Website Legal Requirements
Florida State Statute 189-069(1) requires every special district to have a publicly accessible website.
1. Full Legal Name:
Coral Bay Community Development District.
2. Public Purpose:
To plan, finance, construct, operate, and maintain community-wide infrastructure.
3. The name, official address, official e-mail address, and, if applicable, term and appointing authority for each member of the governing body of the special district.The information for each of the Board members is in the “Board of Supervisors” section of the Contacts page.
4. Fiscal year:
October 1 through September 30 (like the federal government and most municipalities).
5. The full text of the special district’s charter, the date of establishment, the establishing entity, and the statute or statutes under which the special district operates, if different from the statute or statutes under which the special district was established.
In November 1989, the City of Margate’s City Commission established the Coral Bay Community Development District by City Ordinances 89-22, RZ-3-89, and 89-23, granting those special powers to the CDD as set forth in Section 190.012(1) and (2)(a), and (d) of the Florida State Statutes. To view the PDF file for any of the Ordinances just listed, click that ordinance number. The relevant Florida State Statutes are Chapter 189 and Chapter 190, as amended.
6. The mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, and Internet website uniform resource locator of the special district:
5385 N. Nob Hill Road
Sunrise, FL 33351
954-721-8681
coralbaycdd.com
Records@gmssf.com
7. A description of the boundaries or service area of, and the services provided by, the special district
This information is provided in the two sections above on this page: “Coral Bay Community Location” and “Responsibilities of the Coral Bay CDD”.
8. A listing of all taxes, fees, assessments, or charges imposed and collected by the special district, including the rates or amounts for the fiscal year and the statutory authority for the levy of the tax, fee, assessment, or charge. For purposes of this subparagraph, charges do not include patient charges by a hospital or other health care provider.
While this data is available as part of the monthly budget reports, it is provided here as well for ease of access:
Land Use: …………………………………. Single Family (997)
Operations & Maintenance ……………… $1,468.75
Debt Repayment …………………………………….. $91.44
Total CDD Annual Assessment ………. $1,560.19
For Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (October 1, 2023, thru September 30, 2024)
Statutory Authority: F.S. Chapters 170.01, 190.021 and 197.3631.
9. The primary contact information for the special district for purposes of communication from the department:
Governmental Management Services – SF, LLC
5385 N. Nob Hill Road
Sunrise, FL 33351
954-721-8681.
10. A code of ethics adopted by the special district, if applicable, and a hyperlink to generally applicable ethics provisions.
While the CDD has not developed Coral Bay -specific ethics provisions, the CDD does operate under the State’s ethics provisions, as stated above in the last paragraph of “What a Community Development District is”.
11. The budget of the special district and any amendments thereto in accordance with s. 189.016
Both the current budget and previous years’ budgets are available in the Budget page.
12. The final, complete audit report for the most recent completed fiscal year and audit reports required by law or authorized by the governing body of the special district. If the special district has submitted its most recent final, complete audit report to the Auditor General, this requirement may be satisfied by providing a link to the audit report on the Auditor General’s website.
To link to the Coral Bay information on the Auditor General’s website, click here.
13. A listing of its regularly scheduled public meetings as required by F.S. 189.015(1)
The schedule of meetings for the year is available on the Meeting Calendar page.
14. The link to the Department of Financial Services website as set forth in F.S. 218.32(1)(g). This is the link:
Florida Department of Financial Services.
15. At least 7 days before each meeting or workshop, the agenda of the event. The information must remain on the website for at least 1 year after the event. The next meeting date is on the sidebar of each page, and the Agenda for the meeting, as well as previous agendas, is available on the Agendas page.