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FL H0379

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2011

Primary Sponsor

Mark Pafford

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "municipality of special financial concern" as municipalities of special financial concern with per capita taxable value of $58,000 or less, or municipalities under 20,000 population with per capita taxable value of $46,000 or less

  • Allows municipalities of special financial concern or those with annual revenues/expenditures under $1 million to apply for waivers from capital improvements element updating requirements if they meet specified criteria including minimal vacant property, no scheduled improvements, or no recent annexation or development activity

  • Allows municipalities of special financial concern or those with annual revenues/expenditures under $1 million to apply for waivers from regional water supply plan amendment requirements upon meeting similar criteria

  • Allows municipalities of special financial concern or those with annual revenues/expenditures under $1 million to apply for waivers from comprehensive plan evaluation and appraisal scoping meeting requirements

  • Raises the municipal financial audit threshold from $250,000 to $1 million in revenues or expenditures, reducing audit requirements for smaller municipalities and changing the lower audit threshold from $100,000-$250,000 to less than $1 million

Legislative Description

Small Municipalities

Last Action

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

5/7/2011

Committee Referrals

Community And Military Affairs Subcommittee2/7/2011

Full Bill Text

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