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Mr. Thomas J. Schwartz Attorney South Florida Water Management District 3301 Gun Club Road Post Office Box V West Palm Beach, Florida 33402-4238

Dear Mr. Schwartz:

This is in response to your request, in your capacity as attorney for the governing board of the South Florida Water Management District, for an opinion on substantially the following question:

DOES s. 5(a), ART. II, STATE CONST., PROHIBIT A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE BIG CYPRESS BASIN (A SUBDISTRICT OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT) FROM SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLDING OFFICE AS MAYOR OF A MUNICIPALITY IN THIS STATE?

You…