(1) A municipality which constructs any works as are authorized by this chapter, may permit any other municipality and the owners or association of owners of lots or lands outside of its corporate limits or within the limits of any other municipality, to connect with or use the utilities mentioned in this chapter upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed between such municipalities, and the owners or association of owners of such outside lots or lands.
(2) Any private company or corporation organized to accomplish the purposes set forth in this chapter, which has been granted a privilege or franchise by a municipality, may permit the owners or association of owners of lots or lands outside of the boundaries of said municipality granting said privilege or franchise, or other municipality, to connect with and use the utility operated by the said private company or corporation upon such terms as may be agreed between the said private company or corporation and the owners or association of owners of said lots or lands or the said municipality.
1Note.—Section 1, ch. 2026-135, added subsection (3), effective July 1, 2027, to read:(3)(a) A new agreement, or an extension, renewal, or material amendment of an existing agreement, to provide electric, water, natural gas, or sewer utility service by a municipality to any other municipality or the owners or association of owners of lots or lands outside of its corporate limits or within the limits of any other municipality at retail must be in writing. Such agreement may not become effective before an appointed representative of the municipality that provides the service or intends to provide the service, in conjunction with the governing body of each municipality and unincorporated area served or to be served, has participated in a public meeting. Such meeting is not required to be a separate public meeting, but it must be held within each municipality and unincorporated area served or to be served for purposes of providing information and soliciting public input on:
1. The nature of the services to be provided or changes to the services being provided;
2. The rates, fees, and charges to be imposed for the services provided or intended to be provided, including any differential with the rates, fees, and charges imposed for the same services on customers located within the boundaries of the serving municipality, the basis for the differential, and the length of time that the differential is expected to exist;
3. The extent to which revenues generated from the provision of the services will be used to fund or finance nonutility government functions or services; and
4. Any other matter deemed relevant by the parties to the agreement.
(b) Rates, fees, and charges imposed for water or sewer utility services provided pursuant to subsection (1) must comply with s. 180.191.
(c) A representative of each municipality that provides electric, water, natural gas, or sewer utility services pursuant to subsection (1), in conjunction with the governing body of each municipality and unincorporated area in which it provides services, shall annually conduct a public customer meeting. Such meeting is not required to be a separate public meeting, but must be held within each municipality and unincorporated area for purposes of soliciting public input on utility-related matters, including fees, rates, charges, and services.
(d) As used in this subsection, the term:
1. “Appointed representative” means an executive-level leadership employee of a municipality, or of such municipality’s related and separate utility authority, board, or commission, specifically appointed by the governing body to serve as its representative for the purposes of this subsection.
2. “Governing body” means:
a. A governing body of a municipality in which services are provided or proposed to be extended; or
b. A board of county commissioners of a county in which services are provided or proposed to be extended, if services are provided or proposed to be extended in an unincorporated area within the county.
