Nassau County’s government is about to become a bit more streamlined, as an appointed board dormant since 2002 is potentially subject to be wiped off the books completely.
Rep. Dean Black’s legislation (HB 4017) would terminate Nassau County Recreation & Water Conservation & Control Districts on the books since the 1960s, when the Legislature created them by a special act.
There is one such district in ordinance.
Though the board hasn’t done anything in 23 years, removing it from the books purportedly would reduce administrative costs, and would transfer all assets and liabilities of the district to the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners, and protect taxpayers.
“The county has established a municipal service benefit unit, or MSBU, to address drainage issues subsequently. Therefore, the district is no longer functioning or necessary. In a word, it is now obsolete,” Black said.
“The district does not own any land, the district does not have any assets. The district does not currently levy any taxes. It has been inactive since 2002. The repeal of this district would prevent a future board of county commissioners from levying millage rates for what is now a defunct and unnecessary district against the taxpayers of Nassau County.”
The State Affairs Committee is the final committee stop before the House floor.
