Martin County is a county located in the Treasure Coast area of the state of Florida, in the United States. Since the 2010 demographics, the population was 146,318. Its county seat is Stuart. Martin County remains in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Location.
Martin County is just one of 67 counties in Florida and also was developed by an Act of the Florida Legislature in 1925. It was called for John W. Martin, Governor of Florida from 1925 to 1929. By the authority of the Constitution of the State of Florida, the Martin County Board of County Commissioners shares the features of federal government with Martin County’s Constitutional Officers.
Martin County’s five Commissioners are each elected to serve a four-year term. These terms are staggered and also each member is chosen at-large but stands for a geographic area within the county. The Chairperson of the Commission is elected each year by the various other Board members as well as presides over all Board meetings. The Board meets monthly and all meetings are open to the general public.
The Board of County Commissioners has duty for the provision of basic federal government services (fire/rescue, library solutions, developing assessments), oversees the development of infrastructure (roads, energies, parks), and also figures out guidelines relating to zoning as well as land use arrangements. The Board is also responsible for identifying the millage rate (tax on real estate) to fund all features of County federal government with the exception of most court-related functions.
The Board of County Commissioners is a policy making board as well as they accept the County’s operating and capital budgets, pass ordinances, and also do something about it that attend to the health, safety, and well-being of the people of Martin County.