State lawmakers don’t ordinarily involve themselves in the employment practices of the localities they serve, but Republican Rep. Fabián Basabe isn’t your ordinary state lawmaker.

The Miami Beach Republican wants Bay Harbor Islands Town Manager Lindsley Noel to fire Town Attorney Joe Geller by ending its contract with Geller’s firm, Greenspoon Marder , arguing Geller is frequently late to meetings and has allowed a backlog of legal matters to pile up.

Basabe sent Noel a letter last week requesting that items be placed on the Town Council’s Wednesday agenda to effectuate Geller’s and his firm’s replacement.

No such measures are on the agenda. But both Basabe and his district counterpart in the Legislature’s upper chamber, Miami Gardens Democratic Sen. Shevrin Jones , are

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