Ethics Affidavit - GonzalezMIAMI -DADE COUNTY COMMISSION ON ETHICS & PUBLIC TRUST
AFFIDAVIT ATTESTING TO COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 2 -11.1 (bb) OF THE
MIAMI- DADE COUNTY CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND CODE OF ETHICS ORDINANCE
1, Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, having been duly elected to serve as Commissioner (Group IV), in the City of
Miami Beach do hereby depose under oath or affirmation, that I have read the Miami -Dade County Conflict of
Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance and agree to comply with the provisions of said ordinance.
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STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OFMIAMI -DADE
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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK •
LTC No. 452-2015 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
DATE: November 20., 2015
SUBJECT: MIAMI-DADE ETHICS COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS
On June 4, 2013, the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 13-50,
amending Section 2-11.1 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, to require County and Municipal
elected officials to complete an ethics course offered by the Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics and
Public Trust within ninety (90) days after being sworn into office. The course includes a review of the
Conflict of Interest and Code.of Ethics Ordinance; the Sunshine Law; the Public Records Law; and the
Citizens' Bill of Rights.
The ethics course requirement applies to all newly elected officials and re-elected incumbent officials,
regardless of whether they have previously taken the course.
The Ethics Training for Elected Officials will be conducted.on:
DATE: December 4, 2015
TIME: 1:15 p.m.(Two—hours)
ADDRESS: City of Doral •
8401 Northwest 53rd Terrace
Doral, FL 33166
Please note that this training is separate and mutually exclusive of the State of Florida's mandatory four-
hour ethics requirement.
To register for the training, please e-mail Robert Thompson, Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics
and Public Trust Community Outreach Coordinator at robthomCa miamidade.gov.
A copy of Section 2-11.1 (bb) of the Code of Miami-Dade County is attached hereto.
Also, please see the outline p ut Ine included in the first two(2)pages of the City Attorney's Briefing Book under Tab
9 regarding the County and State requirements.
cc: Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney
Jimmy Morales, City Manager
Debora J. Turner, First Assistant City Attorney
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have jurisdiction to consider an alleged violation of subsection (c) if the requirements of
subsection(c)have been waived for a particular transaction as provided therein.
(Ord..No. 10-48, § 1, 7-8-10)
(z) Prohibition on participation in settlement negotiations. Neither the Mayor, a County
Commissioner nor any member of their staff shall participate in settlement negotiations of claims
or lawsuits, including but not limited to contract scope or compensation adjustments involving
the County without prior approval of the Board of County Commissioners.
(aa) County Attorney's Office participation in contract adjustments. County staff shall
request the participation of the County Attorney's Office to provide legal advice regarding scope
or compensation adjustments which increase by more than one million dollars ($1,000,000), the
value of a construction contract or a contract involving the purchase of goods or services.
(bb) Affidavit and Ethics Course. Each person who is elected to serve as a member of the
Board of County Commissioners or as Mayor of Miami-Dade County shall execute an affidavit,
on a form prepared by the Ethics Commission, stating that he or she has read the Miami-Dade
County Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance and agrees to comply with the
provisions of said ordinance.Each elected official covered by the requirements of this subsection
shall file the required affidavit with the Ethics Commission prior to being sworn into office. Each •
elected official, as defined in.subsection (b)(.1), shall, within ninety(90) days after being sworn -
into office, submit to the Clerk of the Board a certificate of completion of an ethics course
offered by the Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust ("Ethics Course"),
Each employee of the County, as defined in subsection(b)(5) and b(6), shall within one hundred
and eighty (180) days of the effective date of this ordinance or within sixty (60) days after being
hired by the County, submit to the Clerk of the Board a certificate of completion of an Ethics
Course offered by the Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust. Employees
shall be required to complete a refresher Ethics Course every two years thereafter. Each
employee who has completed a refresher Ethics Course shall submit to the Clerk of the Board a
certificate of completion. The Ethics Course shall include, but not be limited to, a review of the
following topics: the Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance;:the Sunshine Law; the
Public Records Law and the Citizens' Bill of Rights. The requirements of this subsection (bb)
relating to the Ethics Course for employees shall not be applicable to anymunicipality in Miami-
Dade County unless said municipality has adopted an ordinance providing for the Ethics Course,
and has entered into an interlocal agreement with the County authorizing'the Ethics Commission
to provide the Ethics Course provided for in this subsection.
(Ord.No. 12-11, § 1, 3-6-12; Ord.No, 13-50, § 1, 6-4-13)
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