Florida Statutes
Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59)
125.001 - Board meetings; notice.


(1) Upon the giving of due public notice, regular and special meetings of the board may be held at any appropriate public place in the county.
(2) The board may hold joint meetings with the governing body or bodies of one or more adjacent counties or municipalities to discuss matters regarding land development, economic development, or any other matters of mutual interest at any appropriate public place within the jurisdiction of any participating county or municipality only if the board provides due public notice within the jurisdiction of all participating municipalities and counties.
(a) To participate in a joint public meeting, the governing body of a county or municipality must first adopt a resolution authorizing such participation.
(b) No official vote may be taken at a joint meeting.
(c) A joint meeting may not take the place of any public hearing required by law.

History.—s. 3, ch. 71-305; s. 1, ch. 2016-148.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations

Chapter 125 - County Government

Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59)

125.001 - Board meetings; notice.

125.01 - Powers and duties.

125.0101 - County may contract to provide services to municipalities and special districts.

125.0102 - Sign ordinances.

125.0103 - Ordinances and rules imposing price controls; findings required; procedures.

125.0104 - Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement.

125.01045 - Prohibition of fees for first responder services.

125.01047 - Rules and ordinances relating to towing services.

125.0105 - Service fee for dishonored check.

125.01055 - Affordable housing.

125.0107 - Ordinances relating to possession or sale of ammunition.

125.0108 - Areas of critical state concern; tourist impact tax.

125.0109 - Family day care homes; local zoning regulation.

125.011 - Definitions.

125.012 - Project facilities; general powers and duties.

125.013 - General obligation bonds; revenue bonds.

125.014 - Title designation of authority.

125.015 - Acquisition of facilities from municipalities.

125.016 - Ad valorem tax.

125.0167 - Discretionary surtax on documents; adoption; application of revenue.

125.0168 - Special assessments levied on recreational vehicle parks regulated under chapter 513.

125.017 - Administrative agents.

125.018 - Rules and regulations.

125.019 - Exemption from taxation; immunity.

125.022 - Development permits and orders.

125.025 - County-municipality consolidated governments; additional powers.

125.029 - County park entrance fee discounts.

125.031 - Lease or lease-purchases of property for public purposes.

125.045 - County economic development powers.

125.15 - To sue and be sued in the name of county.

125.17 - Clerk.

125.221 - Holding of court and meeting of grand jury; place other than courthouse.

125.222 - Auxiliary county offices, court proceedings.

125.27 - Countywide forest fire protection; authority of the Florida Forest Service; state funding; county fire control assessments; disposition; equipment donations.

125.271 - Emergency medical services; county emergency medical service assessments.

125.275 - Countywide air quality protection; authority of counties designated as nonattainment areas; preemption of municipal ordinances.

125.325 - Loans to public agencies authorized.

125.3401 - Purchase, sale, or privatization of water, sewer, or wastewater reuse utility by county.

125.35 - County authorized to sell real and personal property and to lease real property.

125.355 - Proposed purchase of real property by county; confidentiality of records; procedure.

125.37 - Exchange of county property.

125.379 - Disposition of county property for affordable housing.

125.38 - Sale of county property to United States, or state.

125.39 - Nonapplicability to county lands acquired for specific purposes.

125.411 - Conveyance of land by county.

125.42 - Water, sewage, gas, power, telephone, other utility, and television lines within the right-of-way limits of county roads and highways.

125.421 - Telecommunications services.

125.485 - Utility services; nonpayment of charges by former occupant of rental unit; county action limited.

125.488 - Ordinances, regulations, and policies concerning temporary underground power panels.

125.56 - Enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; inspection fees; inspectors; etc.

125.561 - Amateur radio antennas; construction in conformance with federal requirements.

125.563 - Abatement of water pollution and shore erosion of inland lakes.

125.568 - Conservation of water; Florida-friendly landscaping.

125.569 - Sanitary sewer lateral inspection programs for counties.

125.571 - Permit may not be required for owner to paint residence.

125.5801 - Criminal history record checks for certain county employees and appointees.

125.581 - Certain local employment registration prohibited.

125.585 - Employee assistance programs; public records exemption.

125.59 - Special grand jury fund.