Pinellas County Educational Facilities Authority

Special District Information

• The full legal name of the special district:
  Pinellas County Educational Facilities Authority
  

 

• The public purpose of the special district:
  
  POWERS AND DUTIES:
  (A) To transact and perform the duties prescribed by the Higher Educational Facilities Authorities Law (ss. 243.21, Florida Statutes, et seq.) - to assist institutions of higher education in constructing, financing, and refinancing projects throughout the state; and
  
  (B) To exercise the powers of a “local agency” pursuant to Chapter 159, Part II, Florida Statutes, as the same may be amended from time to time, for development, financing, and maintaining of “educational facilities,” as defined in Section 159.27(22), Florida Statutes.
  
  See Pinellas County Resolutions 77-601; 94-296; and 99-215.
  

 

• Membership Information
  
  
• The fiscal year of the special district:
  No annual budget.
  

 

Charter Information

• The full text of the special district’s charter (or special law, ordinance, or resolution creating the district)
  See Pinellas County Resolutions 77-601; 94-296; and 99-215.
  

 

• The date of establishment: October 11, 1977
  

 

• The establishing entity: Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
  

 

• The statute(s) under which the special district operates, if different from the statute or statutes under which the special district was established. ss. 243.21, Florida Statutes, et seq.; and Chapter 159, Part II, Florida Statutes.
  

 

Contact Information

• Contact Name: Bill Berger
  

 

• Mailing address: 315 Court Street, Clearwater, Fl 33756
  

 

• E-mail address: bberger@pinellascounty.org

 

• Telephone number: (727) 453-3437
  

 

• Website URL: www.pinellascounty.org/boards/educational-authority/special.htm
  

 

Boundary and Services Information

• A description of the boundaries or service area of the special district
  The boundaries are the same as the boundaries of Pinellas County.
  

 

• Description of the services provided by the special district:
  The EFA acts as a local agency to finance Chapter 159, Educational Facilities as well as providing for institutions of higher education situated in Pinellas County, Florida, to pursue programs and projects beyond those described in Chapter 243, Florida Statutes, for the projects and programs described in Chapter 159, Part II, Florida Statutes; in addition to the exercise of powers under Chapter 243, Florida Statutes: and
  
  To (a) transact business, perform the duties, and exercise the powers prescribed by the Higher Educational Facilities Authorities Law, and (b) exercise the powers of a "local agency," pursuant to Chapter 159, Part II, Florida Statutes,as the same may be amended from time to time, for development, financing, and maintaining of "educational facilities," as defined in Section 159.27(22), Florida Statutes.

   

• List all taxes, fees, assessments, or charges imposed and collected by the special district, including the rates or amounts for the fiscal year and the statutory authority for the levy of the tax, fee, assessment, or charge. (For purposes of this subparagraph, charges do not include patient charges by a hospital or other health care provider.)
  Applicable Bond Counsel fees and Administrative Costs captured in each bond issue.
  

 

Primary contact information for the special district for purposes of communication from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO)

• DEO Contact Name: Bill Berger
  

 

• DEO Contact Address: 315 Court Street, Clearwater FL 33756
  

 

• DEO Contact Email: bberger@pinellascounty.org
  

 

• DEO Contact Phone: (727) 453-3457
  

 

• A code of ethics adopted by the special district, if applicable, and a hyperlink to generally applicable ethics provisions.
  State of Florida Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees
  

 

• The budget for the special district, in addition to amendments in accordance with s. 189.016.
  No annual budget.
  

 

• The final, complete audit report for the most recent completed fiscal year, and audit reports required by law or authorized by the governing body of the special district
  www.pinellasclerk.org/aspInclude2/2013CAFR.pdf