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Retired Florida municipal adviser outlines pros and cons of county government forms
Summary
Lynn Tipton, a long-time Florida League of Cities and FCCMA adviser, told the Volusia County Charter Review Commission about council-manager and elected executive models, chair-selection options, and typical charter housekeeping choices to inform the commission—s structural review.
Lynn Tipton, a retired hall of local government advisers with the Florida League of Cities and the Florida City and County Management Association, gave the commission a 20-minute overview of county government forms and charter choices.
Tipton reminded commissioners that the council-manager (or commission-manager) form is the most common in Florida and nationally and explained the practical trade-offs of directly electing an executive versus…
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