1992-03-19 Joint M/Cont. Hrg. STATE OF FLORIDA
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS ; -.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ))
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vs. ) CASE NO. 91-5962GM
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, )
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Respondent, )
and )
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LESTER W. JENNINGS, and ELLEN A. )
JENNINGS, his wife, WILLIAM O. )
SHUMPRET. REX BUTLER, MARY WILSON, )
C.E. CANTRELL, EVELYN DAVIES, and )
FRANK ALTOBELLO and ETHEL )
ALTOBELLO, his wife, )
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Intervenors. )
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JOINT MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE"
Pursuant to Rule 22I-6.017, F.A.C. , the parties file this
request for a continuance of the hearing currently scheduled to
commence on March 23, 1992 . The following is offered in support
of this motion:
1. The staff of the Department and the City reached an
agreement as to the contents of a settlement agreement. This
agreement was approved by the City Commission on March 17, 1992 .
The agreement will be hand delivered to the Department today for
execution by the Secretary, a process which will take about three
(3) weeks.
2. A Motion to Abate will be filed promptly following
execution.
3. The Department conferred with Mike Morell, counsel for
the City, and Lester Jennings, counsel for the Intervenors,
regarding this motion and is authorized to represent that they
concur in its substance and join in its filing.
WHEREFORE, the Department respectfully request the Hearing
Officer to enter an order continuing the hearing scheduled for
March 23, 1992, and requiring the parties to file a status report
within 60 days.
Respectfully submitted,
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Karen Brodeen
Assistant General Counsel
Department of Community Affairs
2740 Centerview Drive
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
(904) 488-0410
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the
foregoing has been furnished by U.S. Mail to the parties listed
below this 19th day of March, 1992.
Ka en Brodeen
Assistant General Counsel
Michael Wm. Morell, Esquire
310 West College Avenue
Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1408
Lester W. Jennings, Esquire
Post Office Box 237
Okeechobee, Florida 34973
John R. Cook, Esquire
City Attorney
City of Okeechobee
202 N.W. 5th Avenue
Okeechobee, Florida 34972
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