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Ms. Laura Ann McCall Okeechobee County Attorney Post Office Box 968 Okeechobee, Florida 34972

Dear Ms. McCall:

On behalf of the Okeechobee Board of County Commissioners, you ask substantially the following question:

Does the board of county commissioners have the authority to reduce or satisfy a fine imposed by the county code enforcement board?

In sum:

The board of county commissioners has the authority to reduce or satisfy a fine imposed by the county code enforcement board.

Part I of Chapter 162, Florida Statutes, the Local Government Code Enforcement Boards Act (act), seeks "to provide an…