Charter Government. Tuesday, March 9 th, Dwight E. Brock Clerk of the Circuit Court

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1 Charter Government Tuesday, March 9 th, 2010 Dwight E. Brock Clerk of the Circuit Court

2 Thank You Pelican Bay Men s Coffee

3 The Question Keeps Coming Up 1969/ /

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5 Gina Downs Candidate for BCC, District 2

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7 Some Charter Counties Miami Dade Broward Palm Beach Hillsborough Pinellas Orange (Orlando) Duvall (Jacksonville)

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10 Quotable Quote There is just as much corruption in home rule counties as there is in charter counties. Frank Halas Collier County Commissioner, District 2 BCC Meeting, September 29, 2009

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12 Charter Government Cost Savings? The Productivity Committee asserted that $48.9 Million could be saved by Charter Government

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15 Florida Statutes defines County Powers 15

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17 Charter Government Workshop with Board of County Commissioners May 15, 2007 Mr. Brock: In fact, a charter county may have less home rule power if its charter has restriction not inconsistent with general law or special law provided by the voters. Do you agree with that? Ms. Delegal: Absolutely. 17

18 Additional Espoused Reasons for Charter Government Recall of County Commissioners/Officers 18

19 Definition of Recall 19

20 Grounds for Recall 20

21 MARCO ISLAND RECALL JUDGMENT 5. An elected official cannot be removed unless he has committed misdeeds having some relationship to the duties of his office. 6. Errors in judgment cannot be sufficient grounds for recall; nor can legitimate and authorized actions, no matter how unpopular they are. 21

22 Governor s Power for Suspension & Removal of State Officers any county officer, for malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties, or commission of a felony 22

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24 Gina Downs Information Slide 24

25 Additional Espoused Reasons against Charter Government Eliminate Constitutional Officers and Consolidate Local Control 25

26 Steve Harrison, Chairman Productivity Meeting September 16,2009 I ve got to think it s going to come down to where you draw the line between those sets of arguments, too much power in too few hands versus checks and balances, because we re in an age where change is coming at the county faster, perhaps, than ever, but we re kind of, you know, paralyzed in the sense that there s not the cooperation to deal with the change. So, you know, maybe you need to swing the pendulum one way or another. In the military example, I mean, you can t have ten generals on the field and win the war. 26

27 Additional Espoused Reasons against Charter Government Charter Ordinances may Override Municipal Ordinances 27

28 Additional Espoused Reasons against Charter Government Commissioners may IMPOSE TAXES they cannot impose now 28

29 Gina Downs Information Slide 29

30 Additional Tax through Charter 30

31 Newspaper Editorial Re: Additional Taxes May 12,

32 Who Writes the Charter? 32

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34 Commissioner Fred Coyle Speaking to the Productivity Committee September 16, 2009 I will not, as a commissioner, sit at that dais and select people from the community and say, here, you go out and write it, because they don t have the slightest idea what s going on inside this government. You do. If you are not the right people to do it, then it shouldn t be done. 34

35 Productivity Committee - Appointed by BCC Steve Harrison, Chairman James R. Gibson, Vice Chair John F. Barlow, Jr. Bradley A. Boaz Douglas M. Fee James Hoppensteadt Vlad Ryziw Joseph B. Swaja Janet Vasey Dr. Michael Y. Wu Commissioner Fred Coyle, BCC Liaison

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37 Jim Gibson referring to Clerk s Investment Costs Productivity Committee Meeting March 18, 2009 [sic] $140,000

38 COMPARATIVE INVESTMENT COSTS (as of March 2009) CLERK S IN HOUSE INVESTOR $112,113 BLOOMBERG & SERVICES 30,000 $142,113 *Average Portfolio $700M ORANGE COUNTY 10-20bp $ 700,000 MBIA 6bp 420,000 PFM 4bp 280,000 CITY OF NAPLES 8bp 560,000 COLLIER COUNTY CLERK 2bp 142,113 *SARASOTA, PALM BEACH, DADE, and BROWARD also use IN-HOUSE ADVISORS

39 Naples Daily News June 24,

40 Thank You Serving the Citizens of Collier County 40