§ 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 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 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. 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 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.