(OCALA, Fla.) — A city in Florida began the formal process of removing fluoride from its water supply on Tuesday to be in compliance with a new state law.

Ocala — 75 miles northwest of Orlando — currently has a city ordinance requiring fluoride to be added to the water supply. Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning local governments from adding fluoride to public water systems.

Gregory Davis, public information officer for the city of Ocala, told ABC News the city’s council will be voting on Tuesday to amend the ordinance.

Ocala had been adding fluoride to the water supply since 1961 and had spent about $50,000 a year doing so, according to Davis.

Davis said it’s unclear how long it will take Ocala to remove fluoride from its water supply but added that the city’s water re

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