Florida Statutes 189.022 – Status statement
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 189.022
- Department: means the Department of Economic Opportunity. See Florida Statutes 189.012
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Dependent special district: means a special district that meets at least one of the following criteria:(a) The membership of its governing body is identical to that of the governing body of a single county or a single municipality. See Florida Statutes 189.012
- Special district: means a unit of local government created for a special purpose, as opposed to a general purpose, which has jurisdiction to operate within a limited geographic boundary and is created by general law, special act, local ordinance, or by rule of the Governor and Cabinet. See Florida Statutes 189.012
The charter of a newly created dependent special district shall contain, and where practical and feasible, the charter of an existing dependent special district shall be amended to contain, a reference to the status of the special district as dependent. When necessary, the status statement shall be amended to conform to the department‘s determination or declaratory statement regarding the status of the district.