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Ago (1976)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Apr. 05, 1976

QUESTIONS: 1. Is AGO 073-329, which ruled that a county is not required to pay for long distance calls and monthly service charges incurred by the public defender in the operation of his office, equally applicable to the state attorney's office 2. Are transportation services of the state attorney's and public defender's office to be paid for by the county SUMMARY: Under ss. 27.34 and 27.54 , F. S., Ch. 75-280, Laws of Florida, and a recent judicial decision, counties are statutorily responsible..

Ago (1978)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: May 18, 1978

George S. Palmer, M.D. Executive Director Board of Medical Examiners Tallahassee QUESTION: Is the State Board of Medical Examiners authorized by law to provide additional compensation to members of the board for performing certain duties, such as preparing and grading examination papers and acting as Administrative Procedure Act hearing officers, which are beyond the scope of official board meetings SUMMARY: The State Board of Medical Examiners is not authorized by law to provide additional comp..

Ago (1993)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Jun. 21, 1993

Mr. Frank Kruppenbacher City Attorney City of Apopka 390 North Orange Avenue, Suite 1300 Orlando, Florida 32801-2448 Dear Mr. Kruppenbacher: On behalf of the Mayor of the City of Apopka you have asked for my opinion on substantially the following question: May the City of Apopka merge the duties performed by the fire chief with those of the community development director and the duties of the finance director with those of the assistant city administrator into two municipal positions or would suc..

Ago (1984)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Feb. 06, 1984

Mr. William J. Neal Chief of Police City of Deerfield Beach 300 N.E. 2nd Street Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441 Dear Chief Neal: This is in response to your request for an opinion on substantially the following question: ARE AUTOMOBILES OWNED BY A MOTOR VEHICLE DISTRIBUTOR WHICH ARE BEING USED ON THE STREETS AND ROADS BY THE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF THE DISTRIBUTOR PRIOR TO THEIR SALE TO A DEALER EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN CH. 320 , F.S. You s..

Ago (1981)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Feb. 03, 1981

The Honorable Nevin G. Smith Secretary, Department of Administration QUESTION: Are employees of the Gainesville Development Authority for purposes of 42 U.S.C. § 418 and ch. 650 , F.S., employees of the City of Gainesville SUMMARY: Employees, in this case the Secretary of the Gainesville Development Authority (an agency of the municipality) for purposes of 42 U.S.C. § 418 and ch. 650 , F.S., are employees of the City of Gainesville and as such are entitled to coverage under the Old-age and and S..

Ago (2008)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: May 30, 2008

Dear Secretary Butterworth: You ask substantially the following question: May physician assistants refer a patient for involuntary evaluation pursuant to section 394.463 , Florida Statutes As you note, the Department of Children and Families is designated as the "Mental Health Authority for the State of Florida." 1 You state that the department is responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of mental health services in this state, including involuntary commitments under the Bake..

Ago (1976)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Feb. 23, 1976

QUESTION: What effect, if any, does the state's waiver of sovereign immunity from tort liability contained in s. 768.28 , F. S., have on the tort liability of municipalities SUMMARY: With the exception of immunity in the exercise of legislative, judicial, quasi-legislative, and quasijudicial functions, municipalities possessed no aspect of the state's sovereign immunity from tort liability upon which the state's waiver of sovereign immunity contained in s. 768.28 , F. S., and the statutory limit..

Ago (2009)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Apr. 23, 2009

Dear Mr. Goren: On behalf of the Coral Springs City Commission, you ask the following questions: 1. Is the moratorium imposed by Chapter 2007-67 , Laws of Florida, prohibiting a municipality from enacting an ordinance which would directly prohibit or directly interfere with the safety standards established by state law or the right to purchase, sell, use, or possess consumer fireworks in Florida still in effect 2. If such moratorium is still in place, must the Florida Legislature pass legislatio..

Ago (2009)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Apr. 23, 2009

Dear Mr. Cantor: On behalf of the City of Hollywood, you ask substantially the following question: May a municipal police department enforce state traffic laws on private roadways within a gated community when the private community has entered into a traffic control agreement with the municipality pursuant to section 316.006 (2), Florida Statutes In sum: A municipal police department may enforce state traffic laws, including speed limits prescribed in sections 316.183 and 316.189 , Florida Statu..

Ago (1994)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Nov. 30, 1994

The Honorable Larry Winkler Mayor of Dunnellon Post Office Box 430 Dunnellon, Florida 32630 Dear Mayor Winkler: On behalf of the City of Dunnellon, you ask substantially the following question: May the city pass an ordinance limiting the number of days that a bingo operator may operate an establishment to five days a week In sum: The city may by ordinance limit the operation of bingo games at a particular facility to five days a week. The courts have recognized that the state may exercise greate..

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