SB 696 — Local Officials

Florida Senate - 2023 CS for SB 696 By Senatorthe IngogliaCommittee 11-00369A-23on 2023696__Community AAffairs; bill to be entitled An act relating to local officials;

and Senator Ingoglia 578-02926-23 2023696c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to local officials;

providingprohibiting that the employmentgoverning contractbody forof a county administratorfrom isrenewing notor toextending bethe renewed,employment extended,contract orof renegotiateda county administrator during a specified timeframe;

providing an exception;

defining the term “governmental entity”;

providingprohibiting that the employmentgoverning contractbody forof a county attorneyfrom isrenewing notor toextending bethe renewed,employment extended,contract orof renegotiateda county general counsel during a specified timeframe;

providing an exception;

defining the term “governmental entity”;

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providing exceptions;

defining the term “governmental entity”;

providingprohibiting that a district school superintendent’sboard employmentfrom contractrenewing withor extending the districtemployment schoolcontract boardof isa notsuperintendent to be renewed, extended, or renegotiated during a specified timeframe;

providing an exception;

defining the term “governmental entity”;

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providing an exception;

defining the term “governmental entity”;

BePage It1 Enacted by the Legislature of the5 StateCODING: of Florida:

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for SB 696 578-02926-23 2023696c1 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

appointment, qualifications, Pagecompensation.— 1(5) The governing body of 4a CODING:county may not renew or extend the employment contract of a county administrator within the 8 months before a general election for county mayor, if applicable, or for members of the governing body of the county;

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Florida Senate - 2023 SB 696 11-00369A-23 2023696__ compensation.— (5) The county administrator’s employment contract shall not be renewed, extended, or renegotiated within 12 months before an August primary election for county mayor, if applicable, or for members of the governing body of the county.

125.75 County attorneygeneral counsel contract.—The countygoverning attorney’sbody employmentof contracta shallcounty may not berenew renewed,or extended,extend orthe renegotiatedcontract of a county general counsel within 12the 8 months before ana Augustgeneral primary election for county mayor, if applicable, or for members of the governing body of the county.county;

however, the governing body of a county may do so if the county general counsel presents the governing body with a bona fide written offer of employment from another governmental entity as defined in s.

287.012(14).

166.021 Powers.— (9)(a)Page The2 employment contract of the5 chiefCODING: executive officer of a municipality shall not be renewed, extended, or renegotiated within 12 months before an August primary election for the municipal mayor or for members of the governing body of the municipality.

(b)Words Thestricken employmentare contractdeletions; of the municipal attorney shall not be renewed, extended, or renegotiated within 12 months before an August primary election for the municipal mayor or for members of the governing body of the municipality.

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for SB 696 578-02926-23 2023696c1 (9)(a) The governing body of a municipality may not renew or extend the employment contract of a chief executive officer of the municipality within the 8 months before a general election for the municipal mayor or for members of the governing body of the municipality;

however, the governing body of a municipality may do so if the chief executive officer of the municipality presents the governing body with a bona fide written offer of employment from another governmental entity as defined in s.

287.012(14).

(b) The governing body of a municipality may not renew or extend the employment contract of a municipal general counsel within the 8 months before a general election for the municipal mayor or for members of the governing body of the municipality;

however, the governing body of a municipality may do so if the municipal general counsel presents the governing body with a bona fide written offer of employment from another governmental entity as defined in s.

287.012(14).

IX of the State Constitution.— Page(2) 2Each ofdistrict 4school CODING:board shall enter into an employment contract with the district school superintendent and shall adopt rules relating to his or her appointment;

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