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November 13, 2015
In 2013, State Legislators mandated County Constitutional Officials receive four hours of training per year on Florida's ethics, public meetings, and public records laws. In 2014, State Legislators extended this annual mandate to include municipal elected officials. Often, the people most relied upon to assist these local elected officials in the day to day management of these laws are the appointed professionals (i.e. City and County Managers/Administrators and their appointed staff). This FCCMA session will provide a summary of these laws in accordance with the same training provided to elected officials around the state and include a description of the roles the Florida Commission on Ethics and the State Attorney's Office have in terms of seeking compliance. In addition, and equally important, this session will provide an interactive discussion on how to "build a culture of compliance" within each local government.