Scott PowersNovember 3, 2020
5min1057
Voters approve Split Oak Forest, 'rights of nature' protections.
Tag: Orange County Charter
Scott PowersNovember 3, 2020Scott PowersOctober 3, 2019
8min545
But early support offered for new Orange County Ethics Commission
Scott PowersSeptember 17, 2019
4min569
Proposal aims for 2020 Orange County ballot
Scott PowersJanuary 23, 2019
9min279
The Supreme Court may have created a whole new election scenario in Orange County.
Scott PowersMay 1, 2017
6min306
As the future race for Orange County mayor continues to be a mystery involving potential major candidates still thinking about it but none yet committing, one name that keeps coming up raises questions of precedent and interpretation of curious language differences in the county charter. Former Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty, who served two-plus terms […]
Guest AuthorNovember 4, 2016
5min199
Like the U.S. and Florida Constitution, the Orange County Charter is intended to set forth the basic framework for county governance and it is not intended to be cluttered with the agendas of out-of-town special or partisan political interests. In recent years Orange County’s job creators have become increasingly concerned that the business climate and […]
Scott PowersJuly 18, 2016
3min298
BusinessForce, the political action arm of Central Florida’s chambers of commerce, has voted unanimously to support all three proposed charter amendments Orange County voters will consider in the November election. Two of the amendments are the Orange County Charter Review Commission’s reaction to a recent judge’s ruling that threw out an earlier charter amendment, approved […]