HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007 04 23 Handout Given Out By Commissioner Gilmore
Date: April 23, 2007
The attached was distributed during the
discussion of Commissioner Gilmore's "Report"
at the April 23, 2007 City Commission Regular
Meeting.
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Commissioner Gilmore mentioned receiving this at the last
Workshop and suggested the City Commission approve a
Resolution addressing this issue.
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"vince benevente", INTERNET:vnbenevente@aol.com
"Scott Price", INTERNET:prices@deland.org
"Robert Siekmann", INTERNET:bsiekmann@longboatkey.org
"Richard Ferreira", INTERNET:richard.ferreira@cityofbonitasprings.org
"R.E. Haag", INTERNET:Hoog-cape@cfl.rr.com
"Phil Collins", INTERNET:pcollins@mytreasureisland.org
"PC Wu", INTERNET:drpcwu@gmail.com
"Patrick Murphy", INTERNET:pmurphy@pinellas-park.com
"Pat Woodard", INTERNET:seat2@palmbayflorida.org
"Pam Donovan", INTERNET:pdonovan@margatefl.com
"Nancy Daley", INTERNET:erdiii@aol.com
"Mike Anderson", INTERNET:fwbmayor@fwb.org
"Mayor Joy Cooper", INTERNET:joycooper@aol.com
"Matthew Hawkins", INTERNET:Hawk1@alltel.net
"Mary Rich", INTERNET:mrich@Ocalafl.org
"Mary Martin", INTERNET:mmartin@port-orange.org
"Manny Marono", INTERNET:mannyma@bellsouth.net
"Louise Spence", INTERNET:lspence@ci.gulfport.fl.us
"Lee Vincent ", INTERNET:lvincentpsj@yahoo.com
"Lee Garner", INTERNET:citymgr@gtcom.net
(unknown), INTERNET:Laura.Tuleen@stpete.org
"Kenneth Schultz", INTERNET:mayor@hypoluxo.org
"Kathy Till", INTERNET:kathyspud@aol.com
"John Reeves", INTERNET:john@reevesfurniture.com
"John Billingsley", INTERNET:johnb@lauderdalelakes.org
"Jim Hathaway", INTERNET:jhathaway@cityofnsb.com
"Jeanna Mastrodicasa", INTERNET:mastrodij@cityofgainesville.org
"Jeanna Mastrodicasa", INTERNET:jmastro@gmail.com
"Janice Miller", INTERNET:jrmhorse@knology.net
"Jake Williams", INTERNET:jawilliams@cocoafl.org
"J Donovan", INTERNET:donovanjf@cityofgainesville.org
"Gene Gallo", INTERNET:gene.gallo@cityofbradenton.com
"Gay Gentry", INTERNET:ggentry@largo.com
"Gary Bruhn", INTERNET:windermeremayor@yahoo.com
"Dwayne Taylor", INTERNET:taylord@codb.us
"Don Jacobovitz", INTERNET:donjacobovitz@aol.com
"Debra Fromang", INTERNET:tvock@covb.org
"Debby Stevenson \ (Debby Stevenson\)", INTERNET:deborah.stevenson@tampagov.net
"Danny Bilyeu", INTERNET:danny bilyeu@sarasotagov.com
"Dan Azzariti \(dan azzariti\)", INTERNET:azzaritidr@CityofNewPortRichey.org
"Cyndie Goudeau", INTERNET:cyndie.goudeau@myclearwater.com
"Commissioner Ronald Allen", INTERNET:allenrba54@aol.com
"Chuck McCrosson", INTERNET:ISHECROSS@aol.com
"Christine Teel", INTERNET:CTeel@fortlauderdale.gov
"Charles Scott", INTERNET:crscot@yahoo.com
"Chairwoman Mia Jones \ (Chairwoman Mia Jones\)", INTERNET:mjones@coj.net
"Chad Shryock", INTERNET:cshryock@cityofhawthorne.net
"Bob Best ", INTERNET:bestb@miamisprings-fl.gov
"Bill Manuel", INTERNET:npbclerk@village-npb.org
"Donald Gilmore", gilmorda
"Scott Dudley", INTERNET:SDudley@flcities.com
4/19/2007, 9: 59 AM
Social security # issue
Bill opens Social Security access
By STEVE BOUSQUET
Published April 19, 2007
TALLAHASSEE - Without debate, the Legislature is poised to pass a law
that gives private companies continued access to individual Social
Security numbers for business purposes.
A bill that sped through a House council Wednesday re-enacts a
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5-year-old law that restricts public access to Social Security numbers,
and a similar bill awaits a Senate vote. Florida's public records
exemptions are periodically reviewed and re-enacted by lawmakers.
The 2007 version contains provisions favored by lobbyists for banks,
credit card companies, news media organizations and for-profit data
"aggregators" such as ChoicePoint and Lexis-Nexis. They depend on Social
Security numbers found in all kinds of government records to provide
accurate data to banks, police agencies and other clients.
Businesses say they need continued access to the unique nine-digit
numbers they mine from numerous government records to verify identities,
run credit checks and track sex offenders.
Florida's support of allowing broad commercial access to Social Security
numbers pits personal privacy against the speed with which consumers
expect to transact commerce. The information industry says consumers
worry about a breach of privacy, yet demand instant credit approval when
they buy a car.
Business lobbyists said the law is tightly written to prevent abuses,
that state agencies must tell the Legislature who wants the information,
and that they knew of no cases of identity theft in Florida linked to
commercial use of Social Security numbers.
The only opposition so far is from the Florida League of Cities, which
urged the Legislature to allow commercial access to "truncated" numbers
the first five digits to give individuals a little more privacy.
Businesses opposed that.
Scott Dudley, a lobbyist for cities, said a person who gives a Social
Security number to a city official for, say, a utility hookup, may not
be aware that a private company can get access to it.
"We think it's bad for consumers. It makes people's Social Security
numbers essentially public records," Dudley said.
Dudley said the bill's worst loophole is an overly broad definition of
who can get the numbers, which includes "any enterprise, franchise or
association that performs a commercial activity in this state," which
Dudley defined as a one-man lawn mower service.
The bill (GEAC 07-08) states in part: "An agency [of state governmentJ
may not deny a commercial entity engaged in the performance of a
commercial activity access to Social Security numbers, provided the
Social Security numbers will be used only in the performance of a
commercial activity."
A business must sign a written statement stating why it needs the number
and how it will be used. Bulk sales of Social Security numbers are
prohibited.
Steve Bousquet can be reached at bousquet@sptimes.com or (850) 224-7263.
c. Scott Dudley
Senior Legislative Advocate
FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES
850-222-9684 (EXT 138)---office
850-570-7296---Cell
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From: "Scott Dudley" <SDudley@flcities.com>
To: <ATrupovnieks@Ocalafl.org>,
"Bemis Smith" <bemis.smith@cityofbradenton.com>,
"Bill Manuel" <npbclerk@village-npb.org>,
"Bob Best " <bestb@miamisprings-fl.gov>,
"Chad Shryock" <cshryock@cityofhawthorne.net>,
"Chairwoman Mia Jones \ (Chairwoman Mia Jones\)" <mjones@coj.net>,
"Charles Scott" <crscot@yahoo.com>,
"Christine Teel" <CTeel@fortlauderdale.gov>,
"Chuck McCrosson" <ISHECROSS@aol.com>,
"Commissioner Ronald Allen" <allenrba54@aol.com>,
"Cyndie Goudeau" <cyndie.goudeau@myclearwater.com>,
"Dan Azzariti \(dan azzariti\)" <azzaritidr@CityofNewPortRichey.org>,
"Danny Bilyeu" <danny bilyeu@sarasotagov.com>,
"Debby Stevenson \ (Debby Stevenson\)" <deborah.stevenson@tampagov.net>,
"Debra Fromang" <tvock@covb.org>,
"Don Jacobovitz" <donjacobovitz@aol.com>,
"Donald Gilmore" <gilmorda@compuserve.com>,
"Dwayne Taylor" <taylord@codb.us>,
"Gary Bruhn" <windermeremayor@yahoo.com>,
"Gay Gentry" <ggentry@largo.com>,
"Gene Gallo" <gene.gallo@cityofbradenton.com>,
"J Donovan" <donovanjf@cityofgainesvill~.org>,
"Jake Williams" <jawilliams@cocoafl.org>,
"Janice Miller" <jrmhorse@knology.net>,
"Jeanna Mastrodicasa" <jmastro@gmail.com>,
"Jeanna Mastrodicasa" <mastrodij@cityofgainesville.org>,
"Jim Hathaway" <jhathaway@cityofnsb.com>,
"John Billingsley" <johnb@lauderdalelakes.org>,
"John Reeves" <john@reevesfurniture.com>,
"Kathy Till" <kathyspud@aol.com>,
"Kenneth Schultz" <mayor@hypoluxo.org>, <Laura.Tuleen@stpete.org>,
"Lee Garner" <citymgr@gtcom.net>,
"Lee Vincent" <lvincentpsj@yahoo.com>,
"Louise Spence" <lspence@ci.gulfport.fl.us>,
"Manny Marono" <mannyma@bellsouth.net>,
"Mary Martin" <mmartin@port-orange.org>,
"Mary Rich" <mrich@Ocalafl.org>, "Matthew Hawkins" <Hawkl@alltel.net>,
"Mayor Joy Cooper" <joycooper@aol.com>,
"Mike Anderson" <fwbmayor@fwb.org>, "Nancy Daley" <erdiii@aol.com>,
"Pam Donovan" <pdonovan@margatefl.com>,
"Pat Woodard" <seat2@palmbayflorida.org>,
"Patrick Murphy" <pmurphy@pinellas-park.com>,
"PC Wu" <drpcwu@gmail.com>,
"Phil Collins" <pcollins@mytreasureisland.org>,
"R.E. Hoog" <Hoog-cape@cfl.rr.com>,
"Richard Ferreira" <richard.ferreira@cityofbonitasprings.org>,
"Robert Siekmann" <bsiekmann@longboatkey.org>,
"Scott Price" <prices@deland.org>,
"vince benevente" <vnbenevente@aol.com>
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