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Comprehensive Plan Intergovernmental Coordination Element <br />In addition, the county and the SJRWMD also coordinated on protecting the St. <br />Johns River Upper Basin as well as permitting stormwater management facilities <br />associated with the development projects. <br />Indian River Farms Water Control District (IRFWCD) <br />The county has coordinated with the IRFWCD on several issues, including: <br />Use of county roads within IRFWCD canal rights-of-way <br />Use of IRFWCD canal right-of-way for utilities such as water and sewer <br />lines, communication cables, and others. <br />Permitting associated with development projects <br />• Fellsmere Farms Water Control District (FFWCD) <br />The county has coordinated with the FFWCD on several issues, including use of the <br />water control district's canal/road rights-of-way by adjacent property owners, and <br />maintenance of these rights-of-way. These canal/road rights-of-way provide the only <br />access to properties around the City of Fellsmere. <br />• Charter County <br />Consistent with policy 1.14 of the Intergovernmental Coordination Element, the <br />county assessed the feasibility of becoming a charter county. Based upon that <br />analysis, it was determined that no significant benefits would occur from becoming a <br />charter county. <br />Through the Florida Constitution, non -charter counties have broad powers of self- <br />government. Accordingly, non -charter county governments are allowed to adopt <br />ordinances consistent with general laws and special laws. Charter counties, on the <br />other hand, may not undertake any activity not provided for in their charter. <br />Because of the broad powers given to non -charter counties by the Florida <br />constitution, there are few advantages to be derived from becoming a charter county. <br />Some of the advantages available to charter counties are pre-emption of municipal <br />laws and ordinances, ability to impose certain municipal taxes, opportunity to <br />establish salary levels for elected county officials, ability to establish a citizen <br />initiative process, and power to change the status of constitutional officers. Besides <br />those characteristics, charter counties have few advantages over non -charter counties. <br />Community Development Department Indian River County 46 <br />