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A <br />f <br />Honorable Eomer C. Fletcher <br />page Three <br />November 1, 1973, for the nine months <br />beginning January 1, 1974, and ending. <br />September 30, 1974. ' For 'the' period <br />g`r,tor to January, 1; 1974,' theJ�r7of ice <br />shall'be operated 'on'the it. <br />existing <br />budget or, if no budget 'has been <br />approved for sucks period,' 'on 'a budget <br />adopted -and ap Dr'oved for -thatperiod <br />of time. (Emphasis supplied) <br />It was said also that the'current <br />'budgets of tax assessors which were Y <br />submitted to the Department of Revenue _ <br />pursuant to 5195.011, F.S. 1971, 'axe <br />effective through December. 31, 1973, <br />" at which time they will be succeeded <br />by the nine-month changeover budget . <br />provided for in S17 of Ch. 73.172, <br />supra.' It necessarily follows that <br />:the 1973 "fiscal year" of tax assessors <br />for the purpose of reporting -receipts j <br />and disbursements and paying over excess.' <br />e .fees is the year ending December.31, 1973. t <br />Therefore, distribution of these funds should be made tE <br />in accordance with §145.12(4), F.S. (1971), the law in effect at � <br />the time the commissions were earned. <br />This is an informal opinion which. has been prepared• <br />by-the legal staff of the Department of Legal Affairs and. <br />should not be considered a formal Attorney General's Opin!1on•.. <br />Sincerely, <br />ROBERT L. SHEVZN <br />ATT RNEX GEN F h <br />jlie M. Maynar Jr. <br />ssistant Attorn General <br />i. /sb ° <br />