Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends the Reedy Creek improvement district for Orange and Osceola Counties.

Highlights:

• Requires the Reedy Creek Improvement District be renamed to "Central Florida Tourism Oversight District” within the next two years (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that the District will remain a public corporation of the State (Sec. 1). 

• Establishes the The Board of Supervisors of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (Sec. 4):

• This board is to act as the governing body of this district;

• This board is to consist of five members appointed by the Governor and approved by the senate; 

• This board will have one designated chair of the board of supervisors and one designated vice chair; and 

• The members of this board will serve four year terms. 

• Requires all board member nominees be Florida residents  (Sec. 4). 

• Prohibits someone becoming a board member if they or their relatives have worked for any theme park in any capacity within the last 3 years (Sec. 4). 

• Requires that once a month meetings be held in an open forum with the majority of the members present and information regarding these meetings be given in a reasonable time frame (Sec. 4). 

• Authorizes the board to create and enforce reasonable rules regarding meetings and membership (Sec. 4). 

• Requires the board to keep a book entitled "Record of Governing Board of Central Florida

• Tourism Oversight District” containing minutes of all meetings, resolutions, proceedings, certificates, bonds given by all employees, and any and all corporate acts and they also must keep a website for public access (Sec. 4). 

• Requires the board to submit a report to the Department of Financial Services and a public facilities report annually 

• Requires that all powers and duties of the district be done through the board of directors including (Sec. 7): 

• Hiring engineers, contractors, consultants, attorneys,  auditors, agents, employees, and representatives as needed; 

• Adopting bylaws, rules, resolutions, and orders regarding representatives of the district, business of the district, and district projects; 

• Entering any property, land, or water within the district that is subject to due process of private property;

• Adopting all documents, performing all duties, and executing all contracts the bored deems necessary; 

• Purchasing and maintaining insurance necessary for the district; 

• Examining and authorizing any district official to look over the county's tax roll in regards to assessed and real value of property in the district; and 

• Adopting and enforcing employment and personnel policies governing employees. 

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends the Reedy Creek improvement district for Orange and Osceola Counties.

Highlights:

• Requires the Reedy Creek Improvement District be renamed to "Central Florida Tourism Oversight District” within the next two years (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that the District will remain a public corporation of the State (Sec. 1). 

• Establishes the The Board of Supervisors of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (Sec. 4):

• This board is to act as the governing body of this district;

• This board is to consist of five members appointed by the Governor and approved by the senate; 

• This board will have one designated chair of the board of supervisors and one designated vice chair; and 

• The members of this board will serve four year terms. 

• Requires all board member nominees be Florida residents  (Sec. 4). 

• Prohibits someone becoming a board member if they or their relatives have worked for any theme park in any capacity within the last 3 years (Sec. 4). 

• Requires that once a month meetings be held in an open forum with the majority of the members present and information regarding these meetings be given in a reasonable time frame (Sec. 4). 

• Authorizes the board to create and enforce reasonable rules regarding meetings and membership (Sec. 4). 

• Requires the board to keep a book entitled "Record of Governing Board of Central Florida

• Tourism Oversight District” containing minutes of all meetings, resolutions, proceedings, certificates, bonds given by all employees, and any and all corporate acts and they also must keep a website for public access (Sec. 4). 

• Requires the board to submit a report to the Department of Financial Services and a public facilities report annually 

• Requires that all powers and duties of the district be done through the board of directors including (Sec. 7): 

• Hiring engineers, contractors, consultants, attorneys,  auditors, agents, employees, and representatives as needed; 

• Adopting bylaws, rules, resolutions, and orders regarding representatives of the district, business of the district, and district projects; 

• Entering any property, land, or water within the district that is subject to due process of private property;

• Adopting all documents, performing all duties, and executing all contracts the bored deems necessary; 

• Purchasing and maintaining insurance necessary for the district; 

• Examining and authorizing any district official to look over the county's tax roll in regards to assessed and real value of property in the district; and 

• Adopting and enforcing employment and personnel policies governing employees. 

Full Bill Text