Memorandum
To: Board of Supervisors From: District Management Date: June 25, 2024
RE:	HB7013 – Special Districts Performance Measures and Standards

To enhance accountability and transparency, new regulations were established for all special districts, by the Florida Legislature, during their 2024 legislative session. Starting on October 1, 2024, or by the end of the ﬁrst full ﬁscal year after its creation (whichever comes later), each special district must establish goals and objectives for each program and activity, as well as develop performance measures and standards to assess the achievement of these goals and objectives. Additionally, by December 1 each year (initial report due on December 1, 2025), each special district is required to publish an annual report on its website, detailing the goals and objectives achieved, the performance measures and standards used, and any goals or objectives that were not achieved.
District Management has identiﬁed the following key categories to focus on for Fiscal Year 2025 and develop statutorily compliant goals for each:
Community Communication and Engagement
Infrastructure and Facilities Maintenance
Financial Transparency and Accountability
Additionally, special districts must provide an annual reporting form to share with the public that reﬂects whether the goals & objectives were met for the year. District Management has streamlined these requirements into a single document that meets both the statutory requirements for goal/objective setting and annual reporting.
The proposed goals/objectives and the annual reporting form are attached as exhibit A to this memo. District Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt these goals and objectives to maintain compliance with HB7013 and further enhance their commitment to the accountability and transparency of the District.

Exhibit A:
Goals, Objectives and Annual Reporting Form

Saddle Creek Preserve of Polk County Community Development District
Performance Measures/Standards & Annual Reporting Form
October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025

 Community Communication and Engagement
Goal 1.1: Public Meetings Compliance
Objective: Hold at least three regular Board of Supervisor meetings per year to conduct CDD related business and discuss community needs.
Measurement: Number of public board meetings held annually as evidenced by meeting minutes and legal advertisements.
Standard: A minimum of three board meetings were held during the Fiscal Year.
Achieved: Yes ☐ No ☐

Goal 1.2: Notice of Meetings Compliance
Objective: Provide public notice of each meeting in accordance with Florida Statutes, using at least two communication methods.
Measurement: Timeliness and method of meeting notices as evidenced by posting to CDD website, publishing in local newspaper and via electronic communication.
Standard: 100% of meetings were advertised in accordance with Florida Statutes, on at least two mediums (i.e., newspaper, CDD website, electronic communications). Achieved: Yes ☐ No ☐

Goal 1.3: Access to Records Compliance
Objective: Ensure that meeting minutes and other public records are readily available and easily accessible to the public by completing monthly CDD website checks.
Measurement: Monthly website reviews will be completed to ensure meeting minutes and other public records are up to date as evidenced by District Management’s records.
Standard: 100% of monthly website checks were completed by District Management.
Achieved: Yes ☐ No ☐

 Infrastructure and Facilities Maintenance
Goal 2.1: Field Management and/or District Management Site Inspections
Objective: Field manager and/or district manager will conduct inspections per District Management services agreement to ensure safety and proper functioning of the District’s infrastructure.
Measurement: Field manager and/or district manager visits were successfully completed per management agreement as evidenced by ﬁeld manager and/or district manager’s reports, notes or other record keeping method.
Standard: 100% of site visits were successfully completed as described within district management services agreement
Achieved: Yes ☐ No ☐

Goal 2.2: District Infrastructure and Facilities Inspections
Objective: District Engineer will conduct an annual inspection of the District’s infrastructure and related systems.
Measurement: A minimum of one inspection completed per year as evidenced by district engineer’s report related to district’s infrastructure and related systems.
Standard: Minimum of one inspection was completed in the Fiscal Year by the district’s engineer.
Achieved: Yes ☐ No ☐
 Financial Transparency and Accountability
Goal 3.1: Annual Budget Preparation
Objective: Prepare and approve the annual proposed budget by June 15 and ﬁnal budget was adopted by September 30 each year.
Measurement: Proposed budget was approved by the Board before June 15 and ﬁnal budget was adopted by September 30 as evidenced by meeting minutes and budget documents listed on CDD website and/or within district records.
Standard: 100% of budget approval & adoption were completed by the statutory deadlines and posted to the CDD website.
Achieved: Yes ☐ No ☐
Goal 3.2: Financial Reports
Objective: Publish to the CDD website the most recent versions of the following documents: Annual audit, current ﬁscal year budget with any amendments, and most recent ﬁnancials within the latest agenda package.
Measurement: Annual audit, previous years’ budgets, and ﬁnancials are accessible to the public as evidenced by corresponding documents on the CDD’s website.
Standard: CDD website contains 100% of the following information: Most recent annual audit, most recent adopted/amended ﬁscal year budget, and most recent agenda package with updated ﬁnancials.

Achieved: Yes ☐ No ☐
Goal 3.3: Annual Financial Audit
Objective: Conduct an annual independent ﬁnancial audit per statutory requirements and publish the results to the CDD website for public inspection and transmit to the State of Florida.
Measurement: Timeliness of audit completion and publication as evidenced by meeting minutes showing board approval and annual audit is available on the CDD’s website and transmitted to the State of Florida.
Standard: Audit was completed by an independent auditing ﬁrm per statutory requirements and results were posted to the CDD website and transmitted to the State of Florida.
Achieved: Yes ☐ No ☐

Chair/Vice Chair:		Date:	 Print Name:	 
Saddle Creek Preserve of Polk County Community Development District

District Manager:		Date:	 Print Name:	 
Saddle Creek Preserve of Polk County Community Development District