Florida Statute 125.61 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 125
COUNTY GOVERNMENT

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125.61 Charter commission.—

(1) Following the adoption of a resolution by the board of county commissioners or upon the submission of a petition to the county commission signed by at least 15 percent of the qualified electors of the county requesting that a charter commission be established, a charter commission shall be appointed pursuant to subsection (2) within 30 days of the adoption of said resolution or of the filing of said petition.

(2) The charter commission shall be composed of an odd number of not less than 11 or more than 15 members. The members of the commission shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners of said county or, if so directed in the initiative petition, by the legislative delegation. No member of the Legislature or board of county commissioners shall be a member of the charter commission. Vacancies shall be filled within 30 days in the same manner as the original appointments.

History.—s. 2, ch. 69-45; s. 1, ch. 73-290; s. 1, ch. 74-239.

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Total Results: 4

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 21, 1998 | Docket: 3255500

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resolution a charter commission pursuant to section 125.61, Florida Statutes. The charter commission is

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Oct 2, 1996 | Docket: 3258767

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of the county a county home rule charter." 2 Section 125.61(1), Fla. Stat. The statute requires the establishment

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 23, 1996 | Docket: 3255427

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appointed to a charter commission established under section 125.61, Florida Statutes, without violating the dual

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Oct 8, 1975 | Docket: 3255745

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percent of the qualified electors of the county. Section 125.61.) Subsection (2) of s. 125.64 provides that:

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