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School-board attorney tells Marion surtax oversight committee it must follow Florida Sunshine Law
Summary
At a Marion County School Board surtax oversight committee meeting, the board attorney explained how Florida's Sunshine Law applies to advisory subcommittees, warned of civil and criminal penalties for violations, and urged members to keep discussions and records within the committee's publicly noticed meetings.
Attorney Powers, representing the Marion County School Board, told the school capital outlay surtax oversight committee that Florida's Sunshine Law applies to advisory committees and restricts private communications among members about matters that could come before the board.
Powers said the Government in the Sunshine Manual and attorney general opinions guide how boards and subcommittees must operate and reiterated that meetings must be publicly noticed and open. "The Sunshine Law restricts board members from being able to meet with each other or communicate with each other about…
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