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Elected Constitutional Officers <br />Eric Flowers Carole Jean Jordan Wesley Davis Leslie Rossway Swan Jeffrey R. Smith <br />Sheriff Tax Collector Property Appraiser Supervisor of Elections Clerk of Court and <br />Comptroller <br />In addition to the Board, there are five elected Constitutional Officers serving specific governmental functions: <br />Sheriff, Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections, and Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller <br />(Clerk). Although the funding for all Constitutional Offices is part of the County's General Fund, the Board does <br />not have direct responsibility for their operations. Each office is run separately within each of its respective legal <br />guidelines. <br />The Clerk, Sheriff, and Supervisor of Elections submit proposed operating budgets to the Board prior to May 1St. <br />The Florida Department of Revenue receives budgets from the Property Appraiser prior to June 1 st and from the <br />Tax Collector prior to August 1St. Once these budgets are approved, they are forwarded to the Board. The court - <br />related function of the Clerk submits a budget to the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation (CCOC) prior <br />to May V. The Clerk's court operating budget includes proposed expenditures and the sources to finance them <br />as set forth in Section 28.36, Florida Statutes. <br />Water lily at the historic McKee Botanical Gardens <br />Photo courtesy of Rick Woodard <br />Constitutional Officers, all departments <br />controlled by the Board of County <br />Commissioners, and outside state and local <br />agencies submit their proposed budgets to <br />the Office of Management and Budget for <br />assistance, review, and compilation. The <br />County Administrator then reviews all the <br />budgets of the County departments, state <br />agencies, and nonprofit organizations, and <br />makes his budget recommendations to the <br />Board of County Commissioners in July of <br />each year. <br />During September, public hearings are held, <br />pursuant to the Florida Statutes, in order for <br />the Board to receive public input on the <br />tentative budget. At the end of the last public <br />hearing, the Board enacts ordinances to <br />legally adopt (at the fund level) the budgets <br />for all governmental fund types. <br />5 <br />