215.431 Issuance of bond
anticipation notes. ---
(1) Each of the counties, school boards, districts,
authorities, municipalities, and agencies of municipalities in the
state shall have power, at any time and from time to time after the
issuance of bonds thereof shall have been authorized, whether such
bonds be general, special, revenue or other obligations of such
county, school board, district, authority, municipality, or agency
of a municipality, and, if the approval of such bonds at an
election is required after the holding of such election, to borrow
money for the purposes for which such bonds are to be issued in
anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of the sale of such
bonds and within the authorized maximum amount of such bond issue.
Any such loan shall be paid within 5 years after the date on which
the bond anticipation notes shall have been issued or, if such
bonds shall have been approved at an election, within 5 years after
the date on which such election shall have been held. Bond
anticipation notes shall be issued for all moneys borrowed under
the provisions of this law, and such notes may be renewed from time
to time; but all such notes shall mature within the time above
limited for the payment of the original loan. Such notes shall be
authorized by resolution of the governing body of the issuer and
shall be in such denomination or denominations, shall bear interest
at such rate or rates not exceeding the maximum rate permitted by
law or by the resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of
the bonds, whichever shall be the lesser, shall be in such form,
and shall be executed in such manner, all as such governing body
shall prescribe. Such notes may be sold at either public or
private sale; or, if such notes shall be renewal notes, they may be
exchanged for notes then outstanding on such terms as the
governing body shall determine. The governing body may, in its
discretion, retire any such notes by means of current revenues, in
lieu of retiring them by means of bonds; however, before the
retirement of such notes by any means other than the issuance of
bonds, it shall amend or repeal the resolution or ordinance
authorizing the issuance of the bonds in anticipation of the
proceeds of the sale of which such notes shall have been issued so
as to reduce the authorized amount of the bond issue by the amount
of the notes so retired. Such amendatory or repealing resolution
or ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and need not be
published. All powers and rights conferred by this law shall be in
addition to and supplemental to those conferred by any other
general or special law and shall be liberally construed to
effectuate the purposes hereof.
(2) Chapter 80-42, Laws of Florida, shall be
applicable to any bond anticipation notes heretofore issued and now
outstanding or authorized but unissued upon July 1, 1980, as well
as any bond anticipation notes authorized and issued after July 1,
1980.
History: s. 1, ch. 59-127; ss. 1, 2, ch. 80-42; s. 122, ch.
81-259.