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 Okaloosa County
 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix D. SPECIAL DISTRICTS
 Article XV. TUXEDO DRIVE AREA STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT

  § 2. Governing body; advisory committee.  

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  • The board of county commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, shall be the governing body of the taxing unit, and shall exercise that function by the approval of the annual budget of the taxing unit and the execution of contracts for improvements and services for the taxing unit, and the disbursement of funds. The business and affairs of the taxing unit shall be administered and conducted by a committee of five (5) members of the district, who shall be qualified electors owning property in the taxing unit. The committee shall monitor the desires of the owners and make recommendations to the board relative to all phases of the operation of the taxing unit including but not limited to the selection of legal counsel, the selection of engineers, the proposed annual assessment to be levied and the basis therefor, the selection of contractors for the installation of improvements, the feasibility of projects, and the proposed priorities thereof.

    (A)

    Selection and terms of office. The initial committee shall consist of five (5) members and two (2) alternates to be appointed by the board based on the recommendations of those persons attending an annual meeting to be called by the chairman of the committee who shall be appointed by the board upon the adoption of this ordinance. The committee shall initially be appointed for a period of one (1) year, and shall, during said period, adopt its own rules of procedure, bylaws, and mode of selecting and terms of committee persons for subsequent years to be ratified by approval of the board.

    (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 shall be necessary to 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.