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Carter v. Garcia-Pedrosa

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jan 20, 1984
442 So. 2d 1022 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

Opinion

No. 83-1023.

November 29, 1983. Rehearing Denied January 20, 1984.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, John A. Tanksley, J.

Papy, Poole, Weissenborn Papy and Sheridan Weissenborn, Coral Gables, for appellant.

Jose R. Garcia-Pedrosa, City Atty., pro se, and Gisela Cardonne, Miami, Asst. City Atty., for appellees.

Before BARKDULL, FERGUSON and JORGENSON, JJ.


Appellant, an assistant city attorney, was an unclassified employee under the City's Civil Service Rules. Appellee, the City Attorney, was not required to show good cause at an administrative hearing before revoking her appointment. Section 62(1), City of Miami Charter.

Section 62(1) of the Charter provides in part:
The civil service of the city is hereby divided into the unclassified and the classified service. (1) The unclassified service shall include:
(d) All attorneys employed by the city. The city attorney shall be the supervisor of all attorneys employed by the city. The city attorney shall have exclusive authority regarding, but not limited to appointment, removal and salary as to assistant city attorneys.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Carter v. Garcia-Pedrosa

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jan 20, 1984
442 So. 2d 1022 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)
Case details for

Carter v. Garcia-Pedrosa

Case Details

Full title:MIKELE CARTER, APPELLANT, v. JOSE R. GARCIA-PEDROSA AND CITY OF MIAMI…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jan 20, 1984

Citations

442 So. 2d 1022 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

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