Miami-Dade County v. Dade County Police Benevolent Assoc.

WELLS, Judge.

Miami-Dade County and the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) appeal from an order granting summary final judgment in favor of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association (“PBA”) on its claims for declaratory relief and mandatory injunction. Specifically, the court below found that section 112.533 of the Florida Statutes confers exclusive authority on the Miami-Dade ■ County Police Department (“MDPD”) to investigate any and all complaints against its police officers thereby precluding the OIG from conducting an independent, external investigation of off-duty officers’…