Citrus County Chronicle
Thursday, July 24, 2008County violated records law
By Mike Wright
A judge this month ruled that citrus County officials violated the state's public records law in a lawsuit involving the Ozello Water Association.
The county must pay for a forensic expert to search the computer hard drive of a consultant to retrieve e-mails that may have been improperly deleted, court records show.
The county also must have a public records policy in place by early September, Circuit Court Judge Patricia Thomas ruled July 2.
It also must pay Ozello Water $21,174 to cover its legal fees ina months-long battle to receive public records.
County Attorney Robert "Butch" Battista did not return a phone call Wednesday seeking comment.
Court records indicated that top county official had little knowledge of state law regarding the protection of public records.
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In November, Ozello Water attorney Paul Quin sent public records requests to the county and Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, a consultant hired by the county to oversee the Ozello Water agreement.
Although it's a private company, Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, or HTA, must abide by the same public records law because it is doing work that would be done by the county if a consultant didn't do it, Quin said.
Tampa Bay Business Journal
March 31, 2008
Creative professionals seminar focuses on business building skills
By Alexis Muellner, Editor
The Creative Professionals Development Association has organized a full-day event on the basics of business development, including selling techniques, marketing to individuals, groups and agencies, finance skills for getting to the next level and legal advice for navigating creative arrangements.
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Speakers will include Paul Quin, a partner at Saxon Gilmore Carraway Gibbons Lash & Wilcox, PA in Tampa, Luis Rodriquez of Bayshore Solutions in Tampa, Jon Schickendanz of the Tampa office of the branding firm DMX, which is based in Austin, Texas, and Cheree Weems of Studio Red Media in St. Petersburg.
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