February 2022 edition 9 Commissioners such rules of parliamentary procedure as shall be necessary for the orderly transaction of the business of the Board of County Commissioners; and 2.2E appoint and remove the County Administrator pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6B of this Charter. Section 2.3 Redistricting. Redistricting of the County Commission districts shall be in accordance with general law; provided however that any redistricting of the County Commission district boundaries shall be approved by the Board of County Commissioners at a public hearing. Notice of the public hearing shall include a summary of the proposed changes and a substantially detailed map comparing proposed district boundaries to existing boundaries and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation pursuant to the statutory notice period for the enactment of ordinances. (Amended 9/10/2002.) Section 2.4 Constitutional Officers. There shall be elected by the electors of Sarasota County, for terms of four (4) years, a Sheriff, a Tax Collector, a Property Appraiser, a Supervisor of Elections and a Clerk of the Circuit Court. These elected constitutional officers shall be responsible for all functions, duties, and requirements prescribed by the Florida Constitution, the general laws of the State of Florida, and county ordinance. (Amended 11/6/1984, 2/5/1985, 8/31/2004.) (Pursuant to Article VIII, Sections 1 and 6, Florida Constitution, no provision of the Charter may abolish the office of the Sheriff, Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections or Clerk of the Circuit Court; transfer the duties of those officers to another officer or office; change the length of the four-year term of office; or establish any manner of selection other than by election by the electors of the county.) Section 2.5 Testimony under Oath. All persons appearing before the County Commission or any other county body, when giving evidence as part of a duly advertised public hearing, shall first swear or affirm on the public hearing signature cards or, if signature cards are not appropriate, declare
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