GoofGoof
Premium Member
The devil is in the details but I don’t believe they can or will be able to pass a law that singles out Disney or RCID directly. That will be easy to challenge. So the only way to use the by law loophole is to pass a broader law that will have sweeping ramifications and could be challenged on multiple fronts. I assume there will be people on both sides of the aisle that would be appalled by that level of overreach.The consent of the "governing bodies" and the "electors" is one mechanism allowed by the Florida constitution that allows for a transfer of powers.
IMO, a plain-language reading of the Florida constitution suggests that a law can be passed (involving both houses and the governor) that also allows powers to be transferred:
Transfer of powers. — By law or by resolution of the governing bodies of each of the governments affected, any function or power of a county, municipality or special district may be transferred to or contracted to be performed by another county, municipality or special district, after approval by vote of the electors of the transferor and approval by vote of the electors of the transferee, or as otherwise provided by law.