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Tallahassee ethics board votes to send broad ordinance to City Commission to cover advisory bodies
Summary
The Independent Ethics Board voted April 21 to forward a broadly worded ordinance to the City Commission clarifying that advisory committees — including CRA advisory committees — fall under the city's ethics code; the board adopted draft C with the insertion of the word 'charter.'
The City of Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board voted April 21 to adopt a broadly written ordinance revision and forward it to the City Commission to clarify that advisory boards and committees, including community redevelopment agency (CRA) advisory committees, are covered by the city's ethics code. The board approved draft C with the additional word "charter" inserted before "ordinance."
The decision followed a lengthy discussion in which the city attorney argued that CRA advisory committees are separate legal entities created under Chapter 163 of the Florida Statutes and therefore are not, in his view, "boards, commissions, etc. thereof" of the city. "Community redevelopment organizations are separate legal…
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