City of Sweetwater v. Penedo

District Court of Appeal of Florida

City of Sweetwater v. Penedo

485 So. 2d 34, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 682, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 6915

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedMarch 18, 1986

DocketNo. 85-2440

StatusPublished

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City of Sweetwater v. Penedo, 485 So. 2d 34, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 682, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 6915 (Fla. Ct. App. 1986).

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Opinion

PER CURIAM.

We agree with the trial court that the City Council of Sweetwater lacks power, without a vote of the electorate, to alter the existing authority of the Mayor over the police chief of the municipality. Art. VIII, § 6(e), Fla. Const, of 1968 (incorporating Art. VIII, § ll(l)(g), Fla. Const, of 1885, as amended); Art. V, § 5.03, Metropolitan Dade County Charter; §§ 168.01, 166.01-.02,166.05, Fla.Stat. (1955); see also § 166.021(3)(b), (4), Fla.Stat. (1985). Accordingly, the judgment below enjoining the enforcement of Emergency Ordinance Number 1621 is

Affirmed.

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PER CURIAM.

We agree with the trial court that the City Council of Sweetwater lacks power, without a vote of the electorate, to alter the existing authority of the Mayor over the police chief of the municipality. Art. VIII, § 6(e), Fla. Const, of 1968 (incorporating Art. VIII, § ll(l)(g), Fla. Const, of 1885, as amended); Art. V, § 5.03, Metropolitan Dade County Charter; §§ 168.01, 166.01-.02,166.05, Fla.Stat. (1955); see also § 166.021(3)(b), (4), Fla.Stat. (1985). Accordingly, the judgment below enjoining the enforcement of Emergency Ordinance Number 1621 is

Affirmed.

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