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Division of Housing and Community Development

Special District Information Program

Additional Special District Subject Areas, Contacts, and Resources

The following subject areas provide more detailed information about the requirements of special districts. The web sites are external to the Department's web site and will open in a new browser window.

Ad Valorem Taxes and Truth-In-Millage (TRIM)

• Department of Revenue
  • Menee Rumlin-Bond
  • (850) 922-7963

Bond Financing

• State Board of Administration, Division of Bond Finance
  • Sharon Williams
  • (850) 413-1304

Elections

Complaints/Violations

• Florida Elections Commission
  • (850) 922-4539

Florida's Election Code

• Department of State, Division of Elections
  • Kristi Reid Bronson
  • (850) 245-6240

Employment

• Agency for Workforce Innovation
  • Call Center
  • 1-866-352-2345

Ethics

• Florida Commission on Ethics
  • Kerrie Stillman or Shirley Taylor
  • (850) 488-7864
• Search for Financial Disclosure Filers

Financial

Legislative Auditing Committee

• Local Government Financial Reporting for Counties, Municipalities, and Special Districts
  • Kathy DuBose or Debbie White
  • (850) 487-4110

Annual Financial Audit Reports

• Auditor General
  • Marilyn Rosetti
  • (850) 487-4413
• Access Annual Financial Audit Reports filed with the Auditor General
  • Florida Auditor General - Special Districts

Annual Financial Report

• Department of Financial Services, Bureau of Local Government
  • (850) 413-5571
• Access Annual Financial Reports and other financial data (revenues, expenditures, debt, non-compliant districts, etc.)
  • Local Government Application Reports

Financial Emergencies

• Auditor General
  • Marilyn Rosetti
  • (850) 487-4413
• Joint Legislative Auditing Committee
  • Kathy DuBose or Debbie White
  • (850) 487-4110

Public Deposits

• Department of Financial Services, Collateral Management,
  • Don Stanford
  • (850) 413-3360

Surplus Funds - Investing

• State Board of Administration
  • Susan Croswell
  • (850) 488-7311

Public Records

Government in the Sunshine

• Office of the Attorney General
  • Opinion Section
  • (850) 245-0158

Records Management, Retention and Disposition

• Department of State, State Library and Archives of Florida
  • (850) 245-6714 or (850) 245-6746

Purchasing

• Department of Management Services, Purchasing Division
  • Ron Brown
  • (850) 414-6742

Retirement

Florida Retirement System

• My FRS - Employer Services and Department of Management Services, Division of Retirement
  • Garry Green
  • (850) 488-5706

Joining the Florida Retirement System

• (850) 488-8837

Locally Established Retirement Plans

• Department of Management Services, Division of Retirement
  • Lynn Culpepper
  • (850) 488-2784

Other Resources for Specific Types of Special Districts

Community Development Districts, petitions to establish, amend, or contract with a size of 1,000 acres or more

• Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission
  • Barbara Leighty
  • (850) 487-7917

Community Redevelopment Agencies

• Florida Redevelopment Association
  • Carol Westmoreland
  • 1-800-616-1513

Housing Authorities

• Florida Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
  • Corey Mathews
  • (850) 222-6000

Soil and Water Conservation Districts

• Association of Florida Conservation Districts
  • Michelle Thatcher
  • (386) 362-2622
• Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Agricultural Water Policy
  • Clegg Hooks
  • (850) 617-1706

Special Districts (All Types)

• Florida Association of Special Districts
  • 1-800-454-1014