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Among municipal and county legal offices in Florida, none has the broad client base represented by the Office of General Counsel. In no other county in Florida does the local government attorney represent all county constitutional officers, independent agencies, the executive branch, legislative branch and all government boards and commissions.
Clients of the Office have thousands of employees and annual budgets in excess of $4 billion dollars. For example, JEA, a $5.1 billion public utility, has over 2,000 employees and a budget of $1.6 billion per year. The Duval County School Board has over 125,000 students, over 14,000 employees and a budget of $1.3 billion. The City has over 7,000 employees and a budget of $1.1 billion (including enterprise funds).
Clients of the office include the following:
Executive Branch (Mayor's Office)
Finance and Administration
Employee Services
Public Works Department
Fire & Rescue (JFRD)
OED - Office of Economic Development
Neighborhoods
Parks, Recreation and Community Services
Sports and Entertainment
Planning and Development
Military Affairs & Veterans Department
Legislative Branch (City Council)
Jacksonville City Council
- The Council is comprised of 19 members, with 14 elected from specific districts and 5 elected at-large. The size of this legislative body requires an advising on legislation, providing procedural, constitutional and parliamentary advice.
Independent Agencies
Duval County School Board
Jacksonville Aviation Authority
Jacksonville Housing Authority
JEA
Jacksonville Transportation Authority
Jacksonville Port Authority
Constitutional Officers
Clerk of Courts
Property Appraiser
Tax Collector
Jacksonville Sheriffs Office (JSO)
Supervisor of Elections
Boards and Commissions*
Office of Economic Development
Jacksonville Civil Service Board
Board of Library Trustees
Human Rights Commission
Historic Preservation Commission
Waterways Commission
Environmental Protection Board
Jacksonville Childrens Commission
Construction Trades Qualifying Board
Value Adjustment Board
Municipal Code Enforcement Board
Planning Commission
Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority
*This is a partial list of the more than 30 boards and commissions that the Office of General Counsel represents.
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