Florida Florida Statutes

§ 154.05 — Cooperation and agreements between counties

FS § 154.05Ch. 154

Statute text

Counties may establish cooperative arrangements for shared county health departments in the following ways:(1) Two or more counties may combine in the establishment and maintenance of a single full-time county health department for the counties which combine for that purpose; and, pursuant to such combination or agreement, such counties may cooperate with one another and the Department of Health and contribute to a joint fund in carrying out the purpose and intent of this chapter. The duration and nature of such agreement shall be evidenced by resolutions of the boards of county commissioners of such counties and shall be submitted to and approved by the department. In the event of any such agreement, a full-time county health department shall be established and maintained by the department in and for the benefit of the counties which have entered into such an agreement; and, in such case, the funds raised by taxation pursuant to this chapter by each such county shall be paid to the Chief Financial Officer for the account of the department and shall be known as the full-time county health department trust fund of the counties so cooperating. Such trust funds shall be used and expended by the department for the purposes specified in this chapter in each county which has entered into such agreement. In case such an agreement is entered into between two or more counties, the work contemplated by this chapter shall be done by a single full-time county health department in the counties sohe supervision of the Department of Health.

Legislative history

s. 4, ch. 14906, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 2934(25); ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 72-139; s. 2, ch. 72-323; s. 3, ch. 72-345; s. 14, ch. 75-48; s. 32, ch. 77-147; s. 7, ch. 83-177; s. 8, ch. 85-68; ss. 1, 2, ch. 86-83; s. 3, ch. 86-220; s. 4, ch. 88-294; s. 1, ch. 88-361; s. 2, ch. 89-311; ss. 2, 3, ch. 90-232; ss. 2, 3, ch. 90-295; s. 4, ch. 91-22; s. 76, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 8, ch. 94-218; s. 15, ch. 96-403; s. 10, ch. 97-237; s. 2, ch. 98-49; s. 4, ch. 98-279; s. 11, ch. 2008-6.