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Alachua County Fix Our Roads Alachua County:
Funding Road Improvements by levying a ¾% sales surtax
Shall Alachua County implement a Road Improvement Plan to extend the life and improve the safety of county roads by maintaining, paving and reconstructing roads; and in the Cities of Gainesville, Alachua, Newberry, High Springs, Hawthorne, Waldo and Archer, and the Towns of Micanopy and LaCrosse, funding municipal road maintenance, construction, reconstruction and paving projects; by levying a ¾% sales surtax for 15 years subject to independent audit and citizen review?
Renewal of the Existing One Mil Ad Valorem Tax for School District Operating Expenses
Shall the Alachua County School District’s existing one mil ad valorem tax be renewed, beginning July 1, 2013, and ending four years later on June 30, 2017, for necessary operating expenses to fund school nurses, elementary music and art programs, 12 school library programs, K-12 guidance programs, middle and high school bands and chorus programs, academic/career technical magnet programs and to update classroom technology; with oversight by an independent citizens’ committee?
BREVARD COUNTY Operation of Slot Machines at
Melbourne Greyhound Park Shall Melbourne Greyhound Park be allowed to operate slot machines in accordance with the authority granted by Florida law?
2 One-Half Cent Sales Surtax for
School Facilities and Technology; and Eliminate One-Quarter Mill Property Tax
As the School Board will stop levying the critical needs 0.25 mills property tax in 2013-14, shall it be allowed to levy a one-half cent school capital outlay surtax on sales in Brevard County, effective 1/1/13 for a period of 10 years unless property tax assessments return to the 2008-09 level. Proceeds will be used for critical improvements to school facilities and educational technology needs as described in a School Board resolution adopted 7/10/12.
CITRUS COUNTY Referendum Regarding
Levying for Four Years 0.25 Mills for Necessary Operating Expenses of School District
Shall the School District of Citrus County add a total of 0.25 mills to the ad valorem millage for necessary operating expenses to maintain academic programs and retain teaching positions for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2013 and ending four fiscal years later on June 30, 2017?
CLAY COUNTY Ordinance Amendment to
Permit Sunday Alcoholic Beverage Sales at Same Times As All Other Days
Shall an ordinance be adopted amending Clay County Code Sec. 3-2 by revising subsection (b) to change the 2 p.m. to 12 a.m. Sunday alcoholic beverages sale and consumption hours within unincorporated Clay County to the period from 7 a.m. to the following 2 a.m., consistent with all other days, subject to specified limitations; deleting subsection (d) regarding December 31 alcoholic beverages sales; redesignating certain subsections; providing an effective date?
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COLLIER COUNTY Renewal of Tax Neutral
Flexible Funding for Collier County Public Schools
Collier County School District proposes to renew the 2008 voter approved referendum to allow the District the option to reduce the capital tax millage by .25 mills and increase the operating millage by .25 mills to maintain economic stability. This will not result in any increase to the taxpayer. Shall the School district reduce the capital millage and increase the operating millage each by up to .25 mills for a four year period?
COLUMBIA COUNTY Establishes Citizen Advisory
Committee to Make Recommendations to the Board of County
Commissioners Regarding Redistricting
Shall Article 2, Section 2.2 of the Home Rule Charter for Columbia County, Florida be amended to provide for the creation of a Citizen Redistricting Advisory Committee composed of registered voters residing in Columbia County to advise the Board of County Commissioners during the redistricting process and setting forth critical timeframes for action?
Providing Additional Method for Removal of the County Manager by the Board of County Commissioners
Shall Article 2, Section 2.8(1) of the Home Rule Charter for Columbia County, Florida be amended to allow the Board of County Commissioners to remove the County Manager by a majority plus one vote of the entire board at one meeting, allowing the one meeting to be a special meeting, in addition to the existing option of by a majority vote of the entire board at each of two successive regular meetings?
Removes a Department Head’s Option to Appeal Termination by County Manager to the County Commission
Shall Article 4, Section 4.2 of the Home Rule Charter for Columbia County, Florida be amended to remove the ability of a department head to appeal his or her termination by the County Manager to the Board of County Commissioners?
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Qualified County Attorney by Commission; Abolishing Elected Office of County Attorney
Shall Article 5, Section 5.2.1 of the Home Rule Charter for Columbia County, Florida be amended to supercede Laws of Florida Ch. 27476, No. 997 to remove the elected office of County Attorney; amend the title of Article III; create Article 3, Section 3.6 to establish the Office of County Attorney, provide authority to the Board of County Commissioners regarding the hiring and firing, qualifications, powers, duties and terms of employment of the County Attorney?
Hernando County Non-Binding Referendum to
Acquire and Manage Lands Deemed Critical to Hernando County’s Environment
In 1988, Hernando County’s voters approved a property tax levy, at a rate of one-tenth of one mill (.1 mil), to fund the acquisition and maintenance of environmentally-sensitive lands. That levy ceased in 2011. The referendum asks whether the levy shall be resumed. Shall the Board of County Commissioners levy a property tax of up to one-tenth of one mill (.1 mil) to fund the acquisition, management, and maintenance of environmentally-sensitive lands, with the program to sunset on September 30?
Non-Binding Referendum Regarding the Continuance of Mosquito and Other Pest Insect Control Services in Hernando County
Since 2011, Hernando County has funded the provision of mosquito and other pest insect control services with a property tax levy, at a rate not to exceed one-tenth of one mill (.1 mil). The referendum asks whether the levy shall be continued. Shall the Board of County Commissioners continue to levy a property tax of up to one-tenth of one mil (.1 mil) to fund the provision of mosquito and other pest insect control services?
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Hillsborough County Amend Section 9.11 of County
Charter to Change the Term Physical Handicap to Disability
Shall the Hillsborough County Charter, Section 9.11, Discrimination Prohibited, which prohibits County government from depriving any person of certain rights, be amended to change the term physical handicap to disability?
Amends Charter to Require Financial Impact Statement for All County Charter
Amendments and Countywide Referenda
Shall county Charter be amended to provide that the board of county commissioners require by ordinance that a separate financial impact statement, not exceeding seventy-five words, including a two-year estimate of the increase or decrease in revenues or costs to the county resulting from approval of all proposed county Charter amendments and all proposed countywide referenda unrelated to county Charter amendment, be prepared by county budget director and placed on ballot immediately following ballot question?
Holmes County Referendum Regarding the
Sale of Alcoholic Beverages on Sunday
Shall premises holding a license to sell alcoholic beverages be permitted to sell and serve alcoholic beverages on Sunday within Holmes County, Florida, outside of any municipality?
Lee County Referendum Authorizing Slot
Machine Gaming at the Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Track in Lee County
Shall Lee County Ordinance No. 12-13 be approved, authorizing slot machine gaming at the Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Track in Lee County subject to the requirements and restrictions of Florida law?
6 Leon County Referendum Regarding Levy of
Sales Surtax by School Board to Finance Educational Facilities
Shall a one-half cent discretionary sales surtax be levied in Leon County for a period of 15 years, beginning January 1, 2013, to finance education facilities, including construction, reconstruction, retrofitting, renovation, remodeling, land acquisition and improvement and the purchase of technology equipment, hardware and software for the Leon County School District, which levy will extend the existing one-half cent discretionary sales tax that expires December 31, 2012?
Marion County Bond Issued by the Marion
County Hospital District to be Repaid from Increased
Property Taxes
May the Marion County Hospital District issue bonds not to exceeding a principle amount of $65,370,000 to finance new hospital equipment and new and renovated hospital facilities, with the bonds to be repaid from increased property taxes, not to exceed one mill annually? The bonds will bear interest at a rate not exceeding the maximum lawful rate and mature between 5 and 6 years after issuance.
Miami Dade County Home Rule Charter
Amendment Relating to Term Limits of County
Commissioners
Shall the Charter be amended to provide that County Commissioners shall serve no more than two consecutive four-year terms in office excluding terms of service prior to 2012?
Technical Amendments to
Home Rule Charter Shall the Charter be amended to clarify the titles of subsections, correct and update cross-references between provisions, and delete references to offices and agencies which have been abolished?
7 Charter Amendment Requiring
Extraordinary Vote to Include Additional Land within the Urban Development Boundary
Shall the Charter be amended to require a two-thirds vote of County Commissioners then in office to include additional land within the Urban Development Boundary established by the County’s
Comprehensive Development Master Plan? Charter Amendment
Pertaining to Changes in Municipal Boundaries and Creation of New Municipalities
Shall the Charter be amended to:
·Require the County Commission to consider the benefits of any proposed annexation of commercial areas, when approving or authorizing an annexation
·Establish alternative procedure for creation of new municipalities in unincorporated areas of the County by petition which provides conditions for creation of new municipalities and a single election to approve the creation of a new municipality and approve its Charter, instead of two elections for these
purposes? Charter Amendment
Regarding Penalties and Enforcement of Citizens’ Bill of Rights
Shall the Charter be amended to eliminate the provision providing for forfeiture of office if a public official or employee willfully violates the Citizens’ Bill of Rights and allow, in addition to suit in circuit court, the Commission on Ethics and Public Trust to enforce the Citizens’ Bill of Rights with penalties authorized by the Code? Charter Amendment Related to
Option for Filling Mayoral or County Commissioner Vacancy
Shall the Charter be amended to:
·Extend the time to conduct an election to fill a mayoral or commissioner vacancy from 45 to 90 days from the decision to call such election and provide a timeframe for qualification and any necessary runoff; ·Temporarily transfer, during a mayoral vacancy or incapacity, certain mayoral powers to the Commission Chairperson, Vice Chairperson or Commissioner chosen by the Board?
8 Charter Amendment
Regarding Mayoral Conflicts in County Procurement
Shall the Charter be amended to provide that when the County Mayor declares a conflict of interest in a particular procurement of a County contract, the chairperson of the Board of County Commissioners shall exercise all authority provided by the Charter or the County Commission to the Mayor with regard to such procurement including the authority to recommend a bid waiver?
Referendum Regarding
Structures and Modification of Existing Agreements for the Tennis Center at Crandon Park
In accordance with Article 7 of the Home Rule Charter, do you approve as set forth in Resolution R-660-12:
·Erection of permanent structures and expansion of existing structures at Crandon Park Tennis Center for public park and tennis tournament use, which shall be funded solely by tennis center and
tournament revenues and private funds; and
·Modification and extension of agreements with operator of Sony Open Tennis Tournament or its successors?
Non-Binding Straw Ballot on Funding Improved Animal Services Programs
Would you be in favor of the County Commission increasing the countywide general fund millage by 0.1079 mills and applying the additional ad valorem tax revenues generated thereby to fund improved animal services, including:
·Decreasing the killing of adoptable dogs and cats (historically approximately 20,000 annually);
·Reducing stray cat populations (currently approximately 400,000 cats); and
·Funding free and low-cost spay/neuter programs, low-cost veterinary care programs, and responsible pet ownership educational programs?
9 Non-Binding Straw Ballot on
Contracting with Companies Doing Business with State Sponsors of Terrorism
Would you support, to the extent permitted by law, prohibiting further the use of taxpayers’ dollars to procure services or capital improvement projects from companies actively doing business in countries that are on the U.S. Department of State’s list of state sponsors of terrorism?
Monroe County Referendum on Extending the
One Cent Infrastructure Sales Tax Through 2033
Shall the existing one cent infrastructure sales tax be extended through 2033 (it otherwise expires in 2018) with the proceeds used for the following projects: wastewater facilities and, only if those wastewater projects are completed or fully funded, recreation and conservation lands, marinas, courthouses, parking, offices, roads, bridges, airports, libraries, piers, auditoriums, riprap/seawalls, solid waste, jails, police/fire facilities, land acquisition, storm water, and any public purpose authorized by law?
Changing Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority Board of Directors from Gubernatorial Appointments to Elected Positions
Should the selection of the members of the Board of Directors of the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority be changed from positions appointed by the Governor of the State of Florida to positions elected by the voters of Monroe County, Florida?
Orange County Local Method Filling Vacancies
in Office of Commissioner and Mayor When Authorized Under Florida Law
Shall the Orange County Charter be amended to prescribe, when authorized under Florida law, a method for locally filing offices of Commissioner and Mayor during vacancy or suspension, providing generally for appointment to fill vacant and suspended offices until the next general election, and for special election to fill the vacant office of Mayor where the Mayor’s remaining term exceeds one year?
10 County Charter Amendment
Changing Due Date of Charter Review Commission’s Report
Shall the Orange County Charter be amended to change the due date of the Orange County Charter Review Commission’s report to a date no later than the last day of qualifying for election to county office?
Effect Within Municipalities of County Ordinances Concerning Simulated Gambling or
Gambling
Shall the Orange County Charter be amended to provide that Orange County ordinances shall be effective within municipalities and prevail over municipal ordinances when Orange County sets stricter minimum standards for prohibiting or regulating simulated gambling or gambling?
County Charter Amendment Authorizing Designation of Unincorporated Villages and Creation of Village Advisory Boards
Shall the Orange County Charter be amended to provide that, upon petition and approval at referendum by the electors of an unincorporated US Census Designated Place with population
exceeding 25,000, such area shall be designated an unincorporated "village," with an appointed village advisory board having such powers, duties, and functions as set forth by charter and ordinance? Special Referendum Requiring
County and Municipal Approval of Zoning or Comprehensive Plan Amendments Affecting Overcrowded Public Schools
Shall the Orange County Charter provision be reapproved to allow the continued effectiveness of the ordinance requiring that rezonings or comprehensive plan amendments (or both) (1) that increase residential density in an overcrowded school zone and (2) for which the school district cannot accommodate the expected additional students, take effect only upon approval by each local government located within the boundaries of that school zone?
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Osceola County Non-Partisan Elections for
County Commissioners Shall the Osceola County Home Rule Charter be amended to provide for non-partisan elections of County Commissioners?
Pasco County 2015 Penny for Pasco to Fund
Job Creation, Public Safety, Environmental Lands,
Infrastructure, and Education
Shall a One-Cent Sales Surtax continue to be levied, beginning in 2015, to fund public infrastructure to 2024, and shared among Pasco County Schools (45%), Pasco County (45%), and Pasco’s Cities (10%) for: Job Creation and Economic Development Projects (pursuant to Section 212.005(2)(d)3, Florida Statutes); Public Safety facilities, vehicles and equipment; acquiring Environmentally Sensitive Lands; school technology, career academies, and Educational Facilities Improvements; infrastructure related to Transportation and Safety; and public infrastructure within the Cities?
Polk County County Property Tax
Exemption Shall the board of county commissioners of this county be authorized to grant, pursuant to s.3, Art. VII of the State Constitution, property tax exemptions to new businesses and expansions of existing businesses that are expected to create new, full time jobs in the county?
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Sarasota County Charter Amendment Providing
Timetable for Proposed Charter Amendment
Referendum; Effective Date of Voter-Approved Amendments
Shall subsection 7.1 be amended providing: (a) referendum for Charter amendments proposed by citizen initiative, County Commission, Legislature held at next general election rather than within 60 days after filing, provided amendment filed with County Commission 120 days before election, (b) referendum for amendments proposed by Charter Review Board held at next general election, rather than next countywide election, provided proposed amendment filed with County Commission 120 days before election; (c) amendments
effective upon certification of election results.
Seminole County Seminole County School
District Ad Valorem Millage Election
Shall Seminole County School District ad valorem millage be increased by up to one mill beginning July 1, 2013, and ending not more than four (4) fiscal years later on June 30, 2017, for essential operating expenses to: preserve “A” rated academic, vocational, arts, and athletic programs; retain highly qualified teachers; and repair and maintain school buildings with annual reporting to the county’s citizens to ensure fiscal stewardship of the funds?
Palm Beach County Slot Machines at Licensed
Pari-Mutual Facilities Located in Palm Beach County
Shall slot machines be authorized within licensed pari-mutuel facilities in Palm Beach County subject to the restrictions of state law?
Economic Development Property Tax Exemptions for New Businesses and
Expansions of Existing Businesses
Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Palm Beach County be authorized to grant, pursuant to s. 3, Article VII of the State Constitution, property tax exemptions to new businesses and expansions of existing businesses that are expected to create new, full-time jobs in Palm Beach County?
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Pinellas County Approval of the Continuation
of One-Half Mill Ad Valorem Tax for School District Operating Expenses
Shall the Pinellas County School District ad valorem millage of one-half mill per year be continued beginning July 1, 2013 and ending four fiscal years later on June 30, 2017, for necessary operating expenses including funds to recruit and retain quality teachers; preserve reading programs and music and art classes; and provide up-to-date textbooks and technology, with oversight of these expenditures by an independent citizens financial oversight committee?
St. Lucie County
Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Shall the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County be authorized to grant pursuant to Section 3, Article VII of the State Constitution, property tax exemption incentives to new businesses and expansions of existing businesses that are expected to create new, full-time jobs in the County?
Volusia County Referendum Regarding Ad
Valorem Tax Millage for School Operational Purposes of School District
Shall the School District of Volusia County voter-approved ad valorem millage be one mill for school operational purposes to support academic programs, including the arts, the recruitment and retention of teachers, and student activities and athletics, beginning July 1, 2013, and ending on June 30, 2017, with annual reporting of these funds to the citizens of Volusia County?
Wakulla County Economic Development
Property Tax Exemptions for New Businesses and
Expansions of Existing Businesses
Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Wakulla County, Florida, be authorized to grant, pursuant to s. 3, Art. VII of the Florida constitution, property tax exemptions to new businesses and expansions of existing businesses that are expected to create new, full-time jobs in the County?
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Walton County Referendum Authorizing
Economic Tax Exemptions for Business Expansion
Shall the board of county commissioners of this county be authorized to grant, pursuant to s. 3, Art. VII of the State Constitution, property tax exemptions to new businesses and expansions of existing businesses that are expected to create new, full-time jobs in the county?
