Local Leaders
Bold City Civics
County Works
Programs/Services
Local Governments
100
Arrests lawbreakers, commands deputies and staff, and carries out orders of the county courts.
County Sheriff
100
This city serves as the county seat for Duval County...
Jacksonville
100
Local
100
This service provides electricity to Jacksonville. It was almost sold in 2020 to be a privately ran company, but the sale fell though.
Jacksonville Electrical Authority
100
Basic plan for a local government that defines powers, responsibilities, and organization...
It cannot violate state or federal law.
charter
200
This official keeps records of the actions of the county board, birth records, death records, marriage records, and election results...
County Clerk
200
Problems like people not wanting to pay city taxes, cheaper land, and better system of roads allowing for easier commutes to work caused the population of Jacksonville city to do this in the 1950s through the 1960s.
Decrease
200
How many counties does Florida have
67 Counties
200
Performs insecticide spraying by air and land to prevent spread of mosquito-borne diseases
Mosquito control
200
Local law enforcement groups are responsibile for enforcing these regulations passed by lawmaking bodies of local governments to help make communities better places to live.
ordinances
300
Watch the money the county recieves and the money it spends...
County Auditor
300
Jacksonville City Council has 19 members. 14 are elected by voters in a district in Jacksonville and 5 members are elected by voters of the entire city of Jacksonville. Those 5 Jacksonville City Counsil members are known as...
At-large members
300
Under this rule, counties have the power to draft and vote on their own charters. They also can choose what services to provide and how their governments are organized.
Home Rule
300
Advocates for strong military presence in Jacksonville and connects local veterans to services and benefits
Military and Veterans Affairs
300
A counties are made up of these units of state incorperated local governments that are known as cities, towns, villages, boroughs and has a large degree self-governing.
Municipalities
400
Investigates causes of death for the county...
County Coroner
400
This is the number of Jacksonville City Counsil members that it takes to override a mayors veto power. (Please give the actual number not the fraction)
13 members
400
Some states follow this rule, which says that a county must get authority from the state legislature before it can provide services.
Dillion's Rule
400
This service includes all public transportation and maintaining of the local public roads...
Jacksonville Transportation Authority
400
The highest level of local Government with responsibilities to carry out state laws, collect taxes, supervise elections. In Louisanna they are called Parishes...
Counties
500
Determines the value of all property in the county (e.g. land, homes, businesses) as their values help decide how much the owners pay in state and local taxes
Property Appraiser
500
In 1978, Mayor Hans Tanzler resigned to run for governor of Florida. Who was the City Council President at the time, that succeeded Tanzler as mayor and went on to serve two four year terms.
Mayor Jake Godbold
500
Property tax is this type of tax collect by a local government. The tax is usually based on the value of the owned property, including land.
ad-valorem tax
500
Which program in would you use in Jacksonville to find your genealogy or studying one’s own family.
Jacksonville Public Library System
500
A area normally 6x6 square miles. The Land Ordinance of 1785 divided much of the United States into a series of these units of local governments in the midwest. Each one had its own government and enforced its own laws.
Townships
600
Administers local, state, and federal elections; maintains voter registration records; registers new voters; manages voting equipment...
Supervisor of Elections
600
Sometimes a mayor would let a bill from the city counsil pass without his/her signature for this reason...
He/she knows that the city counsil has enough votes to override his veto...
600
These English counties served the local community and represented the national government. The thirteen English colonies in America borrowed the this system and adapted it to their needs.
English Shires
600
Program in Jacksonville that serves the community through diverse variety of recreational activities...
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
600
A unit of government that deals with a specific function, such as education, water supply, or transportation.
Special District