Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 165.051 (2025)
Dissolution procedures.
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165.051 Dissolution procedures.—
(1) The charter of any existing municipality may be revoked and the municipal corporation dissolved by either:
(a) A special act of the Legislature; or
(b) An ordinance of the governing body of the municipality, approved by a vote of the qualified voters.
(2) If a vote of the qualified voters is required, the governing body of the municipality or, if the municipal governing body does not act within 30 days, the governing body of the county or counties in which the municipality is located, shall set the date of the election, which shall be the next regularly scheduled election or a special election held prior to such election, if approved by a majority of the members of the governing body of each governmental unit affected, but no sooner than 30 days after passage of the ordinance. Notice of the election shall be published at least once each week for 2 consecutive weeks prior to the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Palm Beach v. Everglades Mem'l Hosp., 658 So. 2d 577 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995).
Palm Beach v. Everglades Mem'l Hosp., 658 So. 2d 577 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995). “NOTES [1] The district also argues that section 165.051, Florida Statutes, provides that the charter of an existing special district may only be revoked or dissolved by special act of the legislature.”
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