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QUESTIONS: 1. Does the Governor have the power to suspend the Mayor of the City of Jacksonville from office? 2. If the answer to question 1 is in the affirmative, what procedure should be utilized to fill the vacancy which would be created by such a suspension?

SUMMARY: Although the matter is not entirely free from doubt and would be an appropriate subject for a request for an opinion of the Florida Supreme Court, it would appear that if, in the exercise of his constitutional discretion, the Governor deems it advisable to suspend the Mayor of the City of Jacksonville and make an appointment to…