Florida Florida Statutes
§ 145.131 — Repeal of other laws relating to compensation; exceptions
FS § 145.131Ch. 145
Statute text
View on source(1)All local or special laws or general laws of local application enacted prior to July 1, 1969, which relate to compensation of county officials are repealed, except laws pertaining to travel expenses of county officers or to payment of extra compensation to the chairs of boards of county commissioners or district school boards.
(2)The compensation of any official whose salary is fixed by this chapter shall be the subject of general law only, except that the compensation of certain school superintendents may be set by school boards in accordance with the provisions of s. 1001.47.
(3)All or any portion of the payment of the costs of life, health, accident, hospitalization, or annuity insurance, as authorized in s. 112.08, for county officials and employees shall not be deemed to be compensation within the purview of this chapter; and all payments previously made from county funds for such purposes are hereby validiing, for the purposes of this section, service arising out of official duties, ex officio duties, and private nonofficial acts) performed by the official for any agency or instrumentality of the state or of any county or municipality in the state, or for any officer, board, district, authority, or unit of state or local government, or for individuals, wherein any of the personnel, equipment, or space of the office is employed, shall be included as income of the office and shall not be retained by the county official as personal income. Nothing herein shall be construed as authorizing a county official to use his or her office or its personnel or property for a private purpose.
(2)Any board of county commissioners which prior to July 1, 1969, had not authorized an additional monthly expense allowance for the chair of the commission may authorize such an allowance of up to $50 per month for travel and other expenses related to the performance of his or her duties, and compensation shall not be considered as part of the chair's income from office.
Legislative history
s. 7, ch. 69-346; s. 1, ch. 70-419; ss. 1, 2, ch. 70-445; s. 1, ch. 72-240; s. 14, ch. 73-173; s. 1, ch. 74-325; s. 859, ch. 95-147.