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FL Stat § 166.101 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part II - Municipal Borrowing (Ss. 166.101-166.141)|166.101 - Definitions.

166.101 Definitions.—As used in this part, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless some other meaning is plainly indicated:(1) The term “bond” includes bonds, debentures, notes, certificates of indebtedness, mortgage certificates, or other obligations or evidences of indebtedness of any type or character.(2) The term “general obligation bonds” means bonds which are secured by, or provide for their payment by, the pledge, in addition to those special taxes levied for their discharge and such other sources as may be provided for their payment or pledged as security under the ordinance or resolution authorizing their issuance, of the full faith and credit and taxing power of the municipality and for payment of which recourse may be had against the general fund of the municipality.(3) The term “ad valorem bonds” means bonds which are payable from the proceeds of ad valorem taxes levied on real and tangible personal property.(4) The term “revenue bonds” means obligations of the municipality which are payable from revenues derived from sources other than ad valorem taxes on real or tangible personal property and which do not pledge the property, credit, or general tax revenue of the municipality.(5) The term “improvement bonds” means special obligations of the municipality which are payable solely from the proceeds of the special assessments levied for an assessable project.(6) The term “refunding bonds” means bonds issued to refinance outstanding bonds of any type and the interest and redemption premium thereon. Refunding bonds shall be issuable and payable in the same manner as the refinanced bonds, except that no approval by the electorate shall be required unless required by the State Constitution.(7) The term “governing body” means the council, commission, or other board or body in which the general legislative powers of the municipality shall be vested.(8) The term “project” means a governmental undertaking approved by the governing body and includes all property rights, easements, and franchises relating thereto and deemed necessary or convenient for the construction, acquisition or operation thereof, and embraces any capital expenditure which the governing body of the municipality shall deem to be made for a public purpose including the refunding of any bonded indebtedness which may be outstanding on any existing project which is to be improved by means of a new project.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.
FL Stat § 166.111 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part II - Municipal Borrowing (Ss. 166.101-166.141)|166.111 - Authority to borrow.

166.111 Authority to borrow.—The governing body of every municipality may borrow money, contract loans, and issue bonds as defined in s. 166.101 from time to time to finance the undertaking of any capital or other project for the purposes permitted by the State Constitution and may pledge the funds, credit, property, and taxing power of the municipality for the payment of such debts and bonds.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129; s. 2, ch. 92-345; s. 159, ch. 2003-261.
FL Stat § 166.121 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part II - Municipal Borrowing (Ss. 166.101-166.141)|166.121 - Issuance of bonds.

166.121 Issuance of bonds.—(1) Bonds issued under this part shall be authorized by resolution or ordinance of the governing body and, if required by the State Constitution, by affirmative vote of the electors of the municipality. Such bonds may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates, be payable upon demand or mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, be in such denomination or denominations, be in such form, registered or not, with or without coupon, carry such conversion or registration privileges, have such rank or priority, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, be secured in such manner, and have such other characteristics as may be provided by such resolution or ordinance or trust indenture or mortgage issued pursuant thereto.(2) The governing body of a municipality shall determine the terms and manner of sale and distribution or other disposition of any and all bonds it may issue, consistent with the provisions of s. 218.385, and shall have any and all powers necessary or convenient to such disposition.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129; s. 13, ch. 2004-305.
FL Stat § 166.122 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part II - Municipal Borrowing (Ss. 166.101-166.141)|166.122 - Establishment of sinking funds.

166.122 Establishment of sinking funds.—The governing body of a municipality may establish and administer such sinking funds as it deems necessary or convenient for the payment, purchase, or redemption of any outstanding bonded indebtedness of the municipality.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.
FL Stat § 166.131 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part II - Municipal Borrowing (Ss. 166.101-166.141)|166.131 - Levy of taxes for payment of debt.

166.131 Levy of taxes for payment of debt.—The governing body of a municipality may levy ad valorem taxes upon real and tangible personal property within the municipality as it deems necessary to make payment, including principal and interest, upon the general obligation and ad valorem bonded indebtedness of the municipality or into any sinking funds created under s. 166.122.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.
FL Stat § 166.141 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part II - Municipal Borrowing (Ss. 166.101-166.141)|166.141 - Full authority for issuance of bonds.

166.141 Full authority for issuance of bonds.—This part shall be full authority for the issuance of bonds authorized herein.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.
FL Stat § 166.201 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271)|166.201 - Taxes and charges.

166.201 Taxes and charges.—A municipality may raise, by taxation and licenses authorized by the constitution or general law, or by user charges or fees authorized by ordinance, amounts of money which are necessary for the conduct of municipal government and may enforce their receipt and collection in the manner prescribed by ordinance not inconsistent with law.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.
FL Stat § 166.211 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271)|166.211 - Ad valorem taxes.

166.211 Ad valorem taxes.—(1) Pursuant to s. 9, Art. VII of the State Constitution, a municipality is hereby authorized, in a manner not inconsistent with general law, to levy ad valorem taxes on real and tangible personal property within the municipality in an amount not to exceed 10 mills, exclusive of taxes levied for the payment of bonds and taxes levied for periods of not longer than 2 years and approved by a vote of the electors.(2) The assessment and collection of municipal ad valorem taxes shall be performed by appropriate officers as prescribed by general law. At any time millage rates are published for the purpose of giving notice, the rates shall be stated in terms of dollars and cents for every thousand dollars of assessed property value.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.
FL Stat § 166.215 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271)|166.215 - Remittance of funds.

166.215 Remittance of funds.—Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, in the event that a county remits to a municipality, or has so remitted for any prior year, the identified cost of services or programs as described in s. 125.01(6), all or any part of the funds so remitted to the municipality may be further remitted by the municipality, acting as the agent of its citizens and taxpayers, to the taxpayers of the municipality.History.—s. 1, ch. 80-53.
FL Stat § 166.221 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271)|166.221 - Regulatory fees.

166.221 Regulatory fees.—A municipality may levy reasonable business, professional, and occupational regulatory fees, commensurate with the cost of the regulatory activity, including consumer protection, on such classes of businesses, professions, and occupations, the regulation of which has not been preempted by the state or a county pursuant to a county charter.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.
FL Stat § 166.222 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271)|166.222 - Building code inspection fees.

166.222 Building code inspection fees.—(1) The governing body of a municipality may provide a schedule of reasonable inspection fees in order to defer the costs of inspection and enforcement of the provisions of its building code.(2) The governing body of a municipality authorized under s. 553.80 to issue fees shall post its permit and inspection fee schedules and its building permit and inspection utilization report required under s. 553.80(7) on its website.(3) The governing body of a municipality that issues building permits may charge a person only one search fee, in an amount commensurate with the research and time costs incurred by the governing body, for identifying building permits for each unit or subunit assigned by the governing body to a particular tax parcel identification number.History.—s. 2, ch. 83-160; s. 2, ch. 2019-75; s. 2, ch. 2019-121.
FL Stat § 166.223 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271)|166.223 - Special assessments levied on recreational vehicle parks regulated under chapter 513.

166.223 Special assessments levied on recreational vehicle parks regulated under chapter 513.—When a municipality levies a non-ad valorem special assessment on a recreational vehicle park regulated under chapter 513, the non-ad valorem special assessment shall not be based on the assertion that the recreational vehicle park is comprised of residential units. Instead, recreational vehicle parks regulated under chapter 513 shall be assessed as a commercial entity in the same manner as a hotel, motel, or other similar facility.History.—s. 2, ch. 2002-241.
FL Stat § 166.232 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271)|166.232 - Municipalities; public service tax; physical unit base option.

166.232 Municipalities; public service tax; physical unit base option.—(1) At the discretion and option of the local tax authority, the tax authorized under s. 166.231 may be levied on a physical unit basis. The tax on the purchase of electricity may be based upon the number of kilowatt hours purchased; the tax on the purchase of metered or bottled gas (natural liquefied petroleum gas or manufactured) may be based on the number of cubic feet purchased; the tax on the purchase of fuel oil and kerosene may be based on the number of gallons purchased; and the tax on the purchase of water service may be based on the number of gallons purchased.(2) In the event that a municipality chooses the option provided in this section to tax on a physical unit basis, the municipality may choose not to levy and collect the tax authorized under s. 166.231 on any amount up to, and including, the first 500 kilowatt hours of electricity per month purchased for residential use. Such exemption shall apply to each separate residential unit, regardless of whether such unit is on a separate or a central meter, and shall be passed on to each individual tenant.(3) In exercising its option pursuant to this section, each municipality levying a tax pursuant to this section shall implement a new tax rate structure and tax base in accordance with this act. The new tax rates shall apply to prior purchases of service if the purchases were billed during the month of implementation and thereafter. The shift in the tax rate and tax base for electricity, metered or bottled gas, fuel oil, kerosene, and water shall be accomplished in the following manner:(a) Each municipality levying the tax shall, prior to converting to unit-based rates, compute the amount of tax it received from each source for the most recent 12 months for which such data is available.(b) The amount determined under paragraph (a) shall be divided by the number of units purchased and taxed for the same period of time used in paragraph (a).(c) One hundred five percent of the resulting figure rounded to no more than four decimal places shall be the maximum amount per unit which the municipality may levy upon converting to unit-based rates. However, during the year of conversion to a physical unit tax, the municipality may adjust its rates to ensure that revenues derived from the tax shall equal 105 percent of the revenues derived in the immediately preceding year. In those years subsequent to the year of conversion to a physical unit tax, the municipality may amend its tax rate by ordinance.History.—s. 5, ch. 78-299; s. 2, ch. 82-230; s. 46, ch. 83-217.
FL Stat § 166.251 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271)|166.251 - Service fee for dishonored check.

166.251 Service fee for dishonored check.—The governing body of a municipality may adopt a service fee not to exceed the service fees authorized under s. 832.08(5) or 5 percent of the face amount of the check, draft, or order, whichever is greater, for the collection of a dishonored check, draft, or other order for the payment of money to a municipal official or agency. The service fee shall be in addition to all other penalties imposed by law. Proceeds from this fee, if imposed, shall be retained by the collector of the fee.History.—s. 2, ch. 75-56; s. 31, ch. 79-164; s. 2, ch. 86-51; s. 4, ch. 89-303; s. 4, ch. 91-211; s. 2, ch. 98-297.
FL Stat § 166.271 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271)|166.271 - Surcharge on municipal facility parking fees.

166.271 Surcharge on municipal facility parking fees.—(1) The governing authority of any municipality with a resident population of 200,000 or more, more than 20 percent of the real property of which is exempt from ad valorem taxes, and which is located in a county with a population of more than 500,000 may impose and collect, subject to referendum approval by voters in the municipality, a discretionary per vehicle surcharge of up to 15 percent of the amount charged for the sale, lease, or rental of space at parking facilities within the municipality which are open for use to the general public and which are not airports, seaports, county administration buildings, or other projects as defined under ss. 125.011 and 125.015.(2) A municipal governing authority that imposes the surcharge authorized by this subsection may use the proceeds of such surcharge for the following purposes only:(a) No less than 60 percent and no more than 80 percent of surcharge proceeds shall be used to reduce the municipality’s ad valorem tax millage or to reduce or eliminate non-ad valorem assessments, unless the municipality has previously used the proceeds from the surcharge levied under former s. 218.503(6)(b) to reduce the municipality’s ad valorem tax millage or to reduce non-ad valorem assessments.(b) Not more than 40 percent and not less than 20 percent of surcharge proceeds shall be used to improve transportation, including, but not limited to, street, sidewalk, roadway, landscape, transit, and streetscape beautification improvements. These designated surcharge proceeds shall be used in downtown or urban core areas. Downtown or urban core areas shall be coterminous with any downtown development district established pursuant to s. 166.0497 or chapter 65-1090, Laws of Florida. Alternatively, any eligible local governmental entity may identify the downtown or urban core area as any contiguous area consisting of lands where the predominant acreage is designated as commercial or its substantial equivalent pursuant to the local government comprehensive plan or other implementing land development regulations.(3) Any municipality imposing a surcharge authorized by this section shall administer the surcharge locally and should provide for brackets applicable to transactions subject to the surcharge.History.—s. 1, ch. 2003-98; s. 10, ch. 2007-5; s. 30, ch. 2008-4; s. 14, ch. 2016-10.
FL Stat § 166.401 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part IV - Eminent Domain (Ss. 166.401, 166.411)|166.401 - Right of eminent domain; procedure; compliance with limitations.

166.401 Right of eminent domain; procedure; compliance with limitations.—(1) All municipalities in the state may exercise the right and power of eminent domain; that is, the right to appropriate property within the state, except state or federal property, for the uses or purposes authorized pursuant to this part. The absolute fee simple title to all property so taken and acquired shall vest in such municipal corporation unless the municipality seeks to condemn a particular right or estate in such property.(2) Each municipality is further authorized to exercise the eminent domain power granted to the Department of Transportation in s. 337.27(1) and the transportation corridor protection provisions of s. 337.273.(3) The local governing body of a municipality may not exercise its power of eminent domain unless the governing body adopts a resolution authorizing the acquisition of a property, real or personal, by eminent domain for any municipal use or purpose designated in such resolution.(4) Each municipality shall strictly comply with the limitations set forth in ss. 73.013 and 73.014.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129; s. 5, ch. 88-168; s. 18, ch. 90-227; s. 63, ch. 99-385; s. 13, ch. 2006-11.
FL Stat § 166.411 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 166 - Municipalities|Part IV - Eminent Domain (Ss. 166.401, 166.411)|166.411 - Eminent domain; uses or purposes.

166.411 Eminent domain; uses or purposes.—Subject to the limitations set forth in ss. 73.013 and 73.014, municipalities are authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain for the following uses or purposes:(1) For the proper and efficient carrying into effect of any proposed scheme or plan of drainage, ditching, grading, filling, or other public improvement deemed necessary or expedient for the preservation of the public health, or for other good reason connected in anywise with the public welfare or the interests of the municipality and the people thereof;(2) Over railroads, traction and streetcar lines, telephone and telegraph lines, all public and private streets and highways, drainage districts, bridge districts, school districts, or any other public or private lands whatsoever necessary to enable the accomplishment of purposes listed in s. 180.06;(3) For streets, lanes, alleys, and ways;(4) For public parks, squares, and grounds;(5) For drainage, for raising or filling in land in order to promote sanitation and healthfulness, and for the taking of easements for the drainage of the land of one person over and through the land of another;(6) For reclaiming and filling when lands are low and wet, or overflowed altogether or at times, or entirely or partly;(7) For the use of water pipes and for sewerage and drainage purposes;(8) For laying wires and conduits underground; and(9) For city buildings, waterworks, ponds, and other municipal purposes which shall be coextensive with the powers of the municipality exercising the right of eminent domain.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2001-77; s. 4, ch. 2005-3; s. 14, ch. 2006-11.
FL Stat § 171.011 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 171 - Local Government Boundaries|Part I - Municipal Annexation or Contraction (Ss. 171.011-171.094)|171.011 - Short title.

171.011 Short title.—This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Municipal Annexation or Contraction Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 74-190.
FL Stat § 171.021 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 171 - Local Government Boundaries|Part I - Municipal Annexation or Contraction (Ss. 171.011-171.094)|171.021 - Purpose.

171.021 Purpose.—The purposes of this act are to set forth procedures for adjusting the boundaries of municipalities through annexations or contractions of corporate limits and to set forth criteria for determining when annexations or contractions may take place so as to:(1) Ensure sound urban development and accommodation to growth.(2) Establish uniform legislative standards throughout the state for the adjustment of municipal boundaries.(3) Ensure the efficient provision of urban services to areas that become urban in character.(4) Ensure that areas are not annexed unless municipal services can be provided to those areas.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-190.
FL Stat § 171.022 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XII - Municipalities|Chapter 171 - Local Government Boundaries|Part I - Municipal Annexation or Contraction (Ss. 171.011-171.094)|171.022 - Preemption; effect on special laws.

171.022 Preemption; effect on special laws.—(1) It is further the purpose of this act to provide viable and usable general law standards and procedures for adjusting the boundaries of municipalities in this state.(2) The provisions of any special act or municipal charter relating to the adjusting of municipal boundaries in effect on October 1, 1974, are repealed except as otherwise provided herein.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-190.