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The mayor is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the county government of Orange County, overseeing over 8,000 employees with an budget of over $7.2 billion, as of 2025. [1] [2] The mayor and county commission have municipal-equivalent authority over unincorporated areas and census-designated places within Orange County. [3]
The transient nature of Orange County makes it a major regional commercial hub for the State of Florida. The Florida Mall is located in unincorporated Orange County, and with a gross leasable area of 1,718,000 square feet (159,600 m 2) it is one of the largest single-story malls in the United States and the largest mall in Central Florida. [93]
Police service includes the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Highway Patrol. Fire/EMS service is provided through Orange County Fire Rescue. Rural-Metro also provides EMS service in the area. The Florida Highway Patrol has its Orlando station just off of Semoran Boulevard (State Road 436) and Lake Underhill Road.
In District 6, incumbent commissioner Tiffany Moore Russell was term-limited and entered the race for the Orange County clerk of courts. Businessman Derrick "Shine" Wallace and lawyer and husband of Gary Siplin , Victoria Siplin emerged from the primary with 21% and 28% of the vote respectively.
The Orange County mayor's post is the most powerful elected office in Central Florida. The current mayor of Orange County is Jerry Demings . Demings assumed office on December 4, 2018 and was subsequently re-elected in 2022 .
Pine Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated subdivision in Orange County, Florida, United States, west of Orlando.Per the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 66,111. [4]
In 1990, Harbor House opened an outreach center and office in the Orange County Courthouse to provide additional support services. From 1992 to 2004, Harbor House operated a small on-site public school, licensed within the Orange County Public School System. Also in 1992, Harbor House renovated the shelter to add thirty beds to their capacity. [4]
The Orange County Courthouse, located in Orlando, Florida, United States, comprises the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida and its associated offices, including Orange County's county court. The courthouse complex includes a 23-level courthouse tower, two five-story office buildings for the State Attorney and Public Defender , and a 1,500 ...