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City clerk briefs youth council on parliamentary procedure, Sunshine Law and public-records rules
Summary
Webb Pierce, the city clerk, gave new youth council members a practical overview of Robert's Rules–style meeting procedure, the Florida Sunshine Law’s ban on off-agenda private communications about council business, and how emails and social-media posts can become public records.
Webb Pierce, the city clerk for Satellite Beach, told the newly sworn-in youth council that orderly meetings depend on basic parliamentary practices and compliance with Florida’s Sunshine Law. Pierce walked members through the sequence of motions — nomination, second, discussion, amendment and vote — and emphasized the chair’s role in preserving an orderly…
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