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Mr. William T. Harrison Attorney for the Sarasota County Public Hospital Board Post Office Box 3258 Sarasota, Florida 34230-3258

Dear Mr. Harrison:

You ask substantially the following question:

If a member of the Sarasota County Public Hospital Board submits a letter to the board stating that the member resigns from the board "effective immediately" and on the following day requests that the resignation be withdrawn, has a vacancy been created which the board must fill?

In sum:

A vacancy is created by the Sarasota County Public Hospital Board member's unconditional letter of resignation stating…