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City attorney reviews Florida Sunshine Law and public-records rules with planning board
Summary
The city attorney reviewed open-meeting and public-records obligations for the board, including the definition of a meeting, prohibited communications, penalties for violations, and public-records exemptions.
The city attorney briefed the Vero Beach Planning and Zoning Board on Florida’s Sunshine Law and public-records statutes, outlining what constitutes a meeting, prohibited communications, and possible penalties for violations.
“The basis of it is it provides a right of access to governmental proceedings at both state and local levels,” the city attorney said, summarizing the Sunshine Law’s scope. He told members the law applies to gatherings of two or more members of the same board to discuss matters that may foreseeably come…
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