Mr. George Siegrist Chief of Police City of West Palm Beach Post Office Box 1390 West Palm Beach, Florida 33402 Attention: Ric L. Bradshaw Deputy Chief of Police Dear Chief Siegrist: This is in response to your request for an Attorney General's Opinion on substantially the following question: IS A MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED BY s. 112.532 (2), F.S., TO CREATE AND UTILIZE A COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD FOR INVESTIGATING AND RESOLVING COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS PURSUANT TO s. 112.533 ,...
Mr. Neal D. Bowen County Attorney Osceola County 17 South Vernon Avenue Room 155 Kissimmee, Florida 32741-5488 Dear Mr. Bowen: This is in response to your request for an opinion on substantially the following question: WHETHER OSCEOLA COUNTY MAY EXPEND TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX REVENUES TO IMPROVE, MAINTAIN, RENOURISH OR RESTORE PUBLIC SHORELINE OR BEACHES OF INLAND FRESHWATER LAKES The "Local Option Tourist Development Act," s. 125.0104 , F.S. (1986 Supp.), provides the authorization and...
Honorable Jerry Hill State Attorney Tenth Judicial Circuit 250 North Wilson Avenue Bartow, Florida 33830 Dear Mr. Hill: This is in response to your request for an opinion on substantially the following question: IS A MEETING OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND COMPOSED OF CITY OFFICIALS, WITH OFFICIALS OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO DISCUSS A PROPOSAL TO DONATE OR SELL CITY LAND TO THE CHAMBER SUBJECT TO THE SUNSHINE LAW, s. 286.011 , F.S. Your inquiry indicates that the ad hoc...
Ms. Donna L. Fought Secretary/Treasurer Florosa Fire Control District Post Office Box 253 Mary Esther, Florida 32569 Dear Ms. Fought: This is in response to your request for an opinion on substantially the following question: WHETHER THE FLOROSA FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT IS A SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR PURPOSES OF s. 768.28 , F.S. (1986 Supp.) The Florosa Fire Control District, formerly the Southwest Okaloosa County Fire Control District, was created by special act of the Legislature...
Dr. Elton J. Gissendanner Executive Director Department of Natural Resources Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32303 Mr. Randy Miller Executive Director Department of Revenue Carlton Building Tallahassee, Florida 32301-8002 Dear Dr. Gissendanner and Mr. Miller: This is in response to your joint request for an Attorney General Opinion on substantially the following questions: 1) IS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND...
Honorable Bob Martinez Governor The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Dear Governor Martinez: I have the honor of responding to your letter of March 4, 1987, requesting my opinion upon questions relating to your official duties and responsibilities. The questions you have posed are as follows: 1. WHEN THE GOVERNOR REMOVES FROM SENATE CONSIDERATION FOR CONFIRMATION THE APPOINTMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL, AND APPOINTS ANOTHER FOR SENATE CONSIDERATION FOR CONFIRMATION, WHICH INDIVIDUAL HOLDS OFFICE...
Mr. Leonard R. Mellon Executive Director Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Neil Kirkman Building Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0500 Dear Mr. Mellon: Thank you for considering this office as a source to determine if the Florida Police Benevolent Association on behalf of the law enforcement officers it represents may waive the confidentiality of an investigation of a complaint by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with the State of Florida. The collective bargaining...
Mr. G. Russell Petersen Attorney for Indian River County School Board 70 Royal Palm Boulevard Suite C Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Dear Mr. Petersen: This is in response to your request for an opinion on substantially the following questions: 1. DOES A JUVENILE CIVIL ADJUDICATION QUALIFY AS A FELONY WITHIN THE CONTEMPLATION OF s. 232.26(2), F.S. 2. IF A DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD EXPELS A STUDENT PURSUANT TO s. 232.26(2), F.S., MUST THE BOARD RENDER ANY TYPE OF DUE PROCESS TO THE STUDENT PRIOR TO HIS...
Mr. Herbert Elliott City Attorney City of Tarpon Springs Post Office Box 1575 Tarpon Springs, Florida 34286-1575 Dear Mr. Elliott: This is in response to your request for an opinion on substantially the following question: ARE MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE BODIES AUTHORIZED TO FILL VACANCIES THEREON BY APPOINTMENT MADE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE REMAINING MEMBERS According to your letter of inquiry, the City of Tarpon Springs Charter contains the following provision: In the event that any mayor-...
Mr. Tyrone E. May City Attorney City of Vernon 610 West Beach Drive Panama City, Florida 32401 Dear Mr. May: You have asked the following questions: (1) MAY THE CITY OF VERNON, AFTER ENACTING A PUBLIC SERVICE TAX OF 6 PERCENT PER TAXABLE ITEM OR SERVICE ON ELECTRICITY, BOTTLED AND METERED GAS, FUEL OIL, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, PROVIDE FOR A MAXIMUM TAX OF $25 PER MONTHLY BILLING OF EACH TAXABLE ITEM OR SERVICE OF ELECTRICITY, BOTTLED AND METERED GAS, FUEL OIL AND TELEGRAPH SERVICES (2)...
Mr. David G. Conn Attorney for the Anastasia Mosquito Control District 77 Bridge Street St. Augustine, Florida 32085-1957 Dear Mr. Conn: This is in response to your request for an Attorney General's Opinion on substantially the following questions: 1. MAY THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ANASTASIA MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT OF ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND THE TERRITORY FROM WHICH DIRECTORS OF THE DISTRICT ARE ELECTED, WHICH INCLUDES BOTH INCORPORATED AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS, BE CHANGED BY COUNTY...
The Honorable Gaylen Jungling Acting Secretary Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services 1317 Winewood Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Dear Secretary Jungling: This is in response to your predecessor's request for an opinion on substantially the following question: MAY A DISTRICT HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY COMMITTEE HAVE ACCESS TO CLIENT FILES, REPORTS, AND RECORDS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES FOR PURPOSES OF THE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION OF A...
Mr. Charles D. Bailey, Jr. Attorney Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority Post Office Box 3258 Sarasota, Florida 33578 Dear Mr. Bailey: This is in response to your request for an opinion on substantially the following question: IS THE SARASOTA-MANATEE AIRPORT AUTHORITY AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO EXPEND PUBLIC FUNDS FOR ADVERTISING IN SUPPORT OF OR IN OPPOSITION TO ANY ISSUE INVOLVING THE INTERESTS OF THE AUTHORITY Chapter 77-651, Laws of Florida, the "Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority Act," as amended...
Dr. Ronald K. Wright, M.D. District Medical Examiner District Seventeen Department of Pathology Division of Forensic Pathology 5301 S.W. 31st Avenue Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312 Dear Dr. Wright: This is in response to your request for an opinion on substantially the following question: IS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL REQUIRED OR AUTHORIZED TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT MEDICAL EXAMINER IN A CIVIL ACTION ARISING FROM ALLEGED ACTS OR OMISSIONS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE DISTRICT MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICIAL...
Mr. Larry E. Levy General Counsel of the Property Appraisers' Association 804 First Florida Bank Building Post Office Box 82 Tallahassee, Florida 32302 Dear Mr. Levy: This is in response to your request for an Attorney General's Opinion on substantially the following question: WHETHER A COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER ELECTED PRIOR TO THE PASSAGE OF s. 15, CH. 85-226, LAWS OF FLORIDA, WILL HAVE HIS OR HER TERM OF OFFICE SHORTENED BY THE EFFECT OF s. 100.041 (4), F.S., AS AMENDED BY s. 14, CH. 85-226,...
Mr. Gary M. Brandenburg County Attorney Palm Beach County Post Office Box 1989 West Palm Beach, Florida 33402-1989 Attention: Mr. Thomas J. Baird Assistant County Attorney Dear Mr. Brandenburg: This is in response to your request for an opinion on substantially the following question: WHO MAY SERVE AS AN ALTERNATE FOR A COUNTY COMMISSIONER ON A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION WHEN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER IS UNABLE TO ATTEND A MEETING OF THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Section 339.175...
Mr. Robert T. Feldman Attorney for Key West Redevelopment Agency 417 Eaton Street Key West, Florida 33040 Dear Mr. Feldman: This is in response to your request for an Attorney General's Opinion on substantially the following question: IS THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE KEY WEST REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN A SUB-LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE HARRY S. TRUMAN ANNEX UNTIL A SALE OF THE PROPERTY TO A...
Honorable Clarence T. Johnson, Jr. Chief Judge Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Brevard County Branch Courthouse 1040 South Florida Highway Rockledge, Florida 32955 Dear Judge Johnson: You have asked substantially the following question: IS A SPECIAL MASTER, APPOINTED BY THE CIRCUIT COURT TO HEAR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT MATTERS, ENTITLED TO A DEFENSE AT PUBLIC EXPENSE IN A CIVIL ACTION Your inquiry is based upon the following facts. Harvey Alper was appointed Domestic Relations Commissioner (...
Mr. Mark Herron Chairman Commission on Ethics Post Office Box 6 Tallahassee, Florida 32302-0006 Dear Chairman Herron: You have asked for my opinion on substantially the following question: Does s. 111.011(2)(a), F.S., which requires each elected public officer to file a statement of the contributions received by him and the expenditures made from such contribution, require the officer to list a dollar amount of the contribution or expenditure Pursuant to s. 112.3147 (3), F.S., it is the...
Mr. Frank B. Gummey, III City Attorney City of Daytona Beach Post Office Box 551 Daytona Beach, Florida 32015 Dear Mr. Gummey: You have asked the following question: IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY WHICH ENGAGES IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE AND DOES BUSINESS WITHIN A MUNICIPALITY BUT DOES NOT MAINTAIN A PERMANENT BUSINESS LOCATION WITHIN THAT MUNICIPALITY SUBJECT TO THE MUNICIPALITY'S OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAX PURSUANT TO s. 205.042 (3), F.S. Section 205.042 , F.S., provides that a municipality's governing...
