{"id":"FL-006","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Florida","state":"FL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Ron DeSantis","authority":"ch. 252, Fla. Stat.; s. 120.54(5)(b)2.","instrument":"Executive Order 20-69","title":"Emergency Management - COVID-19 - Local Government Public Meetings","dateIssued":"2020-03-20","effective":"2020-03-20","end":"Extended by EO 20-112, 20-123, 20-139 (to June 30), 20-150, 20-179 (amended), 20-193 (to Oct. 1, 2020) and 20-246 (to Nov. 1, 2020); expired Nov. 1, 2020","startDate":"2020-03-20","endDate":"2020-10-01","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["CRT","GATH","TELE"],"addressees":["local government bodies"],"clause":"Section 1. I hereby suspend any Florida Statute that requires a quorum to be present in person or requires a local government body to meet at a specific public place. Section 2. Local government bodies may utilize communications media technology, such as telephonic and video conferencing, as provided in section 120.54(5)(b)2., Florida Statutes.","enforcement":"Suspension of statutes; ch. 286 (Sunshine Law) otherwise unchanged","functions":["CRT public offices, boards, permitting and zoning hearings moved to remote","BD bidding and public meetings","PM permits and plan approvals before boards"],"notes":"Every county commission, city council, school board, planning and zoning board and special district in Florida met remotely under this authority for seven months.","sourceUrl":"https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-69.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200321180533/https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-69.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1037191,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"FL","url":"/library/FL-006","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/FL-006","citation":"Governor Ron DeSantis, Executive Order 20-69 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. FL-006)","stateName":"Florida","related":["FL-048","FL-007","FL-008","FL-009","FL-005","FL-011","FL-012","FL-013","FL-015","FL-016","FL-017","FL-001"]}