Mayor of Orange County
political office in the United States
The mayor of Orange County is the county executive and chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, Florida. The mayor is independently elected countywide.
Duties and powers
The mayor is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the county government of Orange County, overseeing over 8,000 employees with a budget of over $7.2 billion, as of 2025. The mayor and county commission have municipal-equivalent authority over unincorporated areas and census-designated places within Orange County.
History of the mayor's office
On April 14, 1986, the Orange County Commission formed the Orange County Citizens Charter Government Study Committee to advise on whether a home rule charter should be drafted for the county. The Committee presented its finding to the Commission in July, and on September 22, the Commission adopted the charter and submitted it to voters for their approval. Voters approved the charter on November 4, 1986. After the election, however, a voter challenged the legality of the charter's adoption, arguing that it ran afoul of a state law that required a minimum of 45 days between the adoption of a proposed charter by a county commission and its ratification by voters. The circuit court upheld the ratification of the charter, but on appeal, the Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed, holding that the charter had been unlawfully ratified.
Several weeks later, the Florida Legislature adopted legislation that retroactively modified the submission deadline for county charters, effectively nullifying the court's decision.
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