Case Name: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellant, v. Belkis MOLINA, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2007-03-21
Citations: 951 So. 2d 1011
Docket Number: No. 3D06-156
Parties: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellant, v. Belkis MOLINA, Appellee.
Judges: Before COPE, C.J., and GREEN and LAGOA, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 951
Pages: 1011–1012

Head Matter:
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellant, v. Belkis MOLINA, Appellee.
No. 3D06-156.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
March 21, 2007.
Anthony C. Musto, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Roberta Fulton Fox and Myron M. Gold, Miami, for appellee.
Before COPE, C.J., and GREEN and LAGOA, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The Department of Children and Families (the "Department") appeals an order of the Public Employees Relations Commission which directed that appellee Belkis Molina be reinstated to her position as family services counselor for the Department. We affirm based on our conclusion that the order is supported by competent substantial evidence. See Glenn v. Dep't of Prof'l Reg., 410 So.2d 935 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982); § 120.68(10), Fla. Stat. (2006).
"When an agency terminates the employment of a career service employee on certain stated grounds, the agency must affirmatively prove the essence of the allegations by a preponderance of the evidence." Dep't of Agric. & Consumer Servs. v. Edwards, 654 So.2d 628, 631 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995) (citation omitted). In this case the hearing officer found that the agency's proof fell short. We are not permitted to re-weigh the evidence. Glenn, 410 So.2d at 935.
Affirmed.