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Captain Michael W. Gavlak U.S. Navy (Retired) Post Office Box 28028 Panama City, Florida 32411-8028

Dear Captain Gavlak:

You have asked for my opinion on the following question:

May a person serve simultaneously on the Bay County Airport Authority and on the Bay County School Board without violating the terms of Article II, section 5(a), Florida Constitution?

In sum:

The dual officeholding prohibition of the Florida Constitution would not be violated by the simultaneous service of one person as both a member of the Bay County School Board and the Panama City-Bay County Airport Authority.

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