Court Opinion

ID: 7540526
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-29 05:25:47.024204+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:23:51.105319
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ANSTEAD, C.J.,
specially concurring.
I would decide the case on the merits and affirm the decision of the trial court based upon the unambiguous language contained in the city charter providing for the may- or’s authority to. veto “any ordinance or resolution.” Since the charter specifically provides for the selection of an attorney and determination of his compensation only by “ordinance or resolution,” I presume the drafters of the charter intended that the mayor’s veto authority would apply to the hiring of counsel. Cf. Bierhorst v. Prieto, 131 So.2d 308 (La.App.1961).