
    CITY OF MIAMI, Appellant, v. The BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the MIAMI CITY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM, et al., Appellee.
    No. 80-2266.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
    May 18, 1982.
    George F. Knox, Jr., City Atty. and Ronald J. Cohen, Asst. City Atty., Paul, Landy, Beiley, Harper & Metsch and Robert M. Sondak, Miami, for appellant.
    Edmond J. Gong, Kaplan, Sicking, Hes-sen, Sugarman, Rosenthal & De Castro and Richard A. Sicking, Irving Weinsoff, Pelzner, Schwedock, Finkelstein & Klaus-ner, Miami, for appellees.
    Before HUBBART, C. J., and HENDRY and FERGUSON, JJ.
   PER CURIAM.

The trial court’s constitutional stay writ, barring City of Miami ordinances 9168 and 9169 from taking effect, was properly issued to preserve the status quo pending resolution of a prior action in circuit court challenging a city appropriation ordinance affecting funding of the retirement system. See City of North Miami v. Engel, 109 So.2d 33 (Fla. 3d DCA 1959), cert., dism., 115 So.2d 1 (Fla.1959). Art. V, § 5(b), Fla.Const.

Affirmed.  