Examples:
— You are the sole proprietor of a dry cleaning business, from
which you received more than 10% of your gross income—an
amount that was more than $1,500. If only one customer, a
uniform rental company, provided more than 10% of your dry
cleaning business, you must list the name of the uniform rental
company, its address, and its principal business activity (uniform
rentals).
— You are a 20% partner in a partnership that owns a shopping
mall and your partnership income exceeded the thresholds
listed above. You should list each tenant of the mall that
provided more than 10% of the partnership’s gross income, and
the tenant’s address and principal business activity.
PART C — REAL PROPERTY
[Required by s. 112.3145(3)(a)3, F.S.]
In this part, list the location or description of all real property in
Florida in which you owned directly or indirectly at any time during
the disclosure period in excess of 5% of the property’s value. You
are not required to list your residences. You should list any vacation
homes, if you derive income from them.
Indirect ownership includes situations where you are a
beneficiary of a trust that owns the property, as well as situations
where you own more than 5% of a partnership or corporation that
owns the property. The value of the property may be determined by
the most recently assessed value for tax purposes, in the absence
of a more current appraisal.
The location or description of the property should be sufficient
to enable anyone who looks at the form to identify the property. A
street address should be used, if one exists.
PART D — INTANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY
[Required by s. 112.3145(3)(a)3, F.S.]
Describe any intangible personal property that, at any time
during the disclosure period, was worth more than 10% of your
total assets, and state the business entity to which the property
related. Intangible personal property includes things such as cash
on hand, stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit, vehicle leases,
interests in businesses, beneficial interests in trusts, money owed
you, Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) accounts,
the Florida Prepaid College Plan, and bank accounts. Intangible
personal property also includes investment products held in IRAs,
brokerage accounts, and the Florida College Investment Plan.
Note that the product contained in a brokerage account, IRA, or the
Florida College Investment Plan is your asset—not the account or
plan itself. Things like automobiles and houses you own, jewelry,
and paintings are not intangible property. Intangibles relating to the
same business entity may be aggregated; for example, CD’s and
savings accounts with the same bank.
Calculations: To determine whether the intangible property
exceeds 10% of your total assets, total the fair market value of
all of your assets (including real property, intangible property, and
tangible personal property such as jewelry, furniture, etc.). When
making this calculation, do not subtract any liabilities (debts) that
may relate to the property. Multiply the total figure by 10% to arrive
at the disclosure threshold. List only the intangibles that exceed
this threshold amount. The value of a leased vehicle is the vehicle’s
present value minus the lease residual (a number which can be
found on the lease document). Property that is only jointly owned
property should be valued according to the percentage of your
joint ownership. Property owned as tenants by the entirety or as
joint tenants with right of survivorship should be valued at 100%.
None of your calculations or the value of the property have to be
disclosed on the form.
Example: You own 50% of the stock of a small corporation
that is worth $100,000, the estimated fair market value of
your home and other property (bank accounts, automobile,
furniture, etc.) is $200,000. As your total assets are worth
$250,000, you must disclose intangibles worth over $25,000.
Since the value of the stock exceeds this threshold, you
should list “stock” and the name of the corporation. If your
accounts with a particular bank exceed $25,000, you should
list “bank accounts” and bank’s name.
PART E — LIABILITIES
[Required by s. 112.3145(3)(b)4, F.S.]
List the name and address of each creditor to whom you owed
any amount that, at any time during the disclosure period, exceeded
your net worth. You are not required to list the amount of any debt
or your net worth. You do not have to disclose: credit card and retail
installment accounts, taxes owed (unless reduced to a judgment),
indebtedness on a life insurance policy owed to the company of
issuance, or contingent liabilities. A “contingent liability” is one
that will become an actual liability only when one or more future
events occur or fail to occur, such as where you are liable only as
a guarantor, surety, or endorser on a promissory note. If you are a
“co-maker” and are jointly liable or jointly and severally liable, it is not
a contingent liability.
Calculations: To determine whether the debt exceeds your
net worth, total all of your liabilities (including promissory notes,
mortgages, credit card debts, judgments against you, etc.). The
amount of the liability of a vehicle lease is the sum of any past-due
payments and all unpaid prospective lease payments. Subtract
the sum total of your liabilities from the value of all your assets
as calculated above for Part D. This is your “net worth.” List each
creditor to whom your debt exceeded this amount unless it is one of
the types of indebtedness listed in the paragraph above (credit card
and retail installment accounts, etc.). Joint liabilities with others for
which you are “jointly and severally liable,” meaning that you may
be liable for either your part or the whole of the obligation, should be
included in your calculations at 100% of the amount owed.
Example: You owe $15,000 to a bank for student loans, $5,000
for credit card debts, and $60,000 (with spouse) to a savings
and loan for a home mortgage. Your home (owned by you and
your spouse) is worth $80,000 and your other property is worth
$20,000. Since your net worth is $20,000 ($100,000 minus
$80,000), you must report only the name and address of the
savings and loan.
PART F — INTERESTS IN SPECIFIED BUSINESSES
[Required by s. 112.3145, F.S.]
The types of businesses covered in this disclosure include:
state and federally chartered banks; state and federal savings and
loan associations; cemetery companies; insurance companies;
mortgage companies; credit unions; small loan companies; alcoholic
beverage licensees; pari-mutuel wagering companies, utility
companies, entities controlled by the Public Service Commission;
and entities granted a franchise to operate by either a city or a
county government.
Disclose in this part the fact that you owned during the
disclosure period an interest in, or held any of certain positions
with, the types of businesses listed above. You are required
to make this disclosure if you own or owned (either directly or
indirectly in the form of an equitable or beneficial interest) at any
time during the disclosure period more than 5% of the total assets
or capital stock of one of the types of business entities listed above.
You also must complete this part of the form for each of these types
of businesses for which you are, or were at any time during the
disclosure period, an officer, director, partner, proprietor, or agent
(other than a resident agent solely for service of process).
If you have or held such a position or ownership interest in
one of these types of businesses, list the name of the business, its
address and principal business activity, and the position held with
the business (if any). If you own(ed) more than a 5% interest in the
business, indicate that fact and describe the nature of your interest.
PART G — TRAINING CERTIFICATION
[Required by s. 112.3142, F.S.]
If you are a Constitutional or elected municipal officer whose
service began before March 31 of the year for which you are filing,
you are required to complete four hours of ethics training which
addresses Article II, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution, the Code
of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees, and the public records
and open meetings laws of the state. You are required to certify on
this form that you have taken such training.
(
End of Percentage Thresholds Instructions.)
NOTICE
Annual Statements of Financial Interests are due July 1. If the annual form is not filed or postmarked by September 1,
an automatic fine of $25 for each day late will be imposed, up to a maximum penalty of $1,500. Failure to file also can
result in removal from public office or employment. [s. 112.3145, F.S.]
In addition, failure to make any required disclosure constitutes grounds for and may be punished
by one or more of the
following: disqualification from being on the ballot, impeachment, removal or suspension from office or employment,
demotion, reduction in salary, reprimand, or a civil penalty not exceeding $10,000.
[s. 112.317, F.S.]
1) Elected public officials not serving in a political subdivision of the
state and any person appointed to fill a vacancy in such office, unless
required to file full disclosure on Form 6.
2) Appointed members of each board, commission, authority,
or council having statewide jurisdiction, excluding members of solely
advisory bodies, but including judicial nominating commission members;
Directors of Enterprise Florida, Scripps Florida Funding Corporation,
and Career Source Florida; and members of the Council on the Social
Status of Black Men and Boys; the Executive Director, Governors,
and senior managers of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation;
Governors and senior managers of Florida Workers' Compensation Joint
Underwriting Association; board members of the Northeast Fla. Regional
Transportation Commission; board members of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc;
board members of Florida Is For Veterans, Inc.; and members of the
Technology Advisory Council within the Agency for State Technology.
3) The Commissioner of Education, members of the State Board
of Education, the Board of Governors, the local Boards of Trustees and
Presidents of state univ
ersities, and the Florida Prepaid College Board.
4) Persons elected to office in any political subdivision (such as
municipalities, counties, and special districts) and any person appointed
to fill a vacancy in such office, unless required to file Form 6.
5) Appointed members of the following boards, councils,
commissions, authorities, or other bodies of county, municipality, school
district, independent special district, or other political subdivision: the
governing body of the subdivision; community college or junior college
district boards of trustees; boards having the power to enforce local code
provisions; boards of adjustment; community redevelopment agencies;
planning or zoning boards having the power to recommend, create, or
modify land planning or zoning within a political subdivision, except for
citizen advisory committees, technical coordinating committees, and
similar groups who only have the power to make recommendations
to planning or zoning boards, and except for representatives of a
military installation acting on behalf of all military installations within that
jurisdiction; pension or retirement boards empowered to invest pension
or retirement funds or determine entitlement to or amount of pensions or
other retirement benefits, and the Pinellas County Construction Licensing
Board.
6) Any appointed member of a local government board who
is required to file a statement of financial interests by the appointing
authority or the enabling legislation, ordinance, or resolution creating the
board.
7) Persons holding any of these positions in local government:
mayor; county or city manager; chief administrative employee or finance
director of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision; county
or municipal attorney; chief county or municipal building inspector;
county or municipal water resources coordinator; county or municipal
pollution control director; county or municipal environmental control
director; county or municipal administrator with power to grant or deny
a land development permit; chief of police; fire chief; municipal clerk;
appointed district school superintendent; community college president;
district medical examiner; purchasing agent (regardless of title) having
the authority to make any purchase exceeding $35,000 for the local
governmental unit.
8) Officers and employees of entities serving as chief administrative
officer of a political subdivision.
9) Members of governing boards of charter schools operated by a
city or other public entity.
10) Employees in the office of the Governor or of a Cabinet member
who are exempt from the Career Service System, excluding secretarial,
clerical, and similar positions.
11) The following positions in each state department, commission,
board, or council: Secretary, Assistant or Deputy Secretary, Executive
Director, Assistant or Deputy Executive Director, and anyone having the
power normally conferred upon such persons, regardless of title.
12) The following positions in each state department or division:
Director, Assistant or Deputy Director, Bureau Chief, and any person
having the power normally conferred upon such persons, regardless of
title.
13) Assistant State Attorneys, Assistant Public Defenders, criminal
conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal conflict and civil
regional counsel, Public Counsel, full-time state employees serving as
counsel or assistant counsel to a state agency, administrative law judges,
and hearing officers.
14) The Superintendent or Director of a state mental health institute
established for training and research in the mental health field,
or
any
major state institution or facility established for corrections, training,
treatment, or rehabilitation.
15) State agency Business Managers, Finance and Accounting
Directors, Personnel Officers, Grant Coordinators, and purchasing
agents (regardless of title) with power to make a purchase exceeding
$35,000.
16) The following positions in legislative branch agencies: each
employee (other than those employed in maintenance, clerical,
secretarial,
or similar positions and legislative assistants exempted
by
the presiding officer of their house); and each employee of the
Commission on
Ethics.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING FORM 1:
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION (Top of Form): If your
name, mailing address, public agency, and position are already
printed on the form, you do not need to provide this information
unless it should be changed. To change any of this information,
write the correct information on the form, and contact your
agency's financial disclosure coordinator. You can find your
coordinator on the Commission on Ethics website: www.ethics.
state.fl.us.
NAME OF AGENCY: The name of the governmental unit
which you serve or served, by which you are or were employed,
or for which you are a candidate.
DISCLOSURE PERIOD: The “disclosure period” for your
report is the calendar year ending December 31, 2019.
OFFICE OR POSITION HELD OR SOUGHT: The title of
the office or position you hold, are seeking, or held during the
disclosure period even if you have since left that position. If you
are a candidate for office or are a new employee or appointee,
check the appropriate box.
PUBLIC RECORD: The disclosure form and everything
attached to it is a public record. Your Social Security Number
is not required and you should redact it from any documents
you file. If you are an active or former officer or employee listed
in Section 119.071, F.S., whose home address is exempt from
disclosure, the Commission will maintain that confidentiality if
you submit a written request.
WHO MUST FILE FORM 1:
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