Florida Cabinet
The Florida Cabinet is a body of the
History
Created following
- Attorney General
- Commissioner of Agriculture
- Commissioner of Education
- Comptroller
- Secretary of State
- Treasurer/Insurance Commissioner/Fire Marshal
In 1998, Florida voters voted to amend the
Composition
The meetings of the Cabinet are chaired by the
- Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis
- Attorney General Ashley Moody
- Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson
Each member is popularly elected statewide and carries one vote in executive decisions. In the case of a tie, the vote cast by the governor decides the outcome.[1]
Agencies
The governor and Cabinet serves as the board of directors of several state agencies and during their bi-weekly meetings discuss agency business and make policy decisions for the agencies. The governor and Cabinet, all statewide officials, also oversee the separate offices and agencies under their departments. The governor and Cabinet oversees the following agencies:
- State Board of Executive Clemency
- State Board of Administration (excluding the commissioner of agriculture)
- Division of Bond Finance
- Department of Veterans' Affairs
- Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- Department of Law Enforcement
- Department of Revenue
- Administration Commission
- Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission
- Electrical Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Board
- The Board of Trustees Internal Improvement Trust Fund
- Financial Services Commission
Aides
The governor and each member of the Cabinet has an office dedicated to Cabinet affairs. These offices are headed by a chief Cabinet aide, who is assisted by other aides. The week prior to a Cabinet meeting, the Cabinet aides meet to discuss the agenda and to conduct preliminary discussions on a variety of issues slated to come before the full Cabinet. Cabinet aides' meetings are considered[by whom?] an important part of the Cabinet process.
See also
- Constitution of Florida
- Florida Democratic Party
- Governor of Florida
- Republican Party of Florida
Notes
- ^ Article IV, Section 4(a), Florida Constitution.