Website Compliance

This page outlines the specific requirements in Florida Statute which identify the types and duration of Fire District Websites. Those requirements are listed in Florida Statutes 189.069 and in 189.016.  The requirements of these statutes are listed one at a time below, along with the corresponding section of the website which satisfies that requirement, or a statement of the process to continue to maintain compliance. Additionally, this page addresses the districts efforts toward the applicable sections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). 

Florida Statute 189.069 Web Site Reference
(1)(a) Each independent special district shall maintain a separate website.
Compliant web site at www.uppercaptivafire.org
(2)(a) A special district shall post the following information, at a minimum, on the district’s official website:
1. The full legal name of the special district.
Listed in the footer of the Main Page
2. The public purpose of the special district.
Main Page
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.
Board of Commissioners, Meet the Board page
4. The fiscal year of the special district.
About Us page
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. Community development districts may reference chapter 190 as the uniform charter but must include information relating to any grant of special powers.
Reference to the Charter statute by link on the About Us page
6. The mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, and website uniform resource locator of the special district.

Contact Us page
7. A description of the boundaries or service area of, and the services provided by, the special district.
About Us page
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.
About Us and Document Archive page
9. The primary contact information for the special district for purposes of communication from the department.

Contact Us page
10. A code of ethics adopted by the special district, if applicable, and a hyperlink to generally applicable ethics provisions.
Important Links and Reports page, Fire District Code of Ethics link
11. The budget of the special district and any amendments thereto in accordance with s. 189.016.
Important Links and Reports page, Approved Budget link
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.
Important Links and Reports page, Audit Report link; Florida Auditor General’s website link
13. A listing of its regularly scheduled public meetings as required by s. 189.015(1).
Board of Commissioners, Meetings page
14. The link to the Department of Financial Services’ website as set forth in s. 218.32(1)(g).
Important Links and Reports page, Department of Financial Services link
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.

Procedural compliance each month. Posted on the Meetings page, along with a banner on the Home page indicating the meeting date and “More Info” link to the Meetings page. Document retention can be found on the Document Archive page
Florida Statute 189.016 Web Site Reference
(4) The tentative budget must be posted on the special district’s official website at least 2 days before the budget hearing, held pursuant to s. 200.065 or other law, to consider such budget and must remain on the website for at least 45 days. The final adopted budget must be posted on the special district’s official website within 30 days after adoption and must remain on the website for at least 2 years. This subsection and subsection (3) do not apply to water management districts as defined in s. 373.019.
Procedural compliance each year for annual  budget. Posted on the Document Archive page, Budget Documents section once the meeting is complete and remains posted for 2 years.
(7) If the governing body of a special district amends the budget pursuant to paragraph (6)(c), the adopted amendment must be posted on the official website of the special district within 5 days after adoption and must remain on the website for at least 2 years.
Procedural compliance each year for budget amendments occurring during the year. Posted on the Document Archive page, Budget Documents section once the meeting is complete and remains posted for 2 years.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

We strive to ensure that people with disabilities can access our services, participate in our programs and benefit from our community resources.  We work to comply with Section 508 as well as 2.0 A and AA referring to website accessibility standards. If you use assistive technology (such as a Braille reader, a screen reader, or TTY) and the format of any material on this website interferes with your ability to access information, please contact us at (239) 872-2263 or admin@uppercaptivafire.org.

To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please indicate the nature of your accessibility problem, the preferred format in which to receive the material, the web address of the requested material, and your contact information. Users who need accessibility assistance can also contact us by phone through the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY/Voice communication.