seagrovegirl
Beach Fanatic
I believe the Florida Sunshine Law pertains to elected officials.
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New marketing plan dubs this area "The Beach"
- Thread starter Alicia Leonard
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TooFarTampa
SoWal Insider
The laws are very liberal and inclusive, and they don't just pertain to elected officials. You can pretty much get your hands on almost any record from any public entity on almost any subject (except those exempted by the Legislature). If tax money is going to a private campaign, I think all the records that have to do with government involvement (ie TDC involvement) are part of the public domain. I am not sure that a PRIVATE campaign would have to open all its documents to the public if a government entity is involved, but certainly all documents produced by or received by the government entity regarding that private campaign would be open.
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
I'm not sure why any person would want to be associated with CV3000, much less, pay $2500-15,000 to join. Anyone who came up with "the beach" for their logo, must be more than a little off their rocker.
Lane Rees
Beach Lover
From myflorida.com
"The Attorney General's Office has consistently sought to safeguard Florida's pioneering Government-in-the-Sunshine laws. Our attorneys have worked, both in the courtroom and out, to halt public records violations. In 1991, however, a Florida Supreme Court decision threatened the people's right to know. The questions raised by this decision made it clear that the best way to ensure the public's right of access to all three branches of government was to secure that right through the Florida Constitution. The Attorney General's Office then drafted a definitive constitutional amendment, the successful passage of which in 1992 not only guaranteed continued openness in the state's government, but also in effect reaffirmed the application of open government to the legislative branch and expanded it to the judiciary.
Florida voters have overwhelmingly showed their support for government in the sunshine at all levels of government. They have made it clear they believe that open government provides the best assurance of government that is responsive and responsible to the needs of the people."
"The Attorney General's Office has consistently sought to safeguard Florida's pioneering Government-in-the-Sunshine laws. Our attorneys have worked, both in the courtroom and out, to halt public records violations. In 1991, however, a Florida Supreme Court decision threatened the people's right to know. The questions raised by this decision made it clear that the best way to ensure the public's right of access to all three branches of government was to secure that right through the Florida Constitution. The Attorney General's Office then drafted a definitive constitutional amendment, the successful passage of which in 1992 not only guaranteed continued openness in the state's government, but also in effect reaffirmed the application of open government to the legislative branch and expanded it to the judiciary.
Florida voters have overwhelmingly showed their support for government in the sunshine at all levels of government. They have made it clear they believe that open government provides the best assurance of government that is responsive and responsible to the needs of the people."
justininhifi
Beach Comber
What exactly are you wanting to know about it?
SHELLY
SoWal Insider
I would like to know THE? full dollar amount of this campaign leading up to THE? decision and how it will be funded going forward; a copy of THE? balance sheets and THE? bank statements; a list of THE? contributors/amounts donated by each to this campaign; THE? alternative marketing names/ideas; and who had THE? authority to vote on THE? winnning campaign and THE? record of the votes.
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Miss Critter
Beach Fanatic
I've been planning on moving back to SoWal after a 3 year hiatus, but now I think I might stay in ORANGE BEACH, AL because of all this free publicity we're gonna get with those lovely orange signs!
Matt J
SWGB
Thanks, SHELLY, you beat me to it.
Rita
margarita brocolia
How about a compromise? THE? Emerald Coast
Then the advertising and promotion for the area could incorporate all their THE?s...... THE? Arts & Culture, THE? Golf, THE? Dining ...............
without losing the very descriptive and well-known name of Emerald Coast.
All 4 counties have the emerald waters don't they?
IMO Emerald Coast says it all. Leave it alone and work the marketing around something that already works well. :roll:
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Then the advertising and promotion for the area could incorporate all their THE?s...... THE? Arts & Culture, THE? Golf, THE? Dining ...............
without losing the very descriptive and well-known name of Emerald Coast.
All 4 counties have the emerald waters don't they?
IMO Emerald Coast says it all. Leave it alone and work the marketing around something that already works well. :roll:
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