Bill Text: FL S0984 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Local Government Code Enforcement Boards
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration [S0984 Detail]
Download: Florida-2011-S0984-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2011 SB 984 By Senator Norman 12-01583-11 2011984__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to local government code enforcement 3 boards; amending s. 162.05, F.S.; allowing a local 4 government code enforcement board to adopt 5 requirements that are in lieu of residency standards 6 for members of the board; providing criteria; 7 providing an effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 162.05, Florida 12 Statutes, is amended to read: 13 162.05 Local government code enforcement boards; 14 organization.— 15 (2) Members of the enforcement boards mustshallbe 16 residents of the municipality, or in lieu of residency, must 17 meet the requirements adopted by that municipality,in the case 18 of municipal enforcement boards, or must be residents of the 19 county, or in lieu of residency, must meet the requirements 20 adopted by that county in the case of county enforcement boards. 21 The requirements in lieu of residency may include persons who 22 own a business or real property or who work for a business 23 within the boundaries of the municipality or county. 24 Appointments shall be made in accordance with applicable law and 25 ordinances on the basis of experience or interest in the subject 26 matter jurisdiction of the respective code enforcement board, in 27 the sole discretion of the local governing body. The membership 28 of each enforcement board shall, whenever possible, include an 29 architect, a businessperson, an engineer, a general contractor, 30 a subcontractor, and a realtor. 31 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.