Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Mar. 16, 2010
The issue is whether Respondent, Ed DePuy, committed the following violations as alleged in the Ethics Commission's Order Finding Probable Cause dated December 9, 2009, and the Supplemental Order Finding Probable Cause dated September 8, 2010: Whether Respondent violated s ection 112.3143(3)(a), Florida Statutes, regarding a July 11, 2006, vote/measure which affected a real estate development in which Respondent had an interest. Whether Respondent violated section 112.3143(3)(a) regarding an August 22, 2006, vote/measure which affected a real estate development in which Respondent had an interest. Whether Respondent violated s ection 112.3143(3)(a), regarding a January 9, 2007, vote/measure which affected a real estate development in which R espondent had an interest. Whether Respondent violated s ection 112.3143(3)(a) regarding a March 13, 2007, vote/measure which affected a real estate development in which Respondent had an interest. Whether Respondent violated a rticle II, section 8 of the Florida Constitution by failing to disclose income received in 2007 on his 2007 CE Form 6, Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests. Whether Respondent violated s ection 112.3143(3)(a) regarding a January 9, 2007, vote/measure which would inure to the special private gain or loss of a principal by whom Respondent was retained or to the special private gain or loss of the parent organization or subsidiary of a corporate principal by which Respondent was retained. Whether Respondent violated s ection 112.3143(3)(a) regarding a March 13, 2007, vote/measure which would inure to the special private gain or loss of a principal by whom Respondent was retained or to the special private gain or loss of the parent organization or subsidiary of a corporate principal by which Respondent was retained. h. Whether Respondent violated article II, section 8 of the Florida Constitution, by failing to disclose a secondary source of income received in 2007 on his 2007 CE Form 6, Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests.Former county commissioner should pay a fine for failure to report income on his 2007 CE Form 6, Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests. Recommend that other allegations be dismissed for lack of clear and convincing evidence.