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FL Stat § 125.87 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 125 - County Government|Part IV - Optional County Charters (Ss. 125.80-125.88)|125.87 - Administrative code; adoption and amendment.

125.87 Administrative code; adoption and amendment.—(1) Following the organization of the first board of county commissioners elected pursuant to a charter, the board of commissioners shall adopt an administrative code organizing the administration of the county government and setting forth the duties and responsibilities and powers of all county officials and agencies pursuant to the provisions of the charter.(2) The administrative code shall be effective upon adoption or as otherwise provided therein, and all existing agencies shall assume the form, perform the duties, and exercise the power granted them under the administrative code and shall do so in the manner prescribed.History.—s. 2, ch. 74-193.
FL Stat § 125.88 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 125 - County Government|Part IV - Optional County Charters (Ss. 125.80-125.88)|125.88 - Civil service.

125.88 Civil service.—(1) Upon adoption of an administrative code and also upon the adoption of a charter, all officers and employees in the classified service of the county shall be transferred to the department, division, or agency to which the functions, powers, and duties in which they were engaged are allocated under the administrative code. Such transfer shall be without examination or diminution of existing compensation, pension or retirement rights, privileges, or obligations of any such officer or employee existing immediately prior to the referendum at which the charter was adopted. It is the intent of the Legislature that the adoption of any plan required by the charter shall not adversely affect the civil service tenure, pension, seniority, or promotional rights of any county officer or employee in the classified service.(2) The board of county commissioners of any county adopting a charter may, by ordinance, administer the merit system through a county department of civil service unless otherwise provided by the charter. Such administration shall include classification, recruitment, examination, establishment of eligibility lists, grievances, compensation, and other conditions of employment pursuant to law.History.—s. 2, ch. 74-193.
FL Stat § 125.902 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 125 - County Government|Part V - Children’s Services (Ss. 125.901, 125.902)|125.902 - Children’s services council or juvenile welfare board incentive grants.

125.902 Children’s services council or juvenile welfare board incentive grants.—(1) Subject to specific appropriations, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide incentives to encourage children’s services councils or juvenile welfare boards to provide support to local child welfare programs related to implementation of community-based care.(a) A children’s services council or juvenile welfare board, as authorized in s. 125.901, may submit a request for funding or continued funding to the Department of Children and Families to support programs funded by the council or board for local child welfare services related to implementation of community-based care.(b) The Department of Children and Families shall establish grant application procedures.(2) The Department of Children and Families shall make award determinations no later than October 1 of each year. All applicants shall be notified by the department of its final action.(3) Each council or board that is awarded a grant as provided for in this section shall submit performance and output information as determined by the Department of Children and Families.History.—s. 75, ch. 2000-139; s. 40, ch. 2012-116; s. 36, ch. 2014-19.
FL Stat § 125.9501 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 125 - County Government|Part VI - Volunteers (Ss. 125.9501-125.9506)|125.9501 - Definitions.

125.9501 Definitions.—As used in ss. 125.9501-125.9506:(1) “Volunteer” means a person who, of his or her own free will, provides goods or services to any unit of county government or to any constitutional county officer without receiving monetary or material compensation.(2) “Regular-service volunteer” means a person engaged in specific voluntary service activities on an ongoing or continual basis.(3) “Occasional-service volunteer” means a person who offers to provide a one-time or occasional voluntary service.(4) “Material donor” means a person who provides funds, materials, employment, or opportunities for clients of county government without receiving monetary or material compensation.History.—s. 1, ch. 88-66; s. 826, ch. 95-147.
FL Stat § 125.9502 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 125 - County Government|Part VI - Volunteers (Ss. 125.9501-125.9506)|125.9502 - Scope of ss. 125.9501-125.9506; status of volunteers.

125.9502 Scope of ss. 125.9501-125.9506; status of volunteers.—(1) Each unit of county government and each constitutional county officer may recruit and accept, without regard to requirements of any civil service system, the services of volunteers, including regular-service volunteers, occasional-service volunteers, or material donors, to assist in programs administered by that unit of county government or constitutional county officer.(2) Volunteers who are recruited, trained, or accepted by a unit of county government or constitutional county officer are not subject to any provisions of state law relating to public employment, to any collective bargaining agreement between the unit of county government or constitutional county officer and an employees’ association or union or to any laws relating to hours of work, rates of compensation, leave time, or employee benefits, except as provided under s. 125.9504. However, all volunteers must comply with applicable rules of the unit of county government or county constitutional officer.(3) Each unit of county government or county constitutional officer who uses the services of volunteers may provide such incidental reimbursement generally consistent with the provisions of s. 125.9504, including, but not limited to, transportation costs, lodging, and subsistence, as the unit of county government or constitutional county officer deems necessary to assist volunteers in performing their functions.(4) Persons working with a unit of county government or a constitutional county officer pursuant to ss. 125.9501-125.9506 are considered unpaid independent volunteers and are not entitled to reemployment assistance.History.—s. 2, ch. 88-66; s. 44, ch. 2012-30.
FL Stat § 125.9503 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 125 - County Government|Part VI - Volunteers (Ss. 125.9501-125.9506)|125.9503 - Responsibilities of units of county government and constitutional county officers.

125.9503 Responsibilities of units of county government and constitutional county officers.—Each unit of county government and each constitutional county officer who uses the services of volunteers must:(1) Take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to develop meaningful opportunities for volunteers involved in locally administered programs.(2) Adopt rules governing the recruitment, screening, training, responsibility, use, and supervision of volunteers.(3) Take such actions as are necessary to ensure that volunteers understand their duties and responsibilities.(4) Take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to ensure a receptive climate for volunteers.(5) Provide for the recognition of volunteers who have offered continuous and outstanding service to administered programs.History.—s. 3, ch. 88-66.
FL Stat § 125.9504 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 125 - County Government|Part VI - Volunteers (Ss. 125.9501-125.9506)|125.9504 - Volunteer benefits.

125.9504 Volunteer benefits.—(1) Meals may be furnished without charge to a regular-service volunteer serving a unit of county government or constitutional county officer if the volunteer’s scheduled service extends over an established meal period, and to an occasional-service volunteer at the discretion of the head of the unit of county government or constitutional county officer.(2) Lodging, if available, may be furnished temporarily, in case of an emergency, at no charge to a regular-service volunteer.(3) Transportation reimbursement may be furnished to a volunteer whose presence is determined to be necessary by the unit of county government or constitutional county officer. Volunteers may use county vehicles in the performance of their county duties.(4) Volunteers are covered by workers’ compensation in accordance with chapter 440, and ss. 125.9501-125.9506 do not limit any workers’ compensation rights or benefits.(5) Volunteers may be furnished such other benefits, subsistence, or reimbursement of expenses as the unit of county government or constitutional county officer considers appropriate and necessary to further ss. 125.9501-125.9506.History.—s. 4, ch. 88-66.
FL Stat § 125.9506 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 125 - County Government|Part VI - Volunteers (Ss. 125.9501-125.9506)|125.9506 - Construction.

125.9506 Construction.—Nothing in ss. 125.9501-125.9506 shall operate or be construed to limit any rights or benefits to which a volunteer would otherwise be entitled under state or federal law.History.—s. 6, ch. 88-66.
FL Stat § 153.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 153 - Water and Sewer Systems|Part I - County Water System and Sanitary Sewer Financing (Ss. 153.01-153.20)|153.01 - Short title.

153.01 Short title.—This part shall be known and may be cited as the “County Water System and Sanitary Sewer Financing Law.”History.—s. 1, ch. 29837, 1955.
FL Stat § 153.07 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 153 - Water and Sewer Systems|Part I - County Water System and Sanitary Sewer Financing (Ss. 153.01-153.20)|153.07 - General obligation bonds.

153.07 General obligation bonds.—(1) No general obligation bonds shall be issued by county unless the issuance of such bonds shall be approved by a majority of the votes that are cast in an election in which a majority of the freeholders who are qualified electors residing in the county shall participate. Such election shall be called, noticed and conducted and the result thereof determined and declared in the manner required by law for the issuance of bonds of the county.(2) For the payment of the principal and the interest on any general obligation bonds of the county issued under the provisions of this chapter, the county commission is hereby authorized and required to levy annually a special tax upon all taxable property within the county over and above all other taxes authorized or limited by law sufficient to pay such principal and interest as the same respectively become due and payable, and the proceeds of all such taxes shall when collected be paid into a special fund and used for no other purpose than the payment of such principal and interest; provided, however, that there may be pledged to the payment of such principal and interest the proceeds of such water service charges and/or sewer service charges, and in the event of such pledge the amount of the annual tax levy herein required may be reduced in any year by the amount of such proceeds actually received in the preceding year and then remaining on deposit to the credit of such fund for the payment of such principal and interest.History.—s. 7, ch. 29837, 1955; s. 6, ch. 67-547.
FL Stat § 153.08 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 153 - Water and Sewer Systems|Part I - County Water System and Sanitary Sewer Financing (Ss. 153.01-153.20)|153.08 - Water and sewer district general obligation bonds.

153.08 Water and sewer district general obligation bonds.—(1) The county commission is hereby authorized to establish within the county such water and sewer districts as it may deem necessary. For the purpose of providing for and financing the facilities provided for in this chapter, general obligation bonds may be issued covering the facilities located in such district and to be paid by general ad valorem taxes levied in and collected from such district or districts; provided, however, that no such general obligation bonds for such district or districts shall be issued by the county unless the issuance of such bonds shall be approved by a majority of the votes in an election in which a majority of the freeholders who are qualified electors residing in such district or districts shall participate. Such election shall be called, noticed and conducted and the result thereof determined and declared in the manner required by law for the issuance of bonds of the county.(2) For the payment of the principal and interest thereon on any such general obligation bonds issued for the benefit of such district or districts issued under the provisions of this chapter the county commission is hereby authorized and required to levy annually a special tax upon all taxable property within the said district or districts over and above all other taxes authorized or limited by law sufficient to pay such principal and interest as the same respectively becomes due and payable, and the proceeds of all such taxes shall when collected be paid into a special fund and used for no other purpose than the payment of such principal and interest; provided, however, that there may be pledged to the payment of such principal and interest the proceeds of such water service charges and/or sewer service charges and in the event of such pledge the amount of the annual tax levied herein required may be reduced in any year by the amount of such proceeds actually received in the preceding year and then remaining on deposit to the credit of such fund for the payment of such principal and interest.(3) Revenue bonds as authorized by s. 153.09 may be issued to finance facilities located in any district created under the authority of this section.History.—s. 8, ch. 29837, 1955; s. 2, ch. 57-323; s. 7, ch. 67-547.
FL Stat § 153.091 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 153 - Water and Sewer Systems|Part I - County Water System and Sanitary Sewer Financing (Ss. 153.01-153.20)|153.091 - Combined systems; issuance of bonds.

153.091 Combined systems; issuance of bonds.—(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 153.09, the county may issue water and sewer revenue bonds for the purpose of the construction, acquisition, or improvement of water supply systems or water system improvements and sewage disposal systems or sewer improvements, which have been combined by the county. Such water and sewer revenue bonds may also be issued for the purposes of the construction, acquisition or improvement of such combined system, or any part thereof, and the refunding of any outstanding bonds or obligations theretofore issued to finance the cost of such combined system or any part thereof.(2) In the event that the water supply system or water system improvements and sewage disposal systems and sewer improvements are combined into one water and sewer system all of the provisions of this chapter relating to water supply systems or water system improvements and sewage disposal systems and sewer improvements and water revenue bonds and sewer revenue bonds shall apply to such combined systems and water and sewer revenue bonds to the extent the same are applicable.History.—s. 8, ch. 67-547.
FL Stat § 153.10 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 153 - Water and Sewer Systems|Part I - County Water System and Sanitary Sewer Financing (Ss. 153.01-153.20)|153.10 - Call for bids.

153.10 Call for bids.—(1) As soon as practicable after the authorization of bonds under the provisions of this chapter or the appropriation of moneys for the construction of water system improvements or sewer improvements, the commission shall publish once, in a newspaper published in the county, and, if the estimated cost exceeds $10,000, in a newspaper of general circulation in the state, a notice calling for sealed bids to be received by the commission on a date not earlier than 15 days from the first publication, for the construction of the work.(2) The notice shall refer in general terms to the extent and nature of the improvement or improvements and may identify the same by the short designation indicated in the initial resolution and by reference to the plans and specifications on file. If the initial resolution shall have given two or more alternative descriptions of the improvement as to its material, nature, character and size, and if the commission shall not have theretofore determined upon a definite description, the notice shall call for bids upon each of such descriptions.(3) Bids may be requested for the work as a whole or for any part thereof separately and bids may be asked for any one or more improvements authorized by the same or different resolutions, but any bid covering work upon more than one improvement shall be in such form as to permit a separation of cost as to each improvement.(4) The notice shall require bidders to file with their bids either a certified check upon an incorporated bank or trust company for 2.5 percent of the amount of their respective bids or a bid bond in like amount with corporate surety satisfactory to the attorney for the county to ensure the execution of a contract to carry out the work in accordance with such plans and specifications and to ensure the filing, at the making of such contract, of a bond in the amount of the contract price with corporate sureties satisfactory to such attorney conditioned for the performance of the work in accordance with such contract.(5) The commission shall have the right to reject any and all bids, and if all bids are rejected the commission may readvertise.History.—s. 10, ch. 29837, 1955; s. 2, ch. 57-774.
FL Stat § 153.13 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 153 - Water and Sewer Systems|Part I - County Water System and Sanitary Sewer Financing (Ss. 153.01-153.20)|153.13 - Application of revenues.

153.13 Application of revenues.—(1) All revenues derived from any water supply system, water system improvement, sewage disposal system or sewer improvements for either of which a single issue of water revenue bonds or sewer revenue bonds shall be issued, except such part thereof as may be required to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing and operating such system or systems and to provide reserves therefor as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such water revenue bonds or sewer revenue bonds, shall be set aside at such regular intervals as may be provided in such resolution and deposited for the credit of the following separate funds for the following purposes:(a) Sinking fund for the payment of interest on and the principal of such water revenue bonds and/or sewer revenue bonds as the same shall become due, necessary charges of paying agents for paying such interest and principal, and any premium upon bonds retired by call or purchase before their maturity or respective maturities, including the accumulation of reserves for such purposes; and(b) A fund for anticipated renewals and replacements and extraordinary repairs.(2) The use and disposition of moneys to the credit of such sinking fund shall be subject to such regulations as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the water revenue bonds and/or sewer revenue bonds and, except as may otherwise be provided in such resolution, such sinking fund shall be a fund for the benefit of all bonds without distinction or priority of one over the other.(3) The county commission shall at the close of each fiscal year make or cause to be made a comprehensive report of its operations of the water supply system or systems and sewage disposal system or systems under its control during the preceding fiscal year, including all matters relating to rates, revenues, expenses for maintenance, repair and operation and of replacements and extensions, principal and interest retirements and the status of all funds, and there shall be set forth in such report the budget recommended by the commission for the current fiscal year. A copy of such annual report shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court in the county and shall be open to the inspection of all interested persons. Any surplus of the gross revenues remaining at the end of any fiscal year after making the required deposits for the credit of the separate funds set forth above, and not appropriated in the budget for the then-current fiscal year, shall be paid into the sinking fund.History.—s. 13, ch. 29837, 1955.
FL Stat § 153.14 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 153 - Water and Sewer Systems|Part I - County Water System and Sanitary Sewer Financing (Ss. 153.01-153.20)|153.14 - Trust funds.

153.14 Trust funds.—All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this chapter shall be deemed to be trust funds, to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. The resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds shall provide that any officer to whom, or any bank, trust company or other fiscal agent to which such moneys shall be paid shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes hereof, subject to such regulations as this chapter and such resolution may provide.History.—s. 14, ch. 29837, 1955.
FL Stat § 153.15 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 153 - Water and Sewer Systems|Part I - County Water System and Sanitary Sewer Financing (Ss. 153.01-153.20)|153.15 - Remedies.

153.15 Remedies.—Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of Florida or granted hereunder or under such resolution, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this chapter or by such resolution to be performed by the county or by the county commission, including the fixing, charging and collecting of rates, fees and charges for services and facilities furnished by the water supply system, water system improvement, sewage disposal system or sewer improvements and the levying and collecting of any special assessments.History.—s. 15, ch. 29837, 1955.