City of Venice Sunshine Law Violation costs over $1.35 Mill. (2009)
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| A Sarasota resident sued Venice officials, claiming council members and city officials violated the Sunshine Law when they discussed city business through private e-mails. A judge has ruled that the city must pay $750,000 to the plaintiff's attorneys. The City of Venice has already spent over $600,000 in legal fees to defend city officials. As a result of this lawsuit, the City of Venice requires all board members be trained on the Sunshine Law. |
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Make sure your Facebook page doesn't violate Florida's Sunshine Law!
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| Communication on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter fall under Florida's Sunshine Law warns Attorney General Bill McCollum, after he gave city officials the go-ahead to create Facebook pages. |
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Escambia County Commissioner sentenced to 60 days in jail for Sunshine Law violation
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| After a jury convicted W.D. Childers of violating Florida's Sunshine Law he was sentenced to 60 days in jail in 2003. Childers violated the Sunshine Law when he discussed the publics' business in private with other Escambia county commissioners. |
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Collier County School Board pays out $555,000 to settle Sunshine Allegations
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| Former superintendent Ray Baker sued the school board claiming they violated the Sunshine Law when they discussed firing him outside of a public meeting. |
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City of Bonita Springs, FL now required to send e-mails to city's server
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| Bonita Springs city officials, volunteers and employees now must send e-mails on their home computers that relate to business of the city to the city's server. This new requirement will help with compliance of public records requests. |
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$60 million contract voided due to Sunshine Law Violation
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| In 2001 a $60 million contract for sewer work in Key Largo was voided when phone conferences were held outside of a public meeting. Monroe County had to pay $26,285 to the citizens group that sued. |
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Grand Jury Says Hospital Violated Sunshine Law (2006)
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| After an investigation by State Attorney Brad King, a Marion County grand jury indicated Munroe Regional Health Systems Inc. after hospital officials violated the public records law and the open meetings law during their search for a new chief executive officer. |
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