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Longwood commissioners approve ordinance restricting unauthorized access and recording in nonpublic areas

2943293 · April 7, 2025
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Summary

The City Commission passed an ordinance giving the city manager authority to classify public forums and to prohibit audio or video recording in non-designated public forums; the measure passed 5-0.

The Longwood City Commission on April 8 approved an ordinance that lets the city manager identify areas of city property as designated public forums, limited public forums, or nonpublic forums and prohibits audio and video recording in city areas that are not designated public forums.

Chief of Police David Douda told commissioners the proposal responds to increases in people recording public employees and members of the public in city-controlled spaces. "It is proper to prohibit the unauthorized public access to restricted non public areas and to prohibit video and or audio recording within any city building…

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