Walter E. Headley, Jr., Miami Lodge No. 20, Fraternal Order of Police, Petitioner v. City of Miami…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida approved the Fourth District Court’s decision and quashed the First District Court’s ruling, holding that under section 447.4095 a local government must demonstrate that no reasonable alternative funding source exists and must complete the statutory impasse‑resolution process before it may unilaterally modify a collective bargaining agreement. The Court applied the strict‑scrutiny test articulated in Chiles v. United Faculty of Florida. Justice Polston filed a brief concurrence agreeing with the majority on the plain‑text analysis.