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Home My Public Portal AboutPRR 14-1256RECORDS REQUEST (the "Request ") Date of Request: 8/20/2014 Requestor's Request ID#: 774 REQUESTER Custodian of Records Town of Gulf Stream REQUESTOR: CITIZENS AWARENESS FOUNDATION. INC. REQUESTOR'S CONTACT INFORMATION: E -Mail: imohl er (aJcitizensawarenessfoundation .ore Fax: Attn: CAR @ 954- 360 -0807; Address: 1280 West Newport Center Drive, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 REQUEST: Provide a copy of The Ethics Training Policy referred to on Page 2 of the Jones. Foster. Johnston & Stubbs. P.A.'s Invoice No. 159348. dated February 28, 2013, a copy of which is attached. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING REQUEST: THIS REQUEST IS MADE PURSUANT TO PUBLIC RECORDS ACT, CHAPTER 119 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES AND IS ALSO REQUESTED UNDER THE COMMON LAW RIGHT TO KNOW, THE COMMON LAW RIGHT OF ACCESS; AND ANY STATUTORY RIGHT TO KNOW (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY STATUTORY RIGHT OF ACCESS, AS APPLICABLE). THIS REQUEST IS ALSO MADE PURSUANT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE REQUESTOR PROVIDED IN THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION. IT IS REQUESTED THAT THIS RECORDS REQUEST BE FULFILLED IN ELECTRONIC FORM. IF NOT AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC FORM, IT IS REQUESTED THAT THIS RECORDS REQUEST BE FULFILLED ON 11 X 17 PAPER. NOTE: IN ALL CASES (UNLESS IMPOSSIBLE) THE COPIES SHOULD BE TWO SIDED AND SHOULD BE BILLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH Section 119.07(4) (a) (2) ALL ELECTRONIC COPIES ARE REQUESTED TO BE SENT BY E -MAIL DELIVERY. PLEASE PROVIDE THE APPROXIMATE COSTS (IF ANY) TO FULFILL THIS PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST IN ADVANCE. It will be required that the Requestor approve of any costs, asserted by the Agency (as defined in Florida Statute, Chapter 119.01 (Definitions)), in advance of any costs imposed to the Requestor by the Agency. I:P/NPR/FLRR 5/16/2014 5617370188 Fax 04:31:03 p.m, 07 -17 -2013 JUL.1r.=wlm I - , rI'1 Jul= rvOial JVNYJIwI & ojumm= hu. 1Co r.4 Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A. Town of GulfStfearll February 28, 2013 Tom of Gulf SlreanFGenergl Invoice No. 158348 File No. 13147.00001 Pape 2 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RENDERED: DATE DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES HOURS INDV 02/01113 RECEIVE AND REVIEW LETTER FROM DANNY PRANNQ14 020 JCR 02104/13 RECEIVE AND REVIEWAGENDA PACKAGE 0,20 JCR 02/D4113 TELEPHONE CONFERENCE WITH GARY DERING 0.20 JCR 02105/13 RECEIVE AND REVIEW ORDER DENYING CITIES' MOTION FOR 0.20 JCR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT (INSPECTOR GENERAI- LITIGATION) 02/05/13 CORRESPONDENCE TOBILLTHRASHER Q.20 JCR 02/05113 RECEIVE AND REVIEW LETTER FROM LOU ROEMER 020 JCR 02107/13 RECEIVE AND REVIEW NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT OG 0.20 JCR I•ITIGATfON) 02108113 PREPARE FOR AND ATTEND TOWN COMMISSION MEETING 3.70 JCR 02108/13 TELEPHONE CONFERENCE WITH SILLTHRASHER 020 JCR 02108/13 RECEIVI: AND REVIEW LETTER FROM BILL THRASHER 0,20 JCR 0210/1/13 RECEIVE AND REVIEW LETTER FROM JAMES WOLFE 0.20 JCR 02/08/13 RECEIVE AND REVIEW INSPECTOR GENERAL'S BRIEF 0.20 JCR 02/12/13 TELEPHONE CONFERENCE WITH MEGAN ROGERS 0.20 JCR 02112/13 RECEIVE AND REVIEW LETTER FROM BILL THRASHER 020 JCR 02/12/13 TELEPHONE CONFERENCE WITH RITA TAYLOR 0.20 JCR 02112113 TELEPHONE CONFERENCE WITH BILL THRASHER 0.20 JCR 07412113 RECEI AN C REVI LE FROM GINA LEVESQUE 020 JCR 02112113 RECEIVE. AND REVIEW ETHICS TRAINING POLICY FROM GINA 020 JCR L SQUE 02!15113 TELEPHONE CONFERENCE WITH RITA TAYLOR 0.20 JCR 02/15/13 INTEROFFICE MEMO TO J. GAVIGAN 0,20 JCR 02/18113 TELEPHONE CONFERENCE WITH RITA TAYLOR 020 JCR 02118113 CORRESPONDENCE TO MEGAN ROGERS 0.20 JCR 02118113 REVIEW PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST 0.30 JCR FILE COPY 4/25 TOWN OF GULF STREAM COMMISSION POLICY SUBJECT: Ethics Training REFERENCE: Palm Beach County Code of Ethics §2- 446(a) PURPOSE: To set the Town's policy and procedures for providing guidelines to all Town officials and personnel regarding required ethics training. POLICY: According to the Palm Beach County Code of Ethics §2- 446(a), Officials and employees shall be informed of their ethical responsibilities at the start of their public service, and shall receive updates and training materials on ethics issues throughout the span of their public service... The county administrator or municipal administrator as applicable shall establish by policy a mandatory training schedule for all officials and employees which shall include mandatory periodic follow -up sessions. PROCEDURE: All Town employees and non - elected officials must receive initial Code of Ethics training within sixty (60) days of employment or appointment. All Town elected officials must receive initial training within sixty (60) days of taking office. This training may consist of live training with Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics (COE) staff, on -line training through the use of the training video available on the COE's website, or a DVD presentation by COE staff. 2. As part of the required training, all Town employees, and elected and appointed officials must read the Palm Beach County Code of Ethics. The code is available on the COE's website at www.Ralmbeachcountyethics.com as well as in the Ethics Pocket Guide, published by the COE. After initial training, periodic mandatory follow -up training is required of all Town employees and elected and appointed officials every three (3) years. The COE will coordinate with the Town Manager to provide timely and effective follow -up training. 4. After completing training and having read the Code of Ethics, all Town employees, and elected and appointed officials shall complete an approved acknowledgment form available on the COE's website, hft://www.i3almbeachcountyethics.com/forms.htin, including that they attended a live COE training session or viewed the appropriate web -video or approved DVD provided by the COE. The training acknowledgment form must be signed by the Policy — Ethics Training Adoption TC 3/15/13 Page 2 Town employee or official and submitted to the Town Clerk for inclusion into their personnel file. Compliance reviews performed by the COE are for the purpose of achieving maximum compliance with the Code of Ethics training mandates as contained in Article XIII, §2.446 of the Palm Beach County Code of Ethics. Results of training compliance reviews will be submitted to the Town for necessary action prior to the issuance of a compliance report. The Town shall have an opportunity to cure any deficiency within a reasonable time not to exceed forty -five (45) days. Compliance reviews will be performed by the COE on an as needed or bi- annual basis. 6. The Town Manager is designated as the liaison between the Town and the COE. The Town Manager will coordinate all mandated training and compliance audits with the COE. COE staff will make every effort to accommodate scheduling requests for both training and auditing of compliance. 7. Periodically, the COE will recommend changes, modifications or updates to this ethics training policy. The Town Manager will provide such recommended changes, modifications or updates to the Town Commission for review and approval. This policy adopted March 15, 2013 by action of Town Commission.