Ordinance 73-21November 13, 1973
Mr. Ben D. Driver
Collier County Fiscal Officer
Board of County Commissioners
Collier County Courthouse
Nap]ce, F]ori(h'~ 33940
Dcor Mr. Driver:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes,
this will acknowledge your letter of November 8, 1973 and certified
copies of Collier County, Ordinances Numbers 73-20 and 73-21, which
were received and filed In tills office on 'November 13, 1973.
Kindest regards. ..
Cordially,
RICHARD (DICK) STONE
Secretary of State
By
(Mrs.) Nancy Kavanaugh
Chief, Bureau of Laws
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WI,tl;!I;L~,:·, I:'~::, P~mrd
r,ul-sUanL 29 Ch;q~ter 125 Flm't. dn
county~ Florida I%as determined that there is n need for n
]lcndeEson Creel: Fire Control District to protect the public
safety.
FItEIIEAS, thc creation of snid district i~ feasible and
destrabl(~ and of benefit to nil of tho lands included in suah
proposed districl, nnd the creation of l~aid district is necessary
in tho public
NOW, 'rIIEP, EFOII]: lie Il' O]ID^Ih'EI) 13Y 'file BOAIID OF COUN'Ft'
COMMISSION].:RS 01.' COLLIER COUNTY~ I.'IA)IIIDA:
. Section 1. Tho c:orporatt~,n:~;ne of the district is TIIE
]IENDEIISON CR){E[{ PAllI: FIRE CON~ ~L~DISTIIlCT nnd 8hall bo
specie] purl)o~o district ns dot ined by Chapter 125.01((1)
Florida Statutes.
Section 2. The description houndarios nrc ns
. recto'deal in Pint ~oo]: O, at Page It1 ~ -
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Cotmty Commtl~ttt. ollcl's o~ Collfor Cotlllty.
~ectioli 4. Tho busi,oss ~ffair~ of tho district sha]], lm
administered and conducted by tho board. It shall have the
nutho]'tt:y as prescribed In 125,01(q) including the authority to
estnbltsh, equip, opernle and maintain a fire depnrLment within
the district and shall lmy, lense, sell, exelmnga,
acquire and dispose of fire-fighting equtpmm~t and oliver proper-
ty, real, pel, Srmal or mixed, that it may from time i.o Lime deem
necessary to prevent and exLinguish fire within the disirict.
Th:is shall tsc)udo, but is not limited to, the authority
provide water, wafer ~mpply, water t~t, ttons and other
buildings; ncc(u)t gifts or donations of equipment or mol~ey roi'
the uso of the districL; and to do ~].1 things necessary to
fire ln'Otectten for tho district. Tho board shall have tho
power to hil'/~ slid fil'e IlOCogsnl'y fire-fighting persOllllul, to
in,peet ,Il property and investigate for fire haznrda and to
])romulllnte rules and regulations for tile prevention of fire and "
for fire control in the district.
Section 5. For the purpose e' carrying into effect thir;
law the I)onrd shall annlmlly, mal:e an ~tomtzed estimate of tho
amount of money required %0 carry out tho provisions of this
ordinanc:o for thc next ft~mal year which shn]l l>o aa prescribed
by Chapter 1~9 l,'lortda Btatutos. Tho estimate shall have for
what p,.i)'poso tho moneys are roq%lil'od and tho amount necessnry
to Im raised by t:~xation within tho district, and shall bo pre-
sented In writing, signed by the Clmirman and Vice Chairman to
the Board or Comtt.7 Commissioners of Co]lter County. Prior to
t:l,o I'Wr~,.mtntion of 1. ho (~t~timal:o lo tho Bor~rcl of County
stonerf.:, coptes of the liemized o~ttmnte, signed l)y t. ho Chairman
So(:t:ion fi. l.:l'{On aclrq)t. Jon o'L' said DJ:~Lr:i. cL ]h,dl',cl: the
fili(] ii{ I.{Ir, 1. J1~I(.! O{' {,la{;jl]}~ nlld J'~.);iDg Ibc' J.':'{'.(~ o{' ;tlllltl:l]
lcvir~d on ail prol~o;.'l:y or tht~ ({Jsl, l'Jcl, l'e;t] and ),orh:onnl,
prt~vj(le(I, lic,~,.'(~vo]'~ 1.he tel. al. InJl].a[~c~ Blta].] Hot ~.>;t~eod Olio
mil'in any one yea.r.
Section 7, Tnzc-q here:in provided for shall
and co]l¢.'cted in the saint: manner :~n(I i'm-m as l~)'ovidcd £or tho
,qssc:.:sment nnd toilet:rich of county taxes.
Section 8. All wa{'rants £o~' i:he payment of lnl)o~-,
equipment, maiem'ials and othe~ a].lowab]e cxpens¢~n
by tl,e board J. I1 cnrl'yillg Otlt, the pl-ovJ, ri]Ollfi of l, liJ. s ordinance
shall bo payah]e by the treasurey of tho boa~d on nccount~ and
vouchers nplnCoved by tho board. Tho t. ronsm'(:u shall on
l)ofo{'o each yea{' make a %'ril. tcn annual m-oport of {-ecoipts and
expenditures of tho fu:~cln of tho district 1. o tho
(lUiX'ed I)y ChalutOx' 73.-349, Laws of Florida. lie t~l{all ftn'nJsh a
copy of the ropowt %o tho Board of County Commissioners.
Section 9. This m'dinnnce shall be construed as a
remecli;tl ;ici: and slma]]. I)o lJ.l)~l'ally (:onstruod to p~'omoto thc,
purpose for which it is inl',ondod.
Section ]0. This ordinance shall take effect upon being
approved by n m:tjol'it.y vote of those voting;, of nil frephol(tors
and quail, fled electors l'esiding within ~he (lis~rict upon thc,
question of croat'.ion of thc district and levying of Ihs taxes
t~I~ to and not exceeding one mil at an elecl, icm l.n I)o held
hecta'ding to the npp].tcnble laws of tho State or Florida.
This Ordinance shall take effect
October 30, 1973. BOAR]) OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
.,' OF ~OLLIER COUN'I"f~ FLOIIlDA
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'~t'led in Office of Secretary of State
on Nove~er 13, ~973
(See letter attached)