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Board debates public‑purpose standard for leases and sales of city property; final language deferred
Summary
The charter review board discussed proposed language on sales and leases of city property to public bodies, including whether incidental private benefits should be allowed, and directed staff to refine draft language.
The Fort Lauderdale Charter Review Board reviewed proposed language governing sales and leases of city property to other public bodies and debated whether any private benefit from such transactions must be incidental to a paramount public purpose.
Staff presented case law and prior board recommendations about the difference between a plain "public purpose" and a "paramount public…
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