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Joanna Wilkinson and Horace West, Haines City, Florida (2011)
| Haines City City Council recall |
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| Officeholders |
Horace West |
| Recall status |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2011 Recalls in Florida Florida recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Joanna Wilkinson and Horace West from their positions on the city council of Haines City, Florida was launched in September 2011 by the Haines City Recall Committee. The effort was blocked by a judge in October 2011.[1]
Reasons for recall
Recall organizers launched their effort after discovering that Wilkinson and West had voted for a severance package for former City Manager Ann Toney-Deal. The package offered included $312,000 given to her in May after her April 21 resignation. Meanwhile, Toney-Deal was also collecting $275 a week in unemployment compensation.[2]
Path to the ballot
The recall petition would have needed to be signed by 1,310 registered voters, equaling 15% of the city's electorate, for each recall target.[3]
On October 21st, 2011, Circuit Judge Randy McDonald put a halt to the recall effort when he ruled that Wilkinson and West had not committed misfeasance in office. In November 2011, the recall committee filed an appeal.[1] In May 2012, a lawyer representing the Haines City Recall Committee asked Florida's Second District Court of Appeals to allow the recall election to proceed.[4]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Ledger, "Haines City Recall Committee Files Appeal," November 21, 2011
- ↑ News-Chief, "Lawyer to begin preparing recall appeal," January 15, 2012
- ↑ News Chief, "Commission meeting full of questions," September 9, 2011
- ↑ The Ledger, "Appeal Court Asked to Allow Haines City Recall," May 8, 2012
