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Originally Posted by JGibson
So the County can approve the VSPD regardless of the resident's vote of no.
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The VPSD exists today and has existed for some time now. It currently operates similar to a contracted service to Sumter County. The VCCDD/VPSD submits a funding request to the county and the county usually provides that funding. This action will not create the VPSD, it will create a new board to administer the VPSD.
I believe the point you are trying to make is the county can create a District even though the residents voted no. The residents voted no to an Independent Fire District that would operate independently of the county. What is being discussed now is a Dependent District that operates with the approval of the county.
While I am sure there are details that I don't understand, to me this appears to be a way of allowing a new tax that can't be directly blamed on the commissioners: the board will establish taxes, not the commissioners. The tax structure was described in detail in the proposal for the IFD but we'll have to see what it looks like for a dependent district. Ideally, a dependent district will also be created for the SCFEMS so that financing can be kept separated from each other and from the Sumter county budget.
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Except the county will appoint its own board where residents have no voting rights of the board.
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Yep, but at least it won't be appointed by the Developer, right?. On the other hand, it won't elected by the residents either.
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Did TV residents know the county can just approve it anyway?
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Not the same "it" being created. The information about creating districts is available in the Florida statutes but it is likely most TV residents had no idea what was possible.
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TV residents really screwed this up.
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Absolutely.