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Ethics commission adopts advisory opinions on letterhead, raffle prize and post‑employment limits
Summary
The Commission on Ethics adopted advisory opinions allowing a commissioner to use self‑created letterhead with disclaimers, clarifying raffle winnings are not always gifts, and applying a two‑year post‑employment restriction in a DOC contracting context. Staff added a caveat about including official contact information on private endorsements.
At its public meeting the Florida Commission on Ethics adopted a set of advisory opinions clarifying several common questions for public officers.
Letterhead and endorsements: Staff presented file 2824 addressing whether a Manatee County commissioner could use county letterhead to endorse a candidate. The commission adopted the opinion with an added caveat: while a public officer may self‑identify and may use privately created stationery for an endorsement, including official county contact information (address, phone, website or public email) at the bottom…
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