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Volusia Forever members receive Florida Sunshine Law and public-records refresher
Summary
Assistant County Attorney Sabrina Slack led a detailed review of Florida's Sunshine Law and public-records obligations for Volusia Forever Committee members, covering meeting definitions, electronic communications, public participation, records retention and penalties for violations.
Good morning. Assistant County Attorney Sabrina Slack told the Volusia Forever Committee on April 4 that Florida's constitutional Sunshine Law requires meetings of collegial bodies to be open to the public and that members must avoid off-the-record deliberations.
Slack summarized three core requirements: meetings must be open to the public, reasonable notice must be provided, and minutes must be kept. She told the committee the county handles notice and minutes but emphasized that members must avoid any discussion of board business outside a properly noticed meeting, including email, text, phone calls and social-media exchanges.
Slack cautioned members that even seemingly casual communications can create a…
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