NEIL E. WORTH, APPELLANT,

v.

JOSE MENDEZ AND GUADALUPE MENDEZ, APPELLEES

Citator

Cited By

• Sarasota Citizens FOR Responsible Gov't v. City OF Sarasota, 48 So. 3d 755 (Fla. 2010)
  …entity are subject to the open meetings requirement of section 286.011. Advisory committees functioning as fact-finders or information gatherers are not subject to section 286.011. See Lyon, 765 So. 2d at 789; Cape Publ’ns, Inc. v. City of Palm Bay, 473 So. 2d 222 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985); Bennett v. Warden, 333 So. 2d 97 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976). This is not a situation where Bullock and the individuals he consulted made joint decisions. Cf. Dascott v. Palm Beach County, 877 So. 2d 8 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). Instead, these…
• Knox v. Dist. Sch. Bd. OF Brevard, 821 So. 2d 311 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002)
  …members of which were appointed by the president, was too remote in the decision-making process relating to working conditions of career employees and thus was not governed by the Sunshine Law). See also Cape Publications, Inc. v. City of Palm Bay, 473 So. 2d 222 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985) (group which assisted city manager in interviewing persons for the position of police chief was not governed by Sunshine Law; their function was to assist the city manager in acquiring information by asking questions during the i…
• Dascott v. Palm Beach Cnty., 877 So. 2d 8 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004)
  …mbers voted on the termination decision, we conclude that the closing of the deliberations is a violation of section 286.011(1), Florida Statutes (2002). These undisputed facts distinguish this case from Cape Publications, Inc. v. City of Palm, Bay, 473 So. 2d 222 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985), and Bennett v. Warden, 333 So. 2d 97 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976), where meetings were for fact-finding only, and no decisions were made. Further, Knox v. District School Board of Brevard, 821 So. 2d 311 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002), is also dis…

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