Supreme Court of Florida
Sarasota Citizens for Responsible Gov't v. City of Sarasota, SC10-1647
In plaintiffs' suit against the City of Sarasota and the County of Sarasota, claiming Sunshine Law violations involving bonds proposed for issuance by the city and the county in furtherance of an agreement bringing the Baltimore Orioles to Sarasota for spring training, trial court's judgment validating the bonds is affirmed where: 1) because the deputy county administrator's so-called negotiations team only served an informational role, it was not subject to the requirements of the Sunshine Law; 2) the county did not violate the Sunshine Law when the deputy county administrator, assisted by other county staff, briefed individual board members prior to the July 22, 2009 public meeting; and 3) any possible violations that occurred when board members circulated e-mails among each other were cured by subsequent public meetings regarding the negotiations and agreement with Orioles.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/28/2010
- Published 10/28/2010
Judges
- CANADY
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Andrea Flynn Mogensen, Susan H. Churuti