500 word response with references and intext/citations
Due 2/5/2025
Select a
Florida County from the list that starts with the same letter as your LAST name (Broward County). Then, find that County’s official website and answer the following questions:
1. Find a County level administrative agency in your selected county and learn about it (Don’t address the COUNTY but an agency or department within the COUNTY). What is the power and authority of the county agency granted to it by the County Commission, County Mayor or Florida Constitution? Provide its hyperlink where it can be located online either within the county website or via its own website. (explain in 5 sentences or less).
2. Find a rule or regulation that this County agency enforces (ie. the regulation relates to this County’s department or agency) by searching
https://www.municode.com/library/fl.Briefly describe the County code or ordinance provision that that requires businesses or individuals to do or not do something or sets some standard related to this County agency. Copy/paste your link to this notice in your answer for the instructor to quickly review it when grading your answer or copy/paste the section below.
3. Now locate a CITY government from this list of city governments here:
https://www.stateofflorida.com/cities. that starts with your first initial of your last name. Go to its official website and find a city agency created by this city and find a CITY agency or department within that city (ie. city administrative agency). Explain its power and authority. Provide its link that is within the city website or via its own independent website. (explain in 5 sentences or less).
4. Find a rule or regulation that this City has passed which this city agency enforces or is involved in by searching
https://www.municode.com/library/fl. Briefly describe the City code or ordinance provision that that requires businesses or individuals to do or not do something or sets some standard related to this city agency. Copy/paste your link to this notice in your answer for the instructor to quickly review it when grading your answer or copy/paste the section below.
5. Under Florida law certain counties are considered “charter counties” in that they have been given special authority to re-arrange their governing structures and voters can “amend” the county charter via a referendum. A “county charter” is like the “constitution” of the county. Not many Florida Counties have charters, and if they don’t they default to regular Florida Constitution and Florida Statutes as to structure their administrative agencies and sub-agencies. Research online to figure out which Florida Counties are “charter counties” and state if your particular county you selected in the above questions a “charter county” or not.
