From the Florida First Amendment Foundation:
(February 4, 2013) — Beginning February 4, the First Amendment Foundation will take to the highways for a statewide Sunshine Tour, meeting with editorial boards and citizens throughout Florida to talk about Sunshine in Government.
Barbara Petersen, president of the First Amendment Foundation, will be making the rounds across the state to discuss legislative proposals and possible reforms relating to transparency and access.
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From Naples Daily News:
NAPLES — The city of Naples could be in violation of Florida Sunshine Laws if officials press ahead with changes to public records policies.
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A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
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Read More… from NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for December 28, 2012
From Jacksonville.com:
Jacksonville city employees will receive clearer information about how to comply with public record laws in coming months, part of an ongoing educational campaign by the city’s newly created Office of Public Accountability.
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Read More… from Jacksonville city employees getting educated about public records
From San Francisco Chronicle:
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — When Jacksonville City Councilman Robin Lumb tried to ask questions about the recent tuberculosis outbreak among Jacksonville’s homeless, he was never able to get answers. … He wanted to know the implications of the Jacksonville outbreak, but the Duval County Health Department wouldn’t return emails, he said. He wasn’t the only one who couldn’t get an explanation.
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Read More… from Newspaper: Some records withheld in TB outbreak
From The Gainesville Sun:
A circuit court judge has ruled that the city of Gainesville did not violate the state’s public records law by requiring that a former employee pay some $40,000 in advance to process a public records request made in connection with an employment discrimination complaint against the city.
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Read More… from City prevails in former employee’s public records lawsuit, Florida
From Tampa Bay Times:
Florida’s court system is breaking into the digital age. Instead of musty paper files that sit on forgotten shelves in courthouses, county clerks across the state have entered tens of thousands of criminal, civil, traffic and other public records onto computers.
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Read More… from Florida court records are going on computers — but not online
From Florida Beach News-Leader:
The Nassau County Attorney Davod Hallman and two planning board members, Pat Keogh and John Stack, may have violated the state Sunshine Law when they discussed public business in private, but charges will not be filed.
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Read More… from County attorney won’t be charged for “technical violation” of state law
