Res 1394-62 RESOLUTION NO. 1394
RESOLUTION PROVIDING THAT ALL MEETINGS OF ALL
BOARDS, ELECTIVE OR APPOINTIVE, LEGISLATIVE OR
ADVISORY, SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WHENEVER
PUBLIC AFFAIRS ARE TO BE DISCUSSED.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the CITY OF DELRAY BEACH be-
lieves that all Boards, elective or appointive, legislative or ad-
visory, as representatives of the people should permit the public to
attend all meetings and that no meetings barring public and press
should be conducted under the guise of convenience to discuss mat-
ters of public interest or decisions rendered of any kind, relative
to public matters; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission feels that it is the right of the
people to know the doings and activities of their elected representa-
tives and their appointees, which right is as fundamental as the
right of free speech and is one of the major constitutional rights
which makes our country a great democracy,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH:
SEC~I. 0N l: That this Commission and all of the advisory boards
and committees appointed by the City Commission shall conduct all
future meetings in open session and that the press and the public
shall be welcome to attend any meetings wherein public affairs are
to be discussed, even though final action of such matters to be dis-
cussed cannot be taken Until a regular meeting or specially called
meeting.
SECTION 2: That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the
Legislative Delegation, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
President of the Senate of the State of Florida, and that the City
request the Florida Legislative Delegation to amend the Charter of
the CITY OF DELRAY BEACH at the next session of the Florida Legis-
lature to require all meetings of the Commission and all advisory
boards to be open to the public. ~
SECTION ~: All ordinances or resolutions or parts of ordinances
or resolutions in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby re-
pealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4: This resolution shall be in force and shall take
effect immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS day of April, 1962.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk