Ordinance 2004-05ORDINANCE NO. 201}4- 05
AN ORDINANCE OF COI.LIER COUNTY,
AMENI)ING ORI)INANCi£ NUMBER 2003-53 KN()IVN AS
TIlE C()IAAER COUNTY ETHICS ORI)INANCE;
PROVll)ING A TITI,E AND CITATION; PROVIDINGi
SCOPE; PROVIDING A STATEMENT OF POLICY;
PROVIDING FINDINGS; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS;
PI{OVii)ING STANDARDS OF CONI)UCT; PROVII)ING
FOR LOBBYIST REGISTRATION; PROVIDING FOIl
POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS; PROVIDING
SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS; PROVIDING
PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND~
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN TIlE
CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES; AND PROVil)ING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 112, Part III, Florida Statutes, establishes a code of ethics and
provides standards of conduct for public officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, the Board previously adopted a Collier County Ethics Ordinance to
complement and enhance the State standards set forth in Chapter 112, Florida Statutes, in order
to further the public's trust in their local government; and
WHEREAS, the Board desires, through this Ordinance, to clarify and strengthen the
Collier County Ethics Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Code of Laws and
Ordinances of Collier County, Florida, shall read as follows:
SECTION ONE: TITLE AND CITATION
This Ordinance shall be known and cited as the "Collier County Ethics Ordinance."
SECTION TWO: SCOPE
This Ordinance shall apply to all public servants of the Collier County Board of County
Commissioners, which includes public officials, whether elected or appointed, and all county
employees.
SFCTION THREE: STATEMENT OF POLICY
It is the public policy of Collier County that public servants work for the benefit of the
citizens of Collier County. It is the responsibility of each public servant to act in a manner that
contributes to ensuring the public's trust in its government. In particular, to always be honest
with the public they serve, and to be good stewards of the tax dollars entrusted to them. To this
end, an individual covered by this Ordinance shall (1) not use his or her position as a public
servant for unlawful gain or enrichment, (2) avoid conduct that gives the appem'ance of
impr.opriety in the performance of his or her public duties, and (3) not accept any items of value
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if the public servant knows or reasonably should have known that it was given with the intent to
reward or influence him or her in the performance or nonperformance of his or her public duties.
The statement of policy and general standards of condt,ct set forth in this section are nol snbject
It) tire penalties provided for in this Ordinance.
SECTION FOUR: FINDINGS
(a) The report submitted to the Collier County Board of County Commissioners ("Board') on
September 15, 1998, by the Ad Hoc Ethics Standards Review Committee ("Comlniltcc"),
recommended the adoption of a local ethics code.
(b) The Board finds that the legislative intent and declaration ot' policies set forth in Section
112.311, Florida Statutes, sets forth a laudable philosophy regarding the purpose, scope and
application of ethics laws in relation to county officers and employees. Moreover, the Board also
finds, based on the Committee's report, that additional, more stringent requirements arc needed
with regard to lobbyists, gifts, and post-county employment restrictions in order to promote and
protect the public trust in its local government.
(c) Section 112.326, Florida Statutes, authorizes the Board to impose more stringent
standards of conduct and disclosure requirements, beyond those specified in Chapter 112, Part
III, Florida Statutes, upon its own officers and employees provided that said standards of conduct
and disclosure requirements do not otherwise conflict with Chapter 112, Part 1II, Florida Statutes.
(d) Section 125.69(1), Florida Statutes, provides, in pertinent part, that violations of county
ordinances shall be prosecuted in the same manner as misdemeanors are prosecuted. Such
violations shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment in the county
jail not to exceed sixty (60) days or by both such fine and imprisonment. The Board further
finds that an efficient and effective method for the determination of allegations of violations of
the additional more stringent ethical standards set forth in this Ordinance is through local
enforcement thereof.
(e) Section 112.313(13), Florida Statutes, authorizes the Board to adopt an ordinance
establishing post-employment restrictions for certain designated county employees.
(f) The Board finds that preservation of the integrity of the governmental decision-making
process is essential to the continued functioning of an open government. Therefore, in order to
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p,'eservc and maintaiu thc inlcgrity of Iht process and to better inform the citizens of cl'lk~rts to
influence legislative branch action, the Board finds it appropriate to require public registration
and disclosure of the identity of certain persons who attempt to influence actions of the Board or
:,ztlons of any of the County's quasi~judicial boards.
(g) Section 112.3148(2)(b), Florida Statutes, authorizes the Board lo establish a local
rcgislralion process for lobbyists. The Board finds that such a registration process serves to
promote and protect governmental integrity as well as to foster open government. The Board
further finds that such a public registration process for lobbyists may assist to promote full
compliance by lobbyists wilh the lobbyist gift reporting requirements set forth in Section
112.3148, Florida Statutes.
(h) The Board finds that more stringent requirements are needed with regard to the value of
gifts that may be provided by lobbyists to public officers and employees beyond the standards set
forth in Section 112.3148, Florida Statutes. Specifically, the Board finds that a zero gift limit,
n~ther than $100.00 as set forth by Section 112.3148, Florida Statutes, should be enacted in order
to better promote and preserve the integrity of the governmental decision-making process.
(i) The Board finds that additional gift prohibitions are necessary for public officials
prohibiting the receipt of any gift or any other thing of monetary value from anyone who the
public official knows or reasonably should know is any way attempting to aft~ct the official
actions, business or finances of the county or from anyone that has an interest that may be
substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of duties of a public official. The
Board further finds that prohibitions are necessary in regard to gifts between official superiors
and subordinate public officials in order to preserve the ethical integrity of the peffo~ance of
public service by County human resources.
O) Collier County Office of the County Administrator, Administrntive Procedure, Instruction
5311(F) (Code of Ethics/Standards of Conduct), restricts Collier County employees from
receiving gifts or other items of value in connection with the peffo~ance of official duties.
Said restrictions exist separate and independent from the provisions of this Ordinance and Pan
~, Ch. 112, Florida Statutes.
(k) Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to chill, restrict or prohibit the free exercise
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of any citizen's constimlional rights, including, but not limited to, the right to petition his or her
County governmenl or exercise his or her rights of free speech.
SECTION FIVE: I)EFINITIONS
(a) For the purposes of this Ordinance, the definitions contained in Chapter I 12, Part 1II,
Florida Statutes, shall apply and control, in accordance with the subject matter, unless the text
and/or context of this Ordinance provides otherwise.
Advisory Board Member means any person appointed by the Board of County Commi~/sioners
to any County board, committee or authority which has any final decision-making authority.
Such Boards include, but are not limited to:
Ai~l)ort Authority
Collier County Code Enforcement Board
Collier County Planning Commission
Contractors Licensing Board
Library Advisory Board
Public Vehicle Advisory Committee
Utility Authority
County Employee shall mean any employee of Collier County, regardless of whether thc
employee is ultimately supervised by the Board of County Commissioners, the County Manager~
.t.he County Attorney, the Airport Authority or the Executive Director of the Airport Authority.
County Ma~mgerial Employee shall
County Manager, County Attorney,
mean the County Manager, Assistant and/or Deputy
Chief Assistant County Attorney and all Division
Administrators, and Department and Authority Directors of Collier County Government. Also
included in this definition are those county employees actively engaged in selecting contractors
or in supervising, overseeing, or vouchering for contract performance.
Gift shall have the definition contained in Chapter 112, Part Ill, Florida Statutes, with the
following additions and exceptions:
(1) Additions:
a. Initiation fees.
(2) Exceptions:
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"Gift" shall not include:
Salary, benefils, services, fees, commissions, gifts, or expenses associated solely
wilh the doncc's no~-cotHH~ employmenl, business, or service as an ~D~ployee~
official or director of a corporation or organization. Ho~vever, lbr purposes of this
exemption fi'om the definition of "gift" in this Ordinance, public servants maX
9nly ensa~e in such non-county employment or economic aciivity if: (1) sucl~
non-county employment or economic activity does not create a conflict ol' jnlerest
as defined ~ Section 112.31~ Florida Statutes i.e. a situation in which regard
for a private interest ~ends Io lead to disregard of a public duty or interesl; and (2)
~11 applicable county administrative procedures governing such non-county
employmeni or economic activity are followed.
Contributions or expenditures reported pursuant to Chapler 106, Florida Statutes,
campaign-related personal services provided without compensation by individuals
volunteering their time, or any other contribution or expenditure by a political
party.
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Gifts received fi'om relatives, as defined in this section, or gifts received from a
person who shares the same permanent legal residence at the time of the gift.
However, no emptoyee public servant shall participate in the selection of a vendor
or the approval of a contract if that employee has received a gift from someone
representing the vendor or a contracting party, including gifts from relatives.
Furthermore, no public servant shall participate in permitting or inspectioL~
decisions if that employee has received a gift from the permit or inspectim~
applicant/potential recipient or the applicant/potential recipient's principal
including gifts from relatives.
Food or beverage accepted when (i) offered free in the course of a professional or
civic meeting or group function at which attendance is desirable because it will
assist the person in performing his or her official duties; or (ii) provided to all
panelists or speakers when a person is participating as a panelist or speaker in a
program, seminar, or educational conference.
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In addition to all other circumstances where this Ordinance allows public servants
to accept food and beverages, and notwithstanding any other section of this
Ordinance or personnel manual to the contrary, public officials and all county
employees may accept food or beverage as mcnlioned above in this subsection
and consumed at a single sitting or event only if the costs for said food or
beverage do not exceed the rate for lhe appropriate per diem allowance for said
meal as provided in Chapter 112, Florida Statutes. If, under circumstances
beyond the control of the donee, the costs exceed the per diem rate, the donee may
accept said food or beverage but shall file a written disclosure statement wilhin
five working days of the acceptance with the County Manager on a lb,'m provided
by the County Manager.
The value of food or beverages, for purposes of this subsection, shall be the price
that the consuming public would be expected to pay for the same item(s).
Unsolicited advertising or promotional material such as pens, pencils, notepads,
calendars, and other items of nominal commercial value may be accepted fi'om
individuals or entities that are not currently in a contractual relationship or
reasonably likely to seek a contractual relationship with Collier County.
Unsolicited job-related literature may be accepted as well.
Gifts given for participation in a program, seminar, or educational conference
when such gifts are:
1. Of nominal commercial value, and
2. In the nature of a remembrance traditional to the particular sponsoring entity,
or
3. Provided to all participants in the program.
An award, plaque, certificate, or similar personalized item of nominal commercial
value given in recognition of the donee's public, civic, charitable, or professional
service.
A rate or terms on a debt, loan, goods, or services, which rate and terms are
customary and are at a government rate and terms available to all other similarly
situated government employees or officials, or rates and terms which 'are available
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to similarly situated members of thc public by virtue of occupation, affiliation,
age, religion, sox, or nalional origin.
i. Food or beverage items when offered as a customary courtesy to all attendees al
any business meeting or business activity at which attendance by the public
servant(s) in question is required or appropriate for purposes of performing county
job duties or county responsibilities, provided that such food or beverage item::
would have a reasonably estimated value of no more than $4.00 to any member o£
the consuming public. By way of example, such food and beverage items may
include a cup of coffee, a soda, bottled water, cookies or donuts.
Lobbying shall mean, for di,ecq: compensation: influencing or attempting to influence
legislative or quasi-judicial action or non-action through oral or written communication or an
attempt to obtain the good will of a member or employee of the Board or of a Collier County
advisory board or a quasi-judicial board.
Lobbyist shall mean:
(1) Any natural person who, for di-Feeb-compensation, seeks, or sought during the preceding
twelve months, to influence the governmental decision-making of a reporting individual
or procurement employee or his or her agency or seeks, or sought during the preceding
twelve months, to encourage the passage, defeat, or modification of any proposal or
recommendation by the reporting individual or procurement employee or his or her
agency.
(2) A person who is employed and receives payment, or who contracts for economic
consideration, for the purpose of lobbying, or a person who is principally employed for
governmental affairs by another person or governmental entity to lobby on behalf of that
other person or governmental entity.
(3) A person who registers with the Board as a lobbyist pursuant to this Ordinance.
(4) Attorneys representing clients in quasi-judicial matters are not considered lobbyists or
engaged in lobbying since, as judicial officers, their conduct is regulated exclusively by
the judicial branch. However, attorneys representing clients or interests in legislative
matters, for dir-ec~ compensation, are engaged in lobbying and are subject Io Ihe
provisions contained in this Ordinance.
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Nominal Commercial
marketplace.
Value means anything with a value of less than $50.00 in the
Principal si'mil
retained a lobbyist.
mcan the person, firm, corporation, or other entily that has employed or
Procurement Employee means any county employee who actively participates througl'l
decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, preparation of any part of a purchase request~
influencing the conten! of any specification oi' procurement standard, rendering of advic~
investigation, or auditing or in any other advisory capacity in the procurement of contractual
services or commodities.
Public Official means members of the Board of County Commissioners, advisory board
members, and county managerial employees.
Public Sera,ant includes all public officials, as .~';~,4 ,,~. .... · .............
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Relative, as used in this Ordinance, is one who is related to another by blood, marriage, or
adoption. The following relationships are included in lhis definition: husband, wife, parent,
child, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin, father-in-
law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather,
stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, step grandparent, step grandchild, half
brother, and half sister.
~livi&tal means an ublic servant who is re uired b law ursuant to Article II
Section 8 of the State Constitution or Se~ction 112~tatutes to file full or limited
public discios___ure of his or her financial interests or an individual who has been elected to but
has et to officiall assume the res onsibihties of ubh'c office.
SECTION SIX: STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
(a) A public servant shall not accept a gift, directly or indirectly, if he or she knows or
reasonably should have known that it was given with the intent to reward or influence him or her
in the performance or nonperformance of his or her public duties.
(b) No public servant shall participate in the selection of a vendor or the approval of a
contract if that employee has received a gift, directly or indirectly, from someone representing thc
vendor or a contracting party, including gifts from relatives. Furthermore, no public' servant shall
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participate in permitting or inspection decisions if that employee has received a gift fi-om the
permit or inspection applicant/potenlial recipient or the applicant/potential recipient's princip~
including gil'ls fi'om rclalivcs.
(c) The following provisions regarding gifts fi'om lobbyists are enacted as additional and
more stringent standards of conduct and disclosure requirements than those specified in Section
112.3148, Florida Statutes:
(1) A reporting individual or procurement employee or any other person on his or her behall'
is prohibited from knowingly accepting, directly or indirectly, a gift fi-om a political
committee or a committee of continuous existence, as defined in Section 106.011, Florida
Statutes, or from a lobbyist who lobbies the reporting individual's or procurement
employee's agency, or directly or indirectly on behalf of the partner, firm, employer, or
principal of a lobbyist. However, such a gift may be accepted by such person on behalf of
a governmental entity or a charitable organization. If the gift is accepted on behalf of a
governmental entity or charitable organization, the person receiving the gift shall not
maintain custody of the gift for any period of time beyond that reasonably necessary to
arrange for the transfer of custody and ownership of the gill.
(2) A political committee or a committee of continuous existence, as defined in Section
106.011, Florida Statutes; a lobbyist who lobbies a reporting individual's or procurement
employee's agency; the partner, firm, employer or principal of a lobbyist; or another on
behalf of the lobbyist or partner, firm, principal, or employer of the lobbyist is prohibited
fi'om giving, either directly or indirectly, a gift to the reporting individual or procurement
employee or any other person on his or her behalf; however, such person may give a gift
to a reporting individual or procurement employee if the gift is intended to be transferred
to a governmental entity or a charitable organization.
(3) The prohibitions set forth in this Section 6 at (c)(l) and (c)(2) above are not intended t~
and shall not prevent a reporting individual or procurement employee who is a declare~l
candidate for elective public office from accepting campaign contributions to the extent
allowed by state or federal law.
(d) The following gift prohibitions for public officials are enacted as additional and more
stringent standards of conduct than those specified Section 112.3148, Florida Statutes:
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(1) Public officials shall not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any fee, compensation,
gift, gratuity, favor, food, entertainment, loan, or any other thing of monetary value, fi'om
anyone who the public olTicial knows or reasonably should know:
a. Has, or is seeking to obtain, contractual or other business or l:inancial relations
with the county department or board with which the public official is affiliated.
b. Conducts or represents a person or entity that conducts operations or activities that
are regulated by the county department or board with which the public ofl'icial is
affiliated.
c. is seeking zoning, permitting, or inspection approval fi'om the county department
or board with which the public official is affiliated.
d. Has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or non-
performance of duties of the county public official.
e. Is in any way attempting to affect the official actions of the county public official.
This paragraph is not intended to prohibit a public official from obtaining a loan from
a financial institution at a rate and terms available to all other similarly situated members of the
public by virtue of occupation, affiliation, age, religion, sex, or national origin.
(e) No public official shall solicit a contribution from another person for a gift to an official
superior, make a donation as a gift to an official superior, or accept a gift from a subordinate
public official.
(f) No public servant shall solicit a contribution from another person for a gift to a supervisor,
make a donation as a gift to a supervisor, or accept a gift fi'om an employee he or she supervises,
except as provided in subsection (g).
(g) Nothing in this section shall prohibit donations or giving gifts of nominal commercial
value made between or amongst public servants on a special occasion or an established holiday.
A special occasion, as contemplated in this section, includes those times when it has been
regarded as customary to give a gift, such as a birthday, a wedding, the birth of a child or a
grandchild, an adoption, a graduation, a promotion, permanent departure from the workplace or
community, hospitalization, the loss of a loved one, retirement, or other similar occurrences. Nor
does this paragraph prohibit public servants from participating in fund-raising activities for
charitable purposes.
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(h) This section does not apply to items of value excepted out of the definition for a gift.
SECTION SEVEN: i,OBBYIST REGISTRATION
(a) All lobbyists shall, before engaging in any lobbying activities, register with the clerk to the
board located at the board minutes and records department. Every lobbyist required to so register
shall: register on forms prepared by the clerk; pay an annual registration tee of $25.00; and state
under oath his or her name, business name and address, and the name and business address of
each person or entity that has employed said registrant to lobby, as of the date of said registration.
The registration shall be an annual registration and shall not require additional registration or
amendment to thc registration form by the lobbyist even il' the lobbyist subsequently engages in
lobbying for additional persons or entities. The purpose of the registration is merely to identify
the registrant as a lobbyist. Il', subsequent to the registration, the registrant ceases to act as a
lobbyist, the registrant may file a request, on a form provided by the clerk, to not be listed as a
lobbyist. However, pursuant to Section 112.3148, Florida Statutes, said registrant shall continue
to appear on the list of lobbyists until the expiration of the time period set forth in said statute. In
the event that the registrant neither withdraws nor re-registers, the registrant shall be placed on a
"lobbyist status unknown" list for a period of 12 months from the expiration of the annual
registration. The registration fee of $25.00 is nonrefundable.
(b) Annual registration shall be required and shall initially commence on March 22, 1999.
Thereafter, annual registration shall occur on or after October 1, of each year. Registration by
lobbyists shall occur at any time during the calendar year provided that it occurs prior to the
lobbyist engaging in any lobbying activity.
(c) The registration fee required by this section shall be maintained by the clerk to the board
and shall be deposited into a separate fund to be expended for the purpose of administering and
maintaining the lobbyist registration list as well as to cover other related costs. Lobbyists shall
not be charged a fee for filing the form for removal from the lobbyist list.
(d) The following persons shall not be required to register as lobbyists:
(I) Any public officer, employee or appointee who appears in his or her official capacity.
(2) Law enforcement personnel conducting an investigation.
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(3) Any person who only appears in his or her individual capacity for the purpose of self-
representation without compensation or reimbursement, whether direct, indirect or
contingent, to express support or opposition to any item.
(4) Any person who only appears as a representative of a neighborhood association without
special compensations or reimbursement for their appearance, whether direct, indirect or
contingent, to express support or opposition to any item.
(5) Attorneys representing clients before a quasi:judicial body.
(e) The clerk to the board shall keep accurate and complete records regarding lobbyist
registration including an up-to-date list of all lobbyist registrations, lobbyists withdrawals from
the list and a "lobbyist status unknown" list.
(f) A registration form that is not renewed (along with payment of the $25.00 annual
registration fee) by October 1 of each year, shall expire and may not thereafter be relied upon by
the lobbyist for lobbying activities.
(g) The validity of any action or determination of the board or of any county personnel, board
or committee, shall not be affected by failure of any lobbyist to comply with the provisions of
this section.
SECTION EIGHT: POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS
(a) No county managerial employee shall personally represent another person or entity for
compensation before the Board of County Commissioners or any of its divisions, departments,
agencies, or boards for a period of two years following vacation of office, resignation of
employment, or termination of employment, as applicable, except for the purposes of collective
bargaining.
(b) For a period of two years following vacation of office, resignation of employment, or
termination of employment, as applicable, except for the purposes of collective bargaining, no
county employee shall personally represent another person or entity for Compensation before the
Board of County Commissioners or any of its divisions, departments, agencies, or boards on a
matter in which he or she had material personal involvement during his or her period of county
employment.
SECTION NINE: SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
This Ordinance sets forth more stringent supplemental standards of conduct in addition to the
requirements of Chapter 112, Part 111, Florida Statutes, entitled "Code of' Elhics l'or Public
Officers and Employees." This Ordinance shall not be construed to authorize oi- permit any
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conduct or activity that is in violation of Chapter 112, Part III, Florida Statutes. In the event of a
conflict between the provisions of this Ordinance and Chapter 1 i 2, Part III, Florida Statutes, the
more restrictive/stringent provisions shall apply.
It shall be the duty ol' each commissioner and of all county managerial employees and
reporting individuals to become familiar with the Collier County Ethics Ordinance. To this end,
the human resources director shall annually distribute to each such person a current copy of the
"Florida Commission on Ethics Guide to the Sunshine Amendment and Code of Ethics for
Public Employees" (or similar Florida Commission on Ethics publication) and a copy of this
Ordinance. The specil'ic duties set forth in this section of the Ordinance regarding familiarity
v. ith the ethics rules and distribution of informative materials shall not be subject to the penalties
set forth in this Ordinance.
SECTION TEN: PENALTIES
Pursuant to Section 125.69, Florida Statutes, a person who violates any provision of this
Ordinance shall be subject to prosecution in the name of the state in the manner as misdemeanors
are prosecuted; and, upon conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
$500.00 or by imprisonment in the Collier County Jail not to exceed sixty (60) days or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION ELEVEN: AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2003-53
Collier County Ordinance Number 2003-53, known as the Collier County Ethics Ordinance,
is hereby amended as of the effective date of this Ordinance.
SECTION TWELVE: CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY
In the event this Ordinance conflicts with any other ordinance of Collier County or other
applicable law, the more restrictive shall apply. If any phrase or portion of the Ordinance is held
to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be
deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portion.
INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES
The provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of Laws
and Ordinances of Collier County, Florida, amending Collier County Ordinance Number 2003-
53. The sections of the Ordinance may be renumbered or re-lettered to accomplish such, and the
word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or any other appropriate word.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall become effective upon filing with the Department of State.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, this day of ,2004.
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency:
Michael W. Pettit
Chief Assistant County Attorney
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNfaY, FLORIDA
BY: DonnaIf/Fi,~ala, CH~f~~AiRMA/.~~''
This ordinance filed with the
,~tary ofrSj~t_e.l.s. Offic'~r~t~l
Gnd acknow mdgerne~rlfthot
filin9 received th_is ~ day
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STATE OF FLORIDA)
COUNTY OF COLLIER)
I, DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk of Courts in and for the
Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of:
ORDINANCE 2004-05
Which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners
on the 27th day of January, 2004, during Regular Session.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of
County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 14th
day of January, 2004.
DWIGHT E. BROCK
Clerk of Courts~ a~'e.zk
Ex-offzclo to.
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County Commies!Dh'era
pty Clerk