Florida Senate - 2014                              CS for SB 106
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability;
       and Senator Dean
       
       
       
       
       585-00813-14                                           2014106c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to county employees; amending s.
    3         125.01, F.S.; providing that the governing body of a
    4         county has authority to determine available benefits
    5         of county employees; specifying the applicability of
    6         ch. 121, F.S., to such employees; providing an
    7         effective date.
    8          
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   10  
   11         Section 1.  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of
   12  section 125.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   13         125.01 Powers and duties.—
   14         (3)(a) The enumeration of powers herein may shall not be
   15  deemed exclusive or restrictive, but is shall be deemed to
   16  incorporate all implied powers necessary or incident to carrying
   17  out such powers enumerated, including, specifically, authority
   18  to employ personnel, expend funds, enter into contractual
   19  obligations, and purchase or lease and sell or exchange real or
   20  personal property. The authority to employ personnel includes,
   21  but is not limited to, the authority to determine benefits
   22  available to different types of personnel. Such benefits may
   23  include, but are not limited to, insurance coverage and paid
   24  leave. The provisions of chapter 121 govern the participation of
   25  county employees in the Florida Retirement System.
   26         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.