Subject:
Title
Proposed Amendment to the Brevard County Home Rule Charter to Align the School Board Member Residence Areas with the County Commission Districts
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Fiscal Impact:
An estimated savings to taxpayers of $30,500 each time redistricting occurs, a one-time estimated cost of $15,000 for review by three-attorney panel, and the cost of a referendum election.
Dept/Office:
District 3 Commission Office
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners (1) adopt the attached resolution proposing an amendment to the Brevard County Home Rule Charter to align School Board member residence areas with County Commission districts; (2) authorize staff to submit the proposed Charter amendment and ballot language to the three-attorney panel which reviews proposed Charter amendments for compliance with the Florida Constitution, Florida Law, and the Brevard County Charter, and to determine whether the proposed amendment embraces only one subject; and (3) if at least two members of the panel approve of the proposed amendment, provide for placement of the proposed amendment at a referendum held concurrently with the November 5, 2024 general election.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Following the re-drawing of the Brevard County Board of County Commission district boundaries, the School Board of Brevard County voted on May 30, 2023 to align their School Board member residence areas with the five County Commission districts. This was a great step towards transparency and avoiding confusion to voters.
Section 2.2 of the Brevard County Home Rule Charter outlines the procedure in which the Board of County Commissioners shall redraw their district boundary lines, but this is completely separate and apart from the redistricting procedures of the Brevard County School Board. The proposed Charter amendment provides that when the five County Commission districts are redrawn, the five School Board member residence areas shall al...
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