§ 2-27-4. Appointment of commissioners.

The Board of County Commissioners of Manatee County, Florida, shall by resolution appoint the five (5) commissioners as provided for herein for staggered terms of four (4) years except that on June 1, 2007, each commissioner appointed for an even-numbered seat shall be appointed for an initial term of two (2) years. One commissioner shall be appointed for each seat from each of the following geographic areas within the district:

District Seat 1 Boundaries:

Beginning at the intersection of CR 675 (Waterbury Road) and 49th Avenue East, then Easterly along 49th Avenue East to its terminus and directly eastward extension to intersect with 249th Street East extended directly northward to intersect with 49th Avenue East, then Southerly along 249th Street East to its intersection with 61st Avenue East, then Easterly along 61st Avenue East to its intersection with Verna Bethany Road, then Southerly along Verna Bethany Road to SR 70 and continuing Southerly along the Section line to the Manatee County line, then Westerly along the Manatee County line to the Southwest corner of Section 34, Township 35 S., Range 20 E., then Northerly along the section line to the intersection of SR 70 and CR 675 (Waterbury Road), then Northerly along CR 675 (Waterbury Road) to the Point of Beginning.

District Seat 2 Boundaries:

Beginning at the Northwest corner of Section 34, Township 34 S., Range 20 E., [located West of CR 675 (Rutland Road) and North of SR 64], then Easterly along the section lines to the Northeast corner of Section 36, Township 34 S., Range 21 E., intersecting with Logue Road, then Southerly along Logue Road to the intersection with SR 64, then Westerly along SR 64 to the intersection with Kibler Ranch Road, then Southerly along Kibler Ranch Road and crossing the Manatee River and along the Little Fort Crawford Creek curving southeastward to its intersection with the North line of Section 17, Township 35 S., Range 21 E., then Easterly along the north section line to the Northeast corner of Section 17, Township 35 S., Range 21 E., then Southerly along the section lines to intersect with Ogleby Creek Road, then Southerly along Ogleby Creek Road to its intersection with SR 70, then Northwesterly along SR 70 to the South section line of Section 31, Township 35 S., Range 21 E., then Westerly along the section line to the Manatee County line, then Northerly along the Manatee County line to the Southeast corner of Section 36, Township 35 S., Range 20 E., then Westerly along the Manatee County line to the southwest corner of Section 36, Township 35 S., Range 20 E., then Northerly along the west section line to the intersection of SR 70 and Verna Bethany Road, then Northerly along Verna Bethany Road to the intersection with 61st Avenue East, then Westerly along 61st Avenue East to 249th Street East, then Northerly along 249th Street to its terminus and directly northward extension to intersect with 49th Avenue East extended directly eastward to its intersection with 249th Street East, then Westerly along 49th Avenue East to the intersection with CR 675 (Waterbury Road), then Northerly along CR 675 (Waterbury Road) to the intersection with SR 64, then Easterly along SR 64 approximately one quarter mile to the west section line of Section 34, Township 35 S., Range 20 E., then Northerly along the west section line of Section 34, Township 35 S., Range 20 E., to the Point of Beginning.

District Seat 3 Boundaries:

Beginning at the intersection of SR 64 and Kibler Ranch Road, then Easterly along SR 64 to its intersection with Johnson Creek (east of Logue Road), then Southeasterly along Johnson Creek to its outfall with Wingate Creek, then Southerly along Wingate Creek to its outfall with the Myakka River, then Southeasterly along the Myakka River to its intersection with the outfall of Hogtown Creek, then Easterly along Hogtown Creek to its intersection with Wauchula Road, then Southwesterly along Wauchula Road to its intersection with SR 70, then crossing SR 70 and continuing Southerly and Westerly along Singletary Road to its intersection with Betts Road, then Westerly along Betts Road to its intersection with the Manatee County line, then Northerly along the Manatee County line to the northwest corner of Section 6, Township 36 S., Range 21 E., then Easterly along the north section line to its intersection with SR 70, then Southeasterly along SR 70 to the intersection with Ogleby Creek Road, then Northerly along Ogleby Creek Road and section lines directly north of Ogleby Creek Road to the southeast corner of Section 8, Township 35 S., Range 21 E., then Westerly along the south section line to the intersection with Little Fort Crawford Creek, then along Little Fort Crawford Creek curving northwestward and crossing the Manatee River and aligned with and along Kibler Ranch Road to the Point of Beginning.

District Seat 4 Boundaries:

Beginning at the intersection of Logue Road and the northwest corner of Section 31, Township 34 S., Range 22 E., [located approximately one and three-fourths miles north of SR 64 on Logue Road], then Easterly along the north section lines to the northeast corner of Section 36, Township 34 S., Range 22 E., being also the east Manatee County line, then Southerly along the east Manatee County line to the southeast corner of Section 25, Township 35 S., Range 22 E., then Westerly along the south section lines aligned directly with Parks Road and along Parks Road to the intersection with Wauchula Road, then Northerly and Easterly along Wauchula Road to the intersection with Hogtown Creek, then Westerly along Hogtown Creek to its outfall with the Myakka River, then Northwesterly along the Myakka River to the outfall of Wingate Creek, then Northerly along Wingate Creek to the outfall of Johnson Creek, then Northwesterly along Johnson Creek to its intersection with SR 64, then Westerly on SR 64 to the intersection with Logue Road, then Northerly along Logue Road to the Point of Beginning.

District Seat 5 Boundaries:

Beginning at the intersection of Wauchula Road and Parks Road, then Easterly along Parks Road and section lines aligned directly east of Parks Road to the northeast corner of Section 36, Township 35 S., Range 22 E., being also the east Manatee County line, then Southerly along the east Manatee County line to the southeast corner of Section 36, Township 37 S., Range 22 E., being also the southeast corner of Manatee County, then Westerly along the south Manatee County line to the southwest corner of Section 31, Township 37 S., Range 21 E., then Northerly along the west Manatee County line to the intersection with Betts Road, then Easterly along Betts Road to its intersection with Singletary Road, then Easterly along Singletary Road to its intersection with SR 70, then crossing SR 70 and continuing Northeasterly along Wauchula Road to the Point of Beginning.

The board of county commissioners shall from time to time, fix the boundaries of the above districts so as to keep them as nearly equal in proportion to population as possible.

Each commissioner, whenever appointed, shall hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified unless such commissioner ceases to be qualified to act as a commissioner or is removed from office. Upon expiration of the term of any commissioner or upon appointment to fill an unexpired term for any commissioner for any cause, the Board of County Commissioners of Manatee County, Florida shall select the appointments from a list of residents within the district seat boundaries, such list to be provided as set forth herein. Such list shall be from applications for appointments to the board of county commissioners submitted in accordance with directions and procedures established by the Board of County Commissioners of Manatee County, Florida.

(Ord. No. 07-56, §§ 1, 2, 5-8-07)