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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided April 9, 1974Published
1Opinion of the Court
QUESTION:
Are the financial accounts of firemen's and policemen's pension trust funds subject to the annual postaudit of municipalities, pursuant to s. 1, Ch. 73-129, Laws of Florida?
SUMMARY:
The boards of trustees of municipal firemen's and policemen's pension trust funds, created by Chs. 175 and 185, F.S., respectively, are municipal boards and agencies of municipalities and are not autonomous entities. As such, they are subject to annual postaudit of municipal financial accounts, pursuant to s. 1, Ch. 73-129, Laws of Florida.
Section 1, Ch. 73-129, Laws of Florida, repeals Ch. 166, F.S. 1971,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Voorhees v. City of MiamiSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- City of Miami v. CarterSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
- People ex rel. Malone v. MuellerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1946
- Nuce v. Board of Trustees for the City Pension Fund for Firemen & Policemen in Miami BeachDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
- North Miami Beach Water Board v. GollinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965