City of Miami v. Haigley, Etc.

The City of Miami (“City”) appeals the trial court’s final summary judgment, which struck down a provision in section 2-234 of the City of Miami Code that requires non-residents of the City to pay $100 more than residents of the City who use the City’s emergency medical transportation services (“non-resident surcharge.”). 1 The trial court struck the nonresident surcharge, finding in part that it is an unauthorized tax, not a user fee, and that even if the higher fee charged nonresidents for the use of the City’s emergency medical transportation services constitutes a user fee, it must be…