§ 202-2. Same—Cocoa and Melbourne.

The board of county commissioners of Brevard County is authorized, subject to the provisions of this section, to acquire, equip, and maintain auxiliary offices outside the county seat and particularly within the cities of Cocoa and Melbourne, for use and occupancy by any of the officers or their authorized agents of Brevard County as the board of county commissioners determines to be necessary in the performance of their respective duties and functions. These offices may be acquired by leasing all or any part of any suitable buildings; provided that no such lease or leases shall be for a term of more than five years. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section, the board of county commissioners of Brevard County is authorized to pay the cost of leasing and equipping the auxiliary offices in Cocoa and Melbourne out of the general revenue fund of Brevard County. All offices and buildings leased under the provisions of this section shall be subject to control by the board of county commissioners and shall be used by the officers or their authorized agents as may be designated by the board of county commissioners. No county records or activities required by the Constitution of Florida to be retained or carried on at the county seat shall be maintained or carried on in the buildings leased under the provisions of this section. Provided, however, that the officers or their agents authorized to maintain offices in the auxiliary office buildings prescribed by this section may receive any paper, document or pleading for filing or other proper handling at the county seat in Titusville, Florida, and transact any other county business not prohibited by the state constitution.

(Laws of Fla. ch. 30596 (1955), §§ 1—3)

State law reference

Branch offices, Fla. Const. art. VIII, § 1(k); court proceedings in auxiliary offices, F.S. §§ 125.221, 125.222.