HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-03-2009 Excerpt from the TLBD Special Meeting Minutes 6/3/2009Excerpt from the TLBD Special Meeting Minutes 6/3/2009
Chairman Thompson remarked, "Anthony [Garganese] while you are here with the folks that are
here, we have to be very, very careful with the Sunshine Laws and how we respond to emails and
stuff, we cannot respond to each other." Chairman Thompson added, "Would you like to
elaborate for us?"
City Attorney Garganese stated, "Two members of the same Board cannot communicate outside
of the Advertised Public Meeting; that would include communicating by email. The Attorney
General has advised that Board Members can send information to other Board Members but the
Board Members that received that information cannot respond; there cannot be any dialog. I
have always cautioned my clients, when you are sending information you want your other Board
Members to see, send it to the Clerk's office; have the Clerk's Office disseminate it. Do not send
it directly out to other Board Members, because people inadvertently hit that reply all and
whoops you have a technical little issue that you have to deal with under the Sunshine Law so it
is always better to — like tonight you directed that everybody provide their wish list for the
twelve thousand five [dollars] ($12,500.00); I would send it to the Staff Member, let the Staff
Member compile it and then send it to the other Board Members; that is always the safest route
in my opinion."
Chairman Thompson responded, "I appreciate that."