Daily News Correspondent Social media remains a hot topic, especially for librarians. The Collier County Library Advisory Board met last week to discuss Sunshine and public records laws and how they pertain to social media and new e-book checkouts. Assistant County Attorney Colleen Greene answered board members’ questions at their meeting Wednesday at the…
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On occasion in Tallahassee, bills are introduced in the State Legislature to amend Florida’s Sunshine Law. Usually that’s cause for alarm among those who believe ardently in open government and the public’s right to know. That’s not the case with Senate Bill 206, which is making its way to a vote during the 2012 session.…
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EDITORIAL Gaetz, of Niceville, near Pensacola in the Panhandle, is laying his power on the line to make an important point. That point is that emails are public records, just like paper files, and they are to be protected and stored for public inspection — even during transitions of power from one governor to the…
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Guest Commentary BY DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk of the Circuit Court Collier County The Constitution of Florida defines the role of the Clerk of the Circuit Court as “Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, Auditor, Recorder and Custodian of all County Funds”. In addition, provisions of the Florida Constitution establish the clerk as…
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BY PHIL LEWIS When a fellow named Mike Trephan came to me eight years back with the idea of having the local Marine Corps League sponsor an “Honor the Free Press Day,” I was all for it, yet a bit skeptical. Trephan’s plan called for a day of observance each year in Naples featuring a…
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BY LIZ FREEMAN COLLIER COUNTY — A Naples man has dropped his lawsuit against the Collier County Commission which argued a Sunshine Law violation occurred when two commissioners traveled to Maine last summer to tour Jackson Laboratory. The lawsuit was filed by John Lundin, who said the commission violated the public meetings law when it allowed…
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