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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XII
MUNICIPALITIES
Chapter 165
FORMATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
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F.S. 165.051
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.
History.—s. 1, ch. 74-192; s. 39, ch. 89-169; s. 13, ch. 90-279.

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Cases Citing Statute 165.051

Total Results: 10

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2010-06-07T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: section 166.031, Florida Statutes? In sum: Section 165.051, Florida Statutes, provides the exclusive manner… extent of such conflict." (e.s.) Section 165.051(1), Florida Statutes, sets forth the dissolution…altering the existence of a municipality. Section 165.051(1), Florida Statutes, does not recognize a charter…Statutes.9 Accordingly, it is my opinion that section 165.051, Florida Statutes, precludes the use of a charter…." 4 Section 165.021, Fla. Stat. 5 See s. 165.051(2), Fla. Stat. 6 Section 2(b), Art. VIII, Fla.

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2006-10-17T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: Ch. 5798, Laws of Florida 1907. 2 See e.g., s. 165.051, Fla. Stat., prescribing dissolution procedures…, 161 So. 2d 49 (Fla. 1st DCA 1964). 7 See ss. 165.051-165.071, Fla. Stat. 8 Id. 9 See Ch. 12642, Laws

Palm Beach v. Everglades Memorial Hosp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1995-07-05T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 658 So. 2d 577

Snippet: NOTES [1] The district also argues that section 165.051, Florida Statutes, provides that the charter of

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1983-09-30T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: dissolution of a special district. And see, s 165.051(2), F.S. 1981, which sets forth the procedural …affected county and/or special districts; and s 165.051(1), F.S., provides for the dissolution of a special

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1982-10-29T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: dissolution procedures of $165.051(1)(b) and (2), F.S. Pursuant to s 165.051(1), F.S., dissolution of a…ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISSOLUTION PROCEDURE IN s 165.051(1)(b) OF THE FORMATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACT…AFFIRMATIVE, PLEASE CLARIFY THE PROVISIONS OF s 165.051(2), F.S., RELATING TO THE SPECIAL ELECTION PROCEDURE…question is answered in the affirmative. Section 165.051(1), F.S., in pertinent part, provides that the …forth in s 165.061(4), F.S. Subsection (2) of s 165.051, F.S., sets forth the procedural aspects regarding

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1977-09-02T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: terminated, it could have easily done so. Cf. s. 165.051, F. S., providing for the dissolution of the charter

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1977-05-17T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: legislative power and under ss. 165.041(2) and 165.051(1)(a), F. S., that the Legislature may, by special

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1976-04-22T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: F. S. 1973, and predecessor statutes, and ss. 165.051 and 165.052, F. S. 1975. As to whether the mere

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1975-02-10T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: Government Act," the Legislature mandated in s. 165.051, F.S., therein created, that the charter of any

Reynolds v. Cochran

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1962-02-20T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 138 So. 2d 500

Snippet: 48 So.2d 265; State v. Sudekatus, 72 Ohio App. 165, 51 N.E.2d 22; Little v. Gladden, 202 Ore. 16, 273