Sec. 122-821. - Created; boundaries.

The Unincorporated County Area Municipal Service Taxing Unit—General (the "unit") is hereby created and established, consisting of all of the unincorporated areas of the county, less and except all property lying within the incorporated areas and limits of each of the municipalities located in the county.

(Ord. No. 80-85, § 1)

State law reference— Authority to create municipal service taxing or benefit unit, F.S. § 125.01(1)(q).

Sec. 122-822. - Governing body.

The Board of County Commissioners, hereinafter referred to as the "board", shall serve as the governing body of the unit and shall exercise those powers prescribed for such units by F.S. § 125.01(1)(q).

(Ord. No. 80-85, § 2)

State law reference— Board of county commissioners to be governing body of unit, F.S. § 125.01(2).

Sec. 122-823. - Services provided.

The board shall have the power and the authority to cause to be provided or furnished within said unit any one or more of the following: fire protection, law enforcement, beach erosion control, recreation service and facilities, water, streets, sidewalks, street lighting, garbage and trash collection and disposal, waste and sewage collection and disposal, drainage, transportation, and other essential facilities and municipal services to be paid for by funds derived from service charges, special assessments or ad valorem taxes obtained by the county within the unit. The board may, in its discretion, establish additional municipal service taxing units for all or part of the unincorporated area to provide any of the foregoing, either as an alternate to providing said service through the unit established hereby or to provide supplemental services in such additional units.

(Ord. No. 80-85, § 1)

Sec. 122-824. - Determination of services.

The board shall have the power and authority to make an annual determination as to the extent to which nay one or more of the above-identified essential facilities and municipal services are to be furnished by the county within the unit during the next fiscal year of the county and determine the amount which will be expended therefor by the county. In making said annual determination, the board shall provide within the unit only those essential facilities and municipal services which are of no real or substantial benefit to the residents and property within the municipalities of this county; and no essential facilities or municipal services which are of countywide benefit shall be included.

(Ord. No. 80-85, § 4)

Sec. 122-825. - Appropriations.

The board shall have the power and authority to make annual appropriations of moneys for the operation of the unit and for the providing or furnishing of the services or projects by the county mentioned in sections 122-823 and 122-824 and the power and authority to determine and levy service charges, special assessments or ad valorem taxes, to the extent authorized by law, solely within the unit for the purpose of providing and paying for said services or projects.

(Ord. No. 80-85, § 5)

Sec. 122-826. - Maintenance of accounts.

All service charges, special assessments or taxes apportioned to, levied or collected within and expended for the benefit of the unit shall be maintained and accounted for in separate accounts or funds for the unit, with proper accounting records maintained to identify all receipts, expenditures and cash balances for the units.

(Ord. No. 80-85, § 6)

Secs. 122-827—122-845. - Reserved.