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What this office does
City, Town or Village Office. Duties under Florida law
… (b) POWERS. Municipalities shall have governmental, corporate and proprietary powers to enable them to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions and render municipal services, and may exercise any power for municipal purposes except as otherwise provided by law. Each municipal legislative body shall be elective. …
(1) As provided in s. 2(b), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, municipalities shall have the governmental, corporate, and proprietary powers to enable them to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions, and render municipal services, and may exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law. …
In the news
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- The Independent Florida Alligator, Sep 17, 2026Mayor Harvey Ward’s 1,000-acre conservation goal
- The Independent Florida Alligator, Aug 23, 2026Mayor Ward welcomes you back
- Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville, Aug 18, 2026Gainesville elections 2026: Ward earns final term, joined by Willits and Crabbe
- Gainesville Sun, Jul 28, 2026Mayor Harvey Ward hopes to build on first-term accomplishments
- Florida Politics, Jun 5, 2026Harvey Ward: With steady leadership, UF’s brightest days are ahead
- Gainesville Sun, Jun 1, 2026Ward urges action after fatal Gainesville domestic shooting
- Mainstreet Daily News, Jan 12, 2026Ward readies for elections, economic development, construction in 2026
- Gainesville Sun, Oct 29, 2025Ward, Bielarski hold town hall on upcoming Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority referendum
- Mainstreet Daily News, Oct 23, 2025Ward, Bielarski to debate ahead of Nov. 4 GRU referendum
- The Independent Florida Alligator, Aug 21, 2025Mayor Harvey Ward welcomes students back to Gainesville