§ 6.01. Charter Review Commission.  


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  • A.

    There shall be a Charter Review Commission appointed by the County Commission on the first Tuesday in June of 2015. The County Commission shall next appoint a Charter Review Commission at the first County Commission meeting in January of 2027, and then at the first County Commission meeting in January every twelve (12) years thereafter.

    B.

    The Charter Review Commission shall consist of nineteen (19) members. Each Commissioner shall nominate two (2) members who reside in the Commissioner's District, and the County Commission shall appoint one (1) "at large" member. All nominations shall be subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the County Commission.

    C.

    The term of each member of the Charter Review Commission appointed in June 2015 shall expire the day after the general election held after the first Monday in November of 2018. The term of each member of the Charter Review Commission commencing in 2027 and every twelve (12) years thereafter shall expire the day after the general election held after the first Monday in November one (1) year after the year in which said members were appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled by the County Commission in the same manner as the original appointment was made, for the remainder of the member's unexpired term.

    D.

    All members of the Charter Review Commission shall be electors of the County. Florida Legislators, County Commissioners, Constitutional Officers, the County Administrator, and County Employees may not serve on the Charter Review Commission.

    E.

    The County shall maintain copies of all written, recorded, and electronic records of the Charter Review Commission in conformance with the laws of the State of Florida as may be amended. Additionally, a compendium of the relevant documents as determined by the Charter Review Commission's Executive Director and Legal Counsel shall be maintained in perpetuity.

( Election of 11-8-16)