County of Volusia v. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.

39 So. 3d 1280, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 10797, 2010 WL 2867098

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: July 23, 2010
• Docket: 5D09-3417
• Status: Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The County of Volusia appeals a final judgment denying its amended petition for writ of mandamus against the appellee, Emergency Communications Network, Inc., a private corporation that contracted with the County. The trial court determined that the data base created by Emergency Communications was not a public record because Emergency Communications was not an “agency” as defined by section 119.011(1), Florida Statutes (2009), of the public records act whether tested by the totality-of-factors standard articulated in News & Sun-Sentinel Co. v. Schwab, Twitty & Hanser Architectural Group, Inc., 596 So.2d 1029 (Fla.1992), or by the delegation standard announced by this court in Memorial Hospital-West Volusia, Inc. v. News-Journal Corp., 927 So.2d 961 (Fla. 5th DCA), review denied, 945 So.2d 1289 (Fla.2006). We find no reason to disturb those findings and conclusions and accordingly affirm. We write only to note that during the well-presented oral argument of this case, Emergency Communications, recognizing the potential danger to the citizens of Volusia County, offered to give, under a nondisclosure agreement, the data base that is the subject of this appeal to the vendor taking the place of Emergency Communications.

AFFIRMED.

MONACO, C.J., COHEN, J. and PLEUS, JR., R., Senior Judge, concur.