RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61B-75.004: Audio or Video Recording of Cooperative Meetings
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To provide reasonable rules governing audio or video recording of a cooperative’s administrative meetings.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Section 719.106(1)(c), Florida Statutes, requires the Division to adopt reasonable rules to govern a member’s tape recording and videotaping of a cooperative association’s board of administration meetings. This proposed rule would provide that unit owners are entitled to tape record or videotape board, committee or unit owner meetings, but only through the use of electronic audio or video equipment or devices that do not produce distracting light or sound. The rule also provides that the board or unit owners may adopt written rules requiring set up of such audio or video recording equipment before the beginning of the meeting; restricting the person recording the meeting from moving around the meeting room to facilitate such recording; and obliging that advance notice to the board or unit owners be given of one’s intent to record the meeting.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 719.106(1)(c) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 719.106(1)(c) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE TIME, DATE AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: March 20, 2006, 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: Conference Room Suite 16, The Northwood Centre, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Sharon A. Malloy, Senior Management Analyst II, (850)488-1631. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency by calling 1(800)955-8771. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Sharon A. Malloy, Senior Management Analyst II, Division of Florida Land Sales, Condominiums and Mobile Homes, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1030
The preliminary draft rule is also available on line: http://www.state.fl.us/dbpr/lsc/index.shtml

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.