Sunshine Law, Public Records and Ethics for Public Officers and Public Employees

2024 Sunshine Law, Public Records and Ethics for the Public Officers and Public Employees. Virtual Webinar: February 29 & March 1, 2024 (mornings)

Register Here! Course number 8307 is approved for 6 CLE, 5 of which may be applied toward Ethics; 1 Technology, and 6 City, County, & Local Government certification credits. CCLGL Section members register for only $320. All registrants have 90-day, on-demand access.

This seminar will cover topics such as sunshine law and public records; true stories of excess corruption in the ethics world; navigating Florida public records law, privacy, ethics and social media; complaints, misuse, anti-nepotism and voting; ethics during and after public service: conflicting contractual relationships and revolving door restrictions; gifts bribes, honoraria, and expenditures.

Course Agenda

Thursday, February 29, 2024

• 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM – Welcome and Introduction – Chasity H. O’Steen, Program Chair
• 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM – Diving for Ethics Treasure: Complaints, Misuse, Anti-Nepotism, and Voting – Grayden Shafer, Florida Commission on Ethics, Tallahassee
• 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM – Ethics During and After Public Service: Conflicting Contractual Relationships, Revolving Door Prohibitions, and the Lobbying Ban – Katharine Heyward, Florida Commission on Ethics, Tallahassee
• 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM – Break
• 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM – Wrapping Up the Code of Ethics: A Presentation on Gifts, Bribes, and Honoraria – Steven Zuilkowski, Florida Commission on Ethics, Tallahassee
• 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM – Closing Remarks – Chasity H. O’Steen, Program Chair

Friday, March 1, 2024

• 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM – Welcome and Introduction – Chasity H. O’Steen, Program Chair
• 9:10 AM– 10:40 AM – Sunshine Law and Public Records – Pat Gleason, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee
• 10:40 AM – 10:50 AM – Break
• 10:50 AM – 11:40 AM – Don’t Let This Be You: True Tales of Excess, Corruption, and Shenanigans in the Ethics World – Melody Hadley, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee & Elizabeth (Buff) Miller, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee
• 11:40 AM – 12:30 AM – Legal Ethics and Generative A.I. – Jonathan D. Grabb, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee
• 12:30 AM – 12:40 PM – Closing Remarks – Chasity H. O’Steen, Program Chair