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C. The elected County Clerk of the Circuit Court shall carry out all functions, duties, and responsibilities prescribed by the Constitution and Laws of Florida re- lating to the operation and maintenance in the County of the Judicial System of the gtute and to the recordation of public documents. All other duties and responsibili- ties of r;,e Constitutional office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court are hereby trans- ferred to the Aamxastrator. Section 5.06. ELECTION AND TEEN OF ELECTED COUNTY OFFICERS. All elected County officers as specified in Article V of this Charter shall be elected on a partisan basis for a term of four (4) years in the manner prescribed by general law. The term of office shall begin on the first Monday in January follow- ing the general election. Section 5.07. VACANCY IN ELECTED COUNTY OFFICES. Any vacancy in the office of an elected County officer specified in Article V Of this Charter shall be defined as provided by general la -7. Upon such vacancy, the elected County officer's chief deputy shall perform the duties of the office until such time as the Commission fills the vacancy, by appointment for a term to end the day after the next general election or, in the alternative, the Commission may within sixty (60) days of such vacancy, call a special election to fill such vacancy for the remainder of the term. Section 5.08. OFFICERS CONn=. A. The offices of Constitutional officers whose constitutional offices have been abolished shall terminate on January 1, 1977, and the officers, thereof shall assume the folladng elected positions under the Charter govercment until January 1, 1981, whereupon they or their successors shall stand for election as provided by this Charter: the former Sheriff shall become County Sheriff under the Charter goverrment; the former Property Appraiser shall.beccme County Property Appraiser under the Charter goverment; the former Tax Collector shall become County Tax Collector under the Charter goverrmient; the former Supervisor of Elections shall become County Supervisor of Elections under ' te Charter government; and the former Clerk of the Circuit Court shall become County Clerk of the Circuit Court under the Charter govenmimt. B. The transfer of powers made to elected County officers by this Article shall be subject to other provisions of this Charter, and the elected County officers shall perform their functions as a part of the Charter government. C. All elected County officers shall designate a chief deputy and file such designation with the Commission. Section 5.09. ELECM) COUNTY OFFICERS C WENSATION. Elected County officers shall be compensated at the sane rate and manner as vre- scribed by general law. All rights of retirement accrued by any Constitutional of- ficer shall be guaranteed by the Charter government. r �+ . war �• � «�• n h Each elected County officer shall prepare and submit an axwal budget and capital progran to the Commission as a separate section of the County budget and each shall execute his section of the budget and capital program in accordance with the appropria- tion and ordinances adopted by the Commission. -11- ti 4 r��'' 2 ,�^t E