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Mr. Samuel S. Goren City Attorney City of North Lauderdale 701 S.W. 71st Avenue North Lauderdale, Florida 33068

Dear Mr. Goren:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on substantially the following question:

MAY THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, ENTER INTO AN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE NORTH LAUDERDALE UTILITY AUTHORITY, INC., A FLORIDA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, WHICH WOULD ALLOW MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES TO ASSIST IN THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BROADVIEW UTILITIES CORPORATION PLANT, WHICH EXISTS AS A WATER UTILITY SYSTEM NOT WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES…