March

Question 1

What statutes empower LGs to issue Typical Revenue Bonds AND Gen Oblig Bonds?

Answer 1

Counties
(a) General (FS 125.013)
(b) Water + Sewer revenue + GOB (FS 153)
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Munis
(a) Capital 'or other' (FS 166.111)
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C+M
(a) Can refund (FS 132),
(b) Revenue bonds (FS 159)

Question 2

Sheriff sees reckless driver & pursues w/o lts/sirens.
Trucker swerves & crashes.
Sheriff turns on his lts, not sirens.
Wendy pulls into path of Driver, crashes, “Help!”
Sheriff cks her, cuffs Driver face down who dies.
What claims?

Answer 2

Trucker -
Cop: negligent driving, no imm b/c operational.
IIED, Battery
LG: failure to train, neg. retention
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Wendy -
Cop: negligent driving b/c no sirens. why chase?
negligent care aft ax, IIED
LG: failure to train, neg. retention.
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Driver -
Cop: 4th Amend (w/ 1983) unreas seizure; IIED; Battery; (no assault b/c no fear - uncons); 14th Amend Equal Pro b/c facedown was shocking & atrocious.
LG: failure to train, neg. retention.

Question 3

What are the risks to a Public Official in deeming a record exempt or confidential?

Answer 3

MECHANICS
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(1)  UNKNOWINGLY: noncriminal = $500.
(2) KNOWINGLY: 2nd deg misd = $500 + 60 days + removal.
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~Confirmed.
Sunshine violation = 286.011(3)(a) + (b)
Misdemeanor = 775.082(4)(b) + 775.083(1)