Florida Senate - 2014 SB 106 By Senator Dean 5-00171-14 2014106__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to county employees; amending s. 3 125.01, F.S.; providing that the governing body of a 4 county has authority to determine available benefits 5 of county employees; specifying the applicability of 6 ch. 121, F.S., to such employees; providing an 7 effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 12 125.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 13 125.01 Powers and duties.— 14 (3)(a) The enumeration of powers herein mayshallnot be 15 deemed exclusive or restrictive, but isshall bedeemed to 16 incorporate all implied powers necessary or incident to carrying 17 out such powers enumerated, including, specifically, authority 18 to employ personnel, expend funds, enter into contractual 19 obligations, and purchase or lease and sell or exchange real or 20 personal property. The authority to employ personnel includes 21 the authority to determine available benefits for different 22 types of positions, if any, including, but not limited to, 23 insurance coverage and paid leave. The provisions of chapter 24 121, which include compulsory membership in the Florida 25 Retirement System of employees meeting certain criteria, govern 26 the retirement benefits available to county employees under the 27 Florida Retirement System. 28 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.