| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Monroe County; providing definitions; |
| 3 | authorizing teleconferencing attendance by county |
| 4 | commissioners to qualify for a quorum at certain meetings; |
| 5 | requiring compliance with certain public meetings laws; |
| 6 | providing for future repeal; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. (1) As used in this section, the term: |
| 11 | (a) "Board" means the Board of County Commissioners of |
| 12 | Monroe County. |
| 13 | (b) "Special meeting" means a public meeting of the board |
| 14 | at which official action is taken, but does not include regular |
| 15 | monthly meetings of the board. |
| 16 | (c) "Teleconferencing equipment" means the electronic |
| 17 | transmission of audio, full-motion video, freeze-frame video, |
| 18 | compressed video, and digital video by any method available that |
| 19 | allows a person in one location to meet with another person in a |
| 20 | different location. |
| 21 | (2) Notwithstanding section 120.54(5)(b)2., Florida |
| 22 | Statutes, one or more board members participating through the |
| 23 | use of teleconferencing equipment shall be deemed in attendance |
| 24 | for purposes of establishing a quorum of board members for a |
| 25 | special meeting. |
| 26 | (3) Special meetings authorized through this section must |
| 27 | comply with the provisions of sections 286.0105, 286.011, and |
| 28 | 286.012, Florida Statutes. |
| 29 | (4) This section is repealed June 30, 2007. |
| 30 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |