Clean Campaign Skills Seminar
For Immediate Release: September 3, 2015
Contact: Rhonda Victor Sibilia
305-350-0631 or rhonda@miamidade.gov
Clean Campaign Class set for South Miami
Candidates, campaign workers and politically active citizens involved in local elections are encouraged to
attend the “Clean Campaign Class” sponsored by the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust on
Monday evening, September 21, 2015, in South Miami City Hall.
Votes are scheduled in Miami-Dade’s largest cities -- Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah and Homestead -- during
the next few months, but this class is geared toward those earlier in their campaigns. Candidates and
campaign workers involved in elections during 2016 (Florida City, South Miami, Indian Creek, Surfside, Bay
Harbor Islands, West Miami, Key Biscayne, Miami Gardens, Aventura, Bal Harbour, Biscayne Park, Cutler
Bay, Doral, El Portal, Medley, Miami Lakes, North Bay Village, Opa-Locka, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, and
Sunny Isles Beach, as well as district, judicial and County-wide posts) can learn how to properly open
campaign accounts and start off on an ethical path.
The two-hour seminar, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., will feature representatives from the Ethics Commission and the
Elections Department who will provide essential information to avoid legal pitfalls, correctly raise and report
funds, properly keep records and understand the legal and ethical obligations of seeking public office.
The class is free and open to the public. Attorneys can earn Continuing Legal Education credits from the
Florida Bar.
Clean Campaign Class
Monday, September 21, 2015, 6:30 p.m.
South Miami City Hall
6130 Sunset Drive
South Miami, FL 33143
For more information or to reserve a seat, call Robert Thompson at 305-350-0630 or e-mail
robthom@miamidade.gov.
The Ethics Commission was created in 1996 as an independent agency with advisory and quasi-judicial
powers. It is composed of five members, serving staggered terms of four years each. Through a program of
education and outreach, the Commission seeks to empower the community and bolster public trust.
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