Board of County Commissioners Broward County Florida v. Lori Parrish, Broward County Property Appraiser

This case is a tug of war between Broward County’s property appraiser, a constitutional officer, and the Board of County Commissioners. The Board wants to have as much control over its budget as possible; the property appraiser believes that the Board’s discretion over her budget is limited by the budget review process set by state law. The Florida Constitution says that the Board’s “powers of local self-government” may not be “inconsistent with general law.” 1 Art. VIII, § 1(g), Fla. Const. Our reading of applicable state statutes compels the conclusion that the property appraiser’s view of…