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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided March 1, 1979Published

1Opinion of the Court

Murray W. Overstreet, Jr. Osceola County Attorney Kissimmee

QUESTION:

May a board of county commissioners borrow money from a bank payable over a 3-year period for the purpose of making improvements to county roads?

SUMMARY:

The Osceola County Commission may borrow money from a local bank for the purpose of improvements to county roads, to be repaid over a 3-year period, providing no mortgage on county property is required and money used for repayment is derived from uncommitted county funds and non-ad valorem tax revenue. Taxing credit of a county cannot be pledged without an approving vote by…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Nohrr v. Brevard County Educational Fac. Auth.Supreme Court of Florida · 1971
  2. O'NEILL v. BurnsSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
  3. Burton v. Dade CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1964
  4. Collins ex rel. Jackson County v. Jackson CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
  5. Hollywood, Inc. v. Broward CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1956

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