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Sarasota County Charter, January 2019

Sarasota County Charter, January 2019 1
Table of Contents 3
Article I - Powers and Scope of County Government 6
Section 1.1 - Purpose 6
Section 1.2 - Name and Boundaries 6
Section 1.3 - General Powers of County 6
Section 1.4 - Special Powers of County 6
Section 1.5 - Form of Government 7
Article II - Organization of Government 7
Section 2.1 - Board of County Commissioners 7
Section 2.2 - Powers of Board of County Commissioners 9
Section 2.3 - Redistricting 11
Section 2.4 - Constitutional Officers 11
Section 2.5 - Testimony under Oath 11
Section 2.6 - County Administrator 13
Section 2.7 - County Attorneys 16
Section 2.8 - Charter Review Board 17
Article III - General Provisions of Home Rule 18
Section 3.1 - Powers of [the] Board of County Commissioners 18
Section 3.2 - Personnel Administration 18
Section 3.3 - Conflict Between County and City Ordinances 18
Section 3.4 - Ordinance Procedure 19
Section 3.5 - Ordinance Violations 20
Section 3.6 - Construction of Laws 20
Section 3.7 - Citizen's Rights to Judicial Relief 20
Section 3.8 - Zoning Disclosure 20
Section 3.9 - Siesta Key Beach Road as Public Right of Way 21
Section 3.10 - Preserve County-Owned Parks, Preserves, Beach and Water Access and Waterfront Vistas 22
Article IV - Solid Waste Management 22
Article V - Finance and Taxation 22
Section 5.1 - Special Powers 22
Section 5.2 - Budget 23
Section 5.3 - Compensation on Fee Basis Forbidden 24
Section 5.4 - Audit 24
Article VI - Elections and Elected Officers 25
Section 6.1 - Applicability of General Laws 25
Section 6.2 - Votes Required in an Election or Referendum 25
Section 6.3 - Recall 27
Section 6.4 - Method 27
Section 6.5 - Elections for County Office 27
Section 6.6 - Enforcement 28
Section 6.7 - Qualification 28
Article VII - Charter Revision 28
Section 7.1 - Petition, Ordinance, Legislature, Charter Review Board 28
Section 7.2 - Official Compilation of the Amended Charter 29
Article VIII - Transition and Severability 30
Section 8.1 - Title of Property Reserved to County 30
Section 8.2 - Obligation of Contracts Preserved 30
Section 8.3 - Existing Ordinances Continues 30
Section 8.4 - Severability Clause 30

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