Section 4.02. - Allocation of certain powers and duties.
Where the consolidated government has any power or duty and the responsibility for the exercise of such power or the performance of such duty is not fixed by this charter or by general or special law, the power or duty shall be exercised or performed as follows: All powers and duties of the consolidated government which are legislative in nature shall be exercised and performed by the council. All powers and duties which are executive in nature shall be exercised or performed by the mayor or such other executive officer of the consolidated government as the mayor may designate, except as otherwise specifically provided herein. All powers and duties of the consolidated government which are judicial in nature shall be exercised and performed by the circuit court of the fourth judicial circuit of Florida and such courts as are provided by this charter, the Constitution, and the general laws of the State of Florida. In the event the nature of any power or duty is uncertain, or the law creating such power or duty requires a combination of branches of the consolidated government, the president of the council, the mayor, and the presiding judge of the circuit court shall affix the responsibility for the exercise of such power or the performance of such duty.
(Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)
