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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided May 15, 1985Published
1Opinion of the Court
Town Attorney Town of Branford Post Office Box 308 Trenton, Florida 32693
Dear Mr. Philman:
This is in response to your request for an opinion on substantially the following question:
DOES THE FLORIDA GOVERNMENT-IN-THE-SUNSHINE LAW, s 286.011, F.S., APPLY TO MEETINGS OF THE TOWN MAYOR AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL?
You state that the Town Council of the Town of Branford consists of five voting members. The mayor is not a member of the town council and has no power to vote but may veto an ordinance. A four-fifths vote of the council is required to override the mayor's veto. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Board of Public Instruction of Broward Cty. v. DoranSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
- City of Miami Beach v. BernsSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
- Hough v. StembridgeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Rowe v. Pinellas Sports AuthoritySupreme Court of Florida · 1984
- Blackford v. School Board of Orange CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979