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2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 122 - State and County Officers and Employees Retirement System › 122.27 - Contributions.

122.27 Contributions.—From and after the date of the execution of the agreement, the officer or board paying the salary of a member of division B shall withhold the following from such salary:
(1) Four percent of such salary, which shall constitute the contribution of the member to this system with respect to retirement and other benefits payable under this system. The officer or board so withholding such percentage of salary shall without delay deposit the same in the State and County Officers and Employees’ Retirement Trust Fund.
(2) The percentage of such salary, which shall constitute the contribution of the member required for social security coverage as now or hereafter fixed by relevant federal statutes. The officer or board so withholding such percentage of salary shall submit the same without delay to the Internal Revenue Fund as directed by the Social Security Administration.
(3) Any contributions made by a member of division B during the calendar years 1956 and 1957, for state and county retirement contributions, in excess of 4 percent of the member’s total salary shall be returned to the member on the effective date of the member’s retirement or applied to any shortage which may exist in the member’s retirement account.
History.—s. 2, ch. 57-382; s. 4, ch. 59-285; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 14, ch. 2004-234.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 122 - State and County Officers and Employees Retirement System › 122.28 - Benefits.

122.28 Benefits.—The relevant provisions of ss. 122.01-122.12, 122.15, 122.16, 122.18 to 122.20, inclusive, fixing or relating to eligibility for retirement, retirement compensation, and other benefits payable to members or for the account of members of this system in relation to members in division A hereof, shall apply with equal force and effect to members of division B, with the following exceptions:
(1) For the period of service of the member prior to the effective date of his or her social security coverage hereunder, retirement benefits shall be computed on average final compensation at the rate of 2 percent for each year of service rendered prior to such effective date and as provided in s. 122.08. For the period of membership in division B the member’s retirement compensation shall be computed on average final compensation at the rate of 1.5 percent for each year of service rendered after the effective date of said social security coverage.
(2) Members of division B retiring under the disability provisions of this chapter shall receive not less than 20 percent of their average final compensation.
(3) For those persons who become members of the retirement system on or after July 1, 1963, the amount of such retirement compensation shall not exceed that amount which when added to the member’s estimated annual primary insurance amount under social security coverage equals 80 percent of his or her average final compensation. The estimated annual primary insurance amount of the member shall be determined by the administrator on the basis of the social security coverage in effect on the member’s retirement date, assuming that payment of such primary insurance amount shall commence at the later of the member’s 65th birthday or actual age of retirement, and that the member earned his or her average final compensation in each year between the date of retirement and his or her 65th birthday for those members retiring prior to age 65.
History.—s. 2, ch. 57-382; s. 5, ch. 63-555; s. 793, ch. 95-147; s. 24, ch. 2014-17.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 122 - State and County Officers and Employees Retirement System › 122.29 - Records and Reports.

122.29 Records and reports.—The administrator shall maintain accurate accounts of each member of division B; and shall maintain said accounts in such manner, form and detail as shall meet the requirements of the federal Social Security Act and regulations in relation to the social security coverage of such member. The administrator shall from time to time make such reports as may be required by relevant federal laws and regulations relating to the social security coverage of the members of this system.
History.—s. 2, ch. 57-382.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 122 - State and County Officers and Employees Retirement System › 122.31 - Future Amendments.

122.31 Future amendments.—Where in this law reference is made to state and federal laws, it shall be understood that such references are intended to include such laws as they now exist or may hereafter be amended.
History.—s. 2, ch. 57-382.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 122 - State and County Officers and Employees Retirement System › 122.32 - Repealer.

122.32 Repealer.—It is the legislative intent that members of this system be provided with social security coverage only in pursuance of the method prescribed herein for becoming members of division B, anything in chapter 650 to the contrary notwithstanding, provided however that the officials and employees of any county or counties which have prior to June 19, 1957, elected to accept social security under the provisions of chapter 650 shall not be affected hereby; provided further, all present and future employees of such counties shall remain in or become members of division A as provided in s. 122.01 of the State and County Officers and Employees’ Retirement System; and chapter 29968, Acts of 1955, chapter 410, Florida Statutes, are hereby repealed; and provided, that nothing contained in the provisions of this law shall repeal or in any way affect chapter 23259, Laws of 1945, as amended.
History.—s. 2, ch. 57-382.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 122 - State and County Officers and Employees Retirement System › 122.321 - County Officers and Employees; Division B.

122.321 County officers and employees; division B.—Effective July 1, 1969, the provisions of s. 122.32 relative to future officials and employees of any county which elected to accept social security under the provisions of chapter 650 prior to June 19, 1957, shall be of no further force and effect. On and after July 1, 1969, all new and future officers and employees of any county coming under the provisions of s. 122.32 shall become members of division B unless some new consolidated state retirement system becomes effective on that date.
History.—s. 1, ch. 69-129; s. 44, ch. 73-333.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 122 - State and County Officers and Employees Retirement System › 122.35 - Funding.

122.35 Funding.—
(1) Commencing July 1, 1967, for all state agencies and commencing October 1, 1967, for all other agencies with employees who are members under this chapter, former ss. 122.17 and 122.30(4) shall be of no further force and effect and each officer or board paying salaries to members and withholding contributions required of members under this chapter for purposes of providing retirement benefits and social security benefits to or on behalf of such members, shall budget, set aside and pay over to account B of the
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Intangible Tax Trust Fund, herein created, matching payments in the following specified amounts:
(a)1. An amount equal to the amount of member contributions paid to the State and County Officers and Employees’ Retirement Trust Fund as specified in ss. 122.03 and 122.27 but excluding any additional contributions required of high hazard members under s. 122.34; and
2. Commencing January 1, 1993, an additional amount equal to 3.99 percent of each installment of salary to members; and
(b) An amount equal to the amount of member social security contributions withheld, to be paid to the Internal Revenue Service as specified in s. 122.27.
(2) The monthly payments required by subsection (1) shall be payable within 10 days after the first day of each calendar month after July 1, 1967, for all state agencies and October 1, 1967, for all other agencies. The state funds required to be paid hereunder shall be provided and paid from the sources as set forth in subsection (3).
(3) The appropriations provided each state agency each fiscal year shall include sufficient amounts to pay the matching contributions for social security and retirement as required by this section and the matching contributions for retirement required of state agencies under s. 238.11(1)(a). No state agency, whether its funds are provided by state appropriation or not, shall employ any person or maintain any person on its payroll unless it has allotted for such person sufficient funds to meet these required payments.
(4) Effective December 1, 1970, officer and employee contributions and employer matching contributions required by division A and division B of this chapter shall be paid as required in accordance with s. 121.061 and procedures established therefor.
(5) Effective January 1987, social security contributions withheld on behalf of a member of division B of this chapter and employer matching social security contributions paid on behalf of such member shall be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service as required by the Social Security Administration.
History.—s. 8, ch. 63-555; s. 1, ch. 67-411; ss. 2, 3, ch. 67-371; ss. 21, 31, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 69-300; s. 8, ch. 69-353; s. 40, ch. 77-104; s. 2, ch. 92-139; s. 8, ch. 93-262; s. 795, ch. 95-147; s. 144, ch. 2003-261; s. 16, ch. 2004-234.
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Note.—The Intangible Tax Trust Fund was terminated by s. 1, ch. 2004-234.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 122 - State and County Officers and Employees Retirement System › 122.355 - Statements of Purpose and Intent and Other Provisions Required for Qualification Under the Internal Revenue Code of the United States.

122.355 Statements of purpose and intent and other provisions required for qualification under the Internal Revenue Code of the United States.—Any other provisions in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, it is specifically provided that:
(1) The purpose of this chapter is to provide pension benefits for the exclusive benefit of the member employees or their beneficiaries.
(2) No part of the principal or income of the trust fund created hereunder shall be used or diverted for purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of the member employees or their beneficiaries and for the payment of administrative cost.
(3) Forfeitures, if any, shall not be applied to increase the benefits any member employee would otherwise receive under this chapter.
(4) Upon termination or partial termination, upon discontinuance of contributions, abandonment, or merger, or upon consolidation or amendment of this chapter, the rights of all affected employees to benefits accrued as of the date of any of the foregoing events, or the amounts credited to the account of any member employee, shall be and continue thereafter to be nonforfeitable except as otherwise provided by law.
(5) No benefit hereunder shall exceed the maximum amount allowable by law for qualified pension plans under existing or hereafter-enacted provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States.
(6) The compensation limits established by s. 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code prior to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, and adjusted for changes in the cost of living since 1989, in the manner provided by s. 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1991, were part of the State and County Officers’ and Employees’ Retirement System on July 1, 1993.
(7) Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this section are declaratory of the legislative intent upon the original enactment of this chapter and are hereby deemed to have been in effect from such date.
History.—s. 1, ch. 78-108; s. 13, ch. 96-368.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 124 - Commissioners' Districts › 124.01 - Division of Counties Into Districts; County Commissioners.

124.01 Division of counties into districts; county commissioners.—
(1) There shall be five county commissioners’ districts in each county, which shall be numbered one to five, inclusive, and shall be as nearly equal in proportion to population as possible.
(2) There shall be one county commissioner for each of such county commissioners’ districts, who shall be elected by the qualified electors of the county, as provided by s. 1(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution.
(3) The board of county commissioners shall, from time to time, fix the boundaries of the county commissioners’ districts so as to keep them as nearly equal in proportion to population as practicable, provided that changes made in the boundaries of county commissioner districts pursuant to this section may not be made in the 270 days before a regular general election for the board of county commissioners. Districts may not be drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a candidate for county commission or an incumbent county commissioner based on the candidate’s or incumbent’s residential address. Any ordinance enacted or adopted by a county on or after July 1, 2023, which is in conflict with this subsection is void.
(4) County commissioners’ districts now existing shall remain as now constituted until changed by the board of county commissioners, as provided by the constitution and in this chapter.
(5) This section shall not apply to Miami-Dade County.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 3723, 1887; RS 573; GS 765; RGS 1469; CGL 2147; s. 1, ch. 24108, 1947; s. 1, ch. 59-459; s. 8, ch. 69-216; s. 23, ch. 2008-4; s. 1, ch. 2023-101.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 124 - Commissioners' Districts › 124.02 - Notice of Change of Boundaries of District to Be Given by Publication.

124.02 Notice of change of boundaries of district to be given by publication.—
(1) Whenever the boundaries of existing county commissioners’ districts are, from time to time, changed by the board of county commissioners, it shall cause an accurate description of the boundaries of such districts, as changed, to be entered upon its minutes and a certified copy thereof to be published at least once each week for 2 consecutive weeks (two publications being sufficient) in a newspaper published in said county.
(2) If there be no newspaper published in such county, then three copies of said minutes shall be posted for 4 consecutive weeks in three different and conspicuous places in such county, one of which shall be at the front door of the courthouse.
(3) Proof of such publication or posting shall be entered on the minutes of the board. The publication or posting of such copy shall be for information only and shall not be jurisdictional.
History.—s. 5, ch. 3723, 1887; RS 575; GS 766; RGS 1470; CGL 2148; s. 1, ch. 24108, 1947; s. 4, ch. 90-279.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 124 - Commissioners' Districts › 124.03 - Description of District Boundaries to Be Furnished Department of State.

124.03 Description of district boundaries to be furnished Department of State.—Whenever the boundaries of existing county commissioners’ districts are, from time to time, changed by the board, it shall cause its clerk to forthwith furnish the Department of State with a certified copy of its minutes, reflecting the description of the boundaries of the district, as changed, which shall record a description of such boundaries in its office in a book kept for that purpose.
History.—s. 6, ch. 3723, 1887; RS 576; GS 767; RGS 1471; CGL 2149; s. 1, ch. 24108, 1947; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.001 - Board meetings; notice.

125.001 Board meetings; notice.—
(1) Upon the giving of due public notice, regular and special meetings of the board may be held at any appropriate public place in the county.
(2) The board may hold joint meetings with the governing body or bodies of one or more adjacent counties or municipalities to discuss matters regarding land development, economic development, or any other matters of mutual interest at any appropriate public place within the jurisdiction of any participating county or municipality only if the board provides due public notice within the jurisdiction of all participating municipalities and counties.
(a) To participate in a joint public meeting, the governing body of a county or municipality must first adopt a resolution authorizing such participation.
(b) No official vote may be taken at a joint meeting.
(c) A joint meeting may not take the place of any public hearing required by law.
History.—s. 3, ch. 71-305; s. 1, ch. 2016-148.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.0101 - County may contract to provide services to municipalities and special districts.

125.0101 County may contract to provide services to municipalities and special districts.—
(1) It is the legislative intent of this act to permit counties to contract for services with municipalities and special districts as provided by s. 4, Art. VIII of the State Constitution.
(2) In addition to the powers enumerated in this chapter, the legislative and governing body of a county shall have the power to contract with a municipality or special district within the county for fire protection, law enforcement, library services and facilities, beach erosion control, recreation services and facilities, water, streets, sidewalks, street lighting, garbage and trash collection and disposal, waste and sewage collection and disposal, drainage, transportation, and other essential facilities and municipal services. Such services shall be funded as agreed upon between the county and the municipality or special district. This section shall not be construed to authorize the county to impose any service charge or special assessment or to levy any tax within the municipality or special district, nor shall this section be construed to authorize the creation of a municipal service taxing unit within such area.
(3) Municipalities and special districts are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into service contracts pursuant to this section.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the powers granted by this section shall not be deemed to be a limitation of powers already existing but shall be deemed to be cumulative.
(5) This section shall not apply to any county operating under a home rule charter adopted pursuant to ss. 10, 11, and 24, Art. VIII of the State Constitution of 1885, as preserved by s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 80-47.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.0102 - Sign ordinances.

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125.0102 Sign ordinances.—Nothing in chapter 78-8, Laws of Florida, shall be deemed to supersede the rights and powers of municipalities and counties to establish sign ordinances; however, such ordinances shall not conflict with any applicable state or federal laws.
History.—s. 5, ch. 78-8.
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Note.—Also published at s. 166.0425.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.01045 - Prohibition of fees for first responder services.

125.01045 Prohibition of fees for first responder services.—
(1) A county may not impose a fee or seek reimbursement for any costs or expenses that may be incurred for services provided by a first responder, including costs or expenses related to personnel, supplies, motor vehicles, or equipment in response to a motor vehicle accident, except for costs to contain or clean up hazardous materials in quantities reportable to the Florida State Warning Point at the Division of Emergency Management, and costs for transportation and treatment provided by air ambulance services or emergency medical services vehicles, as those terms are defined in s. 401.23.
(2) As used in this section, the term “first responder” means a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10, a firefighter as defined in s. 633.102, or an emergency medical technician or paramedic as defined in s. 401.23 who is employed by the state or a local government. A volunteer law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician or paramedic engaged by the state or a local government is also considered a first responder of the state or local government for purposes of this section.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2009-191; s. 123, ch. 2013-183; s. 6, ch. 2022-35.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.0105 - Service fee for dishonored check.

125.0105 Service fee for dishonored check.—The governing body of a county 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 county 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. 28, ch. 79-164; s. 1, ch. 86-51; s. 3, ch. 89-303; s. 3, ch. 91-211; s. 2, ch. 96-239.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.0107 - Ordinances relating to possession or sale of ammunition.

125.0107 Ordinances relating to possession or sale of ammunition.—No county may adopt any ordinance relating to the possession or sale of ammunition. Any such ordinance in effect on June 24, 1983, is void.
History.—s. 2, ch. 83-253.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.0109 - Family day care homes; local zoning regulation.

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125.0109 Family day care homes; local zoning regulation.—The operation of a residence as a family day care home, as defined by law, registered or licensed with the Department of Children and Families shall constitute a valid residential use for purposes of any local zoning regulations, and no such regulation shall require the owner or operator of such family day care home to obtain any special exemption or use permit or waiver, or to pay any special fee in excess of $50, to operate in an area zoned for residential use.
History.—s. 3, ch. 86-87; s. 11, ch. 99-8; s. 34, ch. 2014-19.
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Note.—Also published at s. 166.0445.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.014 - Title designation of authority.

125.014 Title designation of authority.—For administrative convenience, the board of county commissioners, in the exercise of the powers hereby conferred and those powers otherwise conferred, may be referred to as the county port authority or any other appropriate title duly adopted by resolution of the board of county commissioners. However, in counties to which ss. 125.011-125.019 apply which counties have adopted, or may hereafter adopt, a home rule form of government and which create or establish thereunder a port authority to conveniently administer the business and exercise the powers provided for in ss. 125.011-125.019, the words “port authority” shall apply wherever the words “county” or “board of county commissioners” are used, and such authority may exercise all the powers granted under ss. 125.011-125.019.
History.—s. 3, ch. 71-249; s. 24, ch. 91-45.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.015 - Acquisition of facilities from municipalities.

125.015 Acquisition of facilities from municipalities.—Any county coming within the provisions hereof shall have the power to acquire by purchase or condemnation the docks, wharves, warehouses, and other port facilities or any project (as herein defined) of any municipality within such county. Any project owned or operated by such county and lying within the boundaries of a municipality shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction of the county and shall be without the jurisdiction of said municipality.
History.—s. 4, ch. 71-249.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.0156 - Restriction on providing funds for identification documents.

125.0156 Restriction on providing funds for identification documents.—A county may not provide funds to any person, entity, or organization for the purpose of issuing an identification card or document to an individual who does not provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2023-40.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.016 - Ad valorem tax.

125.016 Ad valorem tax.—Annually an ad valorem tax of not exceeding 11/2 mills may be levied upon all property in the county, which shall be levied and collected as other county taxes are levied and collected. The taxes shall be charged to the general fund, but such revenue may be appropriated by the county for the cost of constructing, operating, maintaining, expanding, enlarging, improving, or developing any project or projects herein specified, or for the payment of the costs of removing and relocating any structures, installations, or facilities which in the opinion of the board of county commissioners may be required for the safe and efficient operation of any such projects. Said tax may be levied, collected, and expended for any of the purposes herein specified notwithstanding the cost and expense thereof which may have been incurred in a previous year, and when so collected and used the tax shall be considered to be levied, collected and used for a county purpose.
History.—s. 5, ch. 71-249.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.0168 - Special assessments levied on recreational vehicle parks regulated under chapter 513.

125.0168 Special assessments levied on recreational vehicle parks regulated under chapter 513.—When a county 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. 1, ch. 2002-241.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.017 - Administrative agents.

125.017 Administrative agents.—The county may employ agents, clerks, or servants to administer any project under the rules, regulations, directions, and supervision of the county, and it may exact of any agent, clerk or servant a good and sufficient bond with proper surety to secure the faithful performance of his or her duties and otherwise conditioned as it shall see fit.
History.—s. 6, ch. 71-249; s. 816, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.018 - Rules and regulations.

125.018 Rules and regulations.—All rules and regulations promulgated and all impositions and exactions made by authority hereof shall be just and reasonable and consistent with public interest, and their application shall be subject to review by certiorari in any court of proper and competent jurisdiction. All rules and regulations shall be published and dispensed by the county at cost to all applicants therefor.
History.—s. 7, ch. 71-249.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.019 - Exemption from taxation; immunity.

125.019 Exemption from taxation; immunity.—
(1) All powers, acts, and deeds hereby conferred or authorized are found to be and made a county purpose. Each project financed under the provisions of ss. 125.011-125.019 and the income therefrom, and any bonds issued under the provisions of s. 125.013 and the income therefrom, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state. The exemption granted by this subsection shall not be applicable to any tax imposed by chapter 220 on interest, income, or profits on debt obligations owned by corporations.
(2) In the exercise of the additional powers conferred by ss. 125.011-125.019 as heretofore and hereafter amended, the county and county commissioners of any such county shall have the same rights, privileges, powers and immunities of a county of the state.
History.—ss. 2, 8, ch. 71-249; s. 1, ch. 73-327; s. 25, ch. 91-45.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.023 - Temporary shelter prohibition.

125.023 Temporary shelter prohibition.—
(1) For the purposes of this section, the term “temporary shelter” includes, but is not limited to, a recreational vehicle, trailer, or similar structure placed on a residential property.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, ordinance, or regulation to the contrary, following the declaration of a state of emergency issued by the Governor for a natural emergency as defined in s. 252.34(8) during which a permanent residential structure was damaged and rendered uninhabitable, a county may not prohibit the placement of one temporary shelter on the residential property for up to 36 months after the date of the declaration or until a certificate of occupancy is issued on the permanent residential structure on the property, whichever occurs first, if all of the following circumstances apply:
(a) The resident makes a good faith effort to rebuild or renovate the damaged permanent residential structure, including, but not limited to, applying for a building permit, submitting a plan or design to the county, or obtaining a construction loan.
(b) The temporary shelter is connected to water and electric utilities and does not present a threat to health and human safety.
(c) The resident lives in the temporary structure.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2023-304.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.025 - County-municipality consolidated governments; additional powers.

125.025 County-municipality consolidated governments; additional powers.—Each county which operates under a government consolidated with that of one or more municipalities in the county shall have the power, in addition to the powers otherwise conferred, to own, maintain, operate, and control export trading companies and foreign sales corporations as provided by the laws of the United States; to own, maintain, operate, and control cargo clearance centers and customs clearance facilities and corporations established for the purpose of providing or operating such facilities; to maintain the confidentiality of trade information to the degree provided by the Export Trading Company Act of 1982, Pub. L. No. 97-290, as it is amended from time to time; to maintain the confidentiality of trade information and data pursuant to the patent laws of the United States, the patent laws of foreign nations to the extent that they are enforced by the courts of the United States, the copyright laws of the United States, the copyright laws of foreign nations to the extent that they are enforced by the courts of the United States, and the trade secrets doctrine; and to authorize airport and port employees to serve as officers and directors of export trading companies, foreign sales corporations, and customs and cargo clearance corporations.
History.—s. 3, ch. 87-144.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.029 - County park entrance fee discounts.

125.029 County park entrance fee discounts.—
(1) A county park or recreation department shall provide a partial or a full discount on park entrance fees to the following individuals who present information satisfactory to the county department which evidences eligibility for the discount:
(a) A current member of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard.
(b) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard.
(c) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard, who has a service-connected disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(d) A surviving spouse and parents of a deceased member of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard, who died in the line of duty under combat-related conditions.
(e) A surviving spouse and parents of a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), a firefighter, as defined in s. 633.102, or an emergency medical technician or paramedic employed by state or local government, who died in the line of duty.
(2) As used in this section, the term “park entrance fee” means a fee charged to access lands managed by a county park or recreation department. The term does not include expanded fees for amenities, such as campgrounds, aquatic facilities, stadiums or arenas, facility rentals, special events, boat launching, golf, zoos, museums, gardens, or programs taking place within public lands.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2016-196.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.031 - Lease or lease-purchases of property for public purposes.

125.031 Lease or lease-purchases of property for public purposes.—Counties may enter into leases or lease-purchase arrangements relating to properties needed for public purposes for periods not to exceed 30 years at a stipulated rental to be paid from current or other legally available funds and may make all other contracts or agreements necessary or convenient to carry out such objective. The county shall have the right to enter into such leases or lease-purchase arrangements with private individuals, other governmental agencies, or corporations. When the term of such lease is for longer than 60 months, the rental shall be payable only from funds arising from sources other than ad valorem taxation. Such leases or lease-purchase arrangements shall be subject to approval by the board of county commissioners, and no such lease or lease-purchase contract shall be entered into without said approval. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a lease entered into by a county, as defined in s. 125.011(1), with the state or another governmental entity or authorized under the provisions of s. 125.01 is not subject to the 30-year lease term limitation of this section.
History.—s. 1, ch. 71-240; s. 1, ch. 89-103; s. 1, ch. 2008-48.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.15 - To sue and be sued in the name of county.

125.15 To sue and be sued in the name of county.—The county commissioners shall sue and be sued in the name of the county of which they are commissioners. A change in the persons composing the board of county commissioners shall not abate the suit, but it shall proceed as if such change had not taken place.
History.—ss. 1, 3, ch. 3242, 1881; RS 580; GS 773; RGS 1493; CGL 2202.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.17 - Clerk.

125.17 Clerk.—The clerk of the circuit court for the county shall be clerk and accountant of the board of county commissioners. He or she shall keep their minutes and accounts, and perform such other duties as their clerk as the board may direct. The clerk shall have custody of their seal, shall affix the same to any paper or instrument to which it shall be proper or necessary that the same shall be affixed, and may give copies of writings in his or her custody as the clerk of said board, attested by his or her signature and authenticated by said seal.
History.—RS 583; GS 776; RGS 1498; CGL 2261; s. 817, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.221 - Holding of court and meeting of grand jury; place other than courthouse.

125.221 Holding of court and meeting of grand jury; place other than courthouse.—In the event there is not suitable available space in the courthouse due to construction or reconstruction, destruction or other good reasons, for the holding of any court or courts now provided to be held in the county courthouse, or for the meeting of the grand jury of the county, the county commission, with the approval of the court, may designate some other place or places located in the county seat for the holding of court or courts or for the meeting of the grand jury.
History.—s. 1, ch. 29795, 1955.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.222 - Auxiliary county offices, court proceedings.

125.222 Auxiliary county offices, court proceedings.—All proceedings, except trial by jury, had in any of the several counties of this state in connection with any civil, equity or criminal action may be conducted in auxiliary county offices where such offices have been established and are maintained under authorization of law, provided adequate space and facilities are available therein and provided that the Official Records books be kept and maintained in the county offices at the county seat.
History.—s. 1, ch. 57-331; s. 19, ch. 94-348.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.271 - Emergency medical services; county emergency medical service assessments.

125.271 Emergency medical services; county emergency medical service assessments.—
(1) As used in this section, the term “county” means:
(a) A county that is within a rural area of opportunity as designated by the Governor pursuant to s. 288.0656;
(b) A small county having a population of 75,000 or fewer on the effective date of this act which has levied at least 10 mills of ad valorem tax for the previous fiscal year; or
(c) A county that adopted an ordinance authorizing the imposition of an assessment for emergency medical services prior to January 1, 2002.
Once a county has qualified under this subsection, it always retains the qualification.
(2) A county may fund the costs of emergency medical services through the levy of a special assessment that apportions the cost among the property based on a reasonable methodology that charges a parcel in proportion to its benefits.
(3) The authorization provided in this section shall be construed to be general law authorization pursuant to ss. 1 and 9, Art. VII of the State Constitution.
(4) All special assessments for emergency medical services levied by a county prior to the effective date of this section are ratified and validated in all respects if they would have been valid had this section been in effect at the time they were levied; however, this subsection shall not validate assessments in counties with litigation challenging the validity of an assessment pending on January 1, 2002.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2002-37; s. 23, ch. 2014-218.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.275 - Countywide air quality protection; authority of counties designated as nonattainment areas; preemption of municipal ordinances.

125.275 Countywide air quality protection; authority of counties designated as nonattainment areas; preemption of municipal ordinances.—
(1) The board of county commissioners of any county which is designated, in whole or in part, as a nonattainment area for air quality pursuant to state and federal law is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to provide by ordinance for countywide protection of air quality. In furtherance of this purpose, the board of county commissioners of such county shall have the following powers:
(a) To act as the local implementing authority of a nonattainment plan promulgated and adopted pursuant to state and federal law.
(b) To adopt, revise, and amend, from time to time, appropriate ordinances, rules, and regulations reasonably necessary to maintain air quality standards established pursuant to state and federal law, including the federal Clean Air Act.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the authority granted in subsection (1) shall vest in such county, and, when exercised by the county, any municipality is hereby preempted from adoption of an ordinance pertaining to air quality upon the designation set forth in subsection (1).
(3) No county is authorized by this act to promulgate any air quality standard more stringent than any state or federal standard as to any particular pollutant. Nothing herein shall be construed to modify any authority granted by an existing special act pertaining to air quality control.
History.—s. 1, ch. 78-240.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.325 - Loans to public agencies authorized.

125.325 Loans to public agencies authorized.—Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 163.01, a legal entity created pursuant to interlocal agreement under s. 163.01, the membership of which entity consists of at least three counties, may lend the proceeds of obligations issued by such entity to any public agency as provided in s. 163.01(3)(b) whether or not such agency is a member of the entity. Such entity may have as members, in addition to counties, other public agencies as described in s. 163.01(3)(b) and may lend the proceeds of obligations to such public agencies for purposes of financing or refinancing capital projects or working capital if such agencies are otherwise authorized to incur debt.
History.—s. 3, ch. 96-216.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.355 - Proposed purchase of real property by county; confidentiality of records; procedure.

125.355 Proposed purchase of real property by county; confidentiality of records; procedure.—
(1)(a) In any case in which a county, pursuant to the provisions of this section, seeks to acquire by purchase any real property for a public purpose, every appraisal, offer, or counteroffer must be in writing. Such appraisals, offers, and counteroffers shall not be available for public disclosure or inspection and are exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) until an option contract is executed or, if no option contract is executed, until 30 days before a contract or agreement for purchase is considered for approval by the board of county commissioners. If a contract or agreement for purchase is not submitted to the board of county commissioners for approval, the exemption from s. 119.07(1) will expire 30 days after the termination of negotiations. The county shall maintain complete and accurate records of every such appraisal, offer, and counteroffer. For the purposes of this section, the term “option contract” means a proposed agreement by the county to purchase a piece of property, subject to the approval of the local governing body at a public meeting after 30 days’ public notice. The county will not be under any obligation to exercise the option unless the option contract is approved by the governing body at the public hearing specified in this section.
(b) If the exemptions provided in this section are utilized, the governing body shall obtain at least one appraisal by an appraiser approved pursuant to s. 253.025 for each purchase in an amount of not more than $500,000. For each purchase in an amount in excess of $500,000, the governing body shall obtain at least two appraisals by appraisers approved pursuant to s. 253.025. If the agreed purchase price exceeds the average appraised price of the two appraisals, the governing body is required to approve the purchase by an extraordinary vote. The governing body may, by ordinary vote, exempt a purchase in an amount of $100,000 or less from the requirement for an appraisal.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any county that does not choose with respect to any specific purchase to utilize the exemptions from s. 119.07(1) provided in this section may follow any procedure not in conflict with the provisions of chapter 119 for the purchase of real property which is authorized in its charter or established by ordinance.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as providing an exemption from, or an exception to, s. 286.011.
History.—s. 1, ch. 84-298; s. 1, ch. 87-60; s. 1, ch. 88-315; s. 32, ch. 90-360; s. 8, ch. 94-240; s. 44, ch. 96-406; s. 29, ch. 2016-233.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations › Chapter 125 - County Government › Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59) › 125.37 - Exchange of county property.

125.37 Exchange of county property.—Whenever, in the opinion of the board of county commissioners, the county holds and possesses any real property, not needed for county purposes, and such property may be to the best interest of the county exchanged for other real property, which the county may desire to acquire for county purposes, the said board of county commissioners of any county is authorized and empowered to make such an exchange. Provided, however, before any exchange of property shall be effected, a notice, setting forth the terms and conditions of any such exchange of property, shall be first published, once a week for at least 2 weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, before the adoption by the board of county commissioners of a resolution authorizing the exchange of properties.
History.—s. 3, ch. 23829, 1947.