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City of Miami To Employ "Belts and Suspenders" Legal Approach. HA HA HA HA HA HA

No it's not April's Fools, but new City of Miami attorney Julie O. Bru -- apparently with a straight face -- claims the City will adopt a "belts and suspenders" legal approach to fending off Harley Tropin's attack on the bullcrap, I mean, global rebuilding/Marlins Assistance Act boondoggle that they ramrodded through without public vote or even comment:

In his lawsuit opposing the pact, auto magnate Norman Braman claims the city violated its own notice laws for the Dec.13 vote.
City code requires items for commissioners to consider be circulated five days before a meeting.
The city gave notice of the global item first as a discussion, but commissioners later voted on a resolution allowing City Manager Pete Hernandez to make the agreement with the county ? meaning the resolution itself was not circulated prior.
City Attorney Julie O. Bru maintains case law and precedent back the action but to "moot the issue" and avert legal fees, commissioners will be asked April 24 to ratify the vote, she said, calling it "the belt and suspender kind of approach."

Let me see -- the City of Miami's legal team vs. Harley Tropin. This is a battle of the wits in which one side is unarmed.

Full post as published by South Florida Lawyers on April 09, 2008 (boomark / email).