Arriola Ethics Affidavit MIAMIBEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
LTC No852-2015 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.
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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 robthomc miamidade.gov.
A copy of Section 2-11.1 of the Code of Miami-Dade County is attached hereto.
Also, please see the outline included in the first 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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