§ 23-145. Expenditure of funds.

(a)

The funds so collected, and interest accrued thereto, shall be expended within the unincorporated areas of the county and the various municipalities for the following capital infrastructure projects all of which have a life expectancy in excess of five years: wastewater, recreation and conservation lands, marinas, courthouses, parking, offices, roads, bridges, airports, libraries, piers, auditoriums, riprap/seawalls, solid waste, jails, police/fire facilities, land acquisition, and storm water through December 31, 2018. Effective January 1, 2019, the funds so collected and interest accrued thereto shall be used only for wastewater until such time as the governing body of the county or municipality determines that the necessary wastewater projects are completed or in progress and fully funded, after which, use of remaining funds collected pursuant to this article shall be available in that jurisdiction for all purposes allowed under this ordinance at any time, including payment of any wastewater infrastructure debt which can be lawfully paid by such funds.

(b)

Nothing contained in this section, however, shall be construed to prohibit the hiring of out-of-county or out-of-city contractors or subcontractors or construed to prohibit the purchasing of any necessary material outside of the county or the various municipalities.

(c)

In addition to the capital infrastructure projects described in subsection (a) the funds so collected, and interest accrued thereto, may also be expended on any public purpose, including maintenance of recreation and conservation lands, but only if:

(1)

The debt service obligation for the year is met; and

(2)

The county's comprehensive plan, has been determined to be in compliance with Part II of F.S. ch. 163; and all wastewater projects described in subsection (a) above have been completed or, if not completed, are under construction and are fully funded as determined by a majority vote of the governing body of the county or particular municipality.

(Code 1979, § 2-514; Ord. No. 13-1989, § 5; Ord. No. 34-1998, § 1; Ord. No. 01-2000, § 3 ; Ord. No. 017-2012, § 2 ; Ord. No. 023-2012, § 1 )