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Dear Mr. Nicoletti:

On behalf of the City of Stuart, you ask the following question:

Are post-termination hearings before the city manager or a three member panel appointed by the city manager subject to the Government in the Sunshine Law, section 286.011, Florida Statutes?

You state that under the city's personnel rules, an employee terminated for cause is entitled to a post-termination hearing before the city manager for the purpose of appealing the termination decision made by the employee's department head and for the purpose of "name-clearing."1

Pursuant to section 39 of the city's personnel…