036 for publication, the advertisement must be posted at least 10 3037 days before the sale in not less than six conspicuous places in 3038 the neighborhood of the proposed sale. The last publication 3039 shall be at least 5 days before the sale is to be held. Notice 3040 of sale may be published before the last of the dates specified 3041 for taking possession of the property in any notice given 3042 pursuant to s. 715.104. 3043 Section 77. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 3044 made by this act to section 125.66, Florida Statutes, in a 3045 reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 125.56, Florida 3046 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 3047 125.56 Enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building 3048 Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; inspection fees; 3049 inspectors; etc.— 3050 (1) The board of county commissioners of each of the 3051 several counties of the state is authorized to enforce the 3052 Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code, as 3053 provided in ss. 553.80, 633.022, and 633.025, and, at its 3054 discretion, to adopt local technical amendments to the Florida 3055 Building Code, pursuant to s. 553.73(4)(b) and (c) and local 3056 technical amendments to the Florida Fire Prevention Code, 3057 pursuant to s. 633.0215, to provide for the safe construction, 3058 erection, alteration, repair, securing, and demolition of any 3059 building within its territory outside the corporate limits of 3060 any municipality. Upon a determination to consider amending the 3061 Florida Building Code or the Florida Fire Prevention Code by a 3062 majority of the members of the board of county commissioners of 3063 such county, the board shall call a public hearing and comply 3064 with the public notice requirements of s. 125.66(2). The board 3065 shall hear all interested parties at the public hearing and may 3066 then amend the building code or the fire code consistent with 3067 the terms and purposes of this act. Upon adoption, an amendment 3068 to the code shall be in full force and effect throughout the 3069 unincorporated area of such county until otherwise notified by 3070 the Florida Building Commission pursuant to s. 553.73 or the 3071 State Fire Marshal pursuant to s. 633.0215. Nothing herein 3072 contained shall be construed to prevent the board of county 3073 commissioners from repealing such amendment to the building code 3074 or the fire code at any regular meeting of such board. 3075 Section 78. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 3076 made by this act to section 125.66, Florida Statutes, in a 3077 reference thereto, subsection (6) of section 212.054, Florida 3078 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 3079 212.054 Discretionary sales surtax; limitations, 3080 administration, and collection.— 3081 (6) The governing body of any county levying a 3082 discretionary sales surtax shall enact an ordinance levying the 3083 surtax in accordance with the procedures described in s. 3084 125.66(2). 3085 Section 79. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 3086 made by this act to sections 125.66 and 166.041, Florida 3087 Statutes, in references thereto, subsection (18) of section 3088 163.3164, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 3089 163.3164 Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land 3090 Development Regulation Act; definitions.—As used in this act: 3091 (18) “Public notice” means notice as required by s. 3092 125.66(2) for a county or by s. 166.041(3)(a) for a 3093 municipality. The public notice procedures required in this part 3094 are established as minimum public notice procedures. 3095 Section 80. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 3096 made by this act to sections 125.66 and 166.041, Florida 3097 Statutes, in references thereto, section 163.346, Florida 3098 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 3099 163.346 Notice to taxing authorities.—Before the governing 3100 body adopts any resolution or enacts any ordinance required 3101 under s. 163.355, s. 163.356, s. 163.357, or s. 163.387; creates 3102 a community redevelopment agency; approves, adopts, or amends a 3103 community redevelopment plan; or issues redevelopment revenue 3104 bonds under s. 163.385, the governing body must provide public 3105 notice of such proposed action pursuant to s. 125.66(2) or s. 3106 166.041(3)(a) and, at least 15 days before such proposed action, 3107 mail by registered mail a notice to each taxing authority which 3108 levies ad valorem taxes on taxable real property contained 3109 within the geographic boundaries of the redevelopment area. 3110 Section 81. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 3111 made by this act to sections 125.66 and 166.041, Florida 3112 Statutes, in references thereto, subsection (1) of section 3113 376.80, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 3114 376.80 Brownfield program administration process.— 3115 (1) A local government with jurisdiction over the 3116 brownfield area must notify the department of its decision to 3117 designate a brownfield area for rehabilitation for the purposes 3118 of ss. 376.77-376.86. The notification must include a 3119 resolution, by the local government body, to which is attached a 3120 map adequate to clearly delineate exactly which parcels are to 3121 be included in the brownfield area or alternatively a less 3122 detailed map accompanied by a detailed legal description of the 3123 brownfield area. If a property owner within the area proposed 3124 for designation by the local government requests in writing to 3125 have his or her property removed from the proposed designation, 3126 the local government shall grant the request. For 3127 municipalities, the governing body shall adopt the resolution in 3128 accordance with the procedures outlined in s. 166.041, except 3129 that the notice for the public hearings on the proposed 3130 resolution must be in the form established in s. 166.041(3)(c)2. 3131 For counties, the governing body shall adopt the resolution in 3132 accordance with the procedures outlined in s. 125.66, except 3133 that the notice for the public hearings on the proposed 3134 resolution shall be in the form established in s. 125.66(4)(b)2. 3135 Section 82. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 3136 made by this act to section 129.06, Florida Statutes, in a 3137 reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 30.50, Florida 3138 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 3139 30.50 Payment of salaries and expenses.— 3140 (4) The sheriff shall keep necessary budget accounts and 3141 records, and shall charge all paid bills and payrolls to the 3142 proper budget accounts. The reserve for contingencies, or any 3143 part thereof, may be transferred to any of the budget 3144 appropriations, in the discretion of the sheriff. With the 3145 approval of the board of county commissioners, or of the budget 3146 commission if there is a budget commission in the county, the 3147 budget may be amended as provided for county budgets in s. 3148 129.06(2). 3149 Section 83. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 3150 made by this act to section 129.03, Florida Statutes, in a 3151 reference thereto, paragraph (l) of subsection (3) of section 3152 200.065, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 3153 200.065 Method of fixing millage.— 3154 (3) The advertisement shall be no less than one-quarter 3155 page in size of a standard size or a tabloid size newspaper, and 3156 the headline in the advertisement shall be in a type no smaller 3157 than 18 point. The advertisement shall not be placed in that 3158 portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified 3159 advertisements appear. The advertisement shall be published in a 3160 newspaper of general paid circulation in the county or in a 3161 geographically limited insert of such newspaper. The geographic 3162 boundaries in which such insert is circulated shall include the 3163 geographic boundaries of the taxing authority. It is the 3164 legislative intent that, whenever possible, the advertisement 3165 appear in a newspaper that is published at least 5 days a week 3166 unless the only newspaper in the county is published less than 5 3167 days a week, or that the advertisement appear in a 3168 geographically limited insert of such newspaper which insert is 3169 published throughout the taxing authority’s jurisdiction at 3170 least twice each week. It is further the legislative intent that 3171 the newspaper selected be one of general interest and readership 3172 in the community and not one of limited subject matter, pursuant 3173 to chapter 50. 3174 (l) Any advertisement required pursuant to this section 3175 shall be accompanied by an adjacent notice meeting the budget 3176 summary requirements of s. 129.03(3)(b). Except for those taxing 3177 authorities proposing to levy ad valorem taxes for the first 3178 time, the following statement shall appear in the budget summary 3179 in boldfaced type immediately following the heading, if the 3180 applicable percentage is greater than zero: 3181 3182 THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET EXPENDITURES OF ...(name of 3183 taxing authority)... ARE ...(percent rounded to one decimal 3184 place)... MORE THAN LAST YEAR’S TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES. 3185 3186 For purposes of this paragraph, “proposed operating budget 3187 expenditures” or “operating expenditures” means all moneys of 3188 the local government, including dependent special districts, 3189 that: 3190 1. Were or could be expended during the applicable fiscal 3191 year, or 3192 2. Were or could be retained as a balance for future 3193 spending in the fiscal year. 3194 3195 Provided, however, those moneys held in or used in trust, 3196 agency, or internal service funds, and expenditures of bond 3197 proceeds for capital outlay or for advanced refunded debt 3198 principal, shall be excluded. 3199 Section 84. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 3200 made by this act to section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, in a 3201 reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of section 3202 163.3246, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 3203 163.3246 Local government comprehensive planning 3204 certification program.— 3205 (9)(a) Upon certification all comprehensive plan amendments 3206 associated with the area certified must be adopted and reviewed 3207 in the manner described in ss. 163.3184(1), (2), (7), (14), 3208 (15), and (16) and 163.3187, such that state and regional agency 3209 review is eliminated. The department may not issue any 3210 objections, recommendations, and comments report on proposed 3211 plan amendments or a notice of intent on adopted plan 3212 amendments; however, affected persons, as defined by s. 3213 163.3184(1)(a), may file a petition for administrative review 3214 pursuant to the requirements of s. 163.3187(3)(a) to challenge 3215 the compliance of an adopted plan amendment. 3216 Section 85. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 3217 made by this act to section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, in a 3218 reference thereto, paragraph (h) of subsection (6) of section 3219 163.32465, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 3220 163.32465 State review of local comprehensive plans in 3221 urban areas.— 3222 (6) ADMINISTRATIVE CHALLENGES TO PLAN AMENDMENTS FOR PILOT 3223 PROGRAM.— 3224 (h) Parties to a proceeding under this section may enter 3225 into compliance agreements using the process in s. 163.3184(16). 3226 Any remedial amendment adopted pursuant to a settlement 3227 agreement shall be provided to the agencies and governments 3228 listed in paragraph (4)(a). 3229 Section 86. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 3230 made by this act to section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, in a 3231 reference thereto, subsection (10) and paragraph (d) of 3232 subsection (12) of section 288.975, Florida Statutes, are 3233 reenacted to read: 3234 288.975 Military base reuse plans.— 3235 (10) Within 60 days after receipt of a proposed military 3236 base reuse plan, these entities shall review and provide 3237 comments to the host local government. The commencement of this 3238 review period shall be advertised in newspapers of general 3239 circulation within the host local government and any affected 3240 local government to allow for public comment. No later than 180 3241 days after receipt and consideration of all comments, and the 3242 holding of at least two public hearings, the host local 3243 government shall adopt the military base reuse plan. The host 3244 local government shall comply with the notice requirements set 3245 forth in s. 163.3184(15) to ensure full public participation in 3246 this planning process. 3247 (12) Following receipt of a petition, the petitioning party 3248 or parties and the host local government shall seek resolution 3249 of the issues in dispute. The issues in dispute shall be 3250 resolved as follows: 3251 (d) Within 45 days after receiving the report from the 3252 state land planning agency, the Administration Commission shall 3253 take action to resolve the issues in dispute. In deciding upon a 3254 proper resolution, the Administration Commission shall consider 3255 the nature of the issues in dispute, any requests for a formal 3256 administrative hearing pursuant to chapter 120, the compliance 3257 of the parties with this section, the extent of the conflict 3258 between the parties, the comparative hardships and the public 3259 interest involved. If the Administration Commission incorporates 3260 in its final order a term or condition that requires any local 3261 government to amend its local government comprehensive plan, the 3262 local government shall amend its plan within 60 days after the 3263 issuance of the order. Such amendment or amendments shall be 3264 exempt from the limitation of the frequency of plan amendments 3265 contained in s. 163.3187(1), and a public hearing on such 3266 amendment or amendments pursuant to s. 163.3184(15)(b)1. shall 3267 not be required. The final order of the Administration 3268 Commission is subject to appeal pursuant to s. 120.68. If the 3269 order of the Administration Commission is appealed, the time for 3270 the local government to amend its plan shall be tolled during 3271 the pendency of any local, state, or federal administrative or 3272 judicial proceeding relating to the military base reuse plan. 3273 Section 87. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 3274 made by this act to section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, in a 3275 reference thereto, subsection (9) of section 420.5095, Florida 3276 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 3277 420.5095 Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot 3278 Program.— 3279 (9) Notwithstanding s. 163.3184(3)-(6), any local 3280 government comprehensive plan amendment to implement a Community 3281 Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program project found 3282 consistent with the provisions of this section shall be 3283 expedited as provided in this subsection. At least 30 days prior 3284 to adopting a plan amendment under this subsection, the local 3285 government shall notify the state land planning agency of its 3286 intent to adopt such an amendment, and the notice shall include 3287 its evaluation related to site suitability and availability of 3288 facilities and services. The public notice of the hearing 3289 required by s. 163.3184(15)(b)2. shall include a statement that 3290 the local government intends to use the expedited adoption 3291 process authorized by this subsection. Such amendments shall 3292 require only a single public hearing before the governing board, 3293 which shall be an adoption hearing as described in s. 3294 163.3184(7). The state land planning agency shall issue its 3295 notice of intent pursuant to s. 163.3184(8) within 30 days after 3296 determining that the amendment package is complete. Any further 3297 proceedings shall be governed by ss. 163.3184(9)-(16). 3298 Amendments proposed under this section are not subject to s. 3299 163.3187(1), which limits the adoption of a comprehensive plan 3300 amendment to no more than two times during any calendar year. 3301 Section 88. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 3302 made by this act to section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, in a 3303 reference thereto, subsection (6) of section 1013.30, Florida 3304 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 3305 1013.30 University campus master plans and campus 3306 development agreements.— 3307 (6) Before a campus master plan is adopted, a copy of the 3308 draft master plan must be sent for review or made available 3309 electronically to the host and any affected local governments, 3310 the state land planning agency, the Department of Environmental 3311 Protection, the Department of Transportation, the Department of 3312 State, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the 3313 applicable water management district and regional planning 3314 council. At the request of a governmental entity, a hard copy of 3315 the draft master plan shall be submitted within 7 business days 3316 of an electronic copy being made available. These agencies must 3317 be given 90 days after receipt of the campus master plans in 3318 which to conduct their review and provide comments to the 3319 university board of trustees. The commencement of this review 3320 period must be advertised in newspapers of general circulation 3321 within the host local government and any affected local 3322 government to allow for public comment. Following receipt and 3323 consideration of all comments and the holding of an informal 3324 information session and at least two public hearings within the 3325 host jurisdiction, the university board of trustees shall adopt 3326 the campus master plan. It is the intent of the Legislature that 3327 the university board of trustees comply with the notice 3328 requirements set forth in s. 163.3184(15) to ensure full public 3329 participation in this planning process. The informal public 3330 information session must be held before the first public 3331 hearing. The first public hearing shall be held before the draft 3332 master plan is sent to the agencies specified in this 3333 subsection. The second public hearing shall be held in 3334 conjunction with the adoption of the draft master plan by the 3335 university board of trustees. Campus master plans developed 3336 under this section are not rules and are not subject to chapter 3337 120 except as otherwise provided in this section. 3338 Section 89. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 3339 made by this act to section 166.041, Florida Statutes, in a 3340 reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 3341 163.3187, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 3342 163.3187 Amendment of adopted comprehensive plan.— 3343 (1) Amendments to comprehensive plans adopted pursuant to 3344 this part may be made not more than two times during any 3345 calendar year, except: 3346 (c) Any local government comprehensive plan amendments 3347 directly related to proposed small scale development activities 3348 may be approved without regard to statutory limits on the 3349 frequency of consideration of amendments to the local 3350 comprehensive plan. A small scale development amendment may be 3351 adopted only under the following conditions: 3352 1. The proposed amendment involves a use of 10 acres or 3353 fewer and: 3354 a. The cumulative annual effect of the acreage for all 3355 small scale development amendments adopted by the local 3356 government shall not exceed: 3357 (I) A maximum of 120 acres in a local government that 3358 contains areas specifically designated in the local 3359 comprehensive plan for urban infill, urban redevelopment, or 3360 downtown revitalization as defined in s. 163.3164, urban infill 3361 and redevelopment areas designated under s. 163.2517, 3362 transportation concurrency exception areas approved pursuant to 3363 s. 163.3180(5), or regional activity centers and urban central 3364 business districts approved pursuant to s. 380.06(2)(e); 3365 however, amendments under this paragraph may be applied to no 3366 more than 60 acres annually of property outside the designated 3367 areas listed in this sub-sub-subparagraph. Amendments adopted 3368 pursuant to paragraph (k) shall not be counted toward the 3369 acreage limitations for small scale amendments under this 3370 paragraph. 3371 (II) A maximum of 80 acres in a local government that does 3372 not contain any of the designated areas set forth in sub-sub 3373 subparagraph (I). 3374 (III) A maximum of 120 acres in a county established 3375 pursuant to s. 9, Art. VIII of the State Constitution. 3376 b. The proposed amendment does not involve the same 3377 property granted a change within the prior 12 months. 3378 c. The proposed amendment does not involve the same owner’s 3379 property within 200 feet of property granted a change within the 3380 prior 12 months. 3381 d. The proposed amendment does not involve a text change to 3382 the goals, policies, and objectives of the local government’s 3383 comprehensive plan, but only proposes a land use change to the 3384 future land use map for a site-specific small scale development 3385 activity. 3386 e. The property that is the subject of the proposed 3387 amendment is not located within an area of critical state 3388 concern, unless the project subject to the proposed amendment 3389 involves the construction of affordable housing units meeting 3390 the criteria of s. 420.0004(3), and is located within an area of 3391 critical state concern designated by s. 380.0552 or by the 3392 Administration Commission pursuant to s. 380.05(1). Such 3393 amendment is not subject to the density limitations of sub 3394 subparagraph f., and shall be reviewed by the state land 3395 planning agency for consistency with the principles for guiding 3396 development applicable to the area of critical state concern 3397 where the amendment is located and shall not become effective 3398 until a final order is issued under s. 380.05(6). 3399 f. If the proposed amendment involves a residential land 3400 use, the residential land use has a density of 10 units or less 3401 per acre or the proposed future land use category allows a 3402 maximum residential density of the same or less than the maximum 3403 residential density allowable under the existing future land use 3404 category, except that this limitation does not apply to small 3405 scale amendments involving the construction of affordable 3406 housing units meeting the criteria of s. 420.0004(3) on property 3407 which will be the subject of a land use restriction agreement, 3408 or small scale amendments described in sub-sub-subparagraph 3409 a.(I) that are designated in the local comprehensive plan for 3410 urban infill, urban redevelopment, or downtown revitalization as 3411 defined in s. 163.3164, urban infill and redevelopment areas 3412 designated under s. 163.2517, transportation concurrency 3413 exception areas approved pursuant to s. 163.3180(5), or regional 3414 activity centers and urban central business districts approved 3415 pursuant to s. 380.06(2)(e). 3416 2.a. A local government that proposes to consider a plan 3417 amendment pursuant to this paragraph is not required to comply 3418 with the procedures and public notice requirements of s. 3419 163.3184(15)(c) for such plan amendments if the local government 3420 complies with the provisions in s. 125.66(4)(a) for a county or 3421 in s. 166.041(3)(c) for a municipality. If a request for a plan 3422 amendment under this paragraph is initiated by other than the 3423 local government, public notice is required. 3424 b. The local government shall send copies of the notice and 3425 amendment to the state land planning agency, the regional 3426 planning council, and any other person or entity requesting a 3427 copy. This information shall also include a statement 3428 identifying any property subject to the amendment that is 3429 located within a coastal high-hazard area as identified in the 3430 local comprehensive plan. 3431 3. Small scale development amendments adopted pursuant to 3432 this paragraph require only one public hearing before the 3433 governing board, which shall be an adoption hearing as described 3434 in s. 163.3184(7), and are not subject to the requirements of s. 3435 163.3184(3)-(6) unless the local government elects to have them 3436 subject to those requirements. 3437 4. If the small scale development amendment involves a site 3438 within an area that is designated by the Governor as a rural 3439 area of critical economic concern under s. 288.0656(7) for the 3440 duration of such designation, the 10-acre limit listed in 3441 subparagraph 1. shall be increased by 100 percent to 20 acres. 3442 The local government approving the small scale plan amendment 3443 shall certify to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic 3444 Development that the plan amendment furthers the economic 3445 objectives set forth in the executive order issued under s. 3446 288.0656(7), and the property subject to the plan amendment 3447 shall undergo public review to ensure that all concurrency 3448 requirements and federal, state, and local environmental permit 3449 requirements are met. 3450 Section 90. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 3451 made by this act to section 200.065, Florida Statutes, in 3452 references thereto, paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of 3453 section 192.0105, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read: 3454 192.0105 Taxpayer rights.—There is created a Florida 3455 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights for property taxes and assessments to 3456 guarantee that the rights, privacy, and property of the 3457 taxpayers of this state are adequately safeguarded and protected 3458 during tax levy, assessment, collection, and enforcement 3459 processes administered under the revenue laws of this state. The 3460 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights compiles, in one document, brief but 3461 comprehensive statements that summarize the rights and 3462 obligations of the property appraisers, tax collectors, clerks 3463 of the court, local governing boards, the Department of Revenue, 3464 and taxpayers. Additional rights afforded to payors of taxes and 3465 assessments imposed under the revenue laws of this state are 3466 provided in s. 213.015. The rights afforded taxpayers to assure 3467 that their privacy and property are safeguarded and protected 3468 during tax levy, assessment, and collection are available only 3469 insofar as they are implemented in other parts of the Florida 3470 Statutes or rules of the Department of Revenue. The rights so 3471 guaranteed to state taxpayers in the Florida Statutes and the 3472 departmental rules include: 3473 (1) THE RIGHT TO KNOW.— 3474 (b) The right to notification of a public hearing on each 3475 taxing authority’s tentative budget and proposed millage rate 3476 and advertisement of a public hearing to finalize the budget and 3477 adopt a millage rate (see s. 200.065(2)(c) and (d)). 3478 (c) The right to advertised notice of the amount by which 3479 the tentatively adopted millage rate results in taxes that 3480 exceed the previous year’s taxes (see s. 200.065(2)(d) and (3)). 3481 The right to notification by first-class mail of a comparison of 3482 the amount of the taxes to be levied from the proposed millage 3483 rate under the tentative budget change, compared to the previous 3484 year’s taxes, and also compared to the taxes that would be 3485 levied if no budget change is made (see ss. 200.065(2)(b) and 3486 200.069(2), (3), (4), and (8)). 3487 Section 91. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 3488 made by this act to section 200.065, Florida Statutes, in a 3489 reference thereto, section 200.068, Florida Statutes, is 3490 reenacted to read: 3491 200.068 Certification of compliance with this chapter.—Not 3492 later than 30 days following adoption of an ordinance or 3493 resolution establishing a property tax levy, each taxing 3494 authority shall certify compliance with the provisions of this 3495 chapter to the Department of Revenue. In addition to a statement 3496 of compliance, such certification shall include a copy of the 3497 ordinance or resolution so adopted; a copy of the certification 3498 of value showing rolled-back millage and proposed millage rates, 3499 as provided to the property appraiser pursuant to s. 200.065(1) 3500 and (2)(b); maximum millage rates calculated pursuant to s. 3501 200.065(5), s. 200.185, or s. 200.186, together with values and 3502 calculations upon which the maximum millage rates are based; and 3503 a certified copy of the advertisement, as published pursuant to 3504 s. 200.065(3). In certifying compliance, the governing body of 3505 the county shall also include a certified copy of the notice 3506 required under s. 194.037. However, if the value adjustment 3507 board completes its hearings after the deadline for 3508 certification under this section, the county shall submit such 3509 copy to the department not later than 30 days following 3510 completion of such hearings. 3511 Section 92. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 3512 made by this act to section 200.065, Florida Statutes, in a 3513 reference thereto, section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, is 3514 reenacted to read: 3515 286.0105 Notices of meetings and hearings must advise that 3516 a record is required to appeal.—Each board, commission, or 3517 agency of this state or of any political subdivision thereof 3518 shall include in the notice of any meeting or hearing, if notice 3519 of the meeting or hearing is required, of such board, 3520 commission, or agency, conspicuously on such notice, the advice 3521 that, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the 3522 board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter 3523 considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a 3524 record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she 3525 may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is 3526 made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon 3527 which the appeal is to be based. The requirements of this 3528 section do not apply to the notice provided in s. 200.065(3). 3529 Section 93. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 3530 made by this act to section 705.103, Florida Statutes, in a 3531 reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 705.104, Florida 3532 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 3533 705.104 Title to lost or abandoned property.— 3534 (1) Title to lost or abandoned property is hereby vested in 3535 the finder upon the expiration of the 90-day custodial time 3536 period specified in s. 705.103(2)(b), provided the notice 3537 requirements of s. 705.103 have been met, unless the rightful 3538 owner or a lienholder claims the property within that time. 3539 Section 94. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 3540 made by this act to section 705.103, Florida Statutes, in 3541 references thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 3542 717.119, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 3543 717.119 Payment or delivery of unclaimed property.— 3544 (5) All intangible and tangible property held in a safe 3545 deposit box or any other safekeeping repository reported under 3546 s. 717.117 shall not be delivered to the department until 120 3547 days after the report due date. The delivery of the property, 3548 through the United States mail or any other carrier, shall be 3549 insured by the holder at an amount equal to the estimated value 3550 of the property. Each package shall be clearly marked on the 3551 outside “Deliver Unopened.” A holder’s safe-deposit box contents 3552 shall be delivered to the department in a single shipment. In 3553 lieu of a single shipment, holders may provide the department 3554 with a single detailed shipping schedule that includes package 3555 tracking information for all packages being sent pursuant to 3556 this section. 3557 (b) Any firearm or ammunition found in an unclaimed safe 3558 deposit box or any other safekeeping repository shall be 3559 delivered by the holder to a law enforcement agency for disposal 3560 pursuant to s. 705.103(2)(b) with the balance of the proceeds 3561 deposited into the State School Fund if the firearm is sold. 3562 However, the department is authorized to make a reasonable 3563 attempt to ascertain the historical value to collectors of any 3564 firearm that has been delivered to the department. Any firearm 3565 appearing to have historical value to collectors may be sold by 3566 the department pursuant to s. 717.122 to a person having a 3567 federal firearms license. Any firearm which is not sold pursuant 3568 to s. 717.122 shall be delivered by the department to a law 3569 enforcement agency in this state for disposal pursuant to s. 3570 705.103(2)(b) with the balance of the proceeds deposited into 3571 the State School Fund if the firearm is sold. The department 3572 shall not be administratively, civilly, or criminally liable for 3573 any firearm delivered by the department to a law enforcement 3574 agency in this state for disposal. 3575 Section 95. This act shall take effect October 1, 2010.
