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City council recall, Riviera Beach, Florida (2017)
| Riviera Beach City Council recall |
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| Officeholders |
Lynne Hubbard Dawn Pardo |
| Recall status |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2017 Recalls in Florida Florida recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
Riviera Beach City Council Members Terence Davis, Lynne Hubbard, and Dawn Pardo faced a recall effort over their September 2017 votes to fire City Manager Jonathan Evans. On December 4, 2017, the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections determined that only two of approximately 8,600 signatures were valid because the remaining signatures were gathered outside of the 30-day signature gathering window allowed by state law.[1]
Recall supporters
Recall supporter Margaret Wright told local media that the recall effort was initiated following a 3-2 council vote to remove Evans on September 20, 2017. Fellow recall supporter Emma Brown said the council removed Evans because, "They knew that he wasn’t going to be part of the clique and the corruption so they wanted to get rid off him."[2] Davis, Hubbard, and Pardo voted for the city manager's removal.[2]
Davis initiated the motion to dismiss Evans for cause due to alleged misfeasance.[3] City Attorney Andrew DeGraddenreidt concluded that the council fired Evans without cause, which triggered 20 weeks of severance pay totalling approximately $83,000. Evans' contract also included a for cause termination agreement that would have paid out paid time off totalling $14,000 if he was terminated for malfeasance or misfeasance.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Florida
Petitioners needed at least 2,200 valid signatures per targeted official from registered city voters to require a recall election. State law also requires recall petitions to prove that the targeted officials have engaged in malfeasance, neglect of duty, or incompetence.[2]
Recall supporters began gathering signatures on October 16, 2017.[2] On November 14, 2017, approximately 8,600 signatures were submitted for review to the city clerk.[4][5] Recall supporters submitted 2,861 signatures against Davis, 2,870 signatures against Hubbard, and 2,773 signatures against Pardo.[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ WPTV, "No explanation why Riviera Beach recall was thrown out," December 4, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 WPTV, "Riviera Beach residents gather signatures to recall three city council members," October 12, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 WPTV, "EXCLUSIVE: New emails show city officials don't know why Riviera Beach city manager was fired," October 16, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 WPTV, "Group says they have enough signatures to force recall of Riviera Beach council members," November 14, 2017
- ↑ WPTV, "Riviera Beach recall petitions handed in to Supervisor of Election's office," November 15, 2017
