Municipal government problems of interest to Florida.

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Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§ et seq.) (article 18) is the principal State statute governing conflicts of interest on the part of municipal officers and employees. An understanding of article 18 is important because violations of the statute can result in civil and.

The Florida Municipal Offi cials’ Manual is a publication of the Florida League of Cities. Our apprecia-tion goes to the FLC legal, legislative and membership staff who assisted with revisions to this edition, and to the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government at FSU for their longtime assistance with the research for the manual.

Tax-exempt interest refers to interest income that is not subject to taxation, most notably at the federal level. Some municipal bonds may also be "triple-exempt", where tax is not paid at the. American Government University Press of Florida Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Interest Groups Public Policy Economic Policy Food Policy address the problems that people expect government to address, while also limiting.

The Florida Legislature enacted Section of the Florida Statutes to implement this constitutional language. The “home rule” authority to regulate and provide services has been liberally construed Municipal action will be upheld if it is undertaken (1) for a municipal purpose; and (2) if it is not.

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How City Council Members Interact With the Mayor. How a city council interacts with a mayor depends on the city’s form of government. In the council-manager system, the mayor is a “first among equals” member of the city council.

Depending on the city charter, the mayor may be elected by the citizens or chosen from among sitting council members. Sections (3)(b), (3) andFlorida Statutes, requires the use of this rate for the payment of interest for late payments to vendors; for late payments on construction or maintenance contracts administered by the Department of Transportation; and for cases where a rate of interest is not specified in a contract.

A government may establish a single capitalization threshold for all of its capital assets, or it may establish different capitalization thresholds for different classes of capital assets.

In selecting capitalization thresholds, governments should be able to report and depreciate substantially all capital asset value while eliminating the cost. Following up on Frayda Bluestein’s excellent post about the appointment of new city and county attorneys, I offer answers to frequently asked questions about the proper role of a local government attorney.

As always, my advice is guided by the North Carolina Revised Rules of Professional Conduct. For local government attorneys, the most relevant of those rules is likely Rule. Example Calculations.

An investor's tax rate plays a significant role in the resulting tax-equivalent yields. For example, assume there is a tax-free bond that is yielding 7%.

(1) As provided in s. 2(b), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, municipalities shall have the governmental, corporate, and proprietary powers to enable them to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions, and render municipal services, and may exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law.

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Public service is a public trust, requiring officials and employees to place loyalty to the citizens, the laws, and ethical principles above private gain.

Following ethical guidelines and eliminating any improprieties, or even the appearance of potential corruption, is imperative to safeguarding the public’s trust in government.

Municipal Government Florida’s many municipalities—its cities, towns, and villages—were created by the people to serve the citizens’ needs. A municipal government is formed when a community creates a charter that allows the community to set up its own government and the state legislature passes a special act that permits the community.

As Florida continues to grow, more rural areas develop urban characteristics. Empty lands fill with people and houses. Local governments are called upon to provide more and more services to these areas. In light of this trend, it is periodically useful to review some of the basic building blocks of local government in Florida, specifically, counties and municipalities.Local government is not required to pay for health care insurance for government retirees.

As ofnone do. Inresearchers at Florida State University said that Florida's cities and counties have promised pensions they cannot afford. Pension obligations constituted 8% of total spending by local governments in The Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees is found in Chapter (Part III) of the Florida Statutes.

Foremost among the goals of the Code is to promote the public interest and maintain the respect of the people for their government.