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City clerk and attorney brief advisory board on public records and Sunshine Law, caution on social media
Summary
The City of Stuart clerk and city attorney gave an orientation to the Local Planning Agency on public records obligations and the Sunshine Law, emphasizing that board members' emails, texts and social media interactions about city business can be public records and urging use of city-assigned email for official correspondence.
City Clerk Mary (last name not specified) and City Attorney Lee Baggett gave an advisory‑board orientation and public‑records presentation outlining legal obligations for Local Planning Agency members under Florida’s Sunshine Law and public records statutes.
Mary, the City Clerk, told members that the public records law applies to elected and appointed board members and that "the content is what we're looking for" — meaning records created or received in connection with city business are public regardless of where they are stored. She said the city issues a city‑assigned email address to board members and…
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