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Chairman Eggert read a letter received from The Civic <br />Association of Vero Beach and Indian River County, Inc.: <br />The Civic Association <br />Of ijiid each and <br />Indian River County, Inc. <br />P.O. Box 3381, Vero Beach, FL 329643381 Pounded - <br />Marc 12, 1997 Cortrrtiastctra;s <br />y�L�iY? 4dinijI:strz:or <br />Attamey `1--- <br />�`�' C Personnel �`` <br />7 <br />Chairman Carolyn K. Eggert �- Q Public wor; • <br />Board of County Commissioners %0 = COMMUrrs•;p Del,. <br />Indian River County j d U:itii;es ---- <br />1840 25" Street �y v�y��`' ,L Finacco <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 amg------_ <br />116 g Ems <br />Dear Chairman Eggert, r1l. Sam ____ <br />Risk Mgt, _ <br />As you know, the Indian River County Code of Ethics and Conauc ^-�-4� <br />104.06) establishes standards over and above the required in Chapter 112 of <br />Florida Statutes. Earlier this year, however, the county commissioners decided in a <br />3 to 2 vote to amend the county ordinance (in effect, to rescind it) and thereafter <br />adopt the state's regulations. <br />Following a review of the state ethics law, the Civic Association of Vero Beach and <br />Indian River County sincerely believes that the need for an Indian River County <br />supplementry code of ethics and conduct continues to be justified. The vote of <br />county -commissioners was obviously close and we believe that a great number of <br />people in our county also still support the need for a county ordinance. <br />We therefore respectfully recommend that any further action to amend the county <br />ordinance not be taken until a thorough study is completed to determine the <br />adequacy of the state's code for our county's purposes. The county's current code <br />of ethics may need to be Improved, but we do not believe the answer is to rescind <br />it. <br />We sincerely hope you will consider this recommendation. Also, we ask that this <br />letter be read at the March 18 County Commission meeting at which time we <br />understand this matter Is planned for public discussion. <br />For a Boar ireaors, <br />Robert M. Tenbus, President <br />Copies <br />to Commissioners: Fran B. Adams <br />Caroline D. Ginn <br />Kenneth RMacht <br />John W. Tippin <br />Dedicated To Preserving, Fostering, and Promoting the Beauty, Natural Resources <br />and Good Government or Vero Beach and Indian River County, Florida' <br />Chairman Eggert believed a delay of several weeks was asked <br />for to study the issue. <br />Commissioner Macht stated that legal staff has furnished <br />copies of decisions by ethics commissions which he found amazing, <br />in that they appeared to view gift giving allowable on a daily <br />basis of $100. He felt people who serve the public have no <br />business receiving gifts. <br />MARCH 189 1997 23 BOOK 100 FACE 896 <br />L <br />