Special District Resources and Contacts

(www.FloridaJobs.org/SpecialDistrictResources)

The following is a list of additional resources and contacts for special district related topics.

1. Ad Valorem Taxes and Truth-In-Millage
2. Annual Financial Report
3. Appointments Office (Governor)
4. Bond Financing
5. Deferred Compensation
6. Elections
7. Employment
8. Ethics
9. Financial Audit Report
10. Financial Emergencies
11. Performance Review Process (for certain special districts only)
12. Public Deposits
13. Purchasing (State Term Contracting)
14. Records Management, Retention and Disposition
15. Retirement
16. Sunshine Law and Public Records Law / Open Government
17. Surplus Funds - Investing
18. Other Resources for Specific Types of Special Districts
19. Finding Special District Charter / Creation Documents

1. Ad Valorem Taxes and Truth-In-Millage
   • Florida Department of Revenue - Property Tax Oversight
     • Florida Property Tax Data Portal
     • Wyatt Peters
       • 850.617.8921
     • TRIM@FloridaRevenue.com
   • Florida Special District Handbook (Chapter 19)
2. Annual Financial Report
   • Florida Department of Financial Services, Local Governments
     • Florida Open Financial Statement System - Local Government Financial Reporting - See Public Reports - Annual Financial Report Documents
     • 850.413.5571
     • localgov@myfloridacfo.com
   • Florida Special District Handbook (Chapter 12)
3. Appointments Office (Governor)
   • Governor's Appointments Office
     • 850.717.9243
     • Appointments@eog.myflorida.com
4. Bond Financing
   • State Board of Administration of Florida, Division of Bond Finance
     • 850.488.4782
     • Bond@sbafla.com
   • Florida Special District Handbook (Chapter 14)
5. Deferred Compensation
   • Florida Deferred Compensation Plan
     
     • Ben Hensarling
       • 850.413.3162
       • Ben.Hensarling@myfloridacfo.com
   • Florida Special District Handbook (Chapter 22)
6. Elections
   • Complaints / Campaign Finance Violations (Chapter 106, Florida Statutes):
     • Florida Elections Commission
     • 850.922.4539
     • fec@myfloridalegal.com
   • Election Law Violations or Irregularities (Section 97.022, Florida Statutes):
     • Office of Election Crimes and Security
     • OECS@dos.myflorida.com
     • Fraud Hotline: 1.877.868.3737. Also, Florida Relay Service (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf or voice) is available to persons who are deaf, hearing impaired, blind, or speech disabled. Dial 7-1-1.
   •  Campaign / Candidate / Qualifying Commission Inquiries:
     • Division of Elections / Bureau of Election Records
     • ElecRecords@dos.myflorida.com
     • 850.245.6240
   • Florida's Election Code:
     • Division of Elections’ publications’ webpage
     • 850.245.6240
   • Florida Special District Handbook (Chapter 6)
7. Employment
   • FloridaCommerce
     • Call Center
       • 1.866.352.2345
8. Ethics
   • Florida Commission on Ethics
     • Kerrie Stillman or Kim Holmes
       • 850.488.7864
     • Search for Financial Disclosure Filers - Find Special District Board Member Names and Others (search by organization)
   • Florida Special District Handbook (Chapter 16)
9. Financial Audit Report
   • Florida Auditor General
   • Florida Auditor General - Contact Us
     • Florida Auditor General - Financial Audit Reports Submitted by Special Districts
     • Derek Noonan
       • 850.412.2864
       • dereknoonan@aud.state.fl.us
   • Florida Special District Handbook (Chapter 13)
   • Joint Legislative Auditing Committee
     • Local Government Financial Reporting for Counties, Municipalities, and Special Districts
     • Audit Findings Not Corrected - Correspondence - Special Districts
     • Kathy DuBose or Debbie White
       • 850.487.4110
       • jlac@leg.state.fl.us
10. Financial Emergencies
    • Governor's Office of the Chief Inspector General
      • 850.717.9264
      • CIG218@eog.myflorida.com
    • Joint Legislative Auditing Committee - Financial Emergencies
      • Kathy DuBose or Debbie White
        • 850.487.4110
        • jlac@leg.state.fl.us
    • Florida Special District Handbook (Chapter 11)
11. Performance Review Process (for certain special districts only)
    • Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
      • David Summers
        
        • 850.717.0555
    • Florida Special District Handbook (Chapter 9)
12. Public Deposits
    • Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Treasury, Collateral Management
      • 850.413.3167
    • Florida Special District Handbook (Chapter 20)
13. Purchasing (State Term Contracting)
    • Florida Department of Management Services, Division of Purchasing
      • 850.488.8440
14. Records Management, Retention and Disposition
    • Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services, Records Management
      • 850.245.6500
    • Florida Special District Handbook (Chapter 18)
15. Retirement
    • Florida Retirement System:
      • My FRS - Employers
      • Florida Department of Management Services, Division of Retirement
      • 850.907.6540 (Tallahassee area) or toll free 1.877.377.1266 (outside Tallahassee area)
      • Joyce Morgan
        • 850.907.6295
        • Joyce.Morgan@dms.fl.gov
        • Enrollment@dms.fl.gov
      • Florida Special District Handbook (Chapter 15)
    • Locally Established Retirement Plans:
      • Florida Department of Management Services, Division of Retirement
      • Local Government Annual Reports
      • Keith Brinkman
        • 850.488.2784 (Tallahassee area) or toll free 1.877.738.5622 (outside Tallahassee area)
        • Local_ret@dms.MyFlorida.com
      • Florida Special District Handbook (Chapter 15)
16. Sunshine Law and Public Records Law / Open Government
    • Office of the Florida Attorney General
      • Opinion Section
        • 850.245.0158
    • First Amendment Foundation
      • 850.222.3518
    • Florida Special District Handbook (Chapter 17)
17. Surplus Funds - Investing
    • State Board of Administration of Florida
      • Donna Owens
        • 850.488.7311
    • Florida Special District Handbook (Chapter 21)
18. Other Resources for Specific Types of Special Districts
    • Community Development Districts - Petitions to Establish, Amend, or Contract with a Size of 2,500 Acres or More:
      • Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission
      • Barbara Leighty
        • 850.717.9432
    • Community Redevelopment Agencies:
      • Florida Redevelopment Association
      • Jeff Blomeley, Executive Director
        • jblomeley@flcities.com
        • 850.701.3614
    • Housing Authorities:
      • Florida Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
      • Kim Barclay
        • 850.224.0711
    • Soil and Water Conservation Districts:
      • Association of Florida Conservation Districts
        • Charlene Meeks, State Coordinator
          • 352.682.3266
    • Special Districts (All Types):
      • Florida Association of Special Districts
        • David E. Ramba, Executive Director
          • david@fasd.com
          • 850.999.1937
19. Finding Special District Charter / Creation Documents
    • Individual Special District Websites (each special district is required to post its creation document on its website):
      • The Official List of Special Districts - (see list 2)
    • For special districts created by local ordinance:
      • Municode.com
    • For special districts created / amended by Special Act of the Florida Legislature (1997 to current):
      • Florida Department of State - Laws of Florida
    • For special districts created by Rule of the Governor and Cabinet:
      • Florida Department of State - Florida Administrative Weekly and Florida Administrative Code
    • Various laws under which special districts operate:
      • The Florida Statutes
      • Search the Florida Statutes