For months, the question on the minds of the people of Pembroke Park has been if the mayor actually lives in the Broward town. Now, the question is whether the town council can vote to remove him from office.
Broward Judge Shari Africk-Olefson told lawyers representing the town and Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs to submit their arguments after a court hearing Wednesday morning. The hearing came a month after the judge blocked Pembroke Park commissioners from holding a special meeting on Feb. 10 to consider removing Jacobs from office due to suspicion that he does not live within town limits in violation of the town’s charter.
“Disputes like this can impact the functioning or dysfunctioning of an entire town and many, many, many people. So we will expedite any further hearings,” Africk-Olefson said at the hearing…