Cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Neptune Beach and Town of Baldwin.
Jacksonville Charter, art. 1, § 1.102
in effectSection 1.102. - Cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Neptune Beach and Town of Baldwin.
(a) The territories of the Cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Neptune Beach and the Town of Baldwin were and are also consolidated into the territory of the consolidated government. The Cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Neptune Beach and the Town of Baldwin shall each continue to exist and have and retain the same local governmental structure, boards, bodies, officers, laws, municipal charters, and special acts which existed in those areas on September 30, 1968, unless changed in accordance with law. The persons who were officers and members of boards and bodies of the Cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Neptune Beach and the Town of Baldwin on September 30, 1968, continued after that date to occupy the same position and were entitled to the same compensation therefor, unless changed in accordance with law. All such boards, bodies, and officers continue since October 1, 1968, to be elected at the times, in the manner, and for the terms which were provided under their respective municipal charters and continue to have the same powers and duties which they had under those charters, unless changed in accordance with law. All municipal charters and special and general laws which applied to the Cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Neptune Beach and the Town of Baldwin on September 30, 1968, continue to apply to the respective governments, boards, bodies, and officers unless changed in accordance with law. These Cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Neptune Beach and the Town of Baldwin each continue to be entitled to own, acquire, encumber, and transfer property in its own name, by the duly authorized action of its boards, bodies, and officers. The Cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Neptune Beach and the Town of Baldwin are continued as municipalities having all governmental, corporate, and proprietary powers to enable them to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions, and render municipal services, and shall be treated, considered, and dealt with as municipalities under the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida and shall be entitled to exercise the same functions, powers, and duties granted to municipalities under the general laws and Constitution of the State of Florida.
(b) The Cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Neptune Beach and the Town of Baldwin shall not be subject to the provisions of section 5.11, article 14, article 16, article 17, or article 19. The council may provide for management or fiscal audits by the council auditor of the second, third, fourth, and fifth urban services districts or their boards, bodies, or officers.
(Laws of Fla., Ch. 78-536, § 1; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1; Ord. 2010-616-E, § 1)
Source: City of Jacksonville, Ordinance Code and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CHRELA_PTACHLACHJAFL_ART1GOET_CH1COGO_S1.102CIJABEATBENEBETOBAFetched: 10/27/2026