20.12(A) Ethics training compliance. Pursuant to the Broward County Ethics Code and Florida law each elected official shall comply with the continuing education training requirement. In order to comply with this training requirement, the
will conduct training sessions for the
at times scheduled by the
. If a member of the Commission desires to comply with the training requirement in another manner, he or she may do so, but shall be responsible for the cost of the training.
20.12(B) Procedures for advisory opinions. Pursuant to the Broward County Ethics Code elected officials may request an advisory opinion about how the Broward County Ethics Code applies to his or her own situation. Requests for opinions shall be made to the
. In order to request an advisory opinion, each member of the Commission shall forward the request orally or by email or written correspondence to the
. To the extent practicable, the request for the advisory opinion shall be given to the
at least two business days prior to any relevant proposed action. The
shall issue the advisory opinion in writing by email or written correspondence and shall copy the other members of the
, the
, the City Clerk and the County Attorney's Office. Each Commissioner may only rely upon the advisory opinion issued to him or her and may not rely upon opinions issued to other members of the Commission.
20.12(C) Lobbyists. The Broward County Ethics
requires Lobbyists who lobby an elected official to legibly complete a contact log, contemporaneously with the lobbying activity or as soon thereafter as is practicable (but in any event within three business days after the lobbying activity occurs). In the event a member of the
receives communication from an unregistered
, he or she should immediately forward the correspondence to the
and
.
(Am. Ord. 2023-03, passed 5-1-2023)