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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE

Chapter 218
FINANCIAL MATTERS PERTAINING TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

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F.S. 218.35

218.35 County fee officers; financial matters.—

(1) Each county fee officer shall establish an annual budget for carrying out the powers, duties, and operations of his or her office for the next county fiscal year. The budget must be balanced so that the total of estimated receipts, including balances brought forward, equals the total of estimated expenditures and reserves. The budgeting of segregated funds must be made in a manner that retains the relation between program and revenue source, as provided by law.

(2) The clerk of the circuit court, functioning in his or her capacity as clerk of the circuit and county courts and as clerk of the board of county commissioners, shall prepare his or her budget in two parts:

(a) The budget for funds necessary to perform court-related functions as provided in s. 28.36.

(b) The budget relating to the requirements of the clerk as clerk of the board of county commissioners, county auditor, and custodian or treasurer of all county funds and other county-related duties, which shall be annually prepared and submitted to the board of county commissioners pursuant to s. 129.03(2), for each fiscal year. Expenditures must be itemized in accordance with the uniform accounting system prescribed by the Department of Financial Services as follows:

1. Personnel services.

2. Operating expenses.

3. Capital outlay.

4. Debt service.

5. Grants and aids.

6. Other uses.

(3) The clerk of the circuit court shall furnish to the board of county commissioners or the county budget commission all relevant and pertinent information that the board or commission deems necessary, including expenditures at the subobject code level in accordance with the uniform accounting system prescribed by the Department of Financial Services.

(4) The final approved budget of the clerk of the circuit court must be posted on the county’s official website within 30 days after adoption. The final approved budget of the clerk of the circuit court may be included in the county’s budget.

(5) Each county fee officer shall establish a fiscal year beginning October 1 and ending September 30 of the following year, and shall report his or her finances annually upon the close of each fiscal year to the county fiscal officer for inclusion in the annual financial report by the county.

(6) The proposed budget of a county fee officer shall be filed with the clerk of the county governing authority by September 1 preceding the fiscal year for the budget, except for the budget prepared by the clerk of the circuit court for court-related functions as provided in s. 28.36.

History.—s. 2, ch. 73-349; s. 1176, ch. 95-147; s. 97, ch. 2003-402; s. 19, ch. 2011-144.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 218.35

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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 218.35.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 218.35

Total Results: 16

NIKKI ALVAREZ-SOWLES, AS CLERK AND COMPTROLLER OF PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA v. PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-06-07T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: (the BOCC) for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. See § 218.35(2), Fla. Stat. (2020). The budget request was significantly

NIKKI ALVAREZ-SOWLES, AS CLERK AND COMPTROLLER OF PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA v. PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-01-17T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: (the BOCC) for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. See § 218.35(2), Fla. Stat. (2020). The budget request was significantly

NIKKI ALVAREZ-SOWLES, AS CLERK AND COMPTROLLER OF PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA v. PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-01-17T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: (the BOCC) for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. See § 218.35(2), Fla. Stat. (2020). The budget request was significantly

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1999-10-26T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: and official recorder. 3 Section 218.35(1), Fla. Stat. 4 Section 218.35(3), Fla. Stat. And see, s. 218.36…governing authority involved." Pursuant to section 218.35, Florida Statutes, each county fee officer is required…functions for which money is to be expended.3 Section 218.35(2), Florida Statutes, requires that the clerk,

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1997-01-09T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: officers remain unchanged. Question One Section 218.35(1), Florida Statutes, provides in pertinent part…See, s.195.087(2), Fla. Stat. (1993). 5 Section 218.35, Fla. Stat. (1993). 6 Letter to Jack Tedder, Taylor

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1995-11-06T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: constitutional officers remain unchanged. Section 218.35(1), Florida Statutes, provides in pertinent part…Section 195.087(2), Fla. Stat. (1993). 3 Section 218.35, Fla. Stat. (1993). 4 See also, Op. Att'y Gen

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1992-12-14T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: governing authority involved. (e.s.) Pursuant to s. 218.35, F.S., each county fee officer is required to establish…total estimated expenditures and reserves.4 Section 218.35(2), F.S., provides that the clerk, functioning …and other county-related duties. Pursuant to s. 218.35(4), F.S., the proposed budget of a county fee officer…for establishing his own annual budget. Section 218.35(1), Florida Statutes (1975). He is required by … annual financial report of the county. Section 218.35(3), (4), Florida Statutes (1975). Section 129.06

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1978-12-28T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: of county commissioners. See s.218.35(2)(b), F. S.; see also s. 218.35(1), F. S., requiring that each … the provisions of chapter 145.' See also s.218.35(2), F. S., which requires the clerk of the circuit

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1978-07-18T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: September 1 preceding the budgetary fiscal year, s. 218.35, F. S., and must file a sworn statement showing…adhered to. Generally, I call your attention to ss. 218.35(1) and 218.36(1), requiring county fee officers…functions for which money is to be expended' (s. 218.35[1]) and `specify in detail the purpose, character

Alachua County v. Powers

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1977-10-06T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 351 So. 2d 32

Snippet: county treasury. The clerk, pursuant to Section 218.35(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1975), is the custodian…, Florida Statutes (1975). In addition, Section 218.35(4), Florida Statutes (1975), requires that the …commissioners, prepares his budget in two parts: "218.35 County fee officers; financial matters (2)(a) The…for establishing his own annual budget. Section 218.35(1), Florida Statutes (1975). He is required by … annual financial report of the county. Section 218.35(3), (4), Florida Statutes (1975). We now consider