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PREAMBLE
Whereas,
the board of county commissioners of Pinellas County, Florida, presently derives its
legal authority from a combination of general laws, general laws of local application
which apply only to Pinellas County, and special laws, all of which emanate from the
Legislature of the State of Florida, and
Whereas,
under this legal framework the powers, duties and responsibilities of the board of
county commissioners are difficult, if not impossible to define, and
Whereas,
the only legal method available to the board of county commissioners to define its
powers, duties, and responsibilities under the Constitution of the State of Florida
is the adoption of a Home Rule Charter, and
Whereas,
the board of county commissioners believes that such a charter should be conceived
in the interest of cooperation with the municipalities and other governmental units
of this county, with the integrity of the rights of the municipalities guaranteed.
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