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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided February 7, 1974Published

1Opinion of the Court

QUESTION:

May a mental health board enter into a contract with a board of county commissioners when a member of the mental health board is also a county commissioner and, if so, must the member abstain from voting upon the matter when it comes before each board?

SUMMARY:

The provisions of Ch. 839 and s. 112.314(1), F.S., do not prohibit a mental health board from entering into an agreement with the board of county commissioners concerning the use of county funds for mental health purposes, even though a member of the health board serves also as a county commissioner. Under s.286.012, F.S., the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. City of Coral Gables v. WekslerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
  2. State v. HootenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960

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