Florida Florida Statutes
§ 165.071 — Financial allocations
FS § 165.071Ch. 165
Statute text
View on source(1)The law incorporating a new municipality in previously unincorporated lands may provide a procedure for establishing the distributive share of local option gas tax moneys in counties where such tax is levied when appropriate under the provisions of s. 336.025(4)(b). The law shall also provide for assumption of the existing governmental indebtedness or property specially benefiting that area, if any, the fair value of such and the manner of transfer and financing.
(2)The government formed by merger of existing municipalities shall assume all indebtedness of, and receive title to all property owned by, the preexisting municipalities. The proposed charter shall provide for the determination of the proper allocation of the indebtedness so assumed and the manner in which said debt shall be retired.
(3)The dissolution of a municipal government shall transfer the title to all property oct, excluding any automatic renewals or so-called “evergreen” provisions, be provided to the municipality within a reasonable time following a written request to do so.
(3)The dissolution of a municipality must meet the following conditions:(a) The municipality to be dissolved must not be substantially surrounded by other municipalities.
(b)The county or another municipality must be demonstrably able to provide necessary services to the municipal area proposed for dissolution.
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Legislative history
s. 1, ch. 74-192; s. 41, ch. 89-169; s. 6, ch. 98-258; s. 3, ch. 2000-304; s. 1, ch. 2002-23.