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Honorable Paul D. Burch <br />Page Two - <br />Your question four will be answered in a separate letter. <br />QUESTION ONE <br />The provisionsof Part II, County and Municipal Planning for <br />Future Development Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, are permissible <br />and not mandatory. This is made clear by the language found at <br />Section 163.165(3), Florida Statutes, which states that: <br />"Any governing body of any county or <br />any incorporated municipality may, <br />but shall not be required to exercise <br />any of the powers granted by this <br />part. .° (e.s.) <br />QUESTION TWO <br />Section 125.01(i)(g), supra, states that the county governing <br />body shall have the power to carry on county government, includ- <br />ing, inter alia, the power to•prepare and enforce comprehensive <br />plans for the development of the county. This section authorizes <br />the budgeting and expenditure of tax funds by the Board of County <br />Commissioners in order to prepare comprehensive plans for <br />development. <br />QUESTION THREE <br />Section 125.01(1)(p), supra, authorizes a county to enter into <br />agreements with governmental agencies within or outside the <br />boundaries of the county "for joint performance, or performance <br />by one unit in behalf of the other, of.any of either agencies <br />authorized functions." This action would clearly authorize <br />• the Board of County Commissioners to enter into an agreement <br />with another governmental agency for the joint preparation of <br />a comprehensive plan. <br />This is an informal opinion which has been prepared by the legal <br />staff of the Department of Legal Affairs and should not be con- <br />.sidered a formal Attorney General's Opinion. <br />Sincerely, <br />ROBERT L. SHEVIN _ <br />•� ATTORNEY GENERAL <br />S aryn�smith <br />• Assistant Attorney General <br />RLS/Ssf <br />qn . <br />NOV <br />11973 BOOK— i8 PAG243 <br />