Independent Ethics Board Recommendations – Approve Options 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 (final restated vote)
The Commission unanimously approved five of the City Attorney's recommended actions on Independent Ethics Board ordinance recommendations. These included amending the misuse of position provision, updating penalty language, correcting a drafting error, addressing lobbyist contingency fees, and declining to create a separate public lobbyist website.
How each commissioner voted
5 present
The Motion
“Approve the recommended actions for Options 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7: (1) introduce ordinance amending misuse of position provision; (2) introduce ordinance on penalties consistent with Palm Beach County Code and state law; (3) introduce ordinance correcting scrivener's error to 'covered individuals'; (6) introduce ordinance addressing lobbyist contingency fees; (7) not adopt ordinance addressing public website for lobbyist registration, as it is not necessary.”
Analysis of Independent Ethics Board Ordinance Recommendations – Options 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
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