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or cease to be a resident of the district from which he qualified shall thereby become disqualified to act as a Commissioner, and the office of that Can-ni.ssioner shall be deemed vacant. The Commission shall divide the County into five (5) districts of contiguous territory as nearly equal in population as practicable from time to time end at least after each decennial census. B. All C=Tdssioners shall be elected for staggered terns of four (4) years. The Commissioners fran even numbered districts shall be elected as Group'A and the Commissioners from odd numbered districts shall be elected as Group B. The terms of office shall begin on the Tuesday two (2) weeks following the day of the general or special election. C. The Cmuissioners' salaries shall be established in. accordance with general law, and the Commissioners at any time may reduce their salaries by ordinance to a level commensurate with their reduced duties and responsibilities under the Charter. The Comuissicmers shall not be reimbursed for expenses other than those specifically approved by the .Cami ssion. Expenses shall be reimbursed only when incurred according to the limitations ar:d.standards established by the Organizational Ordinance and shall not exceed the limits set by general law. D. The Constitutional office of*Cosmissi*cner of Indian River County shall be abolished on January 1, 1977, and the Caumissioners thein serving shall assume office as Commssioners provided by this Charter in Group A or Group B, respectively, vs the ease may be, to serve the sane number of years as an officer of Indian River County as shall remain in the respective term to which each was elected as a Constitutional County Commissioner of Indian River County. The terms of Group A and Group B shall end on the Tuesday two (2) weeks following the date of the general election held in -the last year of the term for which the Camissioners in Group A and Group B Caere elected as Constitutional Officers. Section 2.02. VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF CCK,,MIONER. Vacancies in offices of Commissioners shall be those defined by the Constitution.. and I.azas of Florida and, in addition, shall occur when a Commissioner changes his principal residence from or ceases to be a resident of the district from which he was qualified. If a vacancy occurs . in the office of a Canmi.ssioner, the vacancy shall be filled within sixty (60) days by an appointment made by a majority of the remaining members of the Commission. Should the Commission . fail to fill a vacancy within this period a special election shall be held within an additional sixty (60) days to fill the vacangr; provided, however, if there shall be a general election to be held within one hundred twenty (120) days of such a vacancy, then, there shall not be a special. election. Should there be. three (3) or amore unfilled vacancies. they shall be filled by the Governor as prescribed by the boas of Florida. Any vacancy filled airy of the above methods shall be filled for a term to end on the Tuesday two (2), w� follaaing the date of the general election. Sectia n 2.03. DUMES OF THE CMMSIM. A. The Commission shall have all jurisdiction and powers which are now or which hereafter may be granted to it by the Constitution. and Laws of Florida and such powers shall be exercised in a manner consistent with this Charter. Except as otherwise speci- fied herein, all jurisdiction, power and authority shall be exercised by a vote of not less than three (3) Commissioners at a regular, special or emergency meeting of the Cc miission. The Comuussicn, in addition to the powers and duties. provided in this. (barter, shall have the specific power and duty to. - 00 o:(1.) appoint the Administrator by a vote of four (4) Commissioners and suspend it remove the Administrator by a vote of three (3) Commissioners; (2.) adopt, amend or repeal such ordinances or resolutions as it deems necessary or advisable to exercise the powers and perform. the duties granted to the County; and (3.) review the budgetary requirements and make. budgetary detexnmrinations and ap- propriations for all County operations including, but not l.uni.ted to, those of all elected County officers, those of the Administrator, those of all county departments and offices and those of all authorities, boards, commissions, districts and other agencies of the County, or portions thereof, hereinafter called "county agencies". SEP 81976 Le