In th e S u p re m e Co u rt o f Ge o rg ia

De c id e d: Ju n e 2 9 , 2 0 1 5

S 1 5 A0 5 2 1 . JONES v . BOONE.

HUNS T EIN, Ju stic e

.

Th is is a n a p p e a l fro m a tria l c o u rt’s o rd e r g ra n tin g a writ o f q uo w a rra n to

b a se d o n th a t c o u rt’s c o n c lu sio n th a t a p p e lla n t Ro n n y Jo n e s wa s no t a p p o in te d

a s a tto rn e y fo r th e City o f Go rd o n

, Ge o rg ia (th e “ City ” ), in a c c o rd a n c e with th e

City ’s c h a rte r. T h e qu o w a rra n to a c tio n wa s in itia te d b y a p p e lle e Jo se p h Bo o n e

,

wh o p rio r to Ma y 2 1

, 2 0 1 4

, h a d h e ld th e p o sitio n o f c ity a tto rn e y in Go rd o n fo r

3 5 y e a rs. F or th e re a so n s th a t fo llo w, we a ffirm th e o rd e r g ra n tin g th e writ o f

q u o wa rra n to

.

Th e re le v a n t fa c ts in th is c a se a r e u n d isp u te d

. U n d e r th e City ’s c h a rte r,

le g isla tiv e a

u th o rity is v e ste d in a

c ity c o u n c il, wh ic h is c o m p rise d o f a m a y o r

a n d six c o u n c il m e m

b e rs. Ch a r t e r o f C i ty o f Go rd o n, § 2.1 0 (a ). Ex c e p t a s

o th e rwise p ro v id e d in t h e c h a rte r, th e a ffirm a tiv e v o te o f a t le a st fo u r c o u n c il

m e m b e rs is re q u ire d fo r th e a d o p tio n o f an y m o tio n o r re so lu tio n

. Id

. a t § 3 .1 5(a ). Th e m a

y o r, wh o a s a g e n e ra l ru le pre sid e s o v e r c ity c o u n c il m e e t i n g s, is

a u th oriz e d to vo te o n m a tte rs b ro u g h t b e fo re th e c ity c o u n c il o n ly in th o se c a se s

wh e re th e re is a tie v o te

, “ e x c e p t th a t [sh e ] m a y v o te in a ll e le c tio n s fo r o ffic e rs

wh o a re e le c te d b y th e c ity c o u n c il a n d im p e a c h m e n t o r r e mo v a l p ro c e e d in g s

wh e th e r th e re is a tie o r n o t.” Id

. a t § 3 .2 2 (8 ). With re g ard to th e a pp oin tm e n t

o f a c ity a tto rn e y

, th e c h a rte r e x p re ssly p ro v id e s th a t th e “ c ity c ou n c il sh a ll

a p p o in t a c ity a tto rn e y ” wh o “ sh a ll se rv e a t th e p le a su re o f th e c ity c o un c il.” Id

.

a t § 4 .1 2.

At a Ma y 2 1, 20 1 4 Go rd o n City Co u n c il m e e tin g p re sid e d o v e r b y Ma y o r

Ma ry An n Wh ip p le Lu e

, a m o tio n wa s m a d e to te rm in a te Bo o n e ’s se rv ic e s fo r

th e City a s c ity a tto rn e y

. Th e v o te on th e m otio n b y th e c o u n c il m e m b e rs in

a tte n d a n c e w a s th re e to two in fa v o r, with o n e a b ste n tio n

. In th e a

b se n c e o f th e

re q u isite fo u r v ote s b y c o u n c il m e m b e rs, th e m a y o r vo te d in fa v o r o f th e m o tio n

,

re su ltin g in a v o te o f fo u r to two

. Afte r so m e d isc u ssio n a b o u t th e im m e d ia c y

o f p e n d in g le ga l m a tte rs, Bo o ne ’s c o n tin u in g le g a l a n d e th ic a l o b lig a tio n s to th e

City

, a nd th e n e c e ssity o f t r a n s f errin g Bo o n e ’s file s, a m o tio n wa s m a d e to

a u th oriz e Ma y o r Lu e to a p p o i n t a n i n te rim c ity a tto rn e y

. Th e v o te o n th is

m o tio n w a s a g a i n t h re e to two in fa v or, with o n e a b ste n tio n ; th e m a y o r a g a in

2c o n c lu d e d th a t sh e wa s a u th o riz e d to vo te a n d c a st h e r v o te in fa v o r o f th e

m o tio n. Th e fo llo win g d a y

, Ma y o r Lu e a n n o un c e d th a t sh e h a d a p p o in te d Jo ne s

a s th e n e w c ity a tto rn e y

. 1

Bo o ne su bse q u e n tly so u g h t le a v e to file a p e titio n fo r writ o f q u o w a rra n to

c h a lle ng in g th e v a lid ity o f Jo n e s’ a pp o in tm e n t. Bo on e sp e c ific a lly c o n te n d e d

Jo n e s’ a p p o in tm e n t b y Ma y o r Lu e wa s a n u ltra v ire s a c t b e c a u se th e m a y o r wa s

n o t a u th oriz e d to vo te o n th e Ma y 2 1

, 2 0 1 4 m o tio ns p e rta in in g to th e o ffic e o f

c ity a tto rn e y in th e a

b se nc e o f a tie v o te by c ity c o un c il m e m b e rs. Se e Ch a rte r

o f th e City o f Go rd o n

, § 3 .2 2 (8 ). Th e tria l c ou rt a g re e d, c o n c lu d in g th a t (1 ) th e

“ c ity a tto rn e y se rv e s a t th e p le a su re o f th e c o un c il p u rsu a n t to se c tio n 4.1 2 o f th e

City Ch a rte r;” (2 ) “ th e p o we r e x e rc ise d b y th e m a y o r to a p p o in t [Jo n e s] a s c ity

a tto rn e y wa s n o t w ith in th e m a y o r’s p o we rs;” a n d (3 ) J o n e s “ is n o t th e d u ly

1 Th e m i n u t es of t h e G o rd o n Ci t y Co u n ci l ’ s M ay 2 1

, 2 0 1 4 m eet i n g refl ect t h at

an i n i t i al m o t i o n was m ad e “ t o t erm i n at e an y an d al l co n t ract s wi t h t h e ci t y at t o rn ey

, J o s ep h Bo o n e,” an d l i k e th e v o t es o n t h e o th er rel at ed m o t i o n s

, t h e ci t y co un ci l v o t ed

t h ree to t w o t o t erm i n at e Bo o n e’ s co n tract s

, cau s i n g M ay o r L u e t o ca s t h e r

affi rm at i v e v o t e. Bo o ne t h en po i n t ed o ut t h at h e h ad no co n t ract wi t h t h e Ci t y

, t h at

h e serv ed at t h e p l e a s u r e o f t h e ci t y co u nci l

, an d t h at a v ot e of at leas t fo u r co u n ci l

m em b ers wo ul d b e req u i red fo r h i s rem o v a l

. L a t e r i n t h e m eet i n g

, an ad d i t i o n al

m o ti o n was m ad e “ re p e a t i n g ” t h e co u n ci l ’ s earl i er m o t i on t o “ t erm in at e At t o rn ey

B o o n e ’s s e rv i ces wi th t h e ci t y .” Th e v o t e o n t hi s m o t i o n b y co u nci l m em b ers was

t h ree t o t wo i n t h e affi rm at i v e wi th th e m ay o r ul t i m at el y p ro v i d i n g a f o u rt h

affi rm at i v e v ot e.

3a

p p o in te d a tto rn e y fo r th e City o f Go rd o n

, G e o r g ia .” B e c a u se it d e te rm in e d

Ma y o r Lu e d id n o t p o sse ss th e p o we r to a pp oin t Jo ne s a s c ity a tto rn e y

, th e tria l

c o u rt g ra n te d Bo o n e ’s p e titio n fo r q u o warra nto

.

1

. Jo n e s c h a lle n g e s th e p ro c e d u ra l po stu re o f B o o n e ’s p e titio n fo r writ o f

q u o w a rra n to

, a rg u in g b o th th a t Bo o n e d id n o t h a v e sta nd in g to s e e k t h e writ

a n d th a t th e tria l c o u rt d id n o t g ra n t Bo o ne th e n e c es s a r y l e av e to file h is

p e titio n . We fin d n o m e rit in th e se c o n te ntio n s.

Un d e r OCGA § 9 -6 -6 0

,

[t] h e writ of q u o wa rra nto m a y issu e to in q u ire in to th e rig h t o f a n y

p e rso n to a ny p u b lic o ffic e th e d u t i e s of wh ic h h e is in fa c t

d isc ha rg in g

. It m a y b e g ra nte d o n ly a fte r th e a p p lic a tio n by so m e

p e rso n e ith e r c la im in g th e o ffic e o r in te re ste d th e re in

.

S e e Milto n v

. Mitc h e ll, 1 3 9 Ga . 6 14 , 6 1 7 (7 7 S E 8 2 1 ) (1 9 13 ). Se e a lso Wh ite

v

. Mille r, 23 5 Ga

. 1 9 2

, 1 9 2 -1 9 3 (2 1 9 S E2 d 1 2 3 ) (1 9 75 ) (in te re ste d c itiz e n a n d

ta x p ay e r m a y in stitu te qu o wa rra n to p ro c e e d in g s to in q uire in to rig h t o f p e rso n

to h old p u blic o ffic e th e d u tie s o f wh ic h h e is d isc h a rg in g ); W a lk e r v

. Ha m ilto n

,

2 0 9 Ga

. 7 3 5

, 7 36 -7 3 7 (7 6 S E2 d 1 2 ) ( 1 9 5 3 ) (“ [T] o m a in ta in su c h p ro c e e d in g s

to te st th e title to p u b lic o ffic e

, o n e m u st h a ve so m e in te re st in th e o ffic e

. Wh ile

a c la im an t t o t h e o f

f i c e h a s su c h a n in te re st, it is n o t e sse n tia l th a t o n e be a

4c la im a n t, b u t is su ffic ie n t if he b e a re sid e n t o r a ta x pa y e r o f th e m u n ic ip a lity

wh e re th e o ffic e in q u e stio n is th a t o f m a y o r o f su c h m u n ic ip a lity .” ). Bo o n e h a d

sta n d in g to se e k th e writ b e c a u se h e c la im e d th e o ffic e o f c ity a tto rn e y b a se d o n

th e a b se n c e o f a n a ffirm a t iv e v o te b y fo ur c o un c il m e m be rs to te rm in a te h is

se rv ic e s a s c ity a tto rn e y

. 2 S e e Milto n

, su pra , 1 3 9 Ga . a t 6 1 7

.

No t o n ly d id Bo o n e h a ve sta n d in g to se e k a writ o f q u o warra n to , b u t in

filin g h is p e titio n he fo llo we d a pro c e d u re sp e c ific a lly a pp ro v e d b y th is Co u rt.

Bo th p a rtie s c o n c e d e th a t a p e titio n fo r q uo w a rra n to m a y b e file d on ly b y le a v e

o f c o u rt. Se e OCGA § 9-6 -6 0 ; Ric h a rd so n v

. P h illip s, 2 8 5 Ga

. 3 85

, 3 8 5 ( 6 7 7

S E2 d 1 17 ) (2 0 0 9 ). Th e re c o rd d e m o n stra te s th a t Bo on e file d a n “ Ap p lic a tio n

fo r Le a v e o f Co u rt to File a n In fo rm a tio n in th e Na tu re o f a Qu o Wa rra n to ” in

th e tria l c o u rt, wh ic h

, in tu rn

, issu e d a ru le n isi sig n e d b y its c le r k o f s u p e rio r

c o u rt g ra n tin g B o o n e le a v e to file a p e titio n fo r q uo wa rra n to a n d ord e r i n g a

sh o w c a use h e a rin g fo r a d a te c e rt a in

. Co m p a re Milto n

, 1 3 9 G a

. a t 61 8 -6 1 9

(“ wh e n th e p ro c e e din g s a re in stitu te d fo r th e u su rp a tio n o f a n o ffic e c la im e d b y

th e re la to r a s a m a tte r o f rig h t, i t h a s b e e n h e ld to b e im m a te ria l w h e th e r h e

2 Th e p ro p ri et y o f t h e v o t e o n t h e m o t i o n t o t erm i n at e Bo o ne’ s serv i ces i s n ot

an is s u e i n t hi s qu o warran t o act i o n

, s ee OCGA § 9 -6 -6 0

, an d t h e r efo re, we d o n ot

ad d res s t h at i s s u e i n t h i s o p i n i o n

.

5p ro c e e d s i n t h e first in sta n c e b y th e ru le n isi o r a sk s le a ve to file th e

in fo rm a tio n ” ); Wa lk e r, 2 0 9 Ga

. a t 73 8 (“ [I] n a ll c a se s o f a p p lic a tio n s to file a n

in fo rm a tio n in th e n a tu re o f a q u o wa rra n to th e ju d g e to wh o m it is p re se n te d is

a u th oriz e d to issu e a ru le to sh o w c a u se wh y it sh o u ld n o t b e g ra n te d

, a n d u p o n

a re tu rn o f t h e ru le to he a r a n d c o n sid e r e v id e n c e re le va n t to th e m a tte r

in v o lv e d .” ). T h e o rd e r gra n tin g le a v e wa s no t im p ro p e r b e c a

u se it wa s sig n e d

b y th e c le rk of c o u rt, se e OCGA § 1 5 -6 -6 1 (a ) (3 ) (a u th oriz in g c le rk o f su p e rio r

c o u rt to sig n o rd e rs a t th e d ire c t i o n o f a su p e rio r c o u rt ju d g e ), a nd Jo n e s’

c o n tra ry a rg um e n ts a sid e

, we fin d n o a u th ority m an d a tin g th a t th e sa m e ju d g e

wh o g ra n ts le a v e to file a p e titio n fo r q u o w a r r a n t o m u st p re sid e o v e r th e

h e a rin g to d e te rm in e wh e th e r th e p e titio n sh o u ld b e g ra n te d

.

2

. Jo n e s c o n te n d s th e tria l c o u rt e rre d by h o ld in g th a t th e m ay o r wa s

with ou t a u th o rity to a

p p o in t Jo n e s a s c ity a tt o r n e y

. His a rg u m e nt, m a d e in

m u ltip le p a rts, is th a t a lth o u g h th e City ’s c h a rte r sp e c ific a lly p ro v id e s th a t th e

c ity c o u n c il sh a ll a

p p o in t a c ity a tto rn e y

, th e c o u n c il vo te d a t its Ma y 2 1

, 2 0 1 4

m e e tin g to d e le g a te th is p o w e r o f a p po in tm e n t to th e m a y o r. Th e vo te o n th e

m o tio n to d e le g a t e wa s th re e to two in th e a ffirm a tiv e

, ju st sh o rt o f th e fo u r

v o t e s re q u ire d fo r a d o p tio n

. On e c ou nc il m e m b e r a b sta in e d fro m v o ti n g

,

6h o we v e r, le a v in g it, Jo n e s a rg u e s, with in th e disc re tio n o f th e m a y o r to c o u n t th e

a b ste ntio n v o te a s a n e ga tiv e v o te

, th e re b y c re a tin g a t i e a n d a u th o riz in g th e

m a y o r to c a st h e r v o te to g iv e h e rse lf th e p o we r to a p p o in t a c ity a tto rn e y

. S e e

Ch a rte r o f th e City o f Go rd o n § 3 .2 2 (8 ). Th is a rg u m e n t ra ise s se v e ra l c on c e rn s,

in c lu din g wh e th e r u n d e r th e City ’s c h a rte r th e c o u n c il c o u ld d e le g a te to th e

m a y o r a p o we r s p e c ific a lly c o n fe rre d u p o n it b y th e c h a rte r, a n d wh e th e r in

d o i n g so

, th e m a y or wa s a uth o riz e d to c a st th e d e c id in g v o te to tra n sfe r su c h

p o we r to h e rse lf. We n e e d no t c o n sid e r th e se issu e s, h o we v e r, b e c a u se we fin d

n o a uth o rity p e rm ittin g th e m a y o r to c o u n t t h e c o u n c il m e m b e r’s a b ste n tio n

fro m v o tin g a s a

n e g a tiv e v o te , th e re b y c re a tin g a tie

.

As sta te d

, th e C ity ’s c h a rte r p ro v id e s th a t “ [e ] x c e p t a s o th e rwise p ro v id e d

in th is c h a rte r, th e a ffirm a tiv e v o te o f fo u r (4 ) c o u n c il m e m b e rs sh a ll b e re q u ire d

fo r th e a d o p tio n o f a n y o rd i n a n c e

, re so lu tio n

, o r m o tio n.” Ch a rte r of th e C ity

o f Go rd o n

, § 3 .1 5 (a ). We pre v io u sly h a v e c o n sid e re d

, in a c a se in vo lv in g v e ry

sim ila r la n g u a ge

, th e issu e o f h o w a co m m issio n o r c o u n c il, wh o se c h a rte r

u n a m b ig u o u sly re q uire s a n a ffirm a t i v e v o te o f a sp e c ifie d m a jo rity o f its

m e m b e rs, c a n tre a t a n a

b ste n tio n fro m vo tin g. S e e Me rry v

. W illia m s, 2 8 1 Ga

.

5 7 1 (4 ) (6 42 SE2 d 4 6 ) (2 0 0 7 ). W e re c o gn iz e d in Me rry th a t th e re q u ire m e n t o f

7a sp e c i f

i c n u m b e r o f a ffirm a tiv e vo te s e x h ib its a le g isla tiv e in te n t th a t

a b ste ntio n s n o t b e c ou n te d with th e m a jo rity of v ote s c a st an d c o n c lu de d th a t th e

in c lu sio n of su c h a re q u ire m e n t with in th e a c t c o n so lid a tin g th e g ov e rn m e n ts o f

th e C ity o f Au g u sta a nd Ric h m o n d Co u nty p ro h ib ite d th e c o m m issio n fro m

c o u n tin g a n a

bste n tio n a s a n a ffirm a tiv e v o te

. S e e id . a t 5 7 6 -5 7 7 . We fu rth e r

d e te rm in e d

, u n d e r th e ru le s o f p ro c e d u re a p p lic a b le to th e c o m m issio n in th a t

c a se

, th a t a

bste n tio n s c o u ld n o t b e c o u n te d a s n e g a tiv e v o te s. Id

. a t 5 7 6

.

He re

, Jo n e s a

rg u e s th a t Ma y o r Lu e ha d th e a u th o rity to tre a t a n a

b ste n tio n

a s a ne g a tiv e v o te

. He

, h o we v e r, c ite s n o a c t, la w

, c h a rte r p ro v isio n

, o r ru le o f

p ro c e d u re g ra n tin g e ith e r th e m a y o r o r th e c ity c o u n c il su c h a u th o rity

. A m a y o r,

lik e th e m u n ic ip a lity wh ic h h e o r sh e se rv e s, h a s n o in h e re n t p o we r b u t c a n o n ly

e x e rc ise th a t p o we r d e le g a te d b y th e le gisla tu re

. S e e g e n e ra lly H.G. Bro wn

F a m ily

, L.P

. v

. City o f Villa Ric a

, 2 7 8 G a

. 8 1 9 (1 ) (6 07 S E 2 d 8 8 3) (2 00 5 ) (“ A

m u n ic ip a lity h a s n o in he re n t p o we r; it m a y o n ly e x e rc ise p o we r to th e e x te n t it

h a s b e e n d e le g a te d a

u th o rity b y t h e sta te .” ); se e a lso OCGA § 3 6-3 5 -3 (a )

( d e l e g a t i o n o f l e g i sla tiv e p o we r is to th e m u n ic ip a lity ’s g o v e rn in g a

u th o rity

, th a t

is, th e m a y o r a n d c o u n c i l ). Mo re o v e r, th e City ’s c h a rte r, wh ic h se ts fo rth th e

so le p o we r c o n fe rre d b y th e City u p o n th e m a y o r with re g a rd to h e r rig ht to v o te

8o n c o u n c i l ma t t e r s

, is sile nt a s to h o w to tre a t a n a b ste ntio n

, a n d un lik e in

Me rry

, th e re h a s b e e n n o e v id e n c e p re se n te d o r su g g e s t i o n m a d e th a t th e

c o u n c il h a s a d o pte d a n y ru le s o f p ro c e d u re wh ic h m ig h t go v e rn th e h a n d lin g o f

a n a b ste n tio n in th is c irc u m sta n c e

. To th e e x te n t th a t Ro b e rt’s Ru le s o f Ord e r

m a y d o so

, we a c kn owle d g e d in Me rry th a t a c c o rd in g to Ro b e rt’s Ru le s,

“ ‘[a ] lth o u g h it is th e d u ty o f e v e ry m e m be r wh o ha s a n o p in io n o n a q u e stio n to

e x p re ss it b y h is v o te

, h e c a n a b sta in

, s i n c e he c a n no t b e c o m p e lle d to v o te .’

Ro b e rt’s Ru le s o f Ord e r Ne wly Re v i s e d (1 0 th Ed .), p

. 3 9 4

, 1

. 6 -9

. Th e c le a r

im p lic a tio n fro m th a t p ro v isio n is t h a t a n a b ste n tio n is n ot to b e c ou nte d a s a

v o te

. [Cit.] ” Me rry

, 28 1 Ga

. a t 5 7 6

. S e e a lso Ro b e rts Ru le s

, Ch

. III, § 4 4 (“ to

‘a b sta in ’ m e a ns n ot to vo te a t a ll” ).

Ac c o rd in g ly

, in th e a

bse n c e o f a n y c le ar sta tu to ry

, c h a rte r pro v isio n

, o r

ru le of p ro c e d u re a

uth o riz in g th e m a y o r to tre a t a n a b ste n tio n a s a n a c tu a l v o te

b y a c o u n c il m e m

b e r, e ith e r in th e a ffirm a tiv e o r n e g a tiv e

, we h o ld th a t th e

c o u n c il m e m

be r’s a b ste n tio n fro m v o tin g o n th e Ma y 21

, 2 01 4 m o tio n to

d e le g a te to th e m a y o r th e po w e r to a p p o in t a c ity a tto rn e y wa s, in fa c t, n o v o te

a t a ll. Th e re fo r e

, t h e r e wa s n o tie v o te on th e m o tio n a n d Ma y o r Lu e wa s n o t

a u t h o r i z e d to c a st a v ote in its fa v o r. Th e so le a uth o rity to a

p p o in t a c ity

9a tto rn e y th u s re m a in e d in th e c ity c o u nc il, se e Ch a rte r o f th e City o f Go rd o n

, §

4 .1 2

, 3 a n d Jo n e s’ a

p p oin tm e n t a s c ity a tto rn e y b y th e m a y o r wa s in v a lid

. 4

3

. F in a lly

, w e fin d n o e rro r in th e tria l c ou rt’s fa ilu re to h o ld a ju ry tria l.

Alth ou g h a

ju ry tria l is re q u ire d in a qu o w a rra n to p ro c e e d in g wh e re th e re a re

fa c tu a l q u e stio n s a t issu e

, se e OCGA § 9 -6 -6 5, a ju ry tria l is n ot re q u ire d wh e re

th e o n ly issu e s c o n c e r n q u e stio n s o f la w. S e e City o f Co lle g e P a rk v

. Wy a tt,

2 8 2 Ga

. 4 7 9 (2 ) (6 5 1 SE2 d 6 8 6 ) (2 0 0 7 ); Ho rn sb y v

. Ca m p be ll, 2 6 7 Ga

. 5 1 1 (4 )

(4 8 0 S E2 d 1 8 9 ) (1 9 9 7 ); se e a lso OCGA § 9 -6 -6 4 (a ) (wh e re a pp lic a tio n fo r writ

o f q u o wa rra n to in vo l v es o n l y q u e stio n s o f la w, c a se m a y b e d e te rm in e d b y

ju d g e of th e su pe rio r c o u rt). In th is c a se

, Bo o n e ’s a p plic a tio n a lle g e d th a t

Ma y o r L u e wa s with o u t a u th o rity u n d e r th e City ’s c h a rte r to a p p o in t Jo n e s a s

c ity a tto rn e y a n d

, a s e v id e n c e d b y th e h e arin g tra n sc rip t, th e fa c ts re la te d to

Jo n e s’ a p p o in tm e n t we re no t in d isp u te

. A c c o rd in g ly

, th e o n ly issu e s b e fo re th e

tria l c o u rt in v o lv e d th e in te rp re ta tio n o f th e c ha rte r’s v o tin g re q u ire m e n ts a n d

p ro c e d u re s wh ic h we re q u e stio n s o f la w. S e e Me rry , 2 8 1 Ga . a t 5 73

.

Ju d g m e n t a ffirm e d . All th e Ju stic e s c o nc u r.

3 Lu e v . Ead y , S1 5 A0 1 1 7, s l i p . o p . at 1 4 (d eci d ed J u n e 1 5 , 2 0 1 5 ).

4 No ev i d en ce h as b een p res en t ed s u g g es t in g t h at t h e co un ci l at an y t i m e h as

m o ved o r v o t ed o n a m o t i o n t o ap p o i n t J on es as ci t y at t o rn ey

.

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