FINAL ORDER

This matter came before the Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board (hereinafter "the Board"}, at a duly noticed public meeting held on May 17, 2007, in Cocoa Beach, Florida, for consideration of the hearing officer's Recommended Order regarding the petitions of David F. Rheaume (hereinafter "Petitioner"), for formal hearing regarding his applications to qualify Dolphin Electric of SW Florida, Inc., and Mill Electrical Contractors, Inc., as an additi nal business entities.

On April 27, 2006, the Board filed two Notices of Intent to Deny Petitioner's applications to qualify the aforementioned additional businesses. The Petitioner, timely requested evidentiary hearings before the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) and these matters were transferred to DOAH. On September 7 and November 9, 2006, administrative hearings were held before the Honorable Lawrence P. Stevenson, Administrative Law Judge. Judge Stevenson's Recommended Ord r in this matter was filed with DOAH on March 8, 2007. There were no exceptions filed by either party. Based on its consideration of the entire record, the Board makes the following findings of facts and conclusions of law:

FINDINGS OF FACT

1. The Board hereby adopts the finding of facts contained in paragraphs one

   
   

   (1) through seventeen (17) of the Recommended Order as the Board's findings of facts.

   
   

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2. There is competent substantial evidence to support the Board's findings of

facts.

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

1. The Board hereby adopts the conclusions of law contained in paragraphs eighteen (18) through twenty-three (23) of the Recommended Order as the Board's conclusions of law.

2. There is competent substantial evidence to support the Board's

conclusions of law.

ORDER

The Board hereby adopts the Hearing Officer's Recommendation as the Board's decision on the Petitioner's applications.

\ IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED

That Petitioner's applications to qualify Dolphin Electric of SW Florida, Inc., and Mill Electric Contractors, Inc., as additional business entities are DENIED.

This Final Order shall become effective upon filing with the Clerk for the

Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

DONE AND ORDERED thisart day of _ .._u-=--y/ ,

, 2007.

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS'LICENSING BOARD

1940 North Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0771

irector,

for Clarence K. Tibbs, Acting Chair

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NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL

THIS ORDER CONSTITUTES FINAL AGENCY ACTION AND MAY BE APPEALED BY ANY PARTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 120.68, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND RULES 9.110 AND 9.190, FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE, BY FILING A NOTICE OF APPEAL CONFORMING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 9.110(D), FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE, BOTH WITH THE APPROPRIATE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL,

ACCOMPANIED BY THE APPROPRIATE FILING FEE, AND WITH THE

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DEPARTMENT'S CLERK OF AGENCY PROCEEDINGS, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS

OF RENDITION OF THIS ORDER.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished by U.S. mail to: David F. Rheaume, 12505 Sunbury Drive, Ft. Myers, Florida 33901 and Howard Andrew Swett, Esquire, 1625 Hendry Street, Suite 301, Ft. Myers,

Florida 33901; and by interoffice mail to Reginald D. Dixon, Assistant Attorney

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General, Administrative Law Section, PL-01 The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-

1050,_this l.f-fl,,.day of 1"72007.

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Docket for Case No: 06-002316

Orders for Case No: 06-002316