eLaws of Florida

 

  CHAPTER 125. COUNTY GOVERNMENT  


PART I. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: POWERS AND DUTIES
SECTION 125.001. Board meetings; notice.
SECTION 125.01. Powers and duties.
SECTION 125.0101. County may contract to provide services to municipalities and special districts.
SECTION 125.0102. Sign ordinances.
SECTION 125.0103. Ordinances and rules imposing price controls; findings required; procedures.
SECTION 125.0104. Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement.
SECTION 125.01045. Prohibition of fees for first responder services.
SECTION 125.01047. Rules and ordinances relating to towing services.
SECTION 125.0105. Service fee for dishonored check.
SECTION 125.01055. Affordable housing.
SECTION 125.0107. Ordinances relating to possession or sale of ammunition.
SECTION 125.0108. Areas of critical state concern; tourist impact tax.
SECTION 125.0109. Family day care homes; local zoning regulation.
SECTION 125.011. Definitions.
SECTION 125.012. Project facilities; general powers and duties.
SECTION 125.013. General obligation bonds; revenue bonds.
SECTION 125.014. Title designation of authority.
SECTION 125.015. Acquisition of facilities from municipalities.
SECTION 125.016. Ad valorem tax.
SECTION 125.0167. Discretionary surtax on documents; adoption; application of revenue.
SECTION 125.0168. Special assessments levied on recreational vehicle parks regulated under chapter 513.
SECTION 125.017. Administrative agents.
SECTION 125.018. Rules and regulations.
SECTION 125.019. Exemption from taxation; immunity.
SECTION 125.022. Development permits and orders.
SECTION 125.025. County-municipality consolidated governments; additional powers.
SECTION 125.029. County park entrance fee discounts.
SECTION 125.031. Lease or lease-purchases of property for public purposes.
SECTION 125.045. County economic development powers.
SECTION 125.15. To sue and be sued in the name of county.
SECTION 125.17. Clerk.
SECTION 125.221. Holding of court and meeting of grand jury; place other than courthouse.
SECTION 125.222. Auxiliary county offices, court proceedings.
SECTION 125.27. Countywide forest fire protection; authority of the Florida Forest Service; state funding; county fire control assessments; disposition; equipment donations.
SECTION 125.271. Emergency medical services; county emergency medical service assessments.
SECTION 125.275. Countywide air quality protection; authority of counties designated as nonattainment areas; preemption of municipal ordinances.
SECTION 125.325. Loans to public agencies authorized.
SECTION 125.3401. Purchase, sale, or privatization of water, sewer, or wastewater reuse utility by county.
SECTION 125.35. County authorized to sell real and personal property and to lease real property.
SECTION 125.355. Proposed purchase of real property by county; confidentiality of records; procedure.
SECTION 125.37. Exchange of county property.
SECTION 125.379. Disposition of county property for affordable housing.
SECTION 125.38. Sale of county property to United States, or state.
SECTION 125.39. Nonapplicability to county lands acquired for specific purposes.
SECTION 125.411. Conveyance of land by county.
SECTION 125.42. Water, sewage, gas, power, telephone, other utility, and television lines within the right-of-way limits of county roads and highways.
SECTION 125.421. Telecommunications services.
SECTION 125.485. Utility services; nonpayment of charges by former occupant of rental unit; county action limited.
SECTION 125.56. Enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; inspection fees; inspectors; etc.
SECTION 125.561. Amateur radio antennas; construction in conformance with federal requirements.
SECTION 125.563. Abatement of water pollution and shore erosion of inland lakes.
SECTION 125.568. Conservation of water; Florida-friendly landscaping.
SECTION 125.569. Sanitary sewer lateral inspection programs for counties.
SECTION 125.571. Permit may not be required for owner to paint residence.
SECTION 125.5801. Criminal history record checks for certain county employees and appointees.
SECTION 125.581. Certain local employment registration prohibited.
SECTION 125.585. Employee assistance programs; public records exemption.
SECTION 125.59. Special grand jury fund.
PART II. SELF-GOVERNMENT
SECTION 125.60. Adoption of county charter.
SECTION 125.61. Charter commission.
SECTION 125.62. Charter commission; organization.
SECTION 125.63. Proposal of county charter.
SECTION 125.64. Adoption of charter; dissolution of commission.
SECTION 125.66. Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or resolutions.
SECTION 125.67. Limitation on subject and matter embraced in ordinances; amendments; enacting clause.
SECTION 125.68. Codification of ordinances; exceptions; public record.
SECTION 125.69. Penalties; enforcement by code inspectors.
PART III. COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 125.70. Short title.
SECTION 125.71. Purpose.
SECTION 125.72. Application of the part.
SECTION 125.73. County administrator; appointment, qualifications, compensation.
SECTION 125.74. County administrator; powers and duties.
PART IV. OPTIONAL COUNTY CHARTERS
SECTION 125.80. Short title.
SECTION 125.81. Definitions.
SECTION 125.82. Charter adoption by ordinance.
SECTION 125.83. County charters; general provisions.
SECTION 125.84. County charters; optional forms.
SECTION 125.85. County charters; executive responsibilities.
SECTION 125.86. County charters; legislative responsibilities.
SECTION 125.87. Administrative code; adoption and amendment.
SECTION 125.88. Civil service.
PART V. CHILDREN'S SERVICES
SECTION 125.901. Children’s services; independent special district; council; powers, duties, and functions; public records exemption.
SECTION 125.902. Children’s services council or juvenile welfare board incentive grants.
PART VI. VOLUNTEERS
SECTION 125.9501. Definitions.
SECTION 125.9502. Scope of ss. 125.9501-125.9506; status of volunteers.
SECTION 125.9503. Responsibilities of units of county government and constitutional county officers.
SECTION 125.9504. Volunteer benefits.
SECTION 125.9506. Construction.