Taylor had simultaneously already tendered his resignation.
Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Fort Pierce City Commissioner James Taylor after the city official was arrested and accused of sending sexually explicit images to a 12-year-old girl.
“It is in the best interest of the residents of the city of Fort Pierce, and the citizens of the State of Florida, that James A. Taylor be immediately suspended from the public office which he now holds upon the grounds set forth in this Executive Order,” DeSantis wrote in the order signed Monday.
The suspension from serving public office is from “today until a further Executive Order is issued or otherwise provided by law,” the order said.
DeSantis’ executive order, however, appeared to be a moot point.
According to media reports, Taylor actually submitted his official letter of resignation that same day while he was being held in jail on a $360,000 bond.
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