West Palm Beach Golf Commission v. Callaway

DIMITROULEAS, WILLIAM P., Associate Judge.

Appellant, West Palm Beach Golf Commission, timely appeals from the trial court’s granting of a partial summary judgment. We affirm.

In 1977, appellee Donald G. Calla-way was hired by the Golf Commission as a golf pro. Ordinance 21-90 expressly gives the Golf Commission the exclusive power to hire and fire its employees. However, in 1988, the voters of the City of West Palm Beach approved a new city charter. Section 3.03 of that charter gives the city manager the exclusive authority to hire and fire employees. After the 1988 charter revision, the Golf…