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Florida Attorney General Reports · Feb 18, 1976
The Insurance Commissioner or his representative is designated chairman of the board in s. 627.351 (8)(c), F. S., as created by s. 14 of Ch. 75-9, supra. … This board is created under Florida law and has no existence outside the territorial boundaries of the State of Florida. (See State ex rel. Clyatt v. Hocker, 22 So. 721 .)
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Jul 7, 1994
Section 153.53 , Florida Statutes, authorizes the board of county commissioners (board) of any county to establish one or more districts as it deems necessary for the public interest in the unincorporated areas of the county … DE 82-27, citing to Sayler Land Company v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Jan 22, 1986
Cf., In re Estate of Greenberg, 390 So.2d 40 (Fla. 1980); and Florida State Board of Dentistry v. Mick, 361 So.2d 414 (Fla. 1978) (both citing to McCarthy v. … Cf., Minnesota v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Apr 28, 1983
In Anderson v. … Cf ., National Drill Manufacturing Co. v. Davis, 120 P. 976 (Ok. 1911); State ex rel . Dryden v. Renschler, 19 P.2d 931 (Wash. 1933); Teer v. Jordan, 59 S.E.2d 359 (N.C. 1950). Accord , Molwin Investment Co. v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Jul 8, 1986
See, e.g., Forbes Pioneer Boat Line v. Board of Commissioners of Everglades Drainage Dist., 82 So. 346 (Fla. 1919); State ex rel. Hathaway v. … And see, Edgerton v. International Company, 89 So.2d 488 (Fla. 1956); State ex rel. Greenberg v. Florida State Board of Dentistry, 297 So.2d 628 (1 D.C.A.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · May 13, 2003
For example, Part I of Chapter 427 , Florida Statutes, sets forth with specificity the duties and responsibilities of a CTC, whose performance in providing such services is evaluated by the local coordinating board using … Delco Oil, Inc ., 721 So.2d 376 , 377 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998) (where legislature has used particular words to define a term, court does not have the authority to redefine it); Richard Bertram Company v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Aug 14, 1979
Co. v. State Board of Equalizers, 94 So. 681 (Fla. 1922). See also State v. Rodriguez, 365 So.2d 157 (Fla. 1978) (legislative enactments are presumed valid); Evans v. … State, 112 So. 561 (Fla. 1927); Treadway v. Terrell, 158 So. 512 (Fla. 1935); and State ex rel . Florida Dry Cleaning and Laundry Board v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · May 12, 1999
Stat. 3 See , City of Winter Haven v. Florida Public Employees Relations Commission, 358 So.2d 1374 , 1376-1377 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978). And see , s. 286.011 (1), Fla. … Stat.; City of Winter Haven v. Florida Public Employees Relations Commission , 358 So.2d 1374 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978). 6 Section 447.309 (1), Fla. Stat. 7 Section 447.309 (4), Fla. Stat. 8 See, Op. Att'y Gen.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Jun 24, 2011
Question Two Generally, a board of county commissioners is authorized to sell or convey any real or personal property and to lease real property to the highest and best bidder when the board determines that it would be in … Board of Public Instruction , 130 So. 2d 78 , 81 (Fla. 1st DCA 1961), the system of competitive bidding protects against collusion, favoritism, and fraud in the award of public contracts. Liberty County [ v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Apr 3, 1980
The general rule of law is that county taxes must be expended for purposes of the county ( see Prescott v. Board of Public Instruction, 32 So.2d 731 (Fla. 1947) or for a dual state and county purpose. … See e.g ., Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Dist. v. Hilburn, 160 So.2d 43 (Fla. 1964), and Town of Palm Beach v. City of West Palm Beach, 55 So.2d 566 (Fla. 1951).
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Jan 29, 1990
In Speer v. … Stat. (1988 Supp.). 10 Towerhouse Condominium, Inc. v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Sep 29, 2009
Stat., "Obstructing harbors." 3 See Board of County Commissioners of Escambia County v. … of County Commissioners v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Sep 8, 2000
You state that the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners is interested in constructing welcome signs and welcome islands at the entrances to the Gainesville metropolitan area in Alachua County. … Butterworth Attorney General RAB/tjw 1 See, e.g., Thayer v. State , 335 So.2d 815 , 817 (Fla. 1976). 2 And see, Dobbs v. Sea Isle Hotel , 56 So.2d 341 , 342 (Fla. 1952), and Alsop v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Feb 21, 1978
In Times Publishing Co. v. Williams, 222 So.2d 470 (2 D.C.A. … Properties, Inc. v. Town of Palm Beach, 279 So.2d 353 , 356 (4 D.C.A. Fla., 1973). Prepared by: Sharyn L. Smith, Assistant Attorney General
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Apr 20, 1981
Regis Paper Co. v. State, 237 So.2d 797 (1 D.C.A. Fla., 1970), affirmed , 257 So.2d 253 (Fla. 1971); State ex rel . Greenberg v. Florida State Board of Dentistry, 297 So.2d 628 (1 D.C.A. Fla., 1974); 1 Fla. Jur. … See also Weinberger v. Board of Public Instruction of St. Johns County, 112 So. 253 (Fla. 1927); and In Re Advisory Opinion of the Governor Civil Rights, 306 So.2d 520 (Fla. 1975).
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Aug 19, 1976
S.; Tezeno v. Maryland Casualty Co., 166 So.2d 351 , 355 (La. 1964); cf. AGO 072-139; State v. Grant, 216 A.2d 790 (N.H. 1966); State v. Cohen, 158 A.2d 497 (N.J. 1960); People v. … Lawrence v. Noble, 256 N.Y.S.2d 730 (Sup. 1965). In Wyndham v. U.S., 197 F.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Nov 28, 1978
Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia, supra , at 312; see also Board of Regents v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564 (1972); Headley v. Baron, 228 So.2d 281 , 284 (Fla. 1969); Jones v. … See Massachusetts Board of Retirement v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Nov 9, 1983
See , Alsop v. Pierce, 19 So.2d 799 , 805-806 (Fla. 1944). … See , Resedean v. Civil Service Board of the City of Pensacola, 332 So.2d 150 , 151-152 (1 D.C.A.Fla., 1976); AGO's 83-39, 77-135, 75-158, 75-136, 73-478.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Apr 28, 1991
Section 286.011 , F.S., Florida's Government in the Sunshine Law, requires that meetings of a public board or commission be "open to the public." … RAB/tjw 1 See , e.g ., AGO 77-122, citing Sudol v. Borough of North Arlington, 348 A.2d 216 (N.J. 1975), and Nevins v.
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