§ 2. Governing body; advisory committee.

The Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, shall be the governing body of the district, and shall exercise that function by the approval of the annual budget of the district and the execution of contracts for improvements and services for the district, and the disbursement of funds. The business and affairs of the district shall be administered and conducted by a committee of five (5) members of the district, who shall be qualified electors residing in the district. The committee shall monitor the desires of the owners and residents and make recommendations to the board relative to all phases of the operations of the district, including but not limited to, the selection of legal counsel, the selection of engineers, the proposed annual or monthly assessment to be levied and the basis therefore, the number and location of streetlights, contracts with Gulf Power, coordination with the water and sewer department, the selection of contractors for the installation of improvements, the feasibility of projects, and the proposed priorities thereof. If no committee is established, a point of contact for the district must be designated by property owners within the boundaries of the municipal services benefit unit at a public meeting. This point of contact will provide a means of communication to and from the district. This point of contact will also serve as the secretary of the district. When no committee exists, all desires for projects of the district shall be communicated by the point of contact and by a petition representing fifty-five (55) percent support of the desired project.

A.

Selection and terms of office. The initial Point of Contact is Scott Nuss, 199 Woodland Park Circle, Mary Esther, Florida 32569.

B.

Officers; meetings. The officers of the committee shall be a chairman and a secretary. The secretary shall be elected by the committee at their first meeting and shall have the duties usually pertaining to that office. A record shall be kept of all meetings of the committee and in such meetings concurrence of a majority of the members present constituting a quorum shall be necessary for any affirmative action by the committee. The meetings of the committee and minutes of the meetings shall be open to the public at all times and conducted in accordance with the Sunshine Law. If no committee has been elected, the point of contact shall conduct all meetings and all requests for action by the district shall be represented by a petition. The petition must support a fifty-five (55) percent approval of the requested action of all property owners within the district to be presented to the board for review.

(Ord. No. 12-13, § 2, 5-15-12)