The 县法官 is appointed by and reports to the Board of 县委员会ers. The 县法官 acts as legal advisor and representative of the 县委员会, County Administrator and county departments.
According to Charlotte County’s Home Rule Charter “The Office of 县法官 shall be responsible for the representation of county government, the Board of 县委员会ers, and all other departments, 分歧, 监管委员会, and advisory boards of county government in all legal matters relating to their official responsibilities. The Office of 县法官 shall prosecute and defend all civil actions for and on behalf of county government and shall review all ordinances, 决议, 合同, bonds and other written instruments.”
The 县法官’s office can only represent its client, the County of Charlotte, including the Board of 县委员会ers, and the departments within the County government. Citizens seeking legal advice may 联系 the Florida Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service by calling 800.342.8011，在线 www.floridabar.org/lawyerreferral; or the Florida Rural Legal Services for legal aid at www.frls.org彭塔·戈尔达941.505.9007 or Fort Myers 239.334.4554.
使命: To provide efficient, effective legal representation to the Board of 县委员会ers, 它的机构, advisory boards and staff based on the preventative law model.
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县法官1月ette 伟达公关 initially joined the County in 2000 as Assistant 县法官 handling personal injury and land use litigation, advisor to the Board of Zoning Appeals, and as the prosecutor for the Code Enforcement Board. She was appointed by the Board of 县委员会ers as Charlotte 县法官 in November 2004.
