ALACHUA COUNTY v. SCHARPS

No. 1D02-3240.

855 So.2d 195 (2003)

ALACHUA COUNTY, Florida and the Labor Party Just Health Care Committee, through its Chairman Mark Piotrowski and the Alachua County Labor Party, through its Co-chairs, Jennifer Brown and Mark Piotrowski, and Beverly Hill, the Supervisor of Elections, for Alachua County, Florida, Appellants, v. Howard J. SCHARPS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

September 12, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Wagner, County Attorney, Gainesville; Robert L. Nabors, of Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A., Tallahassee; Andrea Costello and Alice K. Nelson, of Southern Legal Counsel, Inc., Gainesville, for Appellants.

Joseph W. Little, Gainesville, for Appellee.


WOLF, C.J.

Appellant, Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (the County), was the defendant in an injunctive and declaratory action brought by appellee, Howard J. Scharps. The County challenges a final judgment invalidating a resolution passed by the County which directed that a referendum be placed on the general election ballot. Appellant raises a number of issues, including whether appellee had taxpayer standing to challenge the County's authorization of...

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