Goldsmith v. CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF EASTON

Dissenting Opinion By

Senior Judge KELLEY.

I respectfully dissent.

Section 410(b) of the Optional Third Class City Charter Law (Law)1 provides, in pertinent part, that “[t]he council may provide for the manner of appointment of a city solicitor ...” Pursuant to this provision, the City Council enacted Ordinance 2348, which vests the City Council with the sole and exclusive authority to appoint, or remove, the City Solicitor and the Assistant City Solicitor. In this appeal, the Majority affirms the trial court’s order based upon the trial court’s opinion which states, inter alia, that the…