§ 125.61, Fla. Stat. · Part II. SELF-GOVERNMENT
Charter commission.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 2, ch. 69-45; s. 1, ch. 73-290; s. 1, ch. 74-239.
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