Exh 4EAGENDA ITEM #4E
JUNE 25, 2001
CITY OF 2.TLANTIC BEACH
800 SEMINOLE ROAD
ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA 32233-5445
TELEPHONE: (904) 247-5800
FAX: (904) 247-5805
SUNCOM: 852-5800
http://ci.atlantic-beach.fl.us
June 18, 2001
To: The Honorable Mayor and City ommissioners
From: Maureen King, City Clerk ~~
Subject: Changes in Financial Disclosure Laws
You recently received your Financial Disclosure forms which must be filed by July 2, 2001. Please note
that, effective 2001, a fine of $25.00 per day for each day late will be imposed, up to a maximum penalty
of $1,500, for failing to file Form 1 by September 1. However, this $1,500 limitation on automatic fines
does not limit the civil penalty that may be imposed if disclosure is filed more than sixty days after the
deadline.
Under the new law, some of our boards will no longer be required to file financial disclosure. The Division
on Ethics has reviewed the powers and duties of our boards and they have determined that the Tree
Conservation Board will no longer be required to file. I have sent a memo to the board members advising
them of this change and asked that they contact me if they receive a notice to file. This change does not
relieve members of their obligation to file for any year for which they were required to file prior to 2001.
The following officials/employees are required to file financial disclosure:
Mayor and City Commissioners
Code Enforcement Board Members
Community Development Board Members
Pension Board Members
City Manager
City Attorney
City Clerk
Building Official
Public Works Director
Utilities Director
Police chief
Community Development Director
Another change in the law provides that anyone who is required to file disclosure must file a final
disclosure form within ninety days of terrninafion of employment or membership on a board.
Please let me know if you have any questions or desire additional information in this matter.