Florida Statute 125.83 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 125
COUNTY GOVERNMENT

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F.S. 125.83

125.83 County charters; general provisions.—

(1) A county charter may prescribe one of the optional forms of government herein authorized, and shall clearly define the responsibility for legislative and executive functions in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(2) The county charter shall require all elective offices to be filled only by qualified voters of the county. All appointed offices may be filled by nonresidents of the county; however, the charter may require that, upon appointment, such officers shall reside in the county during their tenure in office.

(3) The county charter shall define “vacancy in office” and provide methods for filling such vacancy.

(4) The county charter shall provide that the salaries of all county officers shall be provided by ordinance and shall not be lowered during an officer’s term in office.

(5) The county charter shall provide a schedule for the transfer of governmental functions into the charter form of government as adopted.

History.—s. 2, ch. 74-193.

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Cases Citing Statute 125.83

Total Results: 7

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1991-09-13T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: mandated by s. 125.83(4), F.S. While this office was required to presume the validity of s. 125.83(4) F.S.,

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1985-05-24T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: and 77-88, concluding that the requirement of s 125.83(4), F.S., that a charter provide for the setting…pursuant to the optional form adopted under s. 125.83, and shall consist of the following powers and …responsibilities and powers. See, AGO 81-7 and s 125.83(1), F.S. And see, s 1(g), Art. VIII, State Const… pursuant to the optional form adopted under s. 125.83," refers to elected constitutional officers…manager form of charter government pursuant to ss 125.83(1) and 125.84(2), the "appropriate executive

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1981-02-10T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: effectiveness of s. 125.83(4), F.S., are matters for the courts to resolve. However, inasmuch as s. 125.83(4), F.S…officers be provided by ordinance as mandated by s.125.83(4), F.S.? 5. Must the executive responsibilities…the mandate of s. 5(c), Art. II, State Const., s. 125.83(4), F.S., probably cannot constitutionally prescribe…#39; s. 5(c), Art. II, State Const. However, s. 125.83(4), F.S., provides: The county charter shall…(Emphasis supplied.) As noted in AGO 077-88, s. 125.83(4), F.S., must be presumed to be valid and given

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1977-08-30T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: QUESTION: May s. 125.83(4), F. S., constitutionally require that a county charter provide that …the mandate of s. 5(c), Art. II, State Const., s. 125.83(4), F. S., probably cannot constitutionally prescribe…the compensation of all county officers. Section 125.83(4), F. S., which concerns provisions to be included…judicially determined otherwise, it is my opinion that s.125.83(4), F. S., may well prove to be an invalid delegation…exercise the purported authority prescribed in s. 125.83(4) until the courts have resolved the question.

Gieske v. Marin

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1935-09-25T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 168 So. 820, 123 Fla. 870, 1935 Fla. LEXIS 1491

Snippet: Straw Ellsworth Co. v. Kilbourne Co., 80 Minn. 125, 83 N.W. 36, the Court says: "`The order of assessment

State ex rel. Olustee Monument Commission v. Amos

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1922-03-11T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 83 Fla. 365, 91 So. 125

Snippet: , Taylor, West, Whitfield 11 March 1922 91 So. 125, 83 Fla. 365 John P. Stokes, Knight & Adair, Baker

Logan v. Arnold

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1922-02-14T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 83 Fla. 240, 91 So. 125

Snippet: Taylor, West, Whitfield 14 February 1922 91 So. 125, 83 Fla. 240 II. M. Hampton, for Appellant;, B. A.