PEARL v. LOMELO

No. 81-2068.

416 So.2d 489 (1982)

Dan PEARL, Larry Hoffman, Bill Colon, Stephen W. Effman, and John Montgomery, As Councilmen of the City of Sunrise, Florida, Appellants, v. John LOMELO, Jr., As Mayor of the City of Sunrise, Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied July 29, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Montante, Jr., Pompano Beach, for appellants.

David R. MacKenzie, Lauderhill, for appellee.


HERSEY, Judge.

This case presents the classic example of an internecine struggle between the executive and legislative branches of the government of a municipality to control its purse strings. The precise issue is whether the mayor or the city council of the City of Sunrise ultimately establishes the city's budget.

The mayor, appellee here, prepared and submitted to the city council a proposed budget for the 1981-82 fiscal year. The city council amended the...

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