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Metropolitan Dade County v. Metro-Dade Fire Rescue Service District

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 17, 1991No. 89-2253PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

JORGENSON, Judge.

Dade County appeals from a final judgment that declared invalid certain portions of the Dade County Code relating to the Metro-Dade Fire Rescue Service District. For the following reasons, we reverse.

History of the Ordinance

Article VIII, section 11 of the Florida Constitution (1956), granted the electors of Dade County the power to adopt, amend, and revise a home rule charter of government for Dade County and established the Board of County Commissioners as the governing body. According to Article VIII, section ll(l)(e), the charter could “provide a method for establishing…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. City of Miami Beach v. Fleetwood Hotel, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1972
  2. Forbes Pioneer Boat Line v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
  3. Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Authority v. Metropolitan Dade CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Metro-Dade Fire Rescue Serv. Dist. v. Metropolitan Dade CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1993

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