Mayor of Orange County, Florida explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Orange County, Florida
Insignia:Mayor of Orange County, Florida logo.png
Insigniacaption:Seal of the mayor of Orange County, Florida
Flag:Flag of Orange County, FL.png
Flagcaption:Flag of Orange County, Florida
Incumbent:Jerry Demings
Incumbentsince:December 4, 2018
Type:Mayor
Reports To:Board of County Commissioners
Formation:1990
First:Linda Chapin

Mayor of Orange County, Florida is the chief executive officer and chairman of the Board of County Commissioners. The mayor is elected countywide.

Duties and powers

The mayor is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the county government of Orange County, Florida, overseeing over 7,000 employees with an annual budget of over $3 billion.[1]

History of the mayor's office

Before the approval by voters of a 2004 charter amendment, the position of mayor was called "Orange County Chairman", which became an elected position in 1930. The Orange County mayor's post is the most powerful elected office in Central Florida. The current mayor of Orange County is Jerry Demings. Demings assumed office on December 4, 2018 and was subsequently re-elected in 2022.

Mayors of Orange County, Florida

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Years of serviceMayor
1990–1998
1998–2001 Mel Martinez
2001–2011 Richard Crotty
2011–2018 Teresa Jacobs
2018–present Jerry Demings

See also

References

  1. Web site: Top Orlando News, Weather, Sports, Entertainment . orlandosentinel.com . 2010-11-03 . 2021-03-13.

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