Case Name: ST. LUCIE-FT. PIERCE, FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT, Appellant, v. FT. PIERCE-ST. LUCIE COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 1377, IAFF, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-11-10
Citations: 701 So. 2d 411
Docket Number: No. 96-4629
Parties: ST. LUCIE—FT. PIERCE, FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT, Appellant, v. FT. PIERCE—ST. LUCIE COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 1377, IAFF, Appellee.
Judges: ERVIN and BENTON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 701
Pages: 411–411

Head Matter:
ST. LUCIE—FT. PIERCE, FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT, Appellant, v. FT. PIERCE—ST. LUCIE COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 1377, IAFF, Appellee.
No. 96-4629.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 10, 1997.
J. David Richeson and Elizabeth Coke, Fort Pierce, for Appellant.
Matthew J. Mierzwa, Jr. and Margaret M. Bruce of Kaplan & Bloom, P.A., Lake Worth, for Appellee.

Opinion:
BARFIELD, Chief Judge.
The portion of the Public Employees Relations Commission order dismissing the employer's unit clarification petition is AFFIRMED. The portion of the order dismissing the employer's miscellaneous action petition is REVERSED and the ease is REMANDED to the Commission for an eviden-tiary hearing on the issue presented in that petition.
We find that appellee is the prevailing party in this appeal and GRANT its motion for appellate attorney fees pursuant to section 447.504(3), Florida Statutes (1995). On remand, the Commission shall determine the amount of a reasonable appellate attorney fee.
ERVIN and BENTON, JJ., concur.