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City attorney says Attorney General opinion narrows uses of permits-and-licensing 'excess funds' but supports city‑hall expansion approach
Summary
City Attorney told the commission the Florida Attorney General concluded excess funds in the permits-and-licensing fund may not be used to build or buy a standalone building to house code enforcement, but staff may use those funds to expand an existing city hall facility to house the function.
City Attorney summarized an Attorney General opinion on the permitted uses of "excess funds" in the city’s permits-and-licensing fund, telling the commission that the AG answered two questions in the city’s request and that the opinion affects how the city can apply those accumulated funds. Lede: City Attorney told the commission the Attorney General concluded the city may not use excess permits-and-licensing funds to construct a standalone building (including related site work such as stormwater improvements, parking, or design costs) nor use the funds to purchase a building for that purpose. "The attorney general's answer to that question was no," the city attorney said. Nut graf: The city has since shifted toward a plan to…
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