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Public Hearings on Charter Amendment Ordinances Board of County Commissioners August 19, 2014

Public Hearings on Charter Amendment Ordinances Board of County Commissioners August 19, 2014. Presentation Outline. Background Summary of Charter Amendment Ordinances Public Comment, Board Discussion, Questions & Action. Background. Background.

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Public Hearings on Charter Amendment Ordinances Board of County Commissioners August 19, 2014

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  1. Public Hearings on Charter Amendment Ordinances Board of County Commissioners August 19, 2014

  2. Presentation Outline • Background • Summary of Charter Amendment Ordinances • Public Comment, Board Discussion, Questions & Action

  3. Background

  4. Background • Several amendments to Charter proposed by Commissioner Brummer in February • Board conducted discussions & work session • Heard and considered extensive public comment

  5. Background (cont’d) • On May 6th, Board adopted two ordinances proposing Charter amendments: • Imposing term limits for County constitutional offices • Making elections for County constitutional offices non-partisan • Applicable to Sheriff, Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller • Separate ballot questions during November 4th general election

  6. Background (cont’d) • Additional Board discussion on July 29th • Constitutional offices term limits and non-partisan election amendments combined in one ordinance • Change County constitutional offices to charter offices with term limits and non-partisan elections

  7. Summary of Charter Amendment Ordinances

  8. Summary of Charter Amendment Ordinances Amending Section 703, Abolishing Constitutional Offices; Imposing Term Limits & Non-Partisan Elections • Proposes changing constitutional offices to charter offices • Affects Sheriff, Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller • Would transfer functions and duties of each constitutional office to its respective charter office • Provides four, 4-year terms for stated offices and that they be non-partisan, elective charter offices

  9. Summary of Charter Amendment Ordinances Amending Section 703, Abolishing Constitutional Offices; Imposing Term Limits & Non-Partisan Elections (Cont’d) • Charter shall apply to newly created charter offices • Amendments to take effect on January 5, 2015 • Current constitutional officers to be retained as charter officers until expiration of terms • Imposes a four consecutive 4-year term limit on county charter offices

  10. Summary of Charter Amendment Ordinances Amending Section 703, Imposing Term Limits & Non-Partisan Elections • Constitutional officers’ status unchanged • Imposes four, 4-year consecutive term limit on County constitutional offices • Terms commencing prior to January 1, 2015 will not count toward term limits • Provides for non-partisan elections for County constitutional offices • Provides for runoff at general election if no one candidate receives a majority of the votes cast during primary election

  11. Summary of Charter Amendment Ordinances Repealing Ordinance Nos. 2014-08 and 2014-09 • Both ordinances adopted May 6, 2014 • Propose term limits and non-partisan elections in separate ballot questions • If Board adopts one of the previous two ordinances combining those amendments, these Ordinances must be repealed

  12. Public Comment, Board Discussion, Questions & Action

  13. Public Hearings on Charter Amendment Ordinances Board of County Commissioners August 19, 2014

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