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§1-C-12 | QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTERS, PROCEEDINGS, OR HEARINGS

The Sunshine Law does not authorize boards to conduct closed-door hearings or deliberations simply because the board is acting in a “quasi-judicial” capacity. Canney v. Board of Public Instruction of Alachua County, 278 So. 2d 260 (Fla. 1973). And see Occidental Chemical Company v. Mayo, 351 So. 2d 336, 340n.7 (Fla. 1977), disapproved in part on other grounds, Citizens v. Beard, 613 So. 2d 403 (Fla. 1992) (characterization of the Public Service Commission’s decision-making process as “quasi-judicial” did not exempt it from s. 286.011, F.S.); and Palm Beach County Classroom Teacher’s Association v. School Board of Palm Beach County, 411 So. 2d 1375 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982), affirming the lower court’s refusal to issue a temporary injunction to exclude a newspaper reporter from a grievance hearing.

Thus, in the absence of statutory exemption, “[t]he fact that a board or commission is acting in a quasi-judicial capacity does not remove it from the reach of section 286.011, Florida Statutes.” AGO 10-04. And see AGOs 92-65, 83-43 and 77-132. Cf. AGO 10-15 (special magistrate subject to the Sunshine Law when exercising the delegated decision-making authority of the value adjustment board).

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§1-C-12 | QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTERS, PROCEEDINGS, OR HEARINGS