Cory Lakes Community Development District - cory lake isles

Cory Lakes CDDOfficial District Communication Policy1) Cory Lakes CDD [the “District”] is a special purpose local government.2) The District uses several instruments in which to provided Official District Communication to itsresidents including, but not limited to, website, newsletters, postal mailings, polling, surveys andelectronic messaging, and is to provide a positive, educational and informational reports to thecommunity.3) Use of the media is to provide, dissemination and communication regarding Board of Supervisors [the“Board”] and District issues and decisions, upcoming events, available services, required actions,certain political items, instruction forms and documents, community news, operational activities andother matters that Board deems appropriate.4) All information is to be pertinent, factual, timely, comprehensive and representative of Board opinionsin support of existing policies, programs and procedures.5) Information is to reflect proper conduct by the Board according to Florida Statutes, District policy andoperational procedures. As the Board is required to vote independently and subsequently acts as one,there are limitations and consequences to properly communicating certain sensitive information.6) All content to be placed in any media is to be reviewed by the Facilities Management and/or itsdesignee.o If questions arise, the content is to be referred to the Supervisor in charge of the responsibilityfor daily operations of the Beach Club, i.e., Board Chair, and/or the District Manager.o Any content in question, will be returned to the submitter of the material for modification, andapproval prior to publication.o If matters cannot be resolved, the document in question will required review and discussion ofthe entire Board prior to dissemination.7) Political commentary, criticisms, complaints, negative evaluations, or information that does not reflectthe official District policy or procedures is prohibited from all District media.8) Additionally, the proper venue to feedback is via any publically noticed open meeting of the Board orany sanctioned Committee meeting, as requested by Florida Statute. This requirement is dedicated tothe protection of residents’ rights and presents the optimum opportunity for participation regardingmatters addressed by the Board. To enable ample time for all feedback, the Board or Committee Chairmay implement guidelines such as sign-in, time limits, etc.