For the second time in a month, Gov. Rick Scott is negotiating a settlement to use taxpayer dollars to end a lawsuit alleging he violated state Sunshine laws. According to documents filed in First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee this month, the governor is negotiating with Tallahassee attorney Steve Andrews over a lawsuit accusing […]
Florida Appellate Court: Open Meetings Law Applies to Collective Bargaining – JD Supra Business Adviser
In a crucial victory for transparency, a Florida state appeals court ruled that the state’s open meetings law will not “condone hiding behind federal mediation” when municipal governments try “to thwart the requirements of the Sunshine Law” by conducting labor negotiations during federal court litigation. With this action, the appellate court affirmed a lower court’s […]
Appellate court upholds ruling that city violated Sunshine law during pension talks – The Florida Times-Union
A Tallahassee appellate court Tuesday upheld a local ruling that the city of Jacksonville violated the state’s Government in the Sunshine law during pension negotiations in 2013. In the three-judge decision, the 1st District Court of Appeal unanimously rejected arguments that Circuit Judge Waddell Wallace erred when he ruled in favor of the Sunshine lawsuit […]
