No. HB 4029
Filed under Local Government.
Hillsborough County Charter ; Revises number of commissioners on Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners; revises territory of each county district; revises district reapportionment requirements; revises vote count requirements for enactment of ordinances & resolutions, for county internal auditor appointments & removals, for county administrator appointments & removals, for county attorney appointments & removals, & for charter amendments; revises process for appointing charter review board members & for proposing amendments to charter; provides requirements for transitions to single-member district & to 11-member board of commissioners; requires referendum.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe board grows from 7 to 9 commissioners, with all seats elected from single-member districts. If the county population reaches 2.5 million, the board expands to 11 members.
Voting thresholds for key actions shift from fixed numbers to majority-plus-one of the entire board. This includes appointing or removing the county administrator, county attorney, and internal auditor.
Ordinances and resolutions now require a majority of the entire board to pass, rather than a fixed number of affirmative votes. Motions still pass by a majority of members present.
A charter review board will now consist of two members appointed by each commissioner, replacing the previous system of 14 randomly selected electors.
AIIncreases the board from 7 to 9 members, with all members elected from single-member districts. The board expands to 11 members if the county population reaches 2.5 million.
AIChanges the vote required to pass ordinances and resolutions from a fixed number of affirmative votes to a majority of the entire board membership.
AIChanges the vote required for the board to propose charter amendments from a fixed number of votes to a majority plus one of the entire board.
AIChanges the composition of the charter review board from 14 electors appointed by the board to two members appointed by each commissioner.
AIRequires the board to establish single-member district apportionment by October 1, 2027, and specifies staggered terms for the 2028 election.
AIRequires the board to reapportion districts within 120 days of a census showing a population of at least 2.5 million, and specifies staggered terms for the first election following that census.
AIRequires a countywide referendum on November 3, 2026, for the charter amendment to take effect.