Winter Park Mayor Steve Leary has launched a series of one-on-one meetings with individual City Commission members, in addition to the commission’s regularly scheduled meetings every second and fourth Monday of the month. Leary is holding the separate sidebar meetings to discuss “general matters.” The meetings, which are advertised on the city’s website, have been […]
Scott, Cabinet lawyer-up to defend lawsuit alleging Sunshine Law violations – The Florida Times-Union
Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet are in the process of hiring yet another attorney to defend them against a lawsuit filed by media organizations accusing them of Sunshine Law violations. Florida taxpayers are footing the bill for the state’s defense, which comes after newspapers and open government advocates accused Scott of subverting open meeting […]
FDLE firing suit spurs changes – HT Politics
Facing a lawsuit over allegations that they violated Florida’s open-meeting laws, Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet on Tuesday began advancing a plan to formalize the public process for the hiring and firing of agency heads under their joint control. The controversy began with the forced resignation in December of Gerald Bailey, the former head […]
