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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided August 25, 2010Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Ms. Hernandez:
On behalf of a majority of the members of the City of Coral Gables City Commission, you ask the following question:
May the City Commission adopt an ordinance for the city's retirement board declaring that the requirements to create a quorum are met if the members of the board appear via electronic means?
In sum:
The Coral Gables City Commission may not adopt an ordinance allowing members of the city's retirement board to appear by electronic means to constitute a quorum.
Municipalities are granted broad home rule powers by the constitution to exercise powers for municipal…
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- Solomon v. City of Miami BeachDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966