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Code enforcement board receives refresher on quasi-judicial hearing procedures, sunshine and ethics
Summary
The board received a detailed training on hearing procedures, evidence rules, sunshine law, public-records obligations and conflict-of-interest reporting to reduce due-process risk and improve procedural consistency.
The Punta Gorda Code Enforcement Board received updated training on quasi-judicial hearing procedures, evidence rules, the Sunshine Law, public records and ethics aimed at reducing due-process risk and improving the board's handling of code cases.
Deputy City Clerk Jennifer Faulkner and board attorney Dan Lewis led the session and emphasized that the board acts as a quasi-judicial body: members must base rulings on competent, substantial evidence presented in hearings, avoid ex parte information, and disclose any outside information received. Faulkner said the training would focus on hearing procedures and the “order of operations” for…
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