CHAPTER 2000-393
House Bill No. 867
An act relating to the Immokalee Fire Control District, Collier County;
providing legislative intent; providing for a codification of the special
laws relating to the Immokalee Fire Control District pursuant to s.
191.015, F.S.; codifying, reenacting, and amending all prior special
acts; creating and establishing a fire control and rescue district as
an independent district in Collier County and fixing the boundaries
of the district; providing for a governing body; prescribing the powers
of the board; authorizing the board to establish and maintain
emergency medical services and equipment; authorizing the board
to make policies, rules, regulations, and a fire code; providing for
assessing and collecting taxes, assessments, impact fees, and user
charges; providing that this act shall be construed liberally; providing
for severability; providing for the repeal of chapters 55-30666,
57-1236, 78-490, 80-485, 87-499, 88-513, 91-368, and 98-489, Laws
of Florida, as said laws relate to the district; providing an effective
date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Section 1. Pursuant to section 191.015, Florida Statutes, this act constitutes
the codification of all special acts relating to the Immokalee Fire
Control District. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a single,
comprehensive special act charter for the Immokalee Fire Control District
which includes all current legislative authority granted to the district by
general law and by its several legislative enactments, as said laws may be
amended from time to time, and any additional authority granted by this
act.
Section 2. Chapters 55-30666, 57-1236, 78-490, 80-485, 87-499, 88-513,
91-368, and 98-489, Laws of Florida, relating to the Immokalee Fire Control
District, are hereby codified, reenacted, and amended as herein provided.
Section 3. The Immokalee Fire Control District is re-created and the
charter for such district is re-created and reenacted to read:
Section 1. There is hereby made, created and established the Immokalee
Fire Control District, an independent special district, hereinafter referred
to as the district, through the codification and reenactment of the district’s
several legislative enactments, which shall include the following described
lands:
Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 of Township
46 South Range 28 East and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32,
33, 34, 35, and 36 of Township 46 South Range 29 East and Sections 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 of Township 46 South
Range 30 East and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,
and 36 of Township 47 South Range 29 East and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,
27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 of Township 47 South Range 30
East and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and
18 of Township 48 South Range 29 East and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,
28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 of Township 48 South Range 30 East.
All of said land being located in Collier County as set forth in public
records thereof.
Section2. Governing body.—The district shall be governed by a board
which shall consist of five resident electors of the district elected by a vote
of the electors of the district pursuant to the laws of Florida, as said laws
may be amended from time to time.
Section 3. Officers; powers.—Within 60 days after the election of members
of the board, the members shall meet and elect from the membership
a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer; provided, however,
the same member may be both secretary and treasurer. The district
shall have and the board may exercise those general and special powers
prescribed by chapter 191, Florida Statutes, or any other applicable general
law or special law, as said laws may be amended from time to time.
Section 4. Emergency medical and rescue response services.—The district
is authorized to establish and maintain emergency medical and rescue
response services and acquire and maintain rescue, medical, transport, and
other emergency equipment, as prescribed by general law and special law,
as said laws may be amended from time to time.
Section 5. Policies, rules and regulations, and fire code.—The board is
authorized to make and adopt policies, rules, regulations, and a fire code for
the prevention of fires, for fire control, and for the provision of rescue services
within the district. Such policies, rules, regulations, and fire code shall
be adopted in accordance with applicable general law and special law, as
said laws may be amended from time to time.
Section 6. Taxes; non-ad valorem assessments; impact fees; user
charges.—The district board shall fix and cause to be levied on all property
of the district, a millage sufficient to meet the requirements of the adopted
budget; provided, however, 2 mills is the maximum that can be levied in any
1 year, except as provided in chapter 191, Florida Statutes, or any other
applicable general law or special law, as said laws may be amended from
time to time. In addition, the district shall have such authority to levy
non-ad valorem assessments and charge impact fees and user charges as
prescribed in chapter 191, Florida Statutes, and all other applicable general
law or special law, as said laws may be amended from time to time.
Section 7. Assessment and collection of taxes, assessments, impact fees,
and user charges.—Taxes, assessments, impact fees, and user charges as
provided herein shall be assessed and collected in the manner prescribed by
applicable general law or special law, as said laws may be amended from
time to time.
Section 4. This act shall be construed as a remedial act and shall be
liberally construed to promote the purpose for which it is intended which is
a codification, reenactment, and repeal of the several legislative enactments
of the district.
Section 5. If any clause, section, or provision of this act is declared unconstitutional
or invalid for any cause or reason it shall be eliminated from this act, and
the remaining portion of the act shall remain in full force and effect
as if said unconstitutional or invalid portion had not been incorporated
herein.
Section 6. Chapters 55-30666, 57-1236, 78-490, 80-485, 87-499, 88-513,
91-368, and 98-489, Laws of Florida, as said laws relate to the district, are
repealed.
Section 7. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
Approved by the Governor May 22, 2000.
Filed in Office Secretary of State May 22, 2000.