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SARASOTA COUNTY v. TOWN OF LONGBOAT KEY

No. 52214.

355 So.2d 1197 (1978)

SARASOTA COUNTY, Florida, and Mary J. Orr, As Supervisor of Elections, Appellants, v. TOWN OF LONGBOAT KEY, Florida, City of Sarasota, Florida, City of Venice, Florida, and City of North Port, Florida, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied March 16, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Nelson, Richard L. Smith and Leslie Telford, of Nelson, Hesse, Cyril & Weber, Sarasota, and Talbot D'Alemberte and Donald M. Middlebrooks, of Steel, Hector & Davis, Miami, for appellants.

John R. Wood and I.W. Whitesell, Jr., of Wood, Whitesell & Karp, Sarasota, for Town of Longboat Key.

William C. Strode and William M. Hereford, of Strode, Hereford & Taylor, Sarasota, for City of Sarasota.

Charles F. Wheeler, of Korp & Wheeler, Venice, for City of Venice.

Allen J. Levin, Port Charlotte, for City of North Port, appellees.

Ralph A. Marsicano, Gen. Counsel, for Florida League of Cities, Inc., Tampa.

Burton M. Michaels, Staff Atty. for Florida League of Cities, Inc., Tallahassee, amicus curiae.

ENGLAND, Justice.

The Sarasota County Commission adopted an ordinance proposing five amendments to the county charter which would transfer the responsibilities for performing five distinct governmental functions from four Sarasota County cities to the county.1 Four of the affected cities challenged the proposed amendments in court before they could be voted on by the residents of Sarasota County,2 and in due...

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