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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided July 7, 1978Published

1Opinion of the Court

Ronald E. Clark Attorney Board of County Commissioners Putnam County Palatka

QUESTION:

Is the Board of County Commissioners of Putnam County authorized to pay a negotiated bill presented to it for insurance premiums under a so-called retrospective premium plan, where the insurance contract was entered into by the clerk of the circuit court rather than the board of county commissioners?

SUMMARY:

The clerk of the circuit court of Putnam County possessed no statutory authority to enter into a binding contract to provide certain types of insurance coverage for Putnam County; hence, the resulting…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Alsop v. PierceSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
  2. State ex rel. Greenberg v. Florida State Board of DentistryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  3. White v. CrandonSupreme Court of Florida · 1934
  4. Edgerton v. International CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  5. Gessner v. Del-Air CorporationSupreme Court of Florida · 1944

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