1. Conflicts

2. Florida’s Code of Ethics
Guides the conduct of public officers, including members
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3. Public officers must: Conduct themselves independently and impartially
Ensure that the office is not used for private personal gain
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4. Florida’s Code of Ethics
Prohibitions
Disclosures
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5. Prohibited Actions or Conduct
Doing business with one’s agency –
May not “contract” with yourself as a private individual
May not “contract” with relatives or others with whom you have a material interest
May not “contract” with your own company
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6. Prohibited Actions or Conduct
Unauthorized compensation –
May not accept compensation or thing of value when it is being given to influence a vote or other official action
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7. Prohibited Actions or Conduct
Misuse of public position –
May not use official position or any thing within your trust, or perform official duties, to secure a special privilege or benefit.
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8. Florida’s Code of Ethics
Voting Conflicts
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9. Voting Conflicts
No public official shall vote in an official capacity upon any measure that would inure to the official’s special private gain or loss, or that the official knows would inure to the special private gain or loss of any principal by whom he or she is retained, of the parent organization or subsidiary of a corporate principal by which he or she is retained, of a relative, or of a business associate.
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10. Voting Conflicts
No public official shall vote in an official capacity upon any measure that would inure to the official’s special private gain or loss, or that the official knows would inure to the special private gain or loss of any principal by whom he or she is retained, of the parent organization or subsidiary of a corporate principal by which he or she is retained, of a relative, or of a business associate.
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11. Special Private Gain or Loss
Economic benefit or harm that would inure to the officer, principal, relative or business associate.
Special can be either to an individual or a group
Type of group is determined on case-by-case basis
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13. Voting Conflicts
No public official shall vote in an official capacity upon any measure that would inure to the official’s special private gain or loss, or that the official knows would inure to the special private gain or loss of any principal by whom he or she is retained, of the parent organization or subsidiary of a corporate principal by which he or she is retained, of a relative, or of a business associate.
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14. Principal
Client (legal, accounting, insurance, other professional practice)
Employer
Employer’s parent, subsidiary, or sibling organization
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15. Relative Spouse and Children Parents and Siblings
In-Laws (parents and children)
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16. Business Associate
Person or entity carrying on a business enterprise with the officer regardless of the form of the business
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17. Disclosure Abstain from voting Disclose your conflict before the vote
File a conflict memorandum (Form 8B) with the person taking the meeting minutes within 15 days of the disclosure being made
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18. Violations of Ethics Laws can result in various penalties such as:
removal from office,
suspension,
public censure,
reprimand,
civil penalties not to exceed $10,000, and
restitution of any pecuniary benefits received.
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