Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Latest Update: Aug. 31, 1984
This case concerns the issue of whether the Respondent's law enforcement officer certification should be suspended, revoked, or otherwise disciplined for multiple violations of Section 943.145(3), Florida Statutes (1981). At the formal hearing the Petitioner called as witnesses Virgil P. Sandlin, David Charles Myers, Joseph Weil, and Neal Branch. Petitioner offered and had admitted into evidence four exhibits. The Respondent testified on his own behalf and offered no exhibits into evidence. Subsequent to the formal hearing, the Respondent filed a motion to supplement the record and that motion is denied on the basis that the documents sought to be made a part of the record are irrelevant to these proceedings. Respondent also filed a motion to dismiss and that motion is hereby denied. Counsel for Petitioner and Respondent filed proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for consideration by the Hearing Officer. To the extent that those proposed findings and conclusions are inconsistent with this order, they were rejected as not being supported by the evidence or as irrelevant to the resolution of this cause.Respondent is guilty of gross misconduct/insubordination in disregarding call-in procedures and per diem reports. Recommend revocation of certificate.
