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QUESTION: May a city enter into an agreement with an insurance company pursuant to Ch. 166, F.S., the Municipal Home Rule Powers Act, to provide hospitalization insurance for city employees, the insurance premiums to be paid in part by the city and in part by an amount deducted from the employees' salary and wages?

SUMMARY: Pursuant to s. 167.421, F.S. 1971, as continued in effect by the Municipal Home Rule Powers Act, Ch. 166, F.S., and subject only to the otherwise valid terms and conditions which it chooses to prescribe, the governing body of a municipality may continue to provide…