Sunshine-Plus Digital Rule

The problem

Florida's Sunshine laws were written for paper and meeting rooms. City business increasingly happens in texts, apps, and digital threads — and the rules haven't kept up, leaving gray areas where accountability slips.

The plan

The Sunshine-Plus Digital Rule updates open-government practice for the digital age: clear rules for digital communications, retention, and disclosure that go beyond the minimum the law requires.

Technical feasibility review ensures the rule works with the city's actual systems before it takes effect.

How you’ll know it’s working

• Digital communications rules published
• Retention and disclosure standards issued
• Technical feasibility review completed

From the Blueprint

• Meeting transcripts are captured, captioned, and published in accessible formats.
• Meeting video, transcripts, and agenda items integrate into the CitySync publishing workflow, searchable by keyword and topic.
• Owner: City Clerk, with Technology & Innovation on technical build and Civic Insights on ingestion and indexing.