Florida Statute 447.601 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title XXXI
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Chapter 447
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F.S. 447.601

447.601 Merit or civil service system; applicability.—The provisions of this part shall not be construed to repeal, amend, or modify the provisions of any law or ordinance establishing a merit or civil service system for public employees or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto or to prohibit or hinder the establishment of other such personnel systems unless the provisions of such merit or civil service system laws or ordinances or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto are in conflict with the provisions of this part, in which event such laws, ordinances, or rules and regulations shall not apply, except as provided in s. 447.301(4).

History.—s. 3, ch. 74-100; s. 120, ch. 79-164.

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Cases Citing Statute 447.601

Total Results: 7

Hillsborough Cty. Gea v. Hillsborough Cty. Aviation Auth.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1988-03-16T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 522 So. 2d 358

Snippet: position GEA, PBA, and PERC argue that section 447.601, Florida Statutes (1985), resolves any conflict…interpretation of this section. Because section 447.601 is ambiguous the conflict addressed is unclear.…clearly applies, it is unclear whether section 447.601 applies to this case. The language of that statute…Accordingly, we must reject the argument that section 447.601 controls this conflict. Section 447.309(3) is the

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority v. Hillsborough County Governmental Employees Ass'n

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-01-22T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 482 So. 2d 505, 121 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3265, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 273, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 6033

Snippet: at 1019. Escambia, however, relied upon section 447.601 which provides Merit or civil service system; applicability…provided in s. 447.-301(4). In light of section 447.601, Escambia adopted the argument of PERC in that …apparently involved whether, in light of section 447.601 dealing specifically with civil service rules and…differences in the wording of sections 447.-309(3) and 447.601. For example, section 447.309(3) refers to a “provision…regu-lation_” (emphasis added), whereas section 447.601 refers to a conflict between “the provisions of

Hillsborough Cty. Av. Auth. v. Cty. Gea

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-01-21T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 482 So. 2d 505

Snippet: at 1019. Escambia, however, relied upon section 447.601 which provides Merit or civil service system; applicability…provided in s. 447.301(4). In light of section 447.601, Escambia adopted the argument of PERC in that …apparently involved whether, in light of section 447.601 dealing specifically with civil service rules and…to Pinellas, nor does Pinellas refer to section 447.601 on which Escambia relied. Nor does Escambia refer…differences in the wording of sections 447.309(3) and 447.601. For example, section 447.309(3) refers to a "

City of Casselberry v. ORANGE CTY. POLICE

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1986-01-08T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 482 So. 2d 336

Snippet: this broad grant of power.[2] Indeed, section 447.601, Florida Statutes (1981), expressly recognizes …cases of conflict such as the case at bar. Section 447.601 provides in part that the provisions of chapter…priority system is expressly set out in both section 447.601 and article VIII, *340 section 2(b), the source

ORANGE CTY. POL. BENEV. v. City of Casselberry

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-10-16T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 457 So. 2d 1125

Snippet: City nor PERC has relied upon or cited to Section 447.601, Florida Statutes (1981), we point out that we …our holding or analysis. That section provides: 447.601 Merit or civil service system; applicability. … Chapter 447. Indeed, if the effect of Section 447.601 were other than as we have suggested, we would

Hotel, Motel, Restaurant Emp. Loc. 737 v. Escambia Cty. Sch. Bd.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1983-01-17T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 426 So. 2d 1017

Snippet: employees. [5] Section 447.601, Florida Statutes, reads as follows: 447.601 Merit or civil service system…supported when it is read in pari materia with Section 447.601,[[5]] Florida Statutes (1979). It seems clear from

Metropolitan Dade County v. Dade County Employees, Local 1363

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1979-11-07T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 376 So. 2d 1206, 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 16103

Snippet: system in respect to representation, see section 447.-601, because PERA does not purport to control civil