FL H1331

Creates the Broward County Council for Services for Seniors as an independent special district with boundaries coterminous with Broward County to provide countywide funding for senior services.

Authorizes the district to levy ad valorem taxes not exceeding 0.5 mills of assessed property value, subject to majority voter approval in a referendum scheduled for August 12, 2014.

Establishes an 11-member council consisting of 4 permanent positions representing county agencies, 2 members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, and 5 members appointed by the Governor; all members serve without compensation.

Requires the council to identify senior needs, prepare annual budgets and quarterly financial reports, maintain meeting minutes, and file surety bonds for check-signing authority; designates Broward County tax collector to collect and directly pay taxes to the council.

Provides that collected funds support improvements in senior services and may not substitute for existing resources; district may only be dissolved or its charter amended by special act of the Legislature.