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FL Stat § 145.121 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 145 - Compensation of County Officials|145.121 - Other Income to Be Income of the Office.

145.121 Other income to be income of the office.—(1) Except for the salary receivable under this chapter, all fees, costs, salaries, commissions, extra compensation, or any other funds which are paid or payable to a county official or to the official’s office, either by law or on account of any service (including, for the purposes of this section, service arising out of official duties, ex officio duties, and private nonofficial acts) performed by the official for any agency or instrumentality of the state or of any county or municipality in the state, or for any officer, board, district, authority, or unit of state or local government, or for individuals, wherein any of the personnel, equipment, or space of the office is employed, shall be included as income of the office and shall not be retained by the county official as personal income. Nothing herein shall be construed as authorizing a county official to use his or her office or its personnel or property for a private purpose.(2) Any board of county commissioners which prior to July 1, 1969, had not authorized an additional monthly expense allowance for the chair of the commission may authorize such an allowance of up to $50 per month for travel and other expenses related to the performance of his or her duties, and compensation shall not be considered as part of the chair’s income from office.History.—s. 7, ch. 69-346; s. 1, ch. 70-419; ss. 1, 2, ch. 70-445; s. 1, ch. 72-240; s. 14, ch. 73-173; s. 1, ch. 74-325; s. 859, ch. 95-147.
FL Stat § 145.131 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 145 - Compensation of County Officials|145.131 - Repeal of Other Laws Relating to Compensation; Exceptions.

145.131 Repeal of other laws relating to compensation; exceptions.—(1) All local or special laws or general laws of local application enacted prior to July 1, 1969, which relate to compensation of county officials are repealed, except laws pertaining to travel expenses of county officers or to payment of extra compensation to the chairs of boards of county commissioners or district school boards.(2) The compensation of any official whose salary is fixed by this chapter shall be the subject of general law only, except that the compensation of certain school superintendents may be set by school boards in accordance with the provisions of s. 1001.47.(3) All or any portion of the payment of the costs of life, health, accident, hospitalization, or annuity insurance, as authorized in s. 112.08, for county officials and employees shall not be deemed to be compensation within the purview of this chapter; and all payments previously made from county funds for such purposes are hereby validated.History.—s. 9, ch. 69-346; s. 1, ch. 72-111; s. 20, ch. 73-334; s. 7, ch. 83-215; s. 1, ch. 93-146; s. 860, ch. 95-147; s. 900, ch. 2002-387.
FL Stat § 145.132 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 145 - Compensation of County Officials|145.132 - Repeal of Other Laws Relating to Compensation of District School Board Members.

145.132 Repeal of other laws relating to compensation of district school board members.—All local or special laws or general laws of local application enacted prior to July 1, 1993, which relate to compensation of district school board members are repealed.History.—s. 6, ch. 93-146.
FL Stat § 145.14 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 145 - Compensation of County Officials|145.14 - Compensation of Other County Officials; Guarantee.

145.14 Compensation of other county officials; guarantee.—(1) Each county official whose compensation for his or her official duties is paid wholly or partly by fees or commissions, and whose compensation is not provided for herein shall receive as yearly compensation for official services from the whole or part of the fees or commissions so collected, the following sum only: all the net income from his or her office not to exceed $7,500 unless otherwise provided by law.(2) With the concurrence of any county officer described by subsection (1), any board of county commissioners may by resolution guarantee and appropriate to that officer a salary not to exceed $9,600 in lieu of fees, if all fees collected are turned over to the board of county commissioners.History.—s. 3, ch. 63-560; s. 10, ch. 69-346; s. 8, ch. 69-82; ss. 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 861, ch. 95-147; s. 38, ch. 2001-266.
FL Stat § 145.141 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 145 - Compensation of County Officials|145.141 - Deficiency to Be Paid by Board of County Commissioners.

145.141 Deficiency to be paid by board of county commissioners.—Should any county officer have insufficient revenue from the income of his or her office, after paying office personnel and expenses, to pay his or her total annual salary, the board of county commissioners shall pay any deficiency in salary from the general revenue fund and notify the Department of Financial Services. The deficiency shall be listed in the comptroller’s annual report of county finances and county fee officers.History.—s. 8, ch. 69-346; ss. 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 862, ch. 95-147; s. 149, ch. 2003-261.
FL Stat § 145.16 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 145 - Compensation of County Officials|145.16 - Special Laws or General Laws of Local Application Prohibited.

145.16 Special laws or general laws of local application prohibited.—(1) The Legislature declares that the preservation of statewide uniformity of county officials’ salaries is essential to the fulfillment of the legislative intent expressed in this chapter and intends by this section to prevent any laws which would allow officials in individual counties to be excepted from the uniform classification provided in this chapter.(2) Pursuant to s. 11(a)(21), Art. III of the State Constitution, the Legislature hereby prohibits special laws or general laws of local application pertaining to the compensation of the following officials:(a) Members of the board of county commissioners;(b) Clerk of the circuit court;(c) Sheriff;(d) Superintendent of schools;(e) Supervisor of elections;(f) Property appraiser;(g) Tax collector; and(h) District school board members.History.—s. 1, ch. 69-211; s. 1, ch. 77-102; s. 2, ch. 93-146.
FL Stat § 145.17 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 145 - Compensation of County Officials|145.17 - Supplemental Compensation Prohibited.

145.17 Supplemental compensation prohibited.—The compensation provided in chapter 145 shall be the sole and exclusive compensation of the officers whose salary is established therein for the execution of their official duties, and, except as specifically provided herein, the acceptance of salary for official duties as a result of other general or special law, general law of local application, resolution, or supplement or from any other source is a misdemeanor of the first degree punishable as provided in ss. 775.082 and 775.083.History.—s. 10, ch. 73-173.
FL Stat § 145.19 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 145 - Compensation of County Officials|145.19 - Annual Percentage Increases Based on Increase for State Career Service Employees; Limitation.

145.19 Annual percentage increases based on increase for state career service employees; limitation.—(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Annual factor” means 1 plus the lesser of:1. The average percentage increase in the salaries of state career service employees for the current fiscal year as determined by the Department of Management Services or as provided in the General Appropriations Act; or2. Seven percent.(b) “Cumulative annual factor” means the product of all annual factors certified under this act prior to the fiscal year for which salaries are being calculated.(c) “Initial factor” means a factor of 1.292, which is a product, rounded to the nearest thousandth, of an earlier cost-of-living increase factor authorized by chapter 73-173, Laws of Florida, and intended by the Legislature to be preserved in adjustments to salaries made prior to enactment of chapter 76-80, Laws of Florida, multiplied by the annual increase factor authorized by chapter 79-327, Laws of Florida.(2) Each fiscal year, the salaries of all officials listed in this chapter, s. 1001.395, and s. 1001.47 shall be adjusted. The adjusted salary rate shall be the product, rounded to the nearest dollar, of the salary rate granted by the appropriate section of this chapter, s. 1001.395, or s. 1001.47 multiplied first by the initial factor, then by the cumulative annual factor, and finally by the annual factor. The Department of Management Services shall certify the annual factor and the cumulative annual factors. Any special qualification salary received under this chapter, s. 1001.47, or the annual performance salary incentive available to elected superintendents under s. 1001.47 shall be added to such adjusted salary rate. The special qualification salary shall be $2,000, but shall not exceed $2,000.History.—s. 1, ch. 79-327; s. 19, ch. 80-377; s. 6, ch. 81-167; s. 5, ch. 83-55; s. 3, ch. 84-241; s. 1, ch. 88-42; s. 75, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 3, ch. 93-146; s. 901, ch. 2002-387; s. 4, ch. 2004-41; s. 2, ch. 2007-234.
FL Stat § 155.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 155 - Hospitals|155.01 - County Commissioners May Act as Trustees of Stock of Hospitals.

155.01 County commissioners may act as trustees of stock of hospitals.—Whenever the owners of a majority of the outstanding capital stock of a corporation created for and engaged solely in the operation of a hospital shall execute a trust deed, or deeds, conveying a majority of the capital stock of such corporation to the board of county commissioners of the county in which such hospital is located, in trust to be held and administered by such board of county commissioners as trustees with authority to vote said stock at all meetings of the stockholders of such corporation and to expend all dividends declared upon such stock in the hospitalization of the indigent citizens of the county who need hospital treatment, with provisions that should the properties of such corporation cease for a period of 6 months to be used primarily for hospital purposes or should the hospital so maintained be not maintained open to the practice of all duly licensed physicians and surgeons resident in the county where the same is located that the trust shall then, but not before, be terminated and the ownership of the stock so placed in trust shall revert to the respective persons executing the trust deed, or deeds, their heirs, legatees or assigns; the board of county commissioners may accept such trust and act as trustee thereunder.History.—s. 1, ch. 17834, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 2934(28).
FL Stat § 155.02 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 155 - Hospitals|155.02 - Rule Against Perpetuities Inapplicable.

155.02 Rule against perpetuities inapplicable.—No such trust shall be invalid by reason of the rule against perpetuities nor shall the rights of the persons creating the same, their heirs, legatees or assigns, to receive back their stock upon the termination of said trust be impaired or denied by reason of any application of the statutes of uses or the rule against perpetuities.History.—s. 2, ch. 17834, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 2934(29).
FL Stat § 155.03 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 155 - Hospitals|155.03 - Duties of County Commissioners.

155.03 Duties of county commissioners.—Should the board of county commissioners accept such trust, it shall administer the same until the termination of the trust; providing, however, that nothing herein shall require the board of county commissioners to expend any funds of the county in the maintenance of such hospital or the administration of such trust.History.—s. 3, ch. 17834, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 2934(30).
FL Stat § 155.04 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 155 - Hospitals|155.04 - County Hospitals; Petition; Election; Establishment.

155.04 County hospitals; petition; election; establishment.—(1) Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county in the state shall be presented with a petition signed by 5 percent of the resident freeholders of such county, asking that an annual tax may be levied for the establishment and maintenance of a public hospital at a place in the county named therein, and shall specify in said petition the maximum amount of money proposed to be expended in purchasing or building said hospital, such board of county commissioners shall submit the question to the qualified electors of the county who are freeholders at the next general election to be held in the county, or at a special election called for that purpose, first giving 30 days’ notice thereof in one or more newspapers published in the county, if any be published therein, or posting written or printed notices in each precinct of the county, which notice shall include the text of the petition and state the amount of the tax to be levied upon the assessed property of the said county which tax shall not exceed 5 mills on the dollar, and be for the issue of the county bonds, to provide funds for the purchase of the site, or sites, and the erection thereon of a public hospital and hospital buildings, and for the support of same, which bonds shall be payable within 30 years, which said election shall be held at the usual places in such county for voting upon county officers, and shall be canvassed in the same manner as the vote for the county officers is canvassed. The ballots to be used in any election at which such hospital question is submitted, shall be printed with a statement substantially as follows:For a   mill tax for a bond issue for a public hospital, and for maintenance of same:YES  NO  (2) If a majority of the freeholders who are qualified electors shall participate in said election and a majority of the votes cast at such election on the proposition so submitted shall be in favor of said tax for such bond issue, the board of county commissioners shall levy a tax so authorized, which shall be collected in the same manner as other taxes are collected, and credited to the hospital fund, and shall be paid out on the order of the hospital trustees for the purposes authorized by this law, and for no other purposes whatever.History.—s. 1, ch. 20905, 1941; s. 1, ch. 26513, 1951.
FL Stat § 155.05 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 155 - Hospitals|155.05 - County Hospitals; Establishment Without Election.

155.05 County hospitals; establishment without election.—If the county commissioners of any such county, by reason of funds on hand, or donations, or otherwise, are able to build and establish a public hospital without issuing bonds as provided in s. 155.04, then such board of county commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to establish such public hospital and, without any election, to levy an annual tax for the maintenance thereof, such tax not to exceed 5 mills on the dollar and to be collected in the same manner as the tax provided for in s. 155.04.History.—s. 2, ch. 20905, 1941.
FL Stat § 155.06 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 155 - Hospitals|155.06 - County Hospitals; Trustees; Appointment, Terms.

155.06 County hospitals; trustees; appointment, terms.—Should a majority of all votes cast upon the question be in favor of establishing such county public hospital, or should the board of county commissioners of any county establish a county public hospital as provided in s. 155.05, the Governor of the state shall immediately proceed to appoint five trustees chosen from the citizens at large from such county, with reference to their fitness for such office, who shall constitute a board of trustees for said public hospital. On the original appointment of said trustees, two of said trustees shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, one for a term of 2 years, one for a term of 3 years, and one for a term of 4 years; and thereafter upon the expiration of said original appointments, their successors shall be appointed by the Governor of the state for terms of 4 years.History.—s. 3, ch. 20905, 1941.
FL Stat § 155.07 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 155 - Hospitals|155.07 - County Hospitals; Organization; Officers; Powers; Bonds; Travel Expenses.

155.07 County hospitals; organization; officers; powers; bonds; travel expenses.—The said trustees shall, within 10 days after their appointment, qualify by taking the oath of office and organize a board of hospital trustees by the election of one of their members as chair and one as secretary and treasurer and by the election of such other officers as they deem necessary. Such chair shall be executive officer of the board of trustees and shall enforce and carry out all the orders of the board of trustees contained in resolutions duly adopted and entered on the minute books of the meetings of the board of trustees. The chair shall preside at all meetings and countersign all vouchers and warrants issued by the secretary and treasurer hereinafter provided for. In the absence of the chair, vouchers and warrants may be countersigned by any other member of the board of trustees selected by the members of the board of trustees as chair pro tem. In the absence of the chair and chair pro tem, vouchers and warrants may be countersigned by the hospital administrator or another full-time employee of the hospital as designated by the members of the board of trustees. The chair, chair pro tem, and such other full-time employees as may be designated by the members of the board of trustees to countersign warrants or vouchers shall give bonds in a sum to be fixed by the board of county commissioners for the faithful performance of their duties in some reputable bonding company authorized to do business in the state, and said bonds shall be made payable to the Governor of Florida and the Governor’s successors in office. No member of said board of trustees shall receive any compensation for services as such trustee, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in s. 112.061.History.—s. 4, ch. 20905, 1941; s. 19, ch. 63-400; s. 1, ch. 76-21; s. 876, ch. 95-147.
FL Stat § 155.08 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 155 - Hospitals|155.08 - County Hospitals; Seal; Evidence.

155.08 County hospitals; seal; evidence.—The board of trustees as herein constituted shall adopt a common seal, and certification under the seal of the board of hospital trustees, signed by the chair and attested by the secretary and treasurer, shall constitute sufficient evidence.History.—s. 5, ch. 20905, 1941; s. 877, ch. 95-147.
FL Stat § 155.09 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 155 - Hospitals|155.09 - County Hospitals; Secretary and Treasurer; Minutes; Accounts; Public Inspection; Bond.

155.09 County hospitals; secretary and treasurer; minutes; accounts; public inspection; bond.—The board of trustees shall elect from its members a secretary and treasurer whose duties it shall be to keep full and correct minutes of all the proceedings of the board of trustees, and keep a separate itemized account of all the expenditures and disbursements by said board of trustees. Said minutes and accounts shall be open to public inspection at any time on demand of any taxpayer in such district. The secretary and treasurer shall give bond in a sum to be fixed by the board of county commissioners for the faithful performance of his or her duties in some reputable bonding company authorized to do business in the state, and said bond shall be made payable to the Governor of Florida and the Governor’s successors in office.History.—s. 6, ch. 20905, 1941; s. 878, ch. 95-147.
FL Stat § 155.10 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 155 - Hospitals|155.10 - County Hospitals; Rules and Regulations.

155.10 County hospitals; rules and regulations.—The board of trustees shall make and adopt such bylaws and rules and regulations for their own guidance and for the government of the hospital as may be deemed expedient for the economic and equitable conduct thereof, not inconsistent with this law, or the ordinance of the city or town wherein such hospital is located. They shall have exclusive control of the expenditures of all moneys collected to the credit of the hospital fund.History.—s. 7, ch. 20905, 1941.
FL Stat § 155.11 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 155 - Hospitals|155.11 - County Hospitals; Deposit of Moneys; Payments.

155.11 County hospitals; deposit of moneys; payments.—(1) All moneys received for such hospital shall be deposited in any bank designated by the said board of trustees, and placed to the credit of the hospital fund and can be paid out only as bills for material supplies, equipment, wages, salaries, or other items of expense whatsoever shall have been audited by the secretary and treasurer and approved by a majority of the members of the board of trustees in regular session. When so approved by a majority of said members, upon vouchers issued by the secretary and treasurer, warrant may be drawn for same and when countersigned by the chair of said board of trustees or an individual designated by s. 155.07, shall be authenticated. Provided, it shall be unlawful to pay any money out of said hospital fund until the provisions of this section have been complied with.(2) For the purpose of providing for the direct deposit of funds under the circumstances herein specified, the board of trustees is authorized to establish the form or forms of warrants, which are to be issued and countersigned as provided in this chapter, for payment or disbursement of moneys out of the hospital depository, and to change the form thereof from time to time as the board of trustees deems appropriate. If authorized in writing by the payee, county hospital warrants may provide for the direct deposit of funds to the account of the payee in any financial institution which is designated in writing by the payee and which has lawful authority to accept such deposits. The written authorization of the payee shall be filed with the board of trustees. Direct deposit of funds may be by any electronic or other medium approved by the board of trustees for such purpose.(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of trustees or any agent authorized by the board who has the authority to deposit or withdraw funds is authorized to transfer funds from one depository to another or within a depository or to another institution, and may transfer funds wherein the transfer does not represent an expenditure, advance, or reduction of cash assets. Such transfer may be made by electronic, telephonic, or other medium; and each transfer shall be confirmed in writing and signed by the designee of the board.History.—s. 8, ch. 20905, 1941; s. 1, ch. 76-21; s. 7, ch. 78-406; s. 2, ch. 82-104; s. 879, ch. 95-147.