Nullam Method

For Florida special districts

The accountability law everyone is reading after their December 1 deadline.

Florida Statute 189.0694 took effect on 1 October 2024. Every special district must now publish goals achieved and goals not achieved on its own website by 1 December each year. The Nullam Method is the operational framework for getting that report right.

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Florida Statute

189.0694

In force October 2024. First annual report due 1 December 2025. Subsection (2) is the one that bites.

What the statute requires

Two short subsections.
One generation-defining shift.

  1. 01

    §189.0694(1)

    Establish the framework

    Every special district must establish documented goals, objectives, performance measures and standards for each programme and activity it undertakes.

  2. 02

    §189.0694(2)

    Publish the results

    By 1 December each year, each district must publish an annual report on its own website describing both the goals it achieved and the goals it failed to achieve.

  3. 03

    Implied throughout

    Maintain the cycle

    Operate the framework, monitor against the standards, and refine year after year. Compliance is not a one-off drafting exercise.

The Method

Built in the United Kingdom.
Sharpened for Florida.

The Nullam Method is a 12-module governance framework originally developed for Local Authority Trading Companies in the UK — the British equivalent of municipal authorities and special districts, whose accountability obligations closely parallel those of Florida special districts.

Five of the twelve modules map directly onto the FS 189.0694 requirements. The rest cover the wider operational reality of running a public commercial entity in a high-scrutiny environment.

Explore the 12 modules
United Kingdom
Florida
Localism Act 2011
FL Const. Art. VIII §2(b) & Ch. 166
General Power of Competence
Corporate and proprietary powers
700+ LATCos created
1,800+ special districts
Audit & scrutiny regime
FS 189.0694 (since Oct 2024)

The structural parallel is genuine. Both statutes grant broad commercial authority to local government in a common-law jurisdiction with strong audit traditions.

Free, takes about 20 minutes

Where does your district stand on 189.0694?

The Readiness Assessment scores your district's existing framework against the statute and the twelve Nullam modules. You get a free summary on screen. A board-ready PDF report with module-by-module scoring and a remediation roadmap is available afterwards as a paid download.

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What you get

  • Score 0-100 against FS 189.0694
  • Gap analysis by Nullam module
  • On-screen summary, free
  • Optional board-ready PDF (paid)