Florida § 159.494 Authority to deal with financial institution which employs a member of the authority

Florida Statutes

§ 159.494 — Authority to deal with financial institution which employs a member of the authority

Florida § 159.494

TitleXI

Ch. 159BOND FINANCING

This text of Florida § 159.494 (Authority to deal with financial institution which employs a member of the authority) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Florida primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Fla. Stat. § 159.494 (2026).

Text

Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, regulation, or ordinance to the contrary, including ss. 112.311-112.326, an authority may sell its bonds to a financial institution, as defined in s. 655.005, which employs a member of the authority as an officer, director, or employee and may appoint a financial institution to serve as trustee or cotrustee under a trust indenture relating to bonds issued under this part, notwithstanding the fact that an officer, director, or employee of the financial institution is a member of the authority. However, no member of the authority who is an officer, director, or employee of a financial institution which is interested in purchasing or serving as trustee or cotrustee for a proposed or outstanding bond issue shall vote on any matter related to su

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, regulation, or ordinance to the contrary, including ss. 112.311-112.326, an authority may sell its bonds to a financial institution, as defined in s. 655.005, which employs a member of the authority as an officer, director, or employee and may appoint a financial institution to serve as trustee or cotrustee under a trust indenture relating to bonds issued under this part, notwithstanding the fact that an officer, director, or employee of the financial institution is a member of the authority. However, no member of the authority who is an officer, director, or employee of a financial institution which is interested in purchasing or serving as trustee or cotrustee for a proposed or outstanding bond issue shall vote on any matter related to such bond issue after the interest of the financial institution in such bond issue becomes known to the member.