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Broward School Board debates following general counsel's advice on meeting timing and Sunshine Law
Summary
Board members at a Broward County School Board workshop disputed whether to follow general counsel's recommendation to pause a meeting over notice and Sunshine Law concerns, weighing legal risk against precedent and public participation; the chair said she recessed the workshop on counsel's advice.
At a Broward County School Board workshop, members clashed over whether to follow their general counsel's recommendation to pause or recess a meeting because of notice and Sunshine Law concerns. Chair Ms. Leonardi said she recessed the workshop on counsel's advice after staff identified potential notice issues.
General counsel Ms. Bruno told the board that "the statute requires us to properly notice" meetings and that counsel's role is to "protect the board," arguing that timing matters for Sunshine Law compliance. "My job is to protect the board and that's the reason that we wanna stick to times,"…
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