City Responds To North Miami Beach Mayor Anthony DeFillipo In Counter Claim

By Joe Gorchow, CBS Miami

January 22, 2023

On Friday night, CBS4 obtained documents of the city of North Miami Beach's response to the mayor's lawsuit against it.

The city seeks to dismiss Mayor Anthony DeFillipo's complaint to alter charter by-laws to allow the city commission meeting to hold a quorum with four commissioners. Current city rules require at least five present commissioners to conduct official business.

The city also filed a counterclaim against DeFillipo. In part, it asks the court for an "injunction prohibiting DeFillipo from representing, saying, or implying that he is the City's active, sitting mayor and attempting to, purporting to, or actually exercising any of the rights, obligations, or authority that is reserved for the holder of the office of City's active, sitting mayor."

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