Work Session on Proposed Charter Amendments Board of County Commissioners April 8, 2014

Background Summary of Proposed Charter Amendments Final Adopted Report of the Orange County Tax Collector Feasibility Task Force Board Discussion & Questions 2 Presentation Outline

Background February 21 & 24, 2014  Commissioner Brummer’s memoranda  Proposed changes to several sections of the county charter in one ballot question  Provided insight to proposed charter amendment March 11, 2014  Public comment and Board discussion of proposed amendment.  Board decision to conduct work session on April 8,

Background (continued) March 25, 2014  Memorandum revised the proposed charter amendment question into four separate questions  Public Hearing – April 22, 2014  Referendum – August 26,

Proposed Charter Amendments Commission Districts and Terms (Sec. 202, 203 & 204) Increase from 6 to 8 Redistricting Advisory Committee:  Appoint 15 members by September 2014  Submit Redistricting Proposal by March 1, 2015  Board Adopt Plan by May 1, 2015  Election by August 31, 2015 to fill newly created seats 5

Proposed Charter Amendments (continued) Commission Districts and Terms (continued) Terms of Newly Created Commission Seats  District 7 – December 2015 – December 2016  District 8 – December 2015 – December

Proposed Charter Amendments County Officers (Sec. 703) Abolish Office of Tax Collector  Transfer duties to county government  Appoint tax collector in same manner as county department heads Elections for County Constitutional Officers  Nonpartisan for Supervisor of Elections, Clerk of the Court, Comptroller, Property Appraiser, Tax Collector and Sheriff  Term limited to two (2) full terms. Term commencing prior to Jan. 1, 2015 doesn’t count toward term limit 7

Proposed Charter Amendments Initiative and Referendum (Sec. 601) Charter Amendment or Repeal  CURRENT: 10% electors in majority of commission districts  PROPOSED: 15% electors in each commission district Ordinance enactment, amendment or repeal  CURRENT: 7% electors in each district  PROPOSED: 10% electors in each district 8

Proposed Charter Amendments Procedure for Initiative and Referendum (Sec. 602) Petition Signature Drive  CURRENT: Petition drive terminates 180 days after commencement  PROPOSED: Petition drive terminates 90 days after commencement 9

Proposed Charter Amendments (continued) Procedure for Initiative and Referendum (Sec. 602, continued) Referendum on Charter and Ordinance Petition Initiative  CURRENT: Referendum called at next election at least 45 days after adoption of Board resolution  PROPOSED: Referendum called at next election at least 150 days after adoption of Board resolution 10

Proposed Charter Amendments Limitation (Sec. 603) Charter and Ordinance Petition Initiative limitations  Employer wages, benefits or hours of work  Encumbrance or allocation of tax revenues  Not currently authorized  Conditioned on change in law  Abbreviation of term of office 11

Proposed Charter Amendments Limitation (Sec. 603 continued) Board limitations/prohibitions  Calling referendum on adoption of proposed initiative deemed violative of limitations or Florida law  Declaring enacted any ordinance deemed violative of limitations 12

Final Adopted Report of the Orange County Tax Collector Feasibility Task Force 13 Tax Collector Task Force Report