257.23  Application for grant.--

(1)  The board of county commissioners of any county desiring to receive a grant under the provisions of ss. 257.14-257.25 shall apply therefor to the Division of Library and Information Services on or before October 1 of each year on a form to be provided by the division. In the application, which shall be signed by the chair of the board of county commissioners and attested by the clerk of the circuit court or the appropriate officer in a charter county, the board of county commissioners shall agree to observe the standards established by the division as authorized in s. 257.15, shall certify the annual tax income and the rate of tax or the annual appropriation for the free library or free library service, and shall furnish such other pertinent information as the division may require.

(2)  The chief municipal executive authority of any municipality desiring to receive a grant under the provisions of ss. 257.14-257.25 shall apply therefor to the Division of Library and Information Services on or before October 1 of each year on a form to be provided by the division. In the application, which shall be signed by the chief municipal executive officer and attested by the clerk of the circuit court, the chief municipal executive authority shall agree to observe the standards established by the division as authorized in s. 257.15, shall certify the annual tax income and the rate of tax or the annual appropriation for the free library, and shall furnish such other pertinent information as the division may require.