Florida Statutes 189.0652 – Oversight of special districts created by local ordinance or enacted by local resolution
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 189.0652
- Department: means the Department of Economic Opportunity. See Florida Statutes 189.012
- Legislative Auditing Committee: means a committee or committees designated by joint rule of the Legislature, by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or by agreement between the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. See Florida Statutes 1.01
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Special district: means a unit of local government created for a special purpose, as opposed to a general purpose, which has jurisdiction to operate within a limited geographic boundary and is created by general law, special act, local ordinance, or by rule of the Governor and Cabinet. See Florida Statutes 189.012
(1) This section applies to any special district created by local ordinance or enacted by local resolution.
(2) If a special district fails to file required reports or requested information under s. 11.45(6) or (7), s. 218.32, s. 218.38(3), s. 218.39, or s. 218.503(3) with the appropriate state agency or office, the chair or equivalent of the local general-purpose government may convene a public hearing on the issue of such noncompliance, as well as general oversight of the special district as provided in s. 189.068, within 3 months after receipt of notice of noncompliance from the Legislative Auditing Committee. Within 30 days after receiving written notice of noncompliance, the local general-purpose government shall notify the Legislative Auditing Committee as to whether a hearing under this section will be held and, if so, provide the date, time, and place of the hearing.
(3) If the local general-purpose government convenes a public hearing under subsection (2), it shall provide the department and the Legislative Auditing Committee with a report containing its findings and conclusions within 60 days after completion of the public hearing.