218.62

Distribution formulas.

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218.62 Distribution formulas.—

(1) Each participating county and municipal government shall receive a proportion of moneys earmarked for distribution within that county.

(2) The proportion for each county government shall be computed by dividing the sum of the unincorporated area population plus two-thirds of the incorporated area population by the sum of the total county population plus two-thirds of the incorporated area population.

(3) The proportion for each municipal government shall be computed by dividing the population of that municipality by the sum of the total county population plus two-thirds of the incorporated area population.

(4) Effective October 1, 2000, the apportionment factors shall, except in the case of error in the population certified pursuant to s. 186.901, remain in effect for the fiscal year. Adjustments to distributions to correct errors shall be made subsequent to receipt of a corrected population certified pursuant to s. 186.901.

History.—s. 10, ch. 82-154; s. 1, ch. 2003-33.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2021 · leading case: Poe v. Hillsborough County

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Poe v. Hillsborough County (1997) fla · cites it 2× “ty-five percent of the net proceeds each year; 8 million of the proceeds would be disbursed for construction of a new Tampa stadium (with that amount subject to change should there be a significant change in the debt service costs for the new stadium) and any remaining…”

Levy v. Miami-Dade County (2003) flsd · cites it 4× “” Fla. Stat. § 218.62 (2). Municipalities receive a portion calculated “by dividing the population of that municipality by the sum of the total county popu *1282 lation plus two-thirds of the incorporated area population.”

Robert Emerson v. Hillsborough County, Florida, etc. & Stacy White v. Hillsborough County, Florida, etc. (2021) fla · cites it 2× “Under the distribution formula, 54% of the tax proceeds—the general purpose portion—are to be “distributed to the [c]ounty and each [m]unicipality in accordance with their relative populations” pursuant to a statutory formula set forth in section 218.62, Florida Statutes (2018),…”

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