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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided March 31, 1977Published

1Opinion of the Court

QUESTION:

Under general law, may a board of county commissioners in a noncharter county lend county funds to the district school board, if such funds are derived from county ad valorem taxes or other sources?

SUMMARY:

Noncharter counties are not authorized by general law to lend county funds derived from ad valorem tax revenue or from other sources to district school boards.

The powers of a noncharter county to use county funds are the same regardless of whether the funds are derived from county ad valorem tax revenue or some other source. Consequently, I shall treat your questions as a single…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Thayer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  2. Dobbs v. Sea Isle HotelSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
  3. Wheeler v. MeggsSupreme Court of Florida · 1918
  4. Amos v. MathewsSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
  5. White v. CrandonSupreme Court of Florida · 1934

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