§ 2-433. Oversight board duties.

The oversight board shall have the following duties:

(1)

To endeavor as the citizens' board to ensure that all sales tax proceeds are deposited, invested, disbursed, expended, and otherwise used fully in compliance with applicable Florida law, the sales tax ordinance, the project list and any agreements governing the use of sales tax proceeds;

(2)

To attend briefings which may be conducted, at their option, by the county, Orlando and the several municipalities, and other agencies receiving sales tax proceeds for the purpose of familiarizing oversight board members with the operations and capital programs of those jurisdictions;

(3)

To issue a report no less frequently than once each year, informing the citizens of Orange County whether sales tax proceeds have been used in accordance with the requirements and restrictions of applicable Florida law, the sales tax ordinance, the project list and agreements, and to report whether any governmental body receiving sales tax revenues has failed or refused in any respect to comply therewith;

(4)

To hold at least one (1) public hearing regarding each report issued under subsection (3) hereof no sooner than thirty (30) days and no later than ninety (90) days after issuance of the report;

(5)

To comply fully with, and to cause all its committees, and subcommittees, (if any) to comply fully with, the "Government in the Sunshine Law" (F.S. § 286.011) and the Florida public records law (F.S. ch. 119) and to cause each of its members to comply fully with the "Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees" (F.S. ch. 112, pt. III) to the full extent the code applies to oversight board members; and

(6)

To cause its members to comply with the attendance requirements for advisory board members set forth in subsection 2-208(2) of the Orange County Code as if that subsection governed the oversight board.

The powers and duties assigned to the oversight board by section 2-432 and this section shall not be construed to relieve any governmental body receiving sales tax proceeds from any express or implied responsibility to ensure that such proceeds are used and accounted for in accordance with the requirements and restrictions imposed by the sales tax ordinance, the project list, any agreements governing the use of sales tax proceeds, and Florida law.

(Ord. No. 2003-06, § 15, 5-20-03)