Subject:
Title
Resolution, Re: Calling for Referendum Election to Consider a Charter Amendment Amending Term Limits for Barefoot Bay Recreation District Board of Trustees.
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Fiscal Impact:
NONE. Barefoot Bay Recreation District will pay for all costs associated with the required notice of referendum election, Supervisor of Election costs for conducting the referendum election, and notice of the proposed ordinance amending the charter if the referendum is approved.
Dept/Office:
Barefoot Bay Recreation District Board of Trustees
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners approve the attached Resolution calling a referendum election for the electors of Barefoot Bay Recreation District to consider an amendment to the Barefoot Bay Recreation District Charter amending term limits for members of the Board of Trustees.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
In the 2022 Legislative Session, the Florida Legislature approved HB 535 (Chapter 2022-234, Laws of Florida) authorizing amended term limits for members of the Barefoot Bay Recreation District Board of Trustees and authorizing standards for staggering the election cycle for said Trustees, subject to approval of the registered electors of the District at a referendum election.
On May 12, 2022, the Barefoot Bay Recreation District authorized the calling of a referendum election to be held on November 8, 2022, subject to approval by the Board of County Commissioners. The attached Resolution calls for a referendum election on November 8, 2022. If approved by the electors of Barefoot Bay Recreation District, the County Commission would then subsequently notice and adopt an Ordinance amending the Barefoot Bay Recreation District Charter to amend the term limits for members of the Board of Trustees from a maximum of three two-year terms to a maximum of two successive complete three-year terms, and then stagger the election cycle. This amendment would not increase the total term that may be served by any individual trustee. The proposed Ordinance is attached as Exhibit “B” to the Resolution.
Contact: John Cary, General Counsel
Barefoot Bay Recreation District
(321) 324-3530
jcary@voselaw.com
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Return Signed Copy of the Resolution to the Supervisor of Elections, the County Attorney’s Office and the County Manager’s Office