Osofsky v. Board of Mayor & Commissioners

BEASLEY, Presiding Judge.

Commissioner Howard Osofsky lost his position on the Board of Mayor and Commissioners of the City of Avondale Estates when the Board declared his seat vacant as a result of his moving outside the city limits. On appeal to the superior court he lost the residence issue and was ordered to pay a portion of the Board’s attorney fees based on an OCGA § 9-15-14 motion.

In Case No. A99A0452 he appeals the attorney fees award on three grounds: (1) OCGA § 5-3-31, not OCGA § 9-15-14, applies to motions for attorney fees in appeals to superior court; (2) it was inconsistent to…