Resolution 01-1023RESOLUTION NO. 01-10n
ARE OLUTION OFTHE CITY OF LONG W OOD, FLORIDA,
ADOPTING DISCLOSURE PROCEDURES RELATED TO EX
PA RTECOMMUNICATIONSWITIIPUBLICOFFICIAL IN
ACCORDANCE. WITH SECTION 2860115, FLORIBA
STATUTES, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS Florida Statutes. Section 286 OI I5 provides a procedure for access to
local public officials ill, h ing gua pj- iicial proceedings on local government lend use matters io
lohg'allow th,pubheto voiceits opiniond local public officials_both elected and appointed, so
long as certain disclosure procedu... re followed; and
WHEREAS. S—i-286 0115, Flonda Statutes pruvidea [bet in oderto remove [he
ex presumption of prfrom ejudice part, coo—otlnho with local appointed and elected public
officials a municipality must adopt disolosure procedures in accordance with Section 2860115_
Florida Statutes'. end
W HF,REAS, the CitYComntission oRhe City ofLongwood_ Flonda. desires to adopt
such disclosure procedures m order to allow the greatest public access possible under the law to its
elected and appointed public officials whoa in quasi-judicial proceeding,. end therefore -desires
to adopt an appropriate disclosure process.
NO W TH EREFORE, BE. IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF LONGW OOD, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS'
SECTION I; The City Commission ofihe City ofLongwood, f'Icnda hemby adopts
the following public old osure process relating to elected and/or appointed public olFcials who hold
pos any board or 1hec0. oharged wilh making re ommenions datand/or taking final
hlhlo is on any quasi-judicial proceedingn
ACCESS PERM I'1"1'E D. Any person not otherwise prohibited by statute, chanef
provisions or ordinance may discuss with any local public official the merits of any matte[ on which
dai—olty be taken by any board or commission on which the local public official is a member.
Adherence to the following procedures shall remove the presumption of prejudice arising from ex-
'arte communications with local public officials.
(a) The substance y ex-ication with x local public official
which [elate oof ganupaneit"-judicial commune n pending before the oDteial is
pas medp judidal to the o ifthesubject ofthewmmunication and tllhe
identity of the person group. o ntity with whom the communication took
'hale is h,,l0sed and made a pvt of the record before fiml action on the
(b) A local public of -I may read a wrinen communication tiom any person. A
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