Ethics


Florida Sunshine Law and Ethics

Govt in the Sunshine Manual 

FL Commission on Ethics Guide to the Sunshine Amendment and Code of Ethics 

Open Government PPT by Pat Gleason of the Office of the Attorney General 

PowerPoint Sunshine PRL Ethics 2024 TCRLC 

 

Ethics Training Opportunities

Since 2015, state law requires all elected municipal officers to take four (4) specific hours of ethics training each calendar year.  The Town of Jupiter Island strongly encourages all Town Board and Committee members to participate in annual training since all Board and Committee members are subject to the Sunshine Law. 

 

The four-hour class must include:

  • two hours of Chapter 112, F.S. known as Florida's Ethics Law
  • one hour of Chapter 119, F.S. known as the Public Records Law
  • one hour of Chapter 286, F.S. known as the Public Meetings Law.

From time to time, in-person ethics training opportunities arise.  When not available, the following links may be useful:

 

Ethics Education (floridaleagueofcities.com) (includes pre-recorded 4-hour state mandated ethics workshop)

Training - Ethics (state.fl.us) (FL Commission on Ethics Training page with tutorials)

Training | My Florida Legal (from the Office of the Attorney General – should go to www.myfloridalegal.com/open-government/training )

 

For more information, contact the Town Clerk’s office.