In the recent opinion in Broward County v. G.B.V. International, Ltd., Case No. SC93115 (Fla. June 7, 2001), the Florida Supreme Court referred the following question to the Rules of Judicial Administration Committee of the Florida Bar for study:

Whether the Court should implement a rule requiring written final decisions with detailed findings of fact in local land use actions that are subject to review in the courts.

     Since this question is important to many members of the Section, the Executive Committee has created an ad hoc committee to address the Rules of Judicial Administration Committee.  The ad hoc committee hopes to formulate a Section position on some of the issues raised by the referred question, and to present insights from several attorneys who practice in the area.  The committee has requested permission from the Rules of Judicial Administration Committee to submit a memorandum or brief.

     The membership of the committee is intended to represent landowners, developers, public interest groups, and local governments.  In addition to the co-chairs, the ad hoc committee membership is: Terrell Arline, Joni Armstrong Coffey, T.R. Hainline, Gary E. Oldehoff, Karl Sanders, and Susan L. Trevarthen.