Subject:
Title
Resolution, Re: Referendum Election November 3, 2020, to amend the Barefoot Bay Recreation District Charter
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Fiscal Impact:
Dept/Office:
Clifford R. Repperger, Jr., Esq., General Counsel for Barefoot Bay Recreation District/Barefoot Bay Recreation District Board of Trustees
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners adopt a resolution calling for a referendum election to be held on November 3, 2020 proposing an amendment to the Charter of Barefoot Bay Recreation District to allow for the increase of the District’s spending authority.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The Brevard County Board of County Commissioners created Barefoot Bay Recreation District, pursuant to Fla. Stat. Sec. 418.30 by adoption of Ordinance 84-05, which serves as the Charter for Barefoot Bay Recreation District. The Board of County Commissioners has since amended the Charter for Barefoot Bay Recreation District four times by adoption of Ordinance 96-53, Ordinance 08-03, and Ordinance 2012-01, and Ordinance 18-22.
On July 16, 2020, the Barefoot Bay Recreation District Board of Trustees authorized requesting the Board of County Commissioners to adopt a resolution calling for a referendum election to be held on November 3, 2020 in conjunction with the General Election for the purpose of allowing the electors of the District to consider a Charter amendment.
The ballot question proposes to amend the Charter for Barefoot Bay Recreation District by raising the District's spending authority on acquisitions of common real or tangible personal property to an amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) without a referendum, consistent with the authority granted in HB 1157, 2007-293, Laws of Florida, adopted by the State Legislature in 2007. The District’s current spending authority cap on acquisitions of common real or tangible personal property without a referendum is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) and was established in 1984. The maximum spending authority allowance authorized by HB 1157, 2007-293, Laws of Florida is one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) subject to approval by the electors of the District. The form and content of the proposed ballot question is reflected in Section 6 of the attached draft resolution. Barefoot Bay Recreation District will bear all costs associated with noticing the referendum election.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Attached Resolution