§ 262-368. Governing board.

(a)

The governing board of the district shall consist of five persons known as supervisors. The members of the board shall be qualified electors residing within the district. The following named individuals are declared to be the first board of supervisors:

Chester Lanning

Viola "Harold" Barclay

Salvastore C. Scuderi

Douglas G. Brown

Robert Diefinthaler

who have been approved by the Collier County commission.

The above named or their appointed successors shall hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified. On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1984, there shall be an election by the qualified electors within the district for the purpose of electing three supervisors of the district. The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for a period of four years commencing on the second Tuesday following such election. The president and secretary of the district, as of October 1, 1984, shall remain in office until November, 1986. On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1986, there shall be an election by the qualified electors within the district for the purpose of electing two supervisors. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of four years commencing on the second Tuesday following such election. There shall be an election of supervisors of the district every two years thereafter on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. In calendar years ending in the numbers 4 and 8, three supervisors shall be elected for a term of four years each, and in calendar years ending in the numbers 2, 6 and 0, two supervisors shall be elected for a term of four years each. The term of office of any elected supervisor shall commence on the second Tuesday following such election.

Elections held pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by law for holding general elections.

Candidates seeking election to office shall conduct their campaigns in accordance with the provisions of F.S. ch. 106. Candidates shall file petitions, and take the oath required in F.S. § 99.021, with the supervisor of elections of Collier County, Florida.

The supervisor of elections shall appoint the inspectors and clerks of elections, prepare and furnish the ballots, designate polling places, and canvass the returns of the election. The board of county commissioners shall declare and certify the results of the election.

The county registration books shall be used to determine eligible voters, and absentee ballots shall be available as provided by law.

(b)

In case of a vacancy in the office of a supervisor, the remaining supervisors shall fill the vacancy by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(c)

As soon as practicable after each election, the board shall organize by choosing one of their number president of the board and by electing a secretary, who need not be a member of the board.

(d)

A majority of the board shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.

(e)

The board shall keep a permanent record book entitled Record of Proceedings of Pelican Bay Improvement District, in which shall be recorded minutes of all meetings, resolutions, proceedings, certificates, bonds given by all employees, and any and all corporate acts, which book shall at all reasonable times be opened to the inspection in accordance with and subject to F.S. ch. 119, and such other persons as the board may determine to have a proper interest in the proceedings of the board. Such record book shall be kept at any office or other regular place of business maintained by the board in the county.

(f)

Compensation of board. Each supervisor shall be entitled to receive for his services an amount not to exceed $100.00 per month or an amount established by the electors at a referendum, provided that such referendum may only be held in connection with a general election. In addition, each supervisor shall receive travel and per diem expenses as set forth in F.S. § 112.061.

(g)

The board shall adhere to all the provisions of F.S. ch. 286, also known as the Florida Government in the Sunshine Law, and the board shall affirmatively and timely and orderly provide for reasonable public notice and disclosure of all the specific functions the board exercises in administering the statutory powers and purposes and duties to which the district is limited, said notice and disclosure to be for the benefit and information of all residents of the City of Naples and Collier County.

(h)

Advisory committee. Certain lands within the boundaries of the district have been designated in the plan approved by the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council and other lands may in the future be designated for preservation, conservation and recreational purposes. A three-person advisory committee is hereby created to make recommendations to the board on the types of activities, construction, use, maintenance, etc., of the lands designated for preservation, conservation, and recreational purposes. All recommendations of the advisory committee shall be considered by the board who may, for good cause shown, reject or modify such recommendations in the exercise of its sound discretion. The advisory committee shall be appointed by and shall serve at the discretion of the board or as required by general law. Advisory committee members shall set the time and place of their meetings and shall receive no compensation, per diem or expenses.

(Laws of Fla. ch. 74-462, § 3; Laws of Fla. ch. 77-531, § 2; Laws of Fla. ch. 78-492, § 1; Laws of Fla. ch. 82-280, § 2)

Code reference— Boards, commissions, committees and authorities, § 2-816 et seq.