Black and White, But Apparently NOT Read Anywhere

Let’s say you have an advisory board — a 911 advisory board.  Let’s say they never vote
— they just meet to take input from citizens or with a 911 consultant.  Does that trigger sunshine
law requirements?  Is that board subject to the sunshine law?

Why are these things so confusing, sometimes I wonder?  This board was appointed by the
county commission.  It reports to the county commission.  How can it be anything except a
committee appointed by or at the direction  of a public governmental body  for the specific
purpose of recommending … policy revisions or expenditure of public funds….  (610.010 4 e)?

It meets.  At these meetings,  public business is discussed….   (610.010 5).

The sunshine law is really quite simple and how public bodies can get so confused just baffles
me sometimes.