PER CURIAM.
In this case we reverse the trial court's award of attorney's fees and costs incurred by a city official in successfully defending charges of unethical conduct before the Florida Commission on Ethics (the commission) because there is no authority for the award.
The appellant, Helen Chavez, is a restauratrice in Tampa and at all relevant times was a member of the Tampa City Council. In her capacity as businesswoman, she petitioned the city for a...
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