*Ethics: How Things WorkPresented by: Kerrie Stillman, Florida Commission on

Ethics

*Disclosure or use of info not available to members of the public, gained because of your official position

*Your benefit or the benefit of any other person or business

*Applies to both current and former officials/employees

*Exception - info relating exclusively to governmental practices*Inside Information

*Misuse

Corrupt Intent

Benefit to self

or others

Misuse

CONFLICT

*Conflicting Employment

Regulated by

Doing businesswith

*Business Prohibitions

cannot purchase, rent, or lease any realty, goods, or services for your agency from any

business which you, your spouse or child is an officer, partner, director, proprietor, or has a

material interest

In your private capacity, cannot rent, lease, or sell any realty goods or services to your office or any other offices within your political subdivision

*Appointing

*Employing

*Promoting

*Advancing

*Recommending

*Nepotism

Prohibited from:

*Due July 1st and published online

*Read directions, check website, call for help

*Forms 6X and 6F

*$25/per day fine after Sept. 1st

*Collections/Salary withholding/garnishment

*Financial Disclosure

*Solicitation or acceptance of gifts

*Unauthorized compensation

*“The” gifts law

*Gifts

Solicitation & Acceptance

*Public officer

*Employee

*Local gov’t attorney

*Candidate

*Things of value

*Based on understanding

Unauthorized Compensatio

n

*Public officer

*Employee

*Local gov’t attorney

*Spouse & minor child

*Knowledge

*Reasonable Care

*Given To Influence*Quid Pro Quo

*The Gifts LawApplies to Reporting Individuals (RI) only

Anything you accept or that is accepted on your behalf, given directly or indirectly for your benefit, for which equal or greater consideration (payment) is not given within 90 days

ExceptionsSection 112.312(12)(b), F.S.

*Lobbyist - compensated and seeking to influence agency

*Vendor - business entity doing business directly with an agency

*Between $25-$100 reported by donor

*Over $100 prohibited

*Gifts from lobbyists or vendors

*Anyone other than a relative or lobbyist

*Gifts are acceptable

*Over $100 reported by the official

*Not Relatives & Not Lobbyists

*Gifts given by political committees are prohibited

*Applies to RI and immediate family

*Civil Penalty=3 x value in addition to regular complaint penalties

*Gifts and Political Committees

*Revolving Doors

Two year restriction

*Opinion Requests

Question

Staff

CommissionOpinion

Question

Staff

Letter

INFORMAL FORMAL

*Complaints on Form 50

*ReferralsFDLE, State Attorney, Governor, Federal Prosecutor

*Self-initiatedWillful failure to file disclosure

*Confidential & Exempt

*Complaints

SufficiencyProbable

CauseFinal Action

*850-488-7864

*Visit our training page

*Research opinions

*Download forms

*View Form 6

*Check form receipt*www.ethics.state.fl.us