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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided July 19, 1990Published
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Wesley R. Poole City Attorney City of Fernandina Beach Post Office Box P Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034
Dear Mr. Poole:
You have asked on behalf of the City Commission of the City of Fernandina Beach substantially the following question:
May the City of Fernandina Beach hire a city manager under a multi-year employment contract which would extend beyond the term of the present city commission without violating the State Constitution or Florida Statutes?
In sum:
Absent a specific pledge of ad valorem tax revenues to fund a multi-year employment contract for the city manager, the city may enter…
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