Sarasota County Charter, January 2019

January 2019 edition 16 ARTICLE III GENERAL PROVISIONS OF HOME RULE Section 3.1 Powers of [the] Board of County Commissioners. All powers of the County are hereby vested in the Board of County Commissioners. The Board of County Commissioners may prescribe by ordinance or resolution the manner in which such powers shall be exercised. Section 3.2 Personnel Administration. 3.2A Merit System. There shall be a merit system for the hiring and retention of employees under the supervision of the County Administrator or designee. (Amended 9/7/1982 and 8/31/2004.) 3.2B Employment Policy. The merit system shall provide for the qualifications and duties of all positions under the supervision of the County Administrator. The County Administrator or designee shall cause personnel to be employed, compensated, promoted, demoted, transferred or dismissed solely on the basis of merit and qualification and without regard to religious or political affiliation, disability, race, color, gender, or national origin. (Amended 8/31/2004.) Section 3.3 Conflict Between County and City Ordinances . 3.3A In the event of a conflict between a municipal ordinance and a County ordinance, except as otherwise provided by this Charter, the municipal ordinance shall prevail within the limits of the municipality. ( Amended 3/13/2007.) 3.3B (1) Subject to sub-section 3.3B(2) below, from and after the effective date of this section the future land use designations contained in the Sarasota County Comprehensive Plan shall control the density and intensity of development on all lands lying outside the Urban Service Area. Urban Service Area shall mean that area delineated on that certain map entitled "Future Land Use