000			01163pab a2200169 454500
008			180718b1997 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aRoberts, Gary E.
245			_aImplementing sunshine and the public records law in Dade county, Florida problems and prescriptions for reform
260			_c1997
300			_ap.431-49
362			_aFeb
520			_aOpen meetings and public records laws are designed to make the process and product of governmental decision making more accessible to the general public. The objective of this study is to identify problems that are associated with Florida's open meetings (sunshine) and public records laws in relation to the administrative and decision making processes of local governments. The results indicate that smaller municipalities are adversely effected by advertising costs for open meetings and for unreimbursed research costs related to public records requests. A number of suggestions are proposed to remedy the identified deficiencies. - Reproduced
650			_aDecision making - United States
650			_aLocal government
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
909			_a33548
999			_c33548 _d33548