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Riviera Beach council upholds suspension of chief financial officer after closed-session incident
5786045 · September 18, 2025
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Summary
Mayor suspended the city’s chief financial officer after a closed-session confrontation; the council voted to uphold the three‑day suspension and directed the manager to meet with the finance director on return.
The Riviera Beach City Council on Sept. 17 upheld a three‑day suspension of the city’s chief financial officer following an incident the mayor described as a breach of professional conduct during a closed session.
Mayor Douglas Lawson read a written statement to the council explaining that he had witnessed the CFO openly defy a direction from the city manager and…
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