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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided August 16, 1978Published

1Opinion of the Court

James R. White Mayor Town of South Flomaton Flomaton Alabama

QUESTION:

May the Town of South Flomaton finance the purchase of a fire truck through revenue sharing funds from the state and place a lien on the fire truck without the approval of the voters of South Flomaton?

SUMMARY:

A municipality may pledge any non ad valorem tax revenues (including its guaranteed entitlement to revenue sharing funds under part II of Ch. 218, F. S.), if available and not previously encumbered, to purchase a fire truck to provide fire protection within municipality. In the absence of an approving referendum by the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. State and Diver v. City of MiamiSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
  2. Nohrr v. Brevard County Educational Fac. Auth.Supreme Court of Florida · 1971
  3. Bannon v. Port of Palm Beach DistrictSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
  4. O'NEILL v. BurnsSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
  5. State v. City of Daytona BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1934

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