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Tallahassee ethics office reports training push, campaign-refund activity and $231,000 balance
Summary
At its June 16 meeting the Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board heard an ethics-office briefing on training for staff and advisory boards, recent campaign-contribution refund processing and a $231,000 remaining balance in the office budget; staff also reported three recent referrals and said formal training will roll out this summer.
The Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board on June 16 received an office report detailing recent training activity, campaign-refund processing and the ethics office budget.
Ethics officer Dwight Floyd told the board the office had run new‑employee training and a special session for summer‑camp part‑time staff ("in the neighborhood of 100" participants), completed the annual ethics course for existing employees, and prepared an advisory‑board course to be distributed to advisory members with a completion deadline by the end of September. Floyd said the campaign‑contribution refund program has processed 43 refunds so far, with six refunds not yet posted on candidates' treasurer reports. "So far we've processed 43 and we have six that haven't posted on the candidate's treasurer report," he said.
On budget matters, Floyd reported the office had a remaining balance of $231,000 and described a $51,000 allotment for vehicle replacement; staff said some line items reflected bookkeeping corrections that should level off by fiscal year‑end. Floyd said the office is holding off on major purchases for the moment.
Floyd also summarized recent complaints and referrals. An informal complaint alleging misuse of property by a consolidated dispatch employee was reviewed by the board attorney and staff and found to be outside the board's jurisdiction; the complainant was advised to contact the Florida Commission on Ethics. A formal complaint concerning a telehealth‑physician position was referred to the Florida Department of Health. A separate request for advice about whether a city employee could volunteer for a campaign was outside the board's jurisdiction and the employee was advised to consult a supervisor and the city attorney's office.
Staff outlined training rollout plans: city implementation of the annual refresher course is scheduled for late June through July, with advisory‑board training to follow and full training for new city‑commission members planned after the November election. The office said it will resume other training‑development work in the fall after the election period.
