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Naples begins Chapter 164 process with airport authority, authorizes $125,000 initial legal cap
Summary
Council voted 6–1 to initiate the statutory intergovernmental Chapter 164 conflict‑resolution process with the Naples Airport Authority and authorized the city attorney and manager to act on the city's interests with an initial legal cap of $125,000; the council emphasized mediation but acknowledged litigation is a potential next step.
The City of Naples on April 15 authorized the first formal step of a statutory intergovernmental dispute process intended to try to resolve differences with the Naples Airport Authority (NAA). The resolution begins the Chapter 164 conflict‑resolution process that Florida requires when one governmental entity intends to bring a suit against another and directs the city attorney and city manager to pursue all actions necessary to protect the city’s legal interests, subject to an initial $125,000 cap on outside litigation spending.
City Attorney Matthew McConnell framed the action as a mandatory legal…
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