LARGO — Pinellas County Commission Chair Dave Eggers is on a mission. He believes it is time to allow the voters to decide if term limits should be imposed on
LARGO â Pinellas County commissioners voted unanimously April 27 to extend the local state of emergency through May 7. That same day, Gov. Ron DeSantis extended the stateâs emergency order for another 60 days.
By state law, local emergency orders must be extended every seven days to stay in effect and the state must renew its order every 60 days. There had been some concern that DeSantis would not extend the state order. But, he did so with only hours before it expired.
County Attorney Jewel White explained the countyâs state of emergency was not dependent on one being in effect at the state level. She said the commission had the power to declare an emergency to protect the health and safety of its citizens. She added that the state of emergency also was important to allow for reimbursements for costs from the state and federal governments.
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