THE BILL ITSELF
HB 4037
Pasco County Mosquito Control District, Pasco County
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An act relating to Pasco County Mosquito Control
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District, Pasco County; amending chapter 2005-322,
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Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 2025-242, Laws
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of Florida; revising a cross-reference; revising term
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limits for members of the governing body of the
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district; requiring the Pasco County Board of County
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Commissioners to designate geographical districts by
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specified numerals; providing requirements for a
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specified subdistrict; providing applicability;
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providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Section 1 of section 2 of chapter 2005-322,
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Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 2025-242, Laws of
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Florida, is amended to read:
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Section 1. Minimum charter requirements.—In accordance
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with section 189.031(3) 189.404(3), Florida Statutes, the
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following subsections shall comprise the minimum required
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charter provisions for Pasco County Mosquito Control District:
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(1) The district is organized and exists for all purposes
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set forth in this act and chapter 388, Florida Statutes.
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(2) The powers, functions, and duties of the district
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regarding ad valorem taxation, non-ad valorem assessments, bond
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issuance, other revenue-raising capabilities, budget preparation
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and approval, liens, foreclosure of liens, use of tax deeds and
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tax certificates, and contractual agreements shall be as set
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forth in chapters 170, 189, 197, 200, and 388, Florida Statutes,
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this act, or any other applicable general or special law.
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(3) The district was created by the petition process
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formerly provided for in chapter 390, Florida Statutes (1951),
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and now continued in chapter 388, Florida Statutes.
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(4) The district's charter may be amended only by special
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act of the Legislature, unless otherwise provided by chapter 189
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or chapter 388, Florida Statutes.
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(5) In accordance with section 388.101(1), Florida
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Statutes, the district is governed by a three-member board
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elected with staggered terms, and section 189.0312, Florida
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Statutes, as may be amended, applies to this subsection, except
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that a member of the board may not serve for more than three two
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4-year terms, with service of a term of office commencing at a
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member's election at or after the November 2026 election.
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Notwithstanding section 388.101, Florida Statutes, the following
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apply, beginning with the November 2026 election:
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(a) The office of each member of the board is designated
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as being a seat on the board, distinguished from each of the
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other seats by a numeral 1, 2, or 3, which represents designated
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geographical subdistricts.
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(b) The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners shall
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be responsible for drawing the boundaries of the geographical
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subdistricts after providing notice and public hearing as
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provided in general law. The geographical subdistricts shall
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consist of contiguous and compact territories, nearly equal in
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population as is practicable, and shall use existing political
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and geographical boundaries. The Pasco County Board of County
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Commissioners shall draw initial geographical subdistricts by
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January 1, 2026, and following the completion of a decennial
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census thereafter. In addition to drawing the initial
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geographical subdistricts, the Pasco County Board of County
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Commissioners shall also designate each subdistrict by a numeral
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1, 2, or 3. The geographical subdistrict designated as Seat 2
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shall be the subdistrict that includes all or a majority of the
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City of Zephyrhills, and shall be the seat that is on the ballot
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for the November 2026 election.
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(c) Candidates for the board must qualify as directed by
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chapter 99, Florida Statutes. Each candidate must designate, at
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the time he or she qualifies, the seat on the board for which he
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or she qualifies. Each candidate must reside in the designated
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subdistrict, and only electors of the subdistrict are authorized
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to vote for the member of that subdistrict. The name of each
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candidate who qualifies must be included on the ballot in a way
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that clearly indicates the seat for which he or she is a
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candidate. The candidate for each seat who receives the most
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votes shall be elected to the board.
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(d) Each member shall be elected for a term of 4 years and
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serve until the member's successor assumes office.
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(e) For the length of their terms of office, members of
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the board must remain residents and electors of the subdistrict
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from which they are elected to represent. However, the
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requirements in paragraph (c) and this paragraph relating to
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residency and electors voting within a subdistrict do not apply
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until the November 2026 election for Seat 2, and until the
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November 2028 election for Seats 1 and 3. The membership and
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organization of the board shall be as set forth in this act and
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chapter 388, Florida Statutes.
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(6) Board members may be paid a salary in accordance with
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this act and chapter 388, Florida Statutes. Pursuant to section
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112.08, Florida Statutes, board members may receive benefits,
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such as medical insurance or accidental death and dismemberment
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insurance, in addition to the maximum salary allowed under
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general law. Each additional benefit shall be granted by
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unanimous resolution of the district with all members present.
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(7) The administrative duties of the board of
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commissioners shall be as set forth in this act and chapter 388,
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Florida Statutes.
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(8) Requirements for financial disclosure, meeting
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notices, reporting, public records maintenance, and per diem
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expenses for officers and employees shall be as set forth in
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chapters 112, 189, 286, and 388, Florida Statutes.
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(9) The procedures and requirements governing the issuance
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of bonds, notes, and other evidence of indebtedness by the
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district shall be as set forth in chapters 189 and 388, Florida
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Statutes, and applicable general laws.
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(10) The procedures for conducting district elections and
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for qualification of electors shall be pursuant to chapters 189
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and 388, Florida Statutes, and applicable general laws.
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(11) The district may be financed by any method
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established in this act, chapter 189 or chapter 388, Florida
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Statutes, or any applicable general laws.
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(12) Pursuant to section 388.221, Florida Statutes, the
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district's authority to levy upon all of the personal and real
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taxable property in the district a special tax during each year
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as maintenance tax is preserved.
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(13) The method for collecting non-ad valorem assessments,
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fees, service charges, or state matching funds shall be as set
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forth in chapters 170, 197, and 388, Florida Statutes.
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(14) The district's planning requirements shall be as set
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forth in chapters 189 and 388, Florida Statutes.
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(15) The district's geographic boundary limitations shall
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be coterminous with the boundaries of Pasco County as defined in
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section 7.51, Florida Statutes, and may be amended pursuant to
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section 388.211, Florida Statutes.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.