CEO 75-72 -- March 31, 1975

PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD

MEMBERS OF ADVISORY PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD PUBLIC OFFICERS UNDER CODE OF ETHICS

To: William Egan, Secretary, Lake Park Planning and Zoning Board, Lake Park

Prepared by: Bonnie Johnson

QUESTION:

Are members of the Lake Park Planning and Zoning Board, an advisory body, public officers within the meaning of part III, Ch. 112, F. S., as amended by Ch. 74-177, Laws of Florida, and therefore subject to the disclosure provisions applicable to public officers?

Your question is answered in the affirmative.

Please find enclosed a copy of a previous opinion of this commission, CEO 74-18, the rationale of which is equally applicable to your inquiry. Your question is answered accordingly.