§ 38-6. Brevard County public guardian program.

(a)

Authority. This section is adopted pursuant to the authority vested in the board of county commissioners by F.S. § 28.241(1), to impose by ordinance a fee for each civil action filed in the circuit court of the county for the establishment, maintenance, or supplementation of a public guardian pursuant to F.S. §§ 744.701—744.708 inclusive.

(b)

Intent. The intent of this section is to establish a public guardian program by levying a fee of $10.00 on all civil actions filed in the circuit court of the county, 18 ^th Judicial Circuit in accordance with the provisions of F.S. § 28.241(1) for the establishment, maintenance, or supplementation of a public guardian pursuant to F.S. §§ 744.701—744.708. Such fee shall be in addition to all other applicable fees or service charges.

(c)

Collection and disbursement of fees.

(1)

Upon the effective date of the ordinance implementing this section, the clerk of court of the county shall collect an additional $10.00 on all civil actions filed in the county circuit court for the establishment, maintenance, or supplementation of a public guardian program.

(2)

The clerk of the court shall keep a record of the fee collections authorized by this section. Within ten days after the end of each month, the clerk shall transfer/forward monies collected during said month into a revenue fund center under the housing and human services department budget to be used exclusively for public guardianship related services. All unexpended funds at the end of each fiscal year shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year within that same fund account.

(Ord. No. 03-28, § 1, 7-22-03)