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It is a first degree misdemeanor for any person to falsify a public record (ss. 839.13, F.S.)
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HOME OF fELICAN ISLAND
1225 Mairi Street
Sebastian, Florida 32958
{772) 589-5330 phone - (T/2) 589-5570 fax
March 5, 2004
Michael Heptinstall
834 Barker. Street
Sebasiian, FL 32958
Dear Mr. Heptinstall:
In accordance with Ftorida Statutes a campaign treasurer's�termination report must be
fiied by June 7, 2004 �nd witl include ali lawful expenditures in accordance with
106.11(5} and final disposition of surplus funds in accordance with 106.141.
if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 589-5330.
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Jeanette Wiliiams
From: MLHEPTINSTALL�aol.com
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 7:48 PM
To: jwilliams cL'Ocityofsebastian.org
Subject: Re: (no subject)
MIKE HEPTINSTALL AND WIFE LEILA HAVE LIVED IN SEBASTIAN SINCE 1997.MIKE WORKS FOR VER�O
BEACH CHRYSLER AND THE MOTORHOME SUPERSTORE WHERE HE IS SERVICE MANAGER FOR THE
RV DIVISION.MIKE AND LEILA HAVE 5 CHILDREN AND 3 GRANDCHILDREN,A BASSETT HOUND NAMED
P.J. AND A CAT CALLED IROC.MIKE AND LEILA ARE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
ON ROSELAND RD.MIKE IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE AT HIS CHURCH.
YES I WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE THE JUNE PROGRAM
THANKS MIKE HEPTINSTALL
3/23/2004
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HOME Of PELICAN ISLAND
SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
OATH OF OFFICE
I, Michael Heptinstall, do solemnly swear that I will support,
protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United
States, and of the Sta.te of Florida against a11 enemies, domestic
and foreign; that I will bear true faith, loyalty, and allegiance to the
same; that I am duly qualiiied to hold office under the Constitution
and Laws of the State of Florida; and that I will faithfully perform
all the duties of the office of Councilmember of which I am about
to enter, so help me God.
Sebastian City Council Member
Sw d subscribed before me this 15th day of March, 2004.
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APPOtNTMENT OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER � originei Appointment
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I have appointed the following person to act es my Campaign Treasurer � Deputy Treasurer
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MICHAEL L HEPTINSTALL
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Sebastian, riorida 32858
Phone (772) 589-5330 — Fax (772} 589-5570
E-Afiait: citvCa�citvofsebastian.om
March 8, 2004
Michael Heptinstall
834 Barker Street
Sebastian, FL 32958
Dear Mr. Heptinstali:
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After reviewing Florida Statutes and opinions of the Florida Elections Division (DE 91-07) and (DE 00-04}
and City Attomey, Rich Stringer, I must inform you that your campaign tr+easurer's report is considered
three days late, and a fine of $224.06 is imposed.
Florida Elections Division opinion (DE 91-07) states: `..calculation of/ate days begins on the dayafter
the campaign tr�asurer's report is due, including weekends and holidays, and continues end includes the
day of the postmaric, courier nsceipt, or certificai+s of mailing, whichever is earlier."
In the opinion of the City Attomey, date of receipt of the report falls under the same definition as "day of
postmark, courier receipt, or certificate of mailing", I received your report on Mqnday, March 8, 2004.
Florida Elections Division opinion (DE 00-04) states: "A filing officer has no discretion with r+egard to fines
imposed pursuant t� section 106.07(8), Florfda 5tatutes. The filing officer's duty is ta notrfy a candidate
or chairman of a political comrnittee ot' ihe failur� to file a report; defennine the arnount of the fine based
upon the formula provided in secfion 106.07(8)(b), Florida Statutes; and noiify the candidate or cheirman
of ihe political commiftee of the amount of the fine due. °
I understand your concems that rny February 11, 2004 letter regarding the due date for your first report
(18�' day prior} did not arcive until February 24, 2004 because the letter was inadvertently routed through
Richmond, Virginia by the postal service. You also stated that you have not yet received the letter I
mailed regarding your second report (4�' day prior) due date. Though I sympathize with your situation,
these letters were a courtesy and not required by Florida Statutes. I did comply with Florida Statutes by
includirig the reporting periods and due dates in your candidate packet. I have no discretion under the
law but to impose a fine as set out in the statutes.
FS 106.07 sets out the formula for determining the fine. For failure to file the report due on the 4�' day
prior to the election, the fine is $500 per day but no more than 25 percent of the contributions or
expenditures, whichever is greater for this reporting period. Your expenditures for this report were
�298.75 and were greater than the contributions. The formula for your fine is therefore, $298.75 X.25 X
3 for a total of $224.06. In accordance with Florida Statutes, your fine cannot be paid from the campaign
account, shouid be made payable to the City of Sebastian, and will be deposlted into the City of
Sebastian general fund.
Please refer to FS 106.07 for �provisions regarding your right of appeal to the Florida Eleciions
Commission.
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Sally A. M o, CMC
City Clerk
cc: City Atiomey, Rich Stringer
Ann Rousseau
From: Ann Rousseau
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:53 AM
To: Rich Stringer
Subject: Heptintall's Campaign Report
Hi Rich - Mr. Heptinstall brought me the 4th day prior campaign report this moming at 8 am which was due by 5 pm Friday,
March 5th. He was out of town on Friday and did not get back until after 5 pm. He said he had written today's date as the
due date on his calendar rather than Friday's date for some reason. He brought with him the first letter I sent out for the
first report, which is date stamped through our postage meter on February 11th and then postmarked in Richmond Virginia
on February 19th. He said he received it at his address on February 24th. It was slit open on the top and sides �nd
stapled back together. He says he has no connection to Richmond Virginia and that he has never received the second
letter I mailed out on February 20th for the second report. I mailed another letter last Friday for the termination report due
in June. I asked him if he should receive either of these letters to bring them to me so I can make a copy of the envelopes.
I will contact the post office to ask them how a letter addressed to 834 Barker Street, Sebastian, FL 32958 endeci up in
Richmond, Virginia.
I would like to talk to you about whether I am bound by state law to impose a fine. It states:
"Upon determining that a report is late, the filing o�cer shall immediately nofify the candidate or chair of the political
committee as to the failure to file a report by the designated due date and ihat a fine is being assessed for each late
day...... "
My first question is, would I count Saturday and Sunday in the count of late days or not? If not, then it is less than a day
late since he had no opportunity to bring it to me after the 5 pm deadline until first thing this moming. Notification is
unnessary since he has already submitted the report.
It continues......... "however, for the reports immediately preceding each primary and general election, the fine shall be
$500 per day for each late day, not to exceed 25 perceni of the totoal receipts or expendiiures, whichever is gre�ter, for
the period covered by the late report, Upon receipt of the r�sport the filing officer shall determine the amount of th�e fine
which is due and shall notify the candidate or chair. The filing officer shal/ determine the amount of the fine bas�d upon
the earliesf of the following:
1. When the report is actually neceived by such o�cer.
2. When the r�sport is postmarked.
3. When the certificate of mailing is dated.
4. When the receipt from an established courier company is dared.
Such fine shall be paid to the filing of�icer within 20 days afler r�eceipt of the notice of payment due, unless appeal is made
to the Florida E/ections Commission pursuant to paragraph (c).
(c) Any candidate or chair of a political committee may appeal or dispute the fine, based upon unusual circumstances
surrounding the failure to file on the designated due dafe, and may request and sha/l be entitled to a hearing before the
Florida Elections Commission, which shall have the authority to waive the fine in whole or in part .................................
My next question is, do I have the authority to waive the fine based on unusual circumstances or am 1 simply bownd by
Florida Statutes to impose a fine for any late filing? Is the Florida Elections Commission the only authority for waivers? If I
must impose a fine, it would be based on his expenditures ($298.75) which are greater than his contributions ($175.00) for
this report. His fine would be $74.70 if his submittal was considered one day late.
I suspect that although the candiate did have the cor�ect date for submittal in his candidate packet and submitted a 106 �,
form with his qualifying papers, the facts surrounding receipt of the first letter and his claim that he never �eceiveid the �
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March 5, 2004
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834 Barker Street
Sebastian, FL 32958
Dear Mr. Heptinstall:
In accordance with Florida Statutes a campaign treasure�'s�termination report must be
filed by June 7, 2004 and witl include all IawFul expenditures in accordance with
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if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 589-5330.
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1225 Main Street
Sebastian, Florida 32958
(772) 589-5330 phone - (772) 589-5570 fax
February 20, 2004
Michael Heptinstall
834 Barker Street
Sebastian, FL 3295
Dear Mr. Heptinstali:
In accordance with Florida Statutes Section 106.07, the campaign treasurer's report for
your campaign for the period February 14, 2004 through March 4, 2004 is due in the
Office of the City Clerk by 5 pm on Friday, March 5, 2004.
Any report postmarked by the United States Postal Service no later than midnight of the
due date, shall be deemed to have been submitted in a timely manner. Ptease read FS
106.07(2)(a) for further details.
The March 5th report will include all contributions and actual expenditures for the period
2/14/04 through 3/4/04. No contributions can be accepted after midnight of March 4th
For future reference, a termination report must be filed within 90 days of the election
(deadline June 7, 2004) and will include all lawful expenditures in accordance with
106.11(5) and final disposition of surplus funds in accordance with 106.141.
I have enclosed additional forms should you need them.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 589-5330.
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t225 Main Street
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(772) 589-5330 phone - (772) 589-5570 fax
February 11, 2004
Michael Heptinstall
834 Barker Street
Sebastian, FL 32958
Dear Mr. Heptinstall:
In accordance with Florida Statutes Section 106.07, the campaign treasurer's
report for the period January 1, 2004 through February 13, 2004 is due in the
Office of the City Clerk by 5 pm on Friday, February 20, 2004.
Any report postmarked by the United States Postal Service no later than midnight
of the due date, shall be deemed to have been submitted in a timely manner.
Please read FS 106.07(2)(a) for further details.
For your information, City Hall will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2004 in
honor of Presidents' Day.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 589-5330.
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❑ Original ❑ Amendment ❑ Special Election Report ❑ independent Expenditure Repart
(6) CONTRIBUTIONS THlS REPORT (7) EXPENDITURES THIS REPORT
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(11) CERTIFICATION
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1�l5TRUCTIONS FDR CAMPAIGN TREaSURER'S REPORT SUMMARY
(1) Type candidate's full name or narne of the political commtttee (PC), commfttee ofi coniinuous existence (CCE) or
party executive comrnittee (PTY).
(2) Type the idenfification number essigned by the Division of Eleciions.
(3)
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7ype the addrsss, including c)ty, stete and zip code (may use post ofFice box). If the address has changed since
the iast report filed, piease check the box.
Check appropriate box(es): Candidate (type ofFice sought including district, circutt or group numbers), PC, GCE, or
PTY, tf PC or CCE. hes disbanded end will no ionger file reports, piease check the respective box.
(5) Report fdentiiiers: Type cover period detes (e.g., From 1/1lD1 To 9i30/01 ). (See Ca/endar snd Elecfion D�tes
for appropriate year and cover periods.) Enter the Report Type using one of the foliowinp abbreviations:
iF A SPECIAL ELECTION REPC3RT ADD "S" IN FRONT OF THE REPORT CODE (i.e., "SG3").
DUARTERLY REPORTS GENERAL ELECTION REPORTS
Januaryquarterly .....................................................Q4 46�' day prior ........................................................G1
Apriiquarterly ..........................................................Q1
Julyquarteriy ...........................................................Q2
Octoberquarteriy .....................................................G13
PRlMARY REPORTS
32"d day prior ........................................................... F1
18�' day prior ............................................................ F2
4"' day prior .............................................................. F3
32"� day prior ........................................................G2
18�' day prior ........................................................G3
4"' day pnor ..........................................................�4
90-DAY REPORTS (Candidates Oniy)
Tetmination report ............................................... TR
Indicate whether this is the Original (first) report for this pericd or if this is an Amendment. Also check the
appropriate box to indicate if this is a Speciai FJection Reporf or an Independent Fxpendlture Report (5ection
106.071, F.S.).
(6) Type the amounts of ali Cash & Checks, Loans, Totel Monetary and In-kind contrtbutions identffied on tfiis rec�ort
on the appropriate iine. (Tote/ Monefary is the sum of Cash & Checks and Laans.)
(7) Type the amount of ail Monetery Expenditures, Transfers to Ofi'ice Accaur�t and Tota! Monetary Expend'rtures
identified on this renort on the appropriete line, (Tata/ Monetary is the sum of Monetery ExpeadPtures and
Transfers to Office Account.)
(8) Type the amounts of OfherDisfributions identi�ed on th s re ort on the appropriate fine. (�therDistrfbutiona
are goocis or aervices contributed to a candidate or other committee by s politicai commfttee, commlttee
of continuous existence or a party executive committee.)
(9} Type the amount of TOTAL Monetary Contributions to Date on the appropriate fine.
(10) � Type the amount of TOTAL Monetary Expendltures to Dete on the appropriate tine.
NOTE: For (9) and (10) above — Committees and party exectrtive committees will keep cumutative totals
for 2 yeer periods at a iime (example: January 1, 2000 throu0h December 31, 2001). Candidates will ke�p
cumuiative totals from the time the campaign depository is opened through the termination report.
(11) Type or print required nerne and heve them sign:
♦ Candidate Report (treasurer and candidate must sign)
� PC Report (tressurer and cheirrnan must sign)
♦ CCE Report (treasurer must sign)
♦ PTY RePort (tressurer and cheirman must sign)
AMENDMENT itBPORTS; An amendment report summery is to surnmerize only the conMbutions, expenditures,
distributions end fund transfers being reported as additions or deletions. Pieese read the instructions for the sequence
number fieid and the amendment type fieid on the back of forms DS-DE 'l3, 'f4, 14A end 94. The Division wlll
summarize all reports subrnitted for each reporting period and for the filer t� date.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CAMPAIGN TREASURER'S REPORT- ITEMIZED CONTRIBUTIOhS
(1) Type candidate's iull name or neme of the political committee (PC), comrnittee of continuous e�astence (CCc) or party
executive cornmittee (PTY).
(2) Type the fder�ti�cstion number assigned by the Division af E.lections.
(3) Type cover period detes (e.g., 411/04 through _ 8I30/D4 ). (See Ce/endar and Flection Dates for eppropriate year
and cover periods.)
(4) TYPs P89e numbers (e.g., 1 of ,3„_).
(5) Type date corrtribution wes RECEIVED (MonthlDay/Year). •
(6) Sequence Nurnber - Each detail line shail heve e aequen� number assigned to ft. 5equence numbers ere to be assigned
within each reporting penod end for eech type of dstsfl Ifne, Thus the report type, detafl fine type, and sequence number
will combine to uniquely identffy a specffic contrlbution, expenditure, distrfbution or fund transfer. This method of unique
iderrtffication is required for responding to requests from the Divieion end for reporting emendments.
For exempie, e C�1 report having 7� mnMbuutions would use aequenca numbers 1 thru 75. The r�xt report (Q2), compnsed
of 40 corrtributions would use sequence nurnbers 1 through 40. ContNbutions on amended Q1 reports woutd hegirt with
sequence number 76 and on amended Q2 repor� would begin with aequence number 41. See the Amendment Type
instrucfions below.
(7) Type full name and address of contributor (indudinp ctty, state and zip codej.
(8) Enter the type of corrtributor using one of the folfowin8 codes:
Individual = I
Business = B (eiso fnciudas corporations, organizstions, groups, eta.)
Commlttees C C (includes PC'c, CCE's and hderal committaes)
Politfcal Partias = P (indudas federal, state and courrty executive commtttees)
Other = O (e.p., candidabe surplus funds tc parly, etc.)
iype occupation of corrtributor for cor�Mbutions over �100 only. (If a busfness, piease indicete nature of business.)
(9) Errter ConMbution Type usin8 one of the following codes:
NOTE: Cash inctudes cash and cashfer's chscks.
(10) Type the description of eny in-kind cordribution received.
Cash
Check
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Interest
Loan
Membership dues
Reiund
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Candidate's Only —�If in-kind contribution is from a psrty axacutive committae and is allocable toward the
contribution limtts, type an "A" in this box. If aontribution is not aliocabie, type an "IV".
(11j Amendment Type (required an emended reports) . To add e new (previousiy unreported) contrtbution for the reporting
period being emendad, entec "ADD" in amendment type on a line with ALL of the required deta.
The sequenoe number for cornributlons with amendmerrt type 'ADD" wlll start et one plus the number of contributions in
the onginal report. For example, arnendin8 en onpinel Q1 report thet had 7� contributions, means the sequence
number of the i'irst contribu�on havin8 amendmant type •ADD" wtll be 76; the second "ADD" corrtributfon would be 77,
etc. When amend'mg en originel C12 report that hed 40 conMbt�tions, the aixth "ADD" contribution would have sequence
number 46.
7o correct e previously submitted contrlbution use the following drop/edd procedure. Enter "DEL° in amendment type
on e line wlth the aequenc� number of the contribution to be corrected. In combinetion with the report number bein�
amended, this aequence number wUl identlfy the conMbutlon to be dropped from your ective reccrcis. On the next line
enter ADD" fn amendmerrt type end ALL of the required dete with the necessery corrections thus reptean� th�
dropped data. Assign the aequence number es described sbova.
(12) Type emount of conMbufion recaived. Commktees of continuous exiatence ONLY: Any corrtMbution which
represerns .the peyment of dues by a member in e fixed emourrt pursuerrt to the schadule on file with the Division of
Eiections need onry Ifst the egpregete emount of euch contrlbuUqn, together wlth the number ct members paying such
dues and the emourit of rnembership dues.
CAMPAtGN TREASURER'S REPORT - ITEMiZcD EXPENDITURES
(1) Name � 1`i� INst+�'�l
(2) l.D. Number
(3) Cover Period �/�/ 0� through� �- /� 3 / �� (4) Page of
i5) ��� (a) j9) (10) (� � )
Date Full Neme Purpose
(6) (Lsst, Suffix, First, Middie) (edd office soupht If
Sequence Straet Addreas & cor�tMbution to s �Penditure
Number Clty, State, Zip Code cendldate) TYPB �+m.ndmsnt Amount
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR CAMPAIGN TRcArSURcR'S RFPORS - IT�MIZED EXP�ND(TUR�S
(1) Type candidate's tuil name or name of the poqtical committee (PC), comrnittee of continuous
existence (CCE) or party executive committse (PTY).
(2) Type identification number assigned by the Division of Elections.
(3) i ype cover period dates (e.g., 7/1 /01 through 9130/01 }. (Ses Calendar and Flection Dates for
appropriate cover periods.)
(4) Type page numbers (e.g., 1 of 3).
(5) Type date of expenditure (Month/Day/Year). "
(6) Sequence Numbe� - Each deteii fine shall have a sequence number assigned to f� Sequence numbers �re to
be assigned within each reporting period end for each type of detatl line. Thus the report type, detail line type,
and sequence number will combine to uniquely identify a specific contribu4on, expenditure, distribuiion or fund
transfer. This method of unique identtficetion is required for responding to requests from the Division and for
reporting amendments.
For example, a Q1 report having 40 expenditures wouid use sequence numbers 1 thru 40. The next report (02),
comprised of 30 expendttures wouid use sequence numbers 1 thru 30. Expenditures on amended �1 reports
would begin with sequence number 41 and on amended Q2 reports woutd bepin with sequence number 31. See
�4mendment Type instructions belov�r.
(7) Type full name and address af entity receiving payment (inciuding city, state and zip code).
(8) Type purpose of expenditure (if expenditure is a contribution to a candidate, also type the office
sought by the candidate). PLE,0.SE NOTE: This coiumn does not apply to candidate expenditure�,
as candidates cannot contribute t� other esndidates from cempaign funds. However, PCs (supportin8
car�didates), CCEs and party executive committees contributing to candidates must reoort office
sought (Section 106.07, F.S.).
(9) Enter Expenditure Type using one of the following codes: DESCRIPTION I CODE
DisposiUon of Funds (Cend.) DIS
Monetery MON
Petty Cash Wlthdrawn PCW
Petty Cesh Spent PCS
Trensfer to Office Account TOA
Refund �F
(10) Amenciment Type (required on amended reports) - To add a new (previousfy unreported) expenditure for
the reporting period beinp amended, errter "ADD" in amendment type on a line wlth ALL of the required data.
The sequence number for expenditures with amendme� type "ADD" will start at one plus the number of
expenditures in the original report. For exemple, amending an original Q1 report that had 75 expenditures,
meens the sequence number of the first expendtture heving emendment type "ADD" wlil be 76; the second
"ADD" expenditure would be 77, etc. When emendin� en originel C12 report that had 30 expenditures, the nin�h
"ADD" expenditure would heve sequence number 39.
To correct a previ�usiy submitted expenditure use the foilowin8 drop/edd procedure. Enter "DEL° in amendment
type on a fine with the sequence number of the expenditure to be corrected. in combinefion with the report
number being emended, this sequence number wiil ldentffythe expenditure to be dropped from your active
records. On the next line enter "ADD" in amendment type and ALL of the required deta with the necessary
corrections thus repfacing the dropped data. Assipn tha sequence number as described above.
(11) Type amount of expenditure.
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CANDIDATES WITH NO PARTY �FFIL? Q TION
(Secrians 876.05-876.10, Fiorida Statutes)
STATE OF FLORIDA TNnTAN RTVER COUNTY
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Firat Name Middie NamelInttial Laat Name
a citizen of the State of Florida and of the United States of America, ... and a candidate for
public office ... do bereby soleinnly swear or affirm that I will support the Constitution of the
United States and of the State of Florida.
OATH OF CANDIDAiE
(Section 99.021, Fiorida Sfatutes)
j, MICHAEL TiEPTIN mAL.r.
(pLEA6E PRINT NA1►� A6 YOU WISH IT TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT — NAME
MAY NC3T BE CSANGED APTER TSE END OF QUALIFYING)
am a candidate farthe officeof CTmv (`f1iiN('TT. MF'MRFg � �
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qualified�under the Consiituiion �d the La.ws of F"lorida to hold the office to which I desire to
be nominated. or elected. I have qualified for no ot�ier public office in the state, the term af
which office or any part theseof runs concw.rent with the o$'ice I seek; and I ha.ve resigned from
any office from which I am required to res�ign putsuant to Section 99.012, Florida Sta.tutes.
ITND�R pENAL1'IES OF PERTURY, I DECLARE TSAT I HAVE READ TH�
FOREGOING LOYALTY OAT'g AND OATH OF CANDIDATE .AND THA.T THE
FACTS STATED IN EACH ARE TRUE.
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Each candidate must fife a statement with the quafifying officer within 10 days after the
Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository is fiied. Wil�Ful
faiiure to file this form is a first degrse misdemeanor and a civil vioiation of the Campaign
Financing Act which may resul� in a fine of up to $1,000, (ss. 106.19(1)(c), 106.265(1), Florida
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ELIGIBIL(TY TO HOLD OFFtCE
OF COUNCIl.MEMBER
ction 2.02 - ELIGIBIL(TY
o person shall be eiigible to hold the office of council member unless he or st�e
a qualified eiector in said city and actually continualfy resided in said city for a
:riod of one (1) year immediatefy preceding the final date for quaiificaiion as a
.ndidate for said office."
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unciimember, meet the quaf�ficaiions to be efigible to hoid office as required
ction 2.02 of the City of Sebastian Charter, above.
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PART A- PR�IMARY SOURCES OF INCOME
[Required by Sec. 112.3145(3)(a)1 or (b)1, Fta.'Stat)
Part A)s intended to require the disclosure of your prinaipai aources of
income during the disclosure period. You do not have to disclose the amount
of income received. The sources ahouid be listed fn descending order, with
the largest source first.. Please list in this part of the form the name, address,
and pnncipal business �ctivity of each source of your fncome which (dapend-
ing on whether you heve chosen t� report bssed on peroentege thresholds
or on dollar value thresholds) efther:
exceeded five percent (5g6) of the gross income recefved by you in
your own name �r by eny other person for your beneflt or use during the
disclasure period, or
exceeded $2,500.00 (of gross ir�come roceived durinp the disclosure
period by you in your own name or by any other person for your uae or
beneflt).
You need not list your pubifc safary resumng from pubNc ernployment,
but this amount should be included when calculating your gross income for
the disdosure penod. The income of your spouse need not be dfsdoeed.
However, ff you are repordng based on percentsge thresholds and if there is
joint income to you and y�ur spouse from property held by the enbreties (such
as interest or dividends frorn a bank account or stodcs held by the entlretlas),
you should include all of that incorne when calculatlng your groas income and
disclose the source of that income if it exceeded the 5% threshold.
"Gross income" means the eame as it does for incorne tax purposes,
including all Income from whatever aource derived, such as compenaetlon for
services, gross income from business, gains frorn property dealings, interest,
rents, dividends, pensions, distributive shere of partnership pross lncome,
and alimony, but not chiid support
Examples:
— If you were employed by a company that manufactures cornpute�s
and received more than 5% af your gross income �salery, commissions,
etc.) frvm the company (or, altemetively, �2,500j, then you should list
the name of U�e company, its eddress, and its prinapal business ecHvlty
(computer menufacturing).
— If you were a partner in a law firrn end your distributive share oi
partnership gmss lncome exceeded 5°� of your gross income (or, alter-
natively, $2,500), then you should liet the narne of the flrm, Its add►ess,
and its prinapal busineas ectivlty (prsc�ce of taw)•
— If you were the sole proprietor of a retail gift busineas and your Aross
income from the busineas exceeded 5°� of your totel gross Income (or,
eltematively, �2,500), then you shouid list the name of the buainess, its
addreas,•and tts pnnapsl business activiry (reta(I gift sales).
— If you received income from investme�ts in stodcs end bonds, you
are requirod to list only eech fndividuaf company from which you derived
more than 59� of your grnss income (or, altematively, $2,500), rather
than eggrepating all of your investment income.
— If more then 5°k of your groas income (or, eftemativsly, $2,500) wes
gain from the sele of property (not just the selling price), then you should
list es a source of income the name of the purchaser, the purcheaer's
address, end the purcheser's prindpai business activtty. If the purchas-
er's identity is unknown, such as where eecutitfes listed on an exchange
are sold through e brokerage firm, the source of income ehould be listed
simply as "sele of (name of compeny) stock," for example.
— if more than 5% of your gross fncome (or, altematively, $2,500) was
in the fortn of interest from one particular finandal institution (apgreBat-
ing interest from all CD's, accounts, etc., at that insUtution), liat the neme
of the inatltution, its address, and its principal business activiry,
'ART B- SECONDARY SOURCES OF INCOME
jRequired by Sec. 112.3145(3)(a� or (b)2, Fla. Stet.]
This part is iritended to require the disdoaure of major custome�s, cli-
nts, and other sources of income to businesses in which you own an inter-
st. You wfll nof have anything to report unless :
(a) If you ere reporting based on peroe�tage thresholds:
(1) You owned (either directly or indirecdy in the brtn of en equi-
tebie or beneficiai interest) dunng the disdosure period more than
five percent (5%) �f the tatal assets or capital stock of a buslne
entity (a corporetion, parinership, limited pertnership, proprieto
ship, joint venture, trust, firm, et�., doing business in Flaida); an
(2) You received more then ten percent (10%) ofyouFgross incom
during the disclosure period from that business entity; end
(3) You received more than $1,50D in gross income ihvmthat bu
ness entity du�ing the period.
(b) If you ere reporttng based on dollar value thresholds:
(1) You owned (etther directly or indirecUy in the form oi an equ
teble or beneflclal intarost) during the disciosure period more tha
five percent (5%) of the totel aesets or capfial etock of e buslne
entitty (e corporetion, pertnership, IfmRed partnership, proprieto
ahip, jofnt venture, trust, firm, etc., doing business in Floride); an
(2) You raceived more then $5,000 of your pross incorne dunn
the disclosure period from that business enUty. .
If your irrterests and gross income exceeded the appropnate thrsshdds liste
above, then for that business entity you must list every source of income
the business entity which exc�eded ten perceM (10°�) of the businees entliy
groes income (computed on the basis of the business enttty's mast recen
completed fiscal year), the source's address, and the source's ptincipal bu
ness activlty.
Exampfes:
— You are the sole prop►ietor of a dry cleaning business, fran whi
you received more than 10°� of your gross income (en amauntthat w
more then $1,500) (or, altemadvefy, more then $5,000, if you are usin
dollar velue thresholds). If only one customer, a uniform rer�sl compan
provided more then 10% of your dry cleening business, you must list th
neme of the uniform rentel company, Its address, end its prinapel bu
ness activity (unfform rerrtals).
— You are a 20% perfier in a partnership thet owns a shopping m
and your pertnerahip inc�rne exceeded the thresholds Usted above. Yo
should list eech tenant of the mall that provided more than 10°k oF th
partnership's gross income, the tenanYs eddress and prinapsl busine
ectivity.
— You own en orange grove and sell ell your oranges to one merketin
cooperative. You ehould iist the cooperative, Its address, and tts prin
pei 6usiness acdviiy if your income met the thresholds.
PART C - REAL PROPERTY
[Requfred by Sec. 112.314b(3)(a)3 or (b)3, Fle. Stet]
In fhis pert, pleese list the locetion or description of all real property (len
and buildings) in Fforide in which you owned dirediy or indirecdy et eny tim
dudng the previous tau yeer in excess of five percent (5%) of the property
value. This threshold is the seme, whether you are using percentage thres
olds or dollar thresholds, You are not required to list your residences an
vace�on homes; nor are you required to state the value of the property o
the bmt.
Indirect ownershlp fncludas sltuetions where you are e benaflciary
a trust that owms the property, as well as situations where you ere mo
then a 5� pertr�ar in a partnership or stodcholder in a corporstion thet ow
the property. The value of the proparty may be determined bN the mo
receMly aeaessed velue for tax purposes, in the ebsence of e mcire curre
appraiael.
The location or description of the propetty should be autfficient
enable anyone who looks at the form t� Idantlfy the property. Althouph
lepa� deacxipfion of the property wlli do, such a lengthy descrip�on fs n
required. Using simplar descriptions, such as "duplex, 115 Terrace Avenu
Tallahessee" or 40 ecres located ffi the iMereectlon of hiwy. 80 and I-95, La
County" � suifiaent. In some cases, the property tex identiflcetion number
the properry wlll help in Idantirying ft: "120 acre ranch on Hwy. 901t, Hend
County, Tax ID # 131-45883."
(CONTINUED on page 5)' �
� Il'�STRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING FORM 1
STATEMENT �F FINANCIAL INiERESTS
W80 MUST FILE FORM 1:
q�i pBrsons who fall within the cetegorfes of "stete officers," "local offlcers/employees," "specified state employees," as well es candidetes for elective iocal offi
are required to file Form 1. Posttions withtn these cateeorfes are listed below. Persons requlred to flle fuli financial disclosure (Form B) and officers of the judic
branch do not flle Form 1(see Form 6 for a Itst of persons who must file that form).
iSTATE OFFICERS include the foliowing positions for state aftfcfals: municfpal building inspector, county or municipal water resourCesco�rdinet
1) Elected pubiic officiais not serving in e polfticel subdivision of the county or municipal poliution control director, county or munia�al environme
state and any person appointed to flIl a vacsncy In such office, uniess requfred te► control .director; county or municipal administrator wlth pawer to grant
to flle fuil disclosure on Form 6. deny a lend development permit; chief of police; fire chfef; nnunicipel cle
2) Appointed membsrs of each boerd, c�mmission, euthority, or council district school superintendent; community college president; rlistrict medi
having statewide jurisdiction, excluding members of solely advisory bodles, examiner, purchasin8 agent (regardless of btle) having the authaity to ma
but lncluding Judicial nomineting commissian mernbers end Dfrectors of the FL eny purchese exceeding $15,000 for the locel govemmental unft.
Black Business Investrnent Board, Enterprise Ftorida, and Workforoe Florida. SPECIFIED STATE EMPLOYEES indude the bllowing positio
3) Members of the Board of Repents, the Chancellor and Vice for state employees:
�hancellors of the state university system, and Prestdents of state universi- 1) Employees in the office of the Govemor or ot a Cabingt rnernber w
;�gs, ere exempt from the Career 5ervice Systam, exduding secr�tedal, cleric
LOCAL OFFICERS/EMPLOYEES include the followinp positions and similar positions.
or officers and empioyees of locai governmerrt: 2) The following positlons in each state departrnent, comr�iesion, boa
1) Persons etected to office in any politicel subdivision (such es munici- or council: 5ecretary, Asefstent ar Deputy Secretary, Faceautive Direct
�alfties, coun6es, and special districts) and eny person appointed to flll a �s��nt or Deputy Executive Director, and enyone havfng the power norma
�acancy in such office, uniess required to file full disdosure on Form 6. �►�ferred upon such persons, regardiess of tlUe.
2) Appofnted members of the following boards, councils, commissfons, � 3) 'The foilowing postUons in each state depertment ordivision: Direct
iuthorities, or other bodies of any county, municipaUty, school district, indepen- �sistant or Depury Director, Bureeu Chief, Assistant Bureau Chief, and a
lent special district, or other politicel subdivision: the 8oveming body of the Person having the power nortnally conferred upon such persons, regardless
ubdivisfon; en expressway suthority or transportatlon authority estebiished �le.
�y general law; mernbers of the Tampa Bey Commuter Reti Autho�ity; a com- 4) Aseistent Stete Attomeys, Asststant Public Defenders, Pub
iuniry colle8e or junior college distri�t board of trustees; e boerd havinp the Counael, full-time state empioyees serving as counsel or assist�nt counsei
ower to enforce loca� code provisions; a planning or zoning board having g state agency, adminfstretive taw judges, and hearing officers.
ie power to recommend, cxeate, or modiiy land planning or zoning witfiin the 5) The Superintendetrt or Director of a state mental heaith instltute esta
otitical subdfvision, except for cl�zen advisory comrnittees, technical coor- ��ahed for trafning and research in the mental health field, or a�y major sta
inafing committees, and similar groups who only have the power to make institution or fecility established for comections, trainin8, treatment, or rehab
3commendatfons to pfanning orzoning bosrds; a penston board or retirement ��on. •
oard empowered to invest peneion or reGrement funds cr to determine enUUe- 8) Stete agency Busfness Managers, Finance and Accounting Directo
ient to or amount of a pensien or other retiromer�t beneflt Personnal Ofiicers, Grant Coordinators,and purchesing agents (regardless
3) Any other eppointed member of e local govemment boerd who is �e) with power to make e purchaee exceed"mg $15,000.
�quired to flle a statement of flnancial interests by the appointine authorlty or �) The foltowing positions in IeBislative branch agenaes: eech emplo
�e enabiinp legislatfon, ordinance, or resolution crentlng the boerd, ee (other than those employed in maintenance, clerical, secretel�iel, or sim
4) Persons holding eny of these positions in iocel govemmerrt: Meyor, p°S�ons end lepisletive assistan� exempted by the preslding mffic�r of th
�unty or city menager; chfef edministrative employee of a counry, municipal- house); and each employee of the Commission on Ethics.
i, or other poiitical subdivision; county or munidpal attomey; chief county or
INSTRUCTION5 FOR COMPLETING FORM 1:
JTRODUCTORY INFORMATION (At-rop of Form):
If your name, maiifng address, public apency, and poaition are
elready printed on the form, you do not nead to provide thi� Informe-
tion uniess It should be changed. 'fo change any of this fnformatfon,
simpfy atrike through It and write in the correet Information.
NAME OF AGENCY: This should be the name of the govemmental unit
which you aerve or served, by which you are or were employed, or for
which you are a cendidate. For exemple, "City of Tailahassee," "Leon
Counry," or "Depertrnent of Transportstion."
OFFICE OR POStTION HELD OR 50UGHT: Use the ti�e of the oflice
or positlon you hold, are seekinD, or held during the disclosure period (in
some cases you may not hold that position now, but you sUll would be
required to flie to disclose your interasts during the last yeer you held that
position). For example, "City Council Member," "County Administretor,"
"Purchasin8 Agent," or "Bureau Chief." If you ars e candidate for office or
are a nAw employae or appointee, chedc the appropriate box.
MAILING ADDRESS: If your home eddress appears on the fortn hut you
prefer enother address be shown, mark throuph the sddress provided end
insert your office or other current address. The followin8 psrsons should
nof use their home addresses: active or former lew enior�ment person-
nel, fnduding correctional and correcti�nal probation officers, personnel of
D.C.F.S. whose duties indude the investigetion cf abuae, neBlect, explolte-
tion, fraud, theft, or other criminal ectivities, pereonnel of the Departrnent
�f Health whose duties are to support the invesrigetlon of chAd abuse or
neglect, and personnel of the Department of Revenue or local povem-
ments whose responsibfpties include revenue collec�ion end eniorcem
or child aupport enforcement; current or former stste attom4ys, assist
stete attomeys, stetewide prosecutors, or easistent stetewide prosecuto
current or former code enforcement officers; current ar fomter local g
emrnent a8ancy or water management distrfct employees with peraonn
releted duties; cerUfied flreflghters; jusUces and judges; and spouses a
children of the above.
DlSCLOSURE PERIOD: The tax yser for most individuals ts the calen
year (Januery 1 through December 31). If thet is the cese for you, th
your financisl interests ehould be reported for the ceiendar yasr 2002; J
check the box and you do not need to edd any informetion ih this par
the fortn. However, ff you flle your IRS tex retum based on a tei�c yeerthe
not the calendar year, you should specify the detes of your tek yeer in t
portion of the fam and check the appropriate box. This is the dme fra
or "dlsdosure period" for Kour report.
MANNER OF CALCULATING REPORTABLE INTERESTS: As noted
this portlon of the form, the Legisleture hes given fliers the optlion of repo
ing bsaed on �� thresholds that ere comparative (usuel�r, based
percentege vaivas) p� threshcids thet are based on abBOlute �olller velu
The instructions on the fallowing pages specifically descrtbe the differ
thresholds. 5imply check the box thet reflects the choice you :have ma
You must use the type of threshold you have chosen far eadh part of
form. In other words, if you choose to report besed on ebSolute do
value throshoids, you cennot use a percentsge threshold on any part
the form.
(CONTiNUED on page 4) �r
Exemples:
— You own 113 of a partnership or small corporation that owns both a
vecent lot and a 12% interest in an office building. You shouid disclose
the lot, but are not required to disclose the office building (because your
1/3 of the 12% interest—which equels 4%—doas not exceed the 5%
threshold).
— If you are a beneficiary of e trust that owns real property and your
interest depends on the duretion of an individual's life, the value of your
interest should be determined by appfying the appropriate ectuarial ffible
to the value of the property ftself, regardless of the actual yield of the
property. .
P�►RT D- INTANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY
[Required by Sec. 112.3145(3)(e}3 or (b)3, Fla. 5tat.J
Provide a generel description of any intangible personal property that
was worth more than:
(1) ten per�nt (10°k) of your totel assets at the end of the disclosure
period (if you are usinp peroentsge thresholds), B[
(2) $10,000 (ff you are using dollar vslue threshoids),
and state the business entity to which the properly relatad. intanpibie personel
oroperty includes such things as rnoney, stocks, bonds, certfficetes of deposft,
�nterests in partnerships, benefidal in'terests in a trust, promissory notes owed
:o you, accounts receivabie by.you, IRA's, arrd benk accounts. Such things
as automobiles, houses, jewelry, end pair�tings are not intengfble property.
ntangiblas reiating to the sarne business enUty should be epgregated; for
�xampie, iwo certlficates af deposit and e ssvings account with the same
�ank. Whare property ls owned by husband end wife as tenents by the entirety
which usualry wlll be tha cese), the properLy should be velued at 100%.
Ceiculetions: In order to decide whether the intengibfe property excaeds
I 0°� of your totsl assets, you wtll need to totel the velue of elI of your asaets
inGuding real property, intengibie property, and tengible persona! property
;uch as automobiles, jewelry, fumfture, etc.). When meking this celcuiation,
lo not subtract any liebiilties (debts) that may refate to the property-�edd only
he fair market value of the property. Multiply the total figure by 1�9�o to arrive
it the disctosure threshold. List oniy the intanpibles that exeeed this threshold
imount. Jointly owned property should be valued acc�ding to the percentage
�f your jant ownership, wfth the exception of property owned by husband and
rife as tenants by the entirety, which should be valued at 1'00°%. None of your
efculeUons or the value of the proparty have to be discioead on the form: If
ou are usine dotlar vatue threstiolds, you do not need to make eny of theae
alculetlons. '
Exampies for persons using comparative (percentape) thresholds:
— You own 50% of the stodc of a smen corpore8on that is worth
$100,000, according to generally accepted methods of veluing small
businesses. The estimated fair merket value of yaur home end other
property (bank accounts, automobile, fumfture, etc.) is $20Q,000. As your
total assets are worth �250,000, you mustdisdose fntangibies worth over
$25,000. Since the value of the stock exceeds this threshold, you should
Iist "stock" end the neme of tha corporetion. If your accourrts with e par-
ticular bank exceed $25,00�, you should Ust "6enk accounts" and benk's
name.
— When you retired, your professfonal firm bought out your partner-
ship interest by giving you a promissory note, the present value of
uvhich is $100,000. You also have a certlficate of deposft from a bank
worth �75,000 and en investrnent portfolio worth $30D,000, consistin8 of
$100,000 of IBM bonds and a variety of other fnvestments worth between
$5,000 and $50,ODD each. The fair market velue of your remaining assets
(condominfum, automobile, and other personel property) is $225,ODD.
Since your totsl ssseffi are worth $700,OD0, you must list each frrtan0lble
worth more than $7D,DD0. Therefore, ycu would list "prornfsaory note"
and the name of your former partnerehip, "certlflcate of deposit" and the
name of the bank, "bonds" and "IBM,' but none of the rest of your Invest-
ments.
PART E - LIABILITIES
jRequired by Sec. 112.3145(3)(a�t or (b�t, Fla. Sffit)
In this part of the form, list the name and address of each private
govemrnental creditor to whcm you were indebted at any �ime during t
disclosure perfod fn an amaunt which exceeded:
(1) your net worth (if you are usfng percentage threshoicis), p[
(2) $10,000 (if you are using doliar value thresholds).
You are not required to liat the arnount of any indebtednBSS or your n
worth. You do not heve to disciose any oi the followfng: credit card and re
inatelirnent acc:ounts, taxes owed (unless reduced to a judgrtlent), indebte
neas on e life Maurance policy owed to the company of fssuahce, conting
liebilities, end acarued income texes on net unreal¢ed appreciation (
accounUng concept). A"corrtingent IiebUfty" is one that will become an act
liability only when one or m�re future events occur or fail to ticcur, such
where you are lieble only as a guararrtor, surety, or endorser oh a promiss
note. If you are a"co-maker" end have sfgned as bein8 jointlyilable or join
and aeverally liebie, then this is not a contingent IfabiBty; if you ere using
$10,000 threshoid and the totet amount of the debt (not just tha per�entege
your Ilability) exceeds $10,000, such debts should be reported.
Calculations for pe�sons usinp comparafive (percentage) thresholds:
order to declde whether the debt exceeds your net worth, yau will need
total all of your liabili�es (inctuding promissory notes, mortgages, credit ca
debts, linas of cred�, judgments against you, atc.). Subtract thi8 amount fr
the value of all your assets es calculated above for Part D. This is your "
worth." You must fist on the form each creditor to whom your debt exceed
this amou�t unfess ft is one of the types of indebtedness listed in the pa
graph above (credit card and retafl instslfinent accounts, etc.). Joint tiabi�t
with others for which you are °jointly and severalfy liable," me�ning that y
mey be liebie for either your part or the whole of the obligeUbn, should
induded in your calculatlons based upon your percentege of IieblNty, with
following exception: joint and several liab(Ilty with your spouee for a debt wh
retates to properry owned by both of you as "tenents by the enllirety' (usua
the caee) ahould be induded in your celcutations by valuing the asset at 100
of its value end the liabflity at '100% of the amount owed.
Examples for persons using comperative (percentsge) thrs�sholds:
— You owe $15,000 to e benk for student loans, $5,000 ibr aedii cs
debts, end $60,000 (with your spouse) to a savings and loen for a ho
mortgage. Your home (owned by you and your spouse) is wo►th $80.0
and your other property is worth $20,000. 5ince your net wotth is $20.0
($100,000 mfnus $80,OOD), you must report only the name and addre
of the sevings and foan.
— You end your 50°h bueiness partner have a$100,000 busine
loan from e benk, for which you both are jointly and seWeraily liab
The velue of� the businass, tafdng into account the loan ae a liability
the buainess, is $50,000. Your other aeaets are worth $25,000, and y
owe $5,OOD on a credit csrd. Your total assets wfll be �50,OOD (hafi o
business worth $50,OOD plus $25,OOD of other assets). YQUr liabi6ti
for purposes of caiculeting your net worth, wfll be oniy $5,q00, becau
the full emount of the business loen already was fncluded in veluing
6usineas. Therefore, your net worth is $45,000. 5ince your �0°h share
the $100,000 business loen exceeds this net worth figure, you must
the bank.
PART F - INTERESTS IN SPECIFIE
BLlSINESSES
[Required by Sec. 1123145(5), Fia. 5tet.)
The types of businesses covered in this disclosure are only: state a
federelly charterod benks; state and federei savinps end loan Assoaetio
cemetery c�mpanies; insurence companies (induding insuranc� egenae
mortgege companies; credit unions; small loan companies; slcqhouc bev
ape licensees; peri-mutuel wagerinp companies, utllity comperfies, en�t
controlled by the Public Sendce Commission; and eMities grented a french
to operete by elther e ciy or e county govammant,
(CONTINUED on page 6) �
You are required to disclose in this psrt of the iorm the fect that you disclosure period, an officer, director, partner, proprietor, or agenY�othertha
�wned dunng the disclosure period an interest in, or held any of certain posi- a resident egent solely for aervice of process).
tions wfth, particular types of businesses listed above. You are required to �f you have or held such a position or ownetahip interest in ane of thes
�nake this disclosure if you own or owned (either diredly or indirectly in the �es of businesses, list (vertic:ally for each business): the name of the bus
�orm of an equfteble or beneficial interest) at any time during the disclosure ness, its address and prfncipal buslness ectiviry, and the positioh held wit
�eriod more than five percent (5°%) of the total assets or capital stock of one the business (if any). Also, If you own(ed) more than e 5% intsrest in th
�f the types of business eritities grented a pnviiege to operate in Florida that business, as described above, you must indicate that fact and describe th
are listed above. You also rnust complete this part of the form fcr each of nature of your interest.
hese types of businesses for which you ere, or were at any time during the
(End of Instructlons.)
PENALTIES
4 failure to make any requir.ed disclosure constifutes grounds for and may be punished by one or more of the fo0owing: dis
�ualifrcation from being on the ba//of, impeachment, removal or suspension from office or employment, demofion, reduction i
>-alary, reprimand, or a c►vil penalty not exceeding $90,000. (Sec. 912.377, Florida StatutesJ
'n addliion, a$25 fine for each day late wll/ be imposed, up to a maximum penalty of $9,500, for fafling fo tirne/y f!/
=orm 1 on an annua! basis. [Sec. 712.3945, Florida StatutesJ ____
�THER FORMS YDU MAY NEED TO FILE
IN ORD]ER TO COMPLY WITH THE ET73ICS LAWS.
In addition to fifing Form 1, you mey be rsquired to file one or more of the speclal purpose forms listed below, depending on your particular position,
usiness activities, or interests. As it is your duty to obtein and file any of the speaal purpose forms which may be appficabte to you, you should carefully
aad the brief description of each form to determins whether it appiies.
=orm 1F — Fina/ Sfaiement of Financial
interests: Requirad of local officers, siete olffcers, and speci-
fied state emptoyees within 60 days after leaving afFice or ernployment
This fortn is uaed to report flnandal Interests between Januery 1st of the
fast year of office or empfoyment and the fast day of ofFice or employ-
ment (Sec. 112.3145(2)(b), Fla. Stat.]
�orm 1X — Amended Sfatement of Financial
Interesfs: To be used by loca! officers, state o�cers, and specb
fled state emplayees to correct mistakes on previously flled Fortn 1's.
[Sec. 112.3145(9), Fia. Stat.)
�orm 2— Quarterly Client Disclosure: Req��rea
of local ofBcers, state officers, and speciffed stete employees to
disclose the narnes of clients repreaentad for compensetion by them-
selves or a partner or assoclete before agencies et the seme ievel of
govemment es they serve. The form shouid be flied by the end of the
celendar querter (March 31, June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31) following the
ceiendar quarter in which a reportable representation was made. [Sec.
112.3945(4), Fia. Stet]
�orm 3A — Siafemenf,of lnteresf in Competitive
Bid for Public Busmess: Requirod of publi� officers and
pubiic employees prior to or at the time of submiseion of a bid for public
business which otherwiae would violate Sec. 112.313(3) or 112.313(7),
Fla. 5tat [Sac . 1'12.313(12)(b), Fla. Stet.)
�orm 4A; -- Dfsclosure of Business Transaction,
Re/at►onship, or Interest: Required of public officers and
employees to disclose certain business trensactlons, relationships, or
interests which otherwise would violate Sec. 112313(3) or 112.313(7),
Fla. Stat (Sec. 112.313(12) and (h2)(e), Ffa. Stat.J
�orm 8A — Memorandum of Voting Conflict for
State Officers: Requfred to be filed by a state officer wlthin 15
deys after having voted on e rnsasure which inured � his or her special
privste gain (or foss) or to the spedal gain (or loss) of a reletive, bu
ne6s aesociete, or one by whom he or she is reteined or empibyed. Ee
eppoirrted state officer who seeks to fr�fluence the dedsion on such
measure prior to the meetin8 must flfe the form before undettaking th
action. (Sec. 1'i2.3143, �la. Stat]
Form 8B — Memorandum of Votin Conflict fo
County, Municipal, and Other �oca/ Publi
Q�CB!'S: Required to be flled (within 15 days of ebskendon)
eech iocal officer who must sbatain from voUng on a meaBUre whi
would inure to his or her speaal private gain (or loss) or the special ge
(or loss) of e relative, business associate, or one by whom t�e or she
retalned or empioyed. Each eppointed local offidal who seeNcs to inf
ence the decision on such a measure prior to the meeting must flle t
form before underteking that action. [Sec. 1'12.3143, Fia. Stat]
Form 9— Quarterly Gift Disclosure: �u�►�a
local olifcers, state oliicers, speclfied state employees, and sta
procuremenf employees to report pffts over $100 in valua, The fo
shou�d be flled by the end of the calender quarter (Meroh 31, June 3
September 30, or December 31) following the calendar quartler in whi
the elft was recefved. [Sec. 11Z.3148, Fie. Stat]
Form 10 — Annual Disclosure of Gifts from
Governmenfa/ Enfities and Direct Suppo
Organizations and Honorarium Event f�elate
Expenses: Required of local oSicers, state oA�cers, speclf!
state empfoyees, and siate prvcuramenf employees to teport gi
over $100 in value recelved from certein agencies end direct supp
organizaUons; also to be utilized by these persons to report honoreriu
evant-re{eted expenses paid by certein persons and enrities.The fo
should be flled by July 1 biiowing the calendar year in which the gtft
honarertum event-reiated expense was received. [Sec. 11�.3148 e
1123149, Fla. StatJ
AVALLABILI'TY OF FORMS; FOR 1VIORE INFORMATION
�nies of these forrns ere avaliable from the Supervisor of Questions about any of these forms or the ethics laws may b
:lections in your county; from the Comrnission on Ethics, Post addressed to the Commission on Ethics, Post Office Draw
�ffice Drawer 15709, Taliahassee, Florida 32317-5709; teiephone 1 b709, iallahessee, Florida 32317-5709; telephone (850) 488-786
350) 488-7864 (Suncom 278-7864); and at the Commission's web (Suncom 278-7864).
ite: www.ethics.state.fl.us. .
FORM 1 STA'Y'�N��TT �F ������,�p so� 3���O�Z
' p�ease prini or type yourr�ame, rnailing
addross, agancy name. end poeltion below:
�,ST NAME — FIRST NAME — MIDDLE h
HEPTINSTALL MICHP.
ADDRESS :
834 BARKER ST
CITY OF SEBASTIAI
VAME OF OFFICE OR POSITION HELD
CITY COUNCIL MEMI
�'�4�.I�C�.L �I�� ' { 5�'Sc; <<���r s���:s-r�,,�,,
'' FOR OFFIC�" `� F C I T Y C L� 1`� i�.
USE ONLY:
� '?�07 �� �►a 2 � � �l � � �
1D Code
COUNTY:
ID No.
CoM. Code
P. Req. Code
3HSCK IF � CAND(DATE �R ❑ NEW EMPLOYF.E OR APPOINTEE
""THIS SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED*`
►ISCLOSURE PERIO�:
NIS STATEMENT REFLECTS YOUR FlNANCIAL INTEREST'S FOR THE PRECEDiNG TAX YEAR, WHETHER BASED ON A CALENDAR YEAR OR ON
. FlSCAL YEAR. PLEASE STATE 9ELOW WHETHER THIS STATEMENT IS F�R THE PRECEDING TAX YEAR ENDING EITHER (check one):
❑ DECHMBER 31, 2002 Q$ � SPECiFY TAX YEAR IF OTHER THAN THE CALENDAR YEAR: 2 0 0 3
IANNER OF CALCULATING REPORTABLE INTERESTS:
HE LEGfSLATURE ALLOWS FILERS THE OPTION OF�USING REPORTING THRESHOLDS THAT ARE ABSOLUTE DOLL'AR'VALUES, WHICH
EDUIFtE5 FEWER CALCULATIONS, OR U51NG COMPARATIVE THRESHOLDS, WHICH ARF USUALLY BASED ON P�RCfiNTAGE VALUES (se
structfons for iurther detatls). PLEASE STATE BELOW WHETHER THIS STATEMENT RHFLECTS EITHER (chedc one):
� COMPAftATIVE (PERCENTAGE) THRHSHOLDS Q@ � DOLLAR VALUE THRESHOLDS
ART A— PRIMARY SOURCES OF INCOME [Mejor saurces of income to the reportin8 person]
NAME OF SOURCE S�URCE'S DESCRIPTION OF THE SOUiRCE'S
DF INCOME I ���S I PRINCIPAL BU8INESS ACTNITY
vero beach chrysle
�
1RT B— SECONDARV SOURCES OF INCOME [Mejor a�stomers, dients, and other eources of income to busineaees owned by the reporting pereon]
NAME OF NAME �F MAIOR SOURCES ADDRESS PRINCIPAL BU5INESS
n� �e��t�CR FAITIN I OF BU31NE6S' INCOME I OF SOURCP I ACTIVRY OF SOURCE
�RT C— REAL PROPERTY jLend, buildings owned by the reportfng person]
FORM 1- Eff. 1l20D3 (Continued on revene side)
FILING IIVSTRUCTIONS isorwhe
and where to flie tbis form are locai-
ed at the bottom cf pape 2.
INSTRUCTIONS on who muat fl�e
this form and how to fill It out bepin
on page 3.
OTHER FORMS you may naed to
fHe are tlsserfbed on pape fi.
PAGE
�•ppRT D— INTANGIBl.E PERSONAL PROPERTY [Stocks, bonds, cettificates of deposit, etc.J
TYPE OF IIVTANGIBLE I BUSINESS ENTITY TO
pqRT E— LIABILITIES jMajor debts]
� NAME OF CRHDITDR
ADDRE55 OF CREDITOR
�ART F— INTERESTS IN SPECIFlED BUSINESSES jOwnership or posl�ons in eertein types of businesaes]
S
BUSINESS EM�iTY # 1 � BUSINESS ENTITY # 2 � BUSINESS ENTITY# 3
A
MY
' IIJTERES'T
IF ANY OF PARTS A THROUGH F ARE CONTINUED ON•A SEPARATE SHEET, PLEASE CHECK HERE ❑
IGiNATURE (required)
JHAT TO FILE:
fter compietlng all perts of this fortn, including
gnin0 and detin8 it, sand back only the first
�aet (pages 1 and 2) for fllinB.
OTE:
IULTIPLE FILING UNNECESSARY:
enerally, e pareon wh� hes flled Form 1 for a
ilender or fiscel year is not required to file e
:cond Fortn 1 for the seme year. HoMrever, a
�ndidate who prevfously flled Fortn 1 beceuae
anofher public position must et least fl�e e copy
his cr her o�igfnel Form 1 when queltfying•
= FORM 1 - Efl. 112003
DA'fP SIGNED (roqu` i�� � �
FTT,TNG IlrTSTRUCTIONS:
WHERE TO FILE:
If you were mailed the form by the Commiasion
on Ethics or e County 3upervisor of Electlons
for your ennuel diadosure fliing, retum the'form
to that locerion.
Loaal oflRcers/employees flle wlth ths Supenrlsor
of filections of the couMy in which they perme-
nently roaide. (If you do not pertnanently reside
in Flodda, flle wlth the Supervisor oT the county
where your apency has its heedquarters.)
State o�flcora or sp�clfl�d sbte anployws
flle wtth the Commiaslon on Ethics, P.O. Drawer
15709, Talleheaaee, FL 32317-5709.
Candldei�s flle this form topsther with their
queliiying papers.
To deterrnine whet cetepory your poskion
fells under, aee the "VNho Must Flle" Instructions
on page 3.
WHEN TO FILE:
M►tially, each iocei oificarlemployee, s�
offic:er, end spec�fied state employee must fi
wlthln 30 deys of the dete of his or h
appdntmerrt or oi the begfnning cd empio
ment Appoirrtees who must be cot�irmed b
ths Sennte must flle prfor to confirm�tion, eve
ff that is lees than 30 days from the date
their eppoirrtment.
Candidai�s ior publidy-eiected local offc
must flle et the seme time they flte the
quallfyin8 pepers.
Theroaftar, local officers/employsea, ste
officers, and spedfied state empimyees e
required to flle by July 1st bU�vYin� eac
celendar yeer in vuhich they hold Ihelr pos
tions,
Finally, st the end of offlce or entpb�m�en
each iccel officerlemployee, state officer, an
speclfiad stete empioyee is required to fl�
final disdosure iortn (Fam 1 F) wlthin B6 day
of leaving oiflce or employmeM.
PAGE
DE 00-04 - March 23, 2000
Assessment of Fines
§ 106.07(8), Fla. Stat.
TO: Ms. Grace Chewning, City Clerk, City of Orlando, 400 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida
32801-3302
Prepared by: Division of Elections
This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning assessment of fines pursuant to section
106.07(8), Florida Statutes. You are the City Clerk for the City of Orlando and pursuant to section
106.23(2), Florida Statutes, the Division of Elections has authority to issue an opinion to you. You ask
the following:
1. Does a filing officer have any discrerion with regard to the amount of a fine assessed in
section 106.07(8), Florida Statutes?
2. If such a fine is mandatory, what obligation does the filing officer have with respect to
collection of the fine?
The answer to your first question is no. Section 106.07(8)(a), Florida Statutes, provides in pertinent
part:
Any candidate or political committee failing to file a report on the designated due date shall be
subject to a fine as provided in paragraph (b) for each late day, and, in the case of a cand�date,
such fine shall be paid only from personal funds of the candidate. The fine shall be assessed by
the filing officer. . . .
As the fines are statutorily imposed and the language of the section is mandatory, the filing officer has
no discretion regarding the assessment of a fine. The filing officer's duty is to determine whether a
report is timely and assess the appropriate fine as set forth in section 106.07(8)(b), Florida Statutes.
With regard to your second question, section 106.07(8)(b), Florida Statutes, provides that upon
determining that a report is late, the filing officer shall immediately notify the candidate or chair of the
committee as to the failure to file a report by the designated due date and that a fine is being assessed
for each late day. Once a report is filed, the filing officer is required to notify the candidate or chair of
the political committee of the amount of the fine due. Further, section 106.07(8)(d), Florida Sta.tutes,
provides that the filing officer shall notify the Florida Elections Commission (FEC) of the repeated
late filing by a candidate or political committee, the failure of a candidate or political committe�
failure of a candidate or political committee to file a report after being notified, or the failure to pay
the fine imposed. Once the FEC is notified that a candidate or political committee has failed to pay the
fine imposed, the FEC will enter a fmal order for the amount of the fine assessed.
At this point, the filing officer may file an enforcement action in circuit court to collect the fine and all
cost and attorneys fees expended to collect the fine. The fine must be assessed and if collected the
moneys must be deposited in the fund designated by section 106.07(8)(2), Florida Statutes. Unlike
these mandatory provisions, the statute does not include a statement that the assessment be enforced. It
is therefore our conclusion that the commencement of a collection action is within the discretion of the
filing officer.
� J►��=� �
A filing officer has no discretion with regard to fines imposed pursuant to section 106.07(8), Florida
Statutes. The filing officer's duty is to notify a candidate or chairman of a political committee of the
failure to file a report; detemune the amount of the fine b�d upon the formula provided in section
106.07(8)(b), Florida Statutes; and notify the candidate or chairman of the political committee af the
amount of the fine due.
The filing officer is also required to notify the FEC if the candidate or political committee fails to pay
the fine imposed. Once a final order is entered by the FEC, the filing officer ma.y then file an
enforcement action in circuit court to collect the fine.
DE 83-08 May 2,1983
INDEPENDENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO AN
ISSUE CAMPAIGN
To: Mr. Bennett MLifter, Lifter Enterprises, 17880 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami,
Florida 33169
Prepared by: Division of Elections
Pursuant to your request, this is a Division of Elections opinion under Section
106.23(2), F.S.1 on essentially the following question:
May a person, either individually or through a corporation expend money
in support of an iniriative campaign to amend the Florida Constitution
without reporting expenditures or registering as a political committee?
Specifically, you wish to spend money to support the iniriative campaign to
amend the Constitution to permit gambling casinos in the State of Florida and to
distribute and acquire signatures on the approved form. You do not wish to act in the
name of the sponsor of the petition, nor do you wish to make contriburions to the sponsor.
In essence, you desire to make independent expenditures on behalf of the issue campaign.
An independent expenditure is defined as..."an expenditure to a person for the
purpose of advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or the approval or rejection of
an issue, which expenditure is not controlled by, coordinated with or made upon
consultation with any candidate, political committee or agent of such candidate or
committee." Section 106.011(5). F.S.1
The Florida Campaign Financing Law does not prohibit an independent
expenditure with respect to any candidate or issue, but any person who makes such
expenditure which exceeds $100.00, must report it in the same manner, at the same time
and to the same public officer as the sponsor political committee. Section 106.071. F.S.2
states:
(1) Each person who makes an independent expenditure with resist to any
candidate or issue, which expenditure, in the aggregate, is in the amount of
$100.00 or more, shall file periodic reports of such expenditures in the
same manner, at the same time, and with the same officer as a political
committee supporting or opposing such candidate or issue. Any polirical
advertisement paid for by an independent expenditure shall prominently
state "Paid political advertisement paid for by (Name of person or
committee paving for the advertisement) independently of any candidate,"
and sha11 contain the name and address of the person paying for the
polirical advertisement.
(2) Any person who fails to include the disclaimer prescribed in
subsection (1) in any political advertisement, which is required to contain
such disclaimer, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable
as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(3) No person may make a contribution in excess of $1,000.00 to any
person, to be used by such other person to make an independent
expendittue.
A"person" may be an individual or corporarion. Secrion 106.011(8), Florida Statutes.
While independent campaign expenditures are permitted in initiative campaigns,
the use of the sponsor political committee as the means to report all contributions and
expenditures is preferable. One campaign financial report accomplishes the public
disclosure objecrives of the Act far better than multiple independent committee reports.2
An acrive corporation making expenditures in support of an issue campaign does
not necessarily have to register as a political committee. A corporarion regulated by
Chapters 607 and 617 is not a polirical committee if its political activities are limited to
contriburions to candidates or political committees or expenditures in support or
opposirion of an issue from corporate funds and if no contributions are received by such
corporation. Section 106.011(1), F.S. Therefore, so long as an active corporation makes
independent expenditures without accepring contributions in an issue campaign it need
not register as a political committee. However, in such case, the corporation is still
required to report independent expenditures in aggregate over $100.00 in the manner
prescribed by secrions 106.071, and 106.07, F.S. as discussed herein.
Another way to support the issue campaign is by direct contribution to the
political committee sponsoring the petition. An individual or corporation may make such
contribution without having to register as a political committee. Section 106.011(1), F. S.
There is no limit to the amount of contribution. The $3,000.00 contriburion limitation in
statewide issue campaigns (Section 106.08(1)(d). F.S.) has been held unconsritutional in
Let's Help Florida v. McCrary, 453 F. Supp. 1033 (1978), affirmed 621 F. 2d 195 (1980).
Of course, these contriburions are reported by the sponsor committee.
In short, Florida's Campaign Finance Law requires that all campaign expenditures
made on behalf of an issue campaign be reported either through the sponsor or through
any person making independent expenditures so as to achieve full public disclosure of all
sources of all campaign funds.
� Unless otherwise indicated references aze to Florida Statutes (1981).
2 Section 106.071 was enacted by Chapter 77-175, Laws of Florida.
DE 91-07 - October 21,1991
Calculation of Late Days Under Automatic Fine Provisions
Sections 106.04(8) and 106.07(8), F.S.
TO: Honorable Dorothy Ruggles, Supervisor of Elections, Pinellas County, 31 S Court Street,
Clearwater, Florida 34616-5190
Prepared by: Division of Elections
This is in response to your letter of September 10, 1991, wherein you request an opinion from the
Division of Elections. You are the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections and aze requesting an
opinion concerning the Florida Election Code, the division has authority under Section 106.23(2),
Florida Statutes, to issue this opinion.
You ask:
How are the number of late days determined under the late report automatic fine provisio�s of
Chapter 106, Florida. Sta.tutes, when a campaign treasurer's report is late and a fine must be
assessed?
It is the opinion of the division that the calculation of late days begins on the da.y after the campaign
treasurer`s report is due, including weekends and holidays, and continues and includes the day of the
postmark, courier receipt, or certificate of mailing, whichever is earlier.
Section 106.07(8), Florida Statutes, provides a per day fine for late reports of political committees and
candida.tes. Section 106.04(8), Florida Statutes, sets forth the applicable fine provisions for late reports
of committees of continuous existence. The fine provisions of these two sections are substantially the
same. Section 106.07(8), Florida Statutes, provides in part:
(8)(a) Any candidate or political committee failing to file a report on the designated due date
shall be subject to a fine as provided in paragraph (b) for each late day....
(b) ...The filing officer shall determine the amount of the fine due based upon the earliest of the
following:
1. When the report is actually received by such officer.
2. When the report is postmazked.
3. When the certificate of mailing is dated.
4. When the receipt from an established courier company is dated.
Though the first day on which the fine is to begin is not s pecifically stated in the statute, the division
and the Florida Elections Commission have construed the sta.tute to mean that the late days begin
accruing on the day after the due date. The statute provides that the accruing of late days will continue
until the earlier of when the report is actually received, when the report is postmazked, when a
certificate of mailing is dated, or when the receipt from an established courier company is dated.
Therefore, it is the opinion of the division that the accruing of late days continues, including ho�idays
and weekends, up to and including the earlier of the above-referenced dates. For example, if a report
was required to be filed on the first of the month and was received on the tenth, bearing a postmark
da.ted on the fifth of the month, the late da.ys would include the second, third, fourth, and fifth days of
the month. Therefore, the report is four days late.
SUMMARY
It is the opinion of the division that the calculation of late days begins on the day after the campaign
treasurer's report is due, including weekends and holidays, and continues and includes the day of the
postmark, courier receipt, or certificate of mailing, whichever is earlier.
DE 91-02 - February 5,1991
Duties of a Filing Officer
Sections 97.012,106.07(1),106.23(2),106.07(8)(b), and 106.07($)(c), F.S.
TO: Mr. Donald W. Rhodes, Chairman, Florida Elections Commission, Post O�ce Box 887, Marco
Island, Florida 33969
Prepared by: Division of Elections
This is in reference to your letter of November 26, 1990, requesting information relating to the
notification requirements of filing officers with regard to the filing of late campaign financing reports.
The Secretary of Sta.te is the chief election officer of the state, and it is his responsibility to obtain and
maintain uniformity in the application, operation, and interpretation of the election laws. Section
97.012, Fla. Sta.t. Within the Department of State, of which the Secretary of State is the head, there has
been created a Division of Elecrions (Division) and the staff for the Florida Elections Commission
(FEC) is housed within the Division. Both the Division and the FEC have specific powers and duties
as prescribed by statute. See Fla. Jur. 2d, Elections Section 17. The Division is empowered to, inter
alia, interpret the Election Code, Chapters 97-106, Florida Statutes, and issue opinions relating to the
same. Section 106.23(2), Fla. Stat. The FEC was created by the legislature to investigate alleged
violations of the campaign financing laws found in Chapter 106, Florida Statutes. The FEC has the
authoriry to impose civil penalties in the form of fines to be deposited in the Campaign Financing
Trust Fund.
You are the chairman for the FEC and pursuant to Section 106.23(2), Florida Sta.tutes, the Division
has authority to issue an advisory opinion to you relating to the Florida Election Code, Chapters 97-
106, Florida Statutes.
You ask:
1. Do filing officers have an affirmative duty to ascertain that a required financial report is late?
2. If the above is required, is it a condition precedent that the person responsible for the report
be notified that the report is late before a fine may be imposed?
In answer to your questions, filing officers have an affirmative duty to ascertain that a required
financial report is late. It is not, however, a condition precedent that the officer notify the person
responsible for the report before a fine is imposed.
Chapter 106, Florida Statutes, requires that each campaign treasurer designated by a candidate or
political committee file regular reports of all contributions received, and all expenditures made, by or
on behalf of such candidate or political committee. Section 106.07(1), Fla. Stat. Section 106.0?(8)(b),
Florida Statutes, provides:
Upon determining that a report is late, the filing officer shall immediately notify the candidate
or chairman of the political committee as to the failure to file a report by the designated due
date and that a fine is bein� assessed for each late day. (Emphasis added.)
Thus, in reference to your first question, this statute places an affirmative duty on the filing officer to
ascertain that a financial report is late and requires the filing officer to notify the candidate or
chairman of the political committee as to the failure to file. In reference to your second question, the
words " a fine is being assessed" indicate that the fine is an automatic fine. The fine begins to accrue
the irst day after the due date of the report regardless of ether the candidate or chairman of the political
committee is notified that the report has not been received. Therefore, it is not a condition precedent
that the person responsible for the report be notified that the report is late before a fine is assessed
against the candidate or political committee.
Once the report is received, the filing officer determines the amount of the fine and must notify the
candidate or chairman. The candidate or chauman has 20 days after receipt of the notice of payment
due to pay the fine or make an appeal to the Florida Elections Commission. See Section 106.07(8)(b),
Fla. Stat. Section 106.07(8)(c), Florida Statutes, provides in part:
Any candidate or chauman of a political committee may appeal or dispute the fine, based upon
unusual circumstances surrounding the failure to file on the designated due date, and may
request and shall be enritled to a hearing before the Florida Elections Commission, which shall
have the authority to waive the fine in whole or in part.
In addition, Rule 1D-1.005, Florida Administrative Code, provides that the notice of appeal may be
accompanied by any documentation or evidence supporting the claim.
Therefore, when considering an appeal of the fine, the FEC must make a two step analysis. First, has
the appellant sta.ted a claim of unusual circumstances and second, does the evidence submitted tend to
prove or disprove the claim.
The term "unusual circumstances" is defined in Rule 1D-1.005, Florida Administrative Code:
Unusual circumstances means uncommon, rare or sudden events over which the actor has no
control and which directly result in the failure to act in accordance with the filing requir�ments.
Circumstances which allow for time in which to take those steps necessary to assure compliance
with the filing requirements shall be deemed not to constitute unusual circumstances. (Emphasis
added.)
Over the years, the FEC has taken the position that occurrences such as the absence of a key person
involved in the reporting process, medical emergencies, other emergencies, last minute filings, mailing
a report at a rural mail facility which forwards its mail to the main post office for next day
postmarking, and other similar excuses were sufficient to support a claim of unusual circumstances.
However, pursuant to Rule 1 D-1.005, Florida. Administrative Code, before the FEC may label these
occurrences as "unusual circumstances," the FEC must determine that the persons involved took all
steps necessary to insure that a timely report was filed.
In the presence of a fine and subsequent appeal for failing to timely file a report, there must be proof
that everv effort was made to comply with the filing requirements, but because of unusual
circumstances the report was not timely filed. The failure to take all steps necessary to assure timely
filing cannot constitute unusual circumstances. The FEC has the ultimate authority to decide whether
the proffered evidence bears out the claim of unusual circumstances.
SUMMARY
Section 106.07(8)(b), Florida Statutes, places an affirmative duty on the filing officer to ascertain that
a financial report is late and requires the filing ofiicer to notify the candidate or chauman of the
political committee as to the failure to file. The fine for failure to file a required report begins to accrue
the first day after the due date of the report regardless of whether the candidate or chairman of the
political committee is notified that the report has not been received. Therefore, it is not a condition
precedent that the person responsible for the report be notified that the report is late before a fine is
assessed against the candidate or political committee.
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