CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH v. RISCOE

No. 79-1357.

376 So.2d 30 (1979)

CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, Florida, a Municipal Corporation, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Robert RISCOE, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 19, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Vance of Caldwell, Pacetti, Barrow & Salisbury, Palm Beach, for appellant/cross-appellee.

No appearance for appellee/cross-appellant.


PER CURIAM.

By a special election a city council member was elected to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of a prior council member. The trial court ruled that the term of office of the newly elected council member extends only to the next general election rather than to the end of the term for which the prior council member was elected. Although we agree that the controlling city ordinances are somewhat ambiguous, it is our conclusion that those ordinances...

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