Volusia County Charter Review Commission
Chair: William H. Scovell Vice-Chair: John E. Graham Jr.	Betty Holness, County Staff Liaison (386) 822-5060
T. Wayne Bailey Joseph Benedict III Clarence “Bo” Davenport Patricia Drago Phillip T. "Bud" Fleuchaus F.A. “Alex” Ford, Jr. Richard Gunter	Peter B. Heebner Charles F. Matousek Thomas M. McClelland Patricia Northey Ezell Reaves Glenn D. Storch

Volusia County Charter Amendments
Agendas and minutes
Commission members (Bios and photos)

Section 1303. Charter Review. The charter review commission shall consist of the same number of persons and shall be appointed in the same manner as shall be provided by general law for the appointment of charter commissions in counties without charters.  The commission shall be appointed at least once every ten (10) years to review the charter and ordinances of the county.  The commission shall be appointed not more than eighteen (18) months prior to the next succeeding general election.  The commission shall be funded by the council and shall be known as the "county charter review commission."  It shall, within one (1) year from the date of its first meeting, present to the council any recommendations for amendment of the charter.  After receipt of the charter review commission's recommendations, the council shall conduct a series of not less than three (3) public hearings on the recommended changes to the charter and shall thereafter schedule a referendum on the proposed charter amendment at the next general election.  (Sp. Acts, Ch. 70-966, Art. XIII, §1303)

The County Council has determined that the 2005 Charter Review Commission shall have 15 members, three appointed by the County Chair, two each by the other County Council members.

Tentative timeline for the Charter Review Commission

• Council made its appointment to the Commission in June, 2005

• Organizational meeting to be held on August 8, 2005

• Selection of Chair and Vice-Chair

• Creation of Sub-committees

• Establish Rules of Procedures

• Present report within 1 year of first meeting by August 2006

• Hold 3 Public Hearings in August/September

• Adopt resolutions calling for referendum and advertisement of such in September/October 2006

• Voters consider amendments at the November 2006 General Election

Subcommittees
The Subcommittees have concluded their meetings. Click here for links to all Subcommittees and additional Subcommittee information.

Miscellaneous correspondence and citizen comments
(updated 7/24/06)

Commission members
Bios and photos.

Smart Growth
Smart Growth final report (presented at the CRC's Oct. 10 regular meeting) 
Clay Henderson's presentation on Smart Growth 
This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of the Smart Growth Implementation Committee's Final Report.

Would you like to appear before the Charter Review Commission or do you have a suggested change for the County's charter? Please complete one or both of the following forms and e-mail Betty Holness, County Staff Liaison or call her at (386) 822-5060.

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Request to appear before the Charter Review Commission
Recommendations for Charter amendments

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