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Town attorney: one‑way council communications aren’t per se illegal but carry Sunshine Law risk
Summary
Town attorney Kurtz advised the Loxahatchee Groves council that one‑way sharing of information by a single member is generally allowed but can become a Sunshine Law violation if recipients respond; councilors debated whether to adopt a formal distribution policy or rely on existing state law.
Town attorney Kurtz briefed the Town of Loxahatchee Groves council on December 16 about whether a single council member may share information with colleagues outside a public meeting.
Kurtz said the practice of one‑way information sharing is not automatically a Sunshine Law violation but becomes “problematic” if responses are exchanged, because reciprocal communication can create an impermissible deliberative process outside a noticed meeting. “The…
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