That is, it does not have a county charter.

With 54 of 71 precincts reporting, the vote was 122,098 for a new county charter and 67,929 against.

The power of the administrator or executive to act independently depends on the county charter.

Under the county charter, that budget was supposed to have been adopted by last Dec. 15.

Under the county charter, the map is updated every decade based on each new federal census.

An amendment to the county charter to prevent similar ordinances in the future passed with 60 percent of the vote.

The job, created under a new county charter, was supposed to be a weak, party-controlled post.

Under the county charter, that would require a supermajority of 13 votes, more than the Democrats have.

The county charter requires that any project costing $10 million or more be submitted for a public referendum.

He took center stage in adopting a county charter that created the position of county executive.