The city of Delray Beach has filed a motion to disqualify Jennifer Marshall as presiding officer in a dispute with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), according to documents WPTV obtained on Friday.
Delray Beach files motion to disqualify presiding officer in dispute with FDOT
The motion comes days after an informal hearing was held Tuesday morning in Orlando, regarding Delray Beach’s fight to save its Pride intersection against a directive from FDOT to remove road murals.
The state and the city had until today to submit more materials to support their arguments, as both wait for a final answer on whether the state can tell Delray Beach what to do with a city-owned road. However, the motion was filed instead.
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In the filing, the city citesalleged ex parte communications and potential bias by Marshall and provided evidence and documents to support the allegations, including emails that show Marshall was involved in discussions about enforcement of the alleged non-compliance before being designated as presiding officer…